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Wassif H, Saad M, Desai R, Hajj‐Ali RA, Menon V, Chaudhury P, Nakhla M, Puri R, Prasada S, Reed GW, Ziada K, Kapadia S, Desai M, Mentias A. Outcomes Following Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients With and Without Rheumatic Immune‐Mediated Inflammatory Diseases. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e026411. [DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.026411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background
Rheumatic immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are associated with high risk of acute coronary syndrome. The long‐term prognosis of acute coronary syndrome in patients with rheumatic IMIDs is not well studied.
Methods and Results
We identified Medicare beneficiaries admitted with a primary diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) from 2014 to 2019. Outcomes of patients with MI and concomitant rheumatic IMIDs including systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, or psoriasis were compared with propensity matched control patients without rheumatic IMIDs. One‐to‐three propensity‐score matching was done for exact age, sex, race, ST‐segment–elevation MI, and non–ST‐segment–elevation MI variables and greedy approach on other comorbidities. The study primary outcome was all‐cause mortality. The study cohort included 1 654 862 patients with 3.6% prevalence of rheumatic IMIDs, the most common of which was rheumatoid arthritis, followed by systemic lupus erythematosus. Patients with rheumatic IMIDs were younger, more likely to be women, and more likely to present with non–ST‐segment–elevation MI. Patients with rheumatic IMIDs were less likely to undergo coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting. After propensity‐score matching, at median follow up of 24 months (interquartile range 9–45), the risk of mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.15 [95% CI, 1.14–1.17]), heart failure (HR, 1.12 [95% CI 1.09–1.14]), recurrent MI (HR, 1.08 [95% CI 1.06–1.11]), and coronary reintervention (HR, 1.06 [95% CI, 1.01–1.13]) (
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Conclusions
Patients with MI and rheumatic IMIDs have higher risk of mortality, heart failure, recurrent MI, and need for coronary reintervention during follow‐up compared with patients without rheumatic IMIDs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Heba Wassif
- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute Providence RI
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence RI
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH
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del-Sueldo MA, Mendonça-Rivera MA, Sánchez-Zambrano MB, Zilberman J, Múnera-Echeverri AG, Paniagua M, Campos-Alcántara L, Almonte C, Paix-Gonzales A, Anchique-Santos CV, Coronel CJ, Castillo G, Parra-Machuca MG, Duro I, Varletta P, Delgado P, Volberg VI, Puente-Barragán AC, Rodríguez A, Rotta-Rotta A, Fernández A, Izeta-Gutiérrez AC, Ancona-Vadillo AE, Aquieri A, Corrales A, Simeone A, Rubilar B, Artucio C, Pimentel-Fernández C, Marques-Santos C, Saldarriaga C, Chávez C, Cáceres C, Ibarrola D, Barranco D, Muñoz-Ortiz E, Ruiz-Gastelum ED, Bianco E, Murguía E, Soto E, Rodríguez-Caballero F, Otiniano-Costa F, Valentino G, Rodríguez-Cermeño IB, Rivera IR, Gándara-Ricardo JA, Velásquez-Penagos JA, Torales J, Scavenius K, Dueñas-Criado K, García L, Roballo L, Kazelian LR, Coussirat-Liendo M, Costa-Almeida MC, Drever M, Lujambio M, Castro ML, Rodríguez-Sifuentes M, Acevedo M, Giambruno M, Ramírez M, Gómez N, Gutiérrez-Castillo N, Greatty O, Harwicz P, Notaro P, Falcón R, López R, Montefilpo S, Ramírez-Flores S, Verdugo S, Murguía S, Constantini S, Vieira TC, Michelis V, Serra CM. Clinical practice guideline of the Interamerican Society of Cardiology on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. ARCHIVOS DE CARDIOLOGIA DE MEXICO 2022; 92:1-68. [PMID: 35666723 PMCID: PMC9290436 DOI: 10.24875/acm.22000071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Sociedad Dominicana de Cardiología, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
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- Sociedad Uruguaya de Cardiología, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Santiago, Chile
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- Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Federación Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Medellín, Colombia
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- Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Medellín, Colombia
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- Sociedad Uruguaya de Cardiología, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sociedad Uruguaya de Cardiología, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Santiago, Chile
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- Sociedad Brasileña de Cardiología, Río de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Medellín, Colombia
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- Sociedad Paraguaya de Cardiología, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Sociedad Uruguaya de Cardiología, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Santiago, Chile
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- Federación Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sociedad Paraguaya de Cardiología, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sociedad Paraguaya de Cardiología, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Santiago, Chile
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- Federación Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Edigin E, Ojemolon PE, Eseaton PO, Jamal S, Shaka H, Akuna E, Asemota IR, Manadan A. Systemic Sclerosis Is Associated With Increased Inpatient Mortality in Patients Admitted for Acute Coronary Syndrome: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample. J Clin Rheumatol 2022; 28:e110-e117. [PMID: 33264253 DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000001634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to compare the outcomes of patients primarily admitted for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with and without systemic sclerosis (SSc). The primary outcome was odds of inpatient mortality. Hospital length of stay, total hospital charges, rates of cardiovascular procedures, and treatments were secondary outcomes of interest. METHODS Data were abstracted from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2016 and 2017 Database. The NIS was searched for hospitalizations for adult patients with ACS (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI], non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction [NSTEMI], and unstable angina) as principal diagnosis with and without SSc as secondary diagnosis using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes. Multivariate logistic and linear regression analysis was used accordingly to adjust for confounders. RESULTS There were more than 71 million discharges included in the combined 2016 and 2017 NIS database. There were 1,319,464 hospitalizations for adult patients with a principal International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision code for ACS. There were 1155 (0.09%) of these hospitalizations that had SSc. The adjusted odds ratios for inpatient mortality for ACS, STEMI, and NSTEMI hospitalizations with coexisting SSc compared with those without SSc were 2.02 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.19-3.43; p = 0.009), 2.47 (95% CI, 1.05-5.79; p = 0.038), and 2.19 (95% CI, 1.14-4.23; p = 0.019), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Acute coronary syndrome hospitalizations with SSc have increased inpatient mortality compared with those without SSc. ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and NSTEMI hospitalizations with SSc have increased inpatient mortality compared with STEMI and NSTEMI hospitalizations without SSc, respectively. Acute coronary syndrome hospitalizations with SSc have similar hospital length of stay, total hospital charges, rates of revascularization strategies (percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass surgery, and thrombolytics), and other interventions (such as percutaneous external assist device and intra-aortic balloon pump) compared with those without SSc.
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- Ehizogie Edigin
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada, West Indies
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University, College of Medicine, Saginaw, MI
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Al-Akchar M, Sawalha K, Al-Khadra Y, Kittleson M, Missula V, Sundararajan T, Koester C, Salih M, Bhattarai M, Ibrahim A, Chami Y, DeMartini T, Hafiz AM. Outcomes of cardiogenic shock with autoimmune rheumatological disorders. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2021; 38:70-74. [PMID: 34426085 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2021.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS Data on cardiogenic shock (CS) in autoimmune diseases (AID) is limited. Our study aims to evaluate in-hospital outcomes of CS in hospitalized patients with underlying AID compared with patients without AID. METHODS The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database years 2011-17 was used to identify hospitalizations for CS. We retrospectively compared in-hospital outcomes of CS in patients with underlying AID versus non-AID. RESULTS Of 863,239 patients diagnosed with CS, 23,127 (2.7%) had underlying AID. The AID population was older with more women and African American patients (P < 0.001 for all). There was a significant increase in in-hospital mortality in patients with AID vs non-AID that persisted after adjustment for demographics, comorbidities, insurance, socioeconomic status and hospital characteristics (38.3% vs 36.3%, aOR 1.06; 95% CI: 1.02-1.09, P = 0.001). Patients with AID had a lower rate of respiratory complications (11.5% vs 13.1%), acute stroke (6.0% vs 6.8%), use of mechanical circulatory support (12.0% vs 14.5%) and discharge to an outside facility (29.1% vs 28.8%) (P ≤ 0.001 for all). Using multivariable logistic regression, we identified female gender, Native American ethnicity, heart failure, coagulopathy, pulmonary circulation disorders, metastatic cancer, and fluid and electrolytes disorders as independent predictors of mortality in patients with AID who were diagnosed with CS. CONCLUSION Patients with AID hospitalized with CS have increased mortality which may be related to their underlying disease process and lack of effective disease-directed therapy for CS related to AID.
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- Mohammad Al-Akchar
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, United States of America.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States of America
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Edigin E, Eseaton P, Kaul S, Shaka H, Ojemolon PE, Asemota IR, Akuna E, Manadan A. Systemic Sclerosis Is Not Associated With Worse Outcomes of Patients Admitted for Ischemic Stroke: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample. Cureus 2020; 12:e9155. [PMID: 32789091 PMCID: PMC7417321 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Introduction Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is known to increase the risk of ischemic stroke and other cerebrovascular events. It is, however, unclear if SSc negatively impacts the outcomes of ischemic stroke hospitalizations. This study aims to compare the outcomes of patients primarily admitted for ischemic stroke with and without a secondary diagnosis of SSc. Methods Data were extracted from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2016 and 2017 database. NIS is the largest hospitalization database in the United States. We searched the database for hospitalizations of adult patients admitted with a principal diagnosis of ischemic stroke, with and without SSc as the secondary diagnosis using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes. The primary outcome was inpatient mortality, and secondary outcomes were hospital length of stay (LOS), total hospital charge, odds of undergoing mechanical thrombectomy, and receiving tissue plasminogen activator (TPA). Multivariate logistic and linear regression analysis was used to adjust for confounders. Results Over 71 million discharges were included in the NIS database for the years 2016 and 2017. Out of 525,570 hospitalizations for ischemic stroke, 410 (0.08%) had SSc. Hospitalizations for ischemic stroke with SSc had similar inpatient mortality (6.10% vs 5.53%, adjusted OR 0.66, 95% CI (0.20-2.17); p=0.492), length of stay (LOS) (5.9 vs 5.7 days; p=0.583), and total hospital charge ($74,958 vs $70,197; p=0.700) compared to those without SSc. Odds of receiving TPA (9.76% vs 9.29%, AOR 1.08, 95% CI (0.51-2.27), P=0.848) and undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (7.32% vs 5.06%, AOR 0.75, 95% CI (0.28-1.98), P=0.556) was similar between both groups. Conclusions Hospitalizations for ischemic stroke with SSc had similar inpatient mortality, LOS, total hospital charge, odds of receiving TPA, and mechanical thrombectomy compared to those without SSc.
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- Ehizogie Edigin
- Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
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- Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
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- Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
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- Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, GRD
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- Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
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- Rheumatology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
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The Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Inflammatory Arthropathies and Systemic Rheumatic Diseases. CURRENT RADIOLOGY REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s40134-020-0346-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Zhou W, Lodhi F, Srichai MB. Role of Cardiac Imaging in Cardiovascular Diseases in Females. CURRENT RADIOLOGY REPORTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40134-017-0242-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhou L, Chen H, Li WP, Gao HL, Li DB, Zhao HQ, Yao DK, Li HW. Short- and Long-term Outcomes in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Chin Med J (Engl) 2016; 129:804-8. [PMID: 26996475 PMCID: PMC4819300 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.178956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with connective tissue diseases (CTDs). Risk factors and clinical characteristics in these patients are not equivalent to those in traditional CAD patients. The objective of this study was to report short- and long-term clinical outcomes in a consecutive series of patients with CTD who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation. METHODS The study group comprised 106 consecutive patients with CTD who underwent PCI in Beijing Friendship Hospital between January 2009 and June 2012. Medical records were analyzed retrospectively including clinical basic material, coronary angiogram data, and the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) during the short- and long-term (median 3 years) follow-up. RESULTS Ninety-two of the patients (86.8%) had one or more traditional CAD risk factors. Multivessel disease was present in more than 2/3 of patients (73.6%). The left anterior descending coronary artery was the most commonly affected vessel (65.1%). Five bare-metal stents and 202 drug-eluting stents were implanted. After a median follow-up period of 36 months, thirteen patients (12.3%) died from cardiac causes, the rate of stent thrombosis was 9.4%, and the rate of target vessel revascularization (TVR) was 14.2%. Multivariate analysis revealed that hypertension (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.07, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.30-7.24, P = 0.041), anterior myocardial infarction (HR = 2.77, 95% CI: 1.06-7.03, P = 0.04), longer duration of steroid treatment (HR = 3.60, 95% CI: 1.43-9.08, P = 0.032), and C-reactive protein level >10 mg/L (HR = 3.98, 95% CI: 1.19-12.56, P = 0.036) were independent predictors of MACEs. CONCLUSIONS Patients with CTD and CAD may have severe coronary lesions. PCI in these patients tends to result in an increased rate of stent thrombosis and TVR during long-term follow-up, which may be influenced by traditional and nontraditional risk factors.
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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Farag NA, El Serougy EM, Metawee SA, El Azizi HS. Subclinical atherosclerosis and peripheral vascular disease in systemic sclerosis patients: Relation to potential risk factors. EGYPTIAN RHEUMATOLOGIST 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejr.2014.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The risk of ischemic stroke in major rheumatic disorders. J Neuroimmunol 2014; 277:1-5. [PMID: 25266144 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 09/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Rheumatic disorders (RD) are a range of conditions associated with inflammation of joints and connective tissue. They can manifest beyond the musculoskeletal system. Recent focus has been placed on the association of ischemic stroke with these conditions. Traditional vascular risk factors seem to be more prevalent in patients with certain types of RD than in the general population, but these factors do not fully explain the enhanced vascular risk in this population. Four major RD will be discussed in terms of their relationship with ischemic stroke: rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic arthritis.
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