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Akhtar N, Singh R, Kamran S, Joseph S, Morgan D, Uy RT, Treit S, Shuaib A. Association between serum triglycerides and stroke type, severity, and prognosis. Analysis in 6558 patients. BMC Neurol 2024; 24:88. [PMID: 38443844 PMCID: PMC10913234 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-024-03572-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hypertriglyceridemia (HT) may increase the risk of stroke. Limited studies have shown that stroke severity and infarction size are smaller in patients with HT. We explored the relationship between triglyceride levels and stroke risk factors, severity and outcome in a large prospective database. DESIGN Prospective Cross-sectional study. SETTING We retrospectively interrogated the Qatar Stroke Database in all patients admitted between 2014-2022 with acute ischemic stroke and evaluated the relationship between triglyceride, diabetes, stroke severity (measured on NIHSS), stroke type (TOAST classification) and the short- (mRS at 90 days) and long-term outcomes (MACE at 1 year) in patients with HT. PARTICIPANTS Six thousand five hundred fifty-eight patients ≥20 years were included in this study RESULTS: Six thousand five hundred fifty-eight patients with ischemic stroke [mean age 54.6 ± 12. 9; male 82.1%) were included. Triglyceride levels upon admission were low-normal (≤1.1 mmol/L) in 2019 patients, high-normal (1.2-1.7 mmol/L) in 2142 patients, borderline-high (1.8-2.2 mmol/L) in 1072 patients and high (≥2.3 mmol/L) in 1325 patients. Higher triglyceride levels were associated with stroke and increased likelihood of having diabetes, obesity, active smoking, and small vessel/lacunar stroke type. An inverse relationship was noted whereby higher triglyceride levels were associated with lower stroke severity and reduced likelihood of poorer outcome (mRS 3-6) at discharge and 90 days. Long-term MACE events were less frequent in patients with higher triglyceride levels. After adjusting age, gender, diabetes, prior stroke, CAD, and obesity, multivariate analysis showed that hypertension and triglyceride levels were higher in mild ischemic strokes patients. CONCLUSIONS Increasing triglycerides are associated with higher risk of small vessel disease and requires further prospective cohort studies for confirmation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Naveed Akhtar
- Hamad Medical Corporation, Neurology, North Tower, Doha, Qatar
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- Hamad Medical Corporation, Neurology, North Tower, Doha, Qatar
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- Hamad Medical Corporation, Neurology, North Tower, Doha, Qatar
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- Hamad Medical Corporation, Neurology, North Tower, Doha, Qatar
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- Hamad Medical Corporation, Neurology, North Tower, Doha, Qatar
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- Hamad Medical Corporation, Neurology, North Tower, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Hashibe M, Wei M, Lee CJ, Tao R, Koric A, Wang J, Daud A, Tay D, Shen J, Lee YCA, Chang CPE. Incident Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Older Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Breast Cancer Survivors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2024; 33:126-135. [PMID: 37843411 PMCID: PMC10842246 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-0679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiotoxicity among breast cancer survivors is associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (ANHPI) breast cancer survivors in the United States is unknown. METHODS We used the SEER-Medicare linked database to estimate the risk of CVD among older breast cancer survivors. International Classification of Disease diagnosis codes were used to identify incident CVD outcomes. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate HRs and 95% confidence intervals (CI) comparing ANHPI with Non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients with breast cancer for CVD, and among ANHPI race and ethnicity groups. RESULTS A total of 7,122 ANHPI breast cancer survivors and 21,365 NHW breast cancer survivors were identified. The risks of incident heart failure and ischemic heart disease were lower among ANHPI compared with NHW breast cancer survivors (HRheart failure, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.61-0.84; HRheart disease, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.63-0.88). Compared with Japanese patients with breast cancer, Filipino, Asian Indian and Pakistani, and Native Hawaiian breast cancer survivors had higher risks of heart failure. ischemic heart disease and death. Among ANHPI breast cancer survivors, risk factors for heart failure included older age, higher comorbidity score, distant cancer stage and chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Our results support heterogeneity in CVD outcomes among breast cancer survivors among ANHPI race and ethnicity groups. Further research is needed to elucidate the disparities experienced among ANHPI breast cancer survivors. IMPACT Filipino, Asian Indian and Pakistani, and Native Hawaiian patients with breast cancer had higher risks of heart failure, ischemic heart disease and death among ANHPI patients with breast cancer.
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- Mia Hashibe
- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Utah Cancer Registry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Division of Hematology & Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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