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Stămăteanu LO, Pleşca CE, Miftode IL, Bădescu AC, Manciuc DC, Hurmuzache ME, Roșu MF, Miftode RȘ, Obreja M, Miftode EG. " Primum, non nocere": The Epidemiology of Toxigenic Clostridioides difficile Strains in the Antibiotic Era-Insights from a Prospective Study at a Regional Infectious Diseases Hospital in Eastern Europe. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:461. [PMID: 38786189 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13050461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), though identified nearly five decades ago, still remains a major challenge, being associated with significant mortality rates. The strains classified as hypervirulent, notably 027/NAP1/BI, have garnered substantial attention from researchers and clinicians due to their direct correlation with the severity of the disease. Our study aims to elucidate the significance of toxigenic Clostridioides difficile (CD) strains in the clinical and therapeutic aspects of managing patients diagnosed with CDI. We conducted a single-center prospective study, including patients with CDI from north-eastern Romania. We subsequently conducted molecular biology testing to ascertain the prevalence of the presumptive 027/NAP1/BI strain within aforementioned geographic region. The patients were systematically compared and assessed both clinically and biologically, employing standardized and comparative methodologies. The study enrolled fifty patients with CDI admitted between January 2020 and June 2020. Among the investigated patients, 43 (86%) exhibited infection with toxigenic CD strains positive for toxin B genes (tcdB), binary toxin genes (cdtA and cdtB), and deletion 117 in regulatory genes (tcdC), while the remaining 7 (14%) tested negative for binary toxin genes (cdtA and cdtB) and deletion 117 in tcdC. The presence of the presumptive 027/NAP1/BI strains was linked to a higher recurrence rate (35.56%, p = 0.025), cardiovascular comorbidities (65.1% vs. 14.2%, p = 0.016), and vancomycin treatment (55.8% vs. 14.3%, p = 0.049). The findings of our investigation revealed an elevated incidence of colitis attributed to presumptive 027/NAP1/BI. Despite the prevalence of the presumptive 027 strain and its associated heightened inflammation among the patients studied, no significant differences were observed regarding the clinical course or mortality outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lidia Oana Stămăteanu
- Department of Infectious Diseases, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania
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- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinarity, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania
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- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania
- Surgical (Dentoalveolar and Maxillofacial Surgery) Department, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine I (Cardiology), "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania
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Stămăteanu LO, Miftode IL, Pleșca CE, Dorneanu OS, Roșu MF, Miftode ID, Obreja M, Miftode EG. Symptoms, Treatment, and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Coinfected with Clostridioides difficile: Single-Center Study from NE Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1091. [PMID: 37508187 PMCID: PMC10375993 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12071091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought new challenges across medical disciplines, particularly in infectious disease medicine. In Romania, the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infection increased dramatically since March 2020 until March 2022. Antibiotic administration for pulmonary superinfections in COVID-19 intensified and, consequently, increased rates of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) were hypothesized. We conducted a single-center, retrospective, observational study on patients from North-Eastern Romania to assess clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 and Clostridioides difficile (CD) coinfection, and to identify risk factors for CDI in COVID-19 patients. The study enrolled eighty-six CDI and COVID-19 coinfected patients admitted during March 2020-February 2021 (mean age 59.14 years, 53.49% men, 67.44% urban residents) and a group of eighty-six COVID-19 patients. On admission, symptoms were more severe in mono-infected patients, while coinfected patients associated a more intense acute inflammatory syndrome. The main risk factors for severe COVID-19 were smoking, diabetes mellitus, and antibiotic administration. Third generation cephalosporins (55%) and carbapenems (24%) were the main antibiotics used, and carbapenems were significantly associated with severe COVID-19 in patients coinfected with CD during hospitalization. Coinfection resulted in longer hospitalization and poorer outcomes. The extensive use of antibiotics in COVID-19, particularly carbapenems, contributed substantially to CD coinfection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lidia Oana Stămăteanu
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa, 700115 Iași, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iași, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa, 700115 Iași, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iași, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa, 700115 Iași, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iași, Romania
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- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iași, Romania
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinarity, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa, 700115 Iași, Romania
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- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iași, Romania
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital, 700115 Iași, Romania
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- Department of Radiology, "St. Spiridon" Emergency Clinical Hospital, 700111 Iași, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa, 700115 Iași, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iași, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa, 700115 Iași, Romania
- "St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iași, Romania
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El-Sokkary R, Uysal S, Erdem H, Kullar R, Pekok AU, Amer F, Grgić S, Carevic B, El-Kholy A, Liskova A, Özdemir M, Khan EA, Uygun-Kizmaz Y, Pandak N, Pandya N, Arapović J, Karaali R, Oztoprak N, Petrov MM, Alabadla R, Alay H, Kholy JAE, Landelle C, Khedr R, Mamtora D, Dragovac G, Fernandez R, Evren EU, Raka L, Cascio A, Dauby N, Oncul A, Balin SO, Cag Y, Dirani N, Dogan M, Dumitru IM, Gad MA, Darazam IA, Naghili B, Del Vecchio RF, Licker M, Marino A, Akhtar N, Kamal M, Angioni G, Medić D, Esmaoğlu A, Gergely SB, Silva-Pinto A, Santos L, Miftode IL, Tekin R, Wongsurakiat P, Khan MA, Kurekci Y, Pilli HP, Grozdanovski K, Miftode E, Baljic R, Vahabolgu H, Rello J. Profiles of multidrug-resistant organisms among patients with bacteremia in intensive care units: an international ID-IRI survey. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 40:2323-2334. [PMID: 34155547 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-021-04288-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Evaluating trends in antibiotic resistance is a requisite. The study aimed to analyze the profile of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) among hospitalized patients with bacteremia in intensive care units (ICUs) in a large geographical area. This is a 1-month cross-sectional survey for blood-borne pathogens in 57 ICUs from 24 countries with different income levels: lower-middle-income (LMI), upper-middle-income (UMI), and high-income (HI) countries. Multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR), or pan-drug-resistant isolates were searched. Logistic regression analysis determined resistance predictors among MDROs. Community-acquired infections were comparable to hospital-acquired infections particularly in LMI (94/202; 46.5% vs 108/202; 53.5%). Although MDR (65.1%; 502/771) and XDR (4.9%; 38/771) were common, no pan-drug-resistant isolate was recovered. In total, 32.1% of MDR were Klebsiella pneumoniae, and 55.3% of XDR were Acinetobacter baumannii. The highest MDR and XDR rates were in UMI and LMI, respectively, with no XDR revealed from HI. Predictors of MDR acquisition were male gender (OR, 12.11; 95% CI, 3.025-15.585) and the hospital-acquired origin of bacteremia (OR, 2.643; 95%CI, 1.462-3.894), and XDR acquisition was due to bacteremia in UMI (OR, 3.344; 95%CI, 1.189-5.626) and admission to medical-surgical ICUs (OR, 1.481; 95% CI, 1.076-2.037). We confirm the urgent need to expand stewardship activities to community settings especially in LMI, with more paid attention to the drugs with a higher potential for resistance. Empowering microbiology laboratories and reports to direct prescribing decisions should be prioritized. Supporting stewardship in ICUs, the mixed medical-surgical ones in particular, is warranted.
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- Rehab El-Sokkary
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kanuni Research and Training Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Hospital Nitra, St. Elisabeth University of Health Care and Social Work, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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- Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Shifa Tameer e Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Kartal Kosuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.,School of Medicine, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv & "St. George" University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- School of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Institute - Cairo University / Children Cancer Hospital Egypt, Cairo, 57357, Egypt
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- Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia & University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Dr. Suat Gunsel Hospital, University of Kyrenia, Kyrenia, Cyprus
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- National Institute of Public Health of Kosova & University "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Kosova
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- Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, AOU Policlinico "P. Giaccone" - Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties - University of Palermo, 90127 , Palermo, Italy
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- Environmental Health Research Centre, Public Health School, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Department of Infectious Diseases, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium
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- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Namık Kemal University School of Medicine, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital Constanta, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanța, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine (Kasr Al-Ainy), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Imam Reza Hospital of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Multidisciplinary Research Center on Antimicrobial Resistance, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- ARNAS Garibaldi, Unit of Infectious diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute for Public Health of Vojvodina and University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Erciyes University Medical Faculty Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
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- South Pest Central Hospital, National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Saint Ladislaus Campus, Budapest, Hungary
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- Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
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- School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Department of Microbiology, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, India
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- St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Clinical Research CHRU (Nimes, France) and Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research, Barcelona, Spain
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Namat RA, Felea MG, Costache II, Aursulesei V, Petris A, Mitu O, Constantin M, Sorodoc V, Sorodoc L, Miftode IL, Miftode R, Namat NA, Namat DA, Luta A, Ion A, Mihalcia MM, Ciocoiu M, Tinica G, Mitu F. Heart-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (H-FABP) in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Beneficiaries of Rehabilitation Program Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Rev Chim 2018. [DOI: 10.37358/rc.18.10.6608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) is a non-invasive bio-marker, with high sensitivity and specificity, being capable to point out the myocardial injury and to predict major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Cardiac rehabilitation program, through a complex and sustained post-interventional management plays an important role in reducing the plasma levels of H-FABP. In the study, which included 120 post-coronary artery bypass (CABG) patients, we analyzed the link between low levels of general post-surgical health status and the presence of cardiovascular risk factors, common biochemical markers, and especially the role played by diabetic status in lowering the plasma H-FABP levels. From the group, 65 patients had been diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). The H-FABP values decreased both in diabetics and in non-diabetics between the two phases of CR, 6 months away from CABG. More than half of the patients had important reduction of H-FABP, at 6 months after the onset of CR program. Half of the group registered a smaller reduction of H-FABP, but more noticeable in diabetics. Ischemic lesion during open heart surgery is linked to high levels of H-FABP and with an occurence risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation, that can be also triggered and sustained by multiple endocrine conditions related to aging. Thus, metabolic control should always remain a target of the complex management in cardiac rehabilitation.
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