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Orban M, Wolff S, Stolz L, Braun D, Stark K, Mehr M, Stocker T, Orban M, Hagl C, Massberg S, Nabauer M, Hausleiter J. Three-dimensional echocardiography in transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR) is a new treatment option for severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR). First reports have reported conflicting results on development of right ventricular (RV) function after TTVR and questioned the role of conventional echocardiographic parameters to predict outcome.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to evaluate 3D echocardiography for the comprehensive assessment of RV function and its prognostic value for TTVR-treated patients.
Methods
We included patients undergoing TTVR from February 2017 to July 2019 who had preprocedural 3D assessment of RV volumes and ejection fraction. At follow-up (FU), 3D echo was performed to evaluate right ventricular reverse remodeling. All-cause mortality was assessed as clinical endpoint.
Results
75 patients treated with TTVR for isolated, severe TR had 3D echo assessment. TTVR reduced TR from grade ≥3+ to ≤2+ in 83.1% of patients at discharge. 3D-RV end-diastolic volume (−46.3 ml, p<0.001), end-systolic volume (−22.0 ml, p=0.027) and 3D-RV ejection fraction (−4.7%, p<0.001) decreased at short-term FU at 1-month and remained stable at 6-month FU. An impaired preprocedural 3D-RVEF <44% conferred higher mortality risk (Figure), and was an independent predictor for 1-year mortality (hazard ratio 5.32, p=0.033) in multivariable analysis. Tricuspid annular systolic excursion (TAPSE) and RV fractional area change were not predictive for this endpoint. Importantly, the observed decrease of 3D-RVEF function after TTVR was not associated with outcome (p=0.22 for decrease of 3D-RVEF vs. no decrease of 3D-RVEF in Kaplan-Meier analysis). Instead, left ventricular stroke volume index increased by 9.2% from 26.0 to 28.4 ml/m2 (p<0.01)
Conclusion
TTVR leads to right ventricular reverse remodeling and decrease of RV systolic function after TTVR. Impaired preprocedural RV systolic function is associated with worse clinical outcome. In contrast, the observed decrease of RV systolic function after TTVR was not associated with outcome.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public hospital(s). Main funding source(s): Klinikum der Universtität München Figure 1
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- M Orban
- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Heart Surgery, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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Scherer C, Kupka D, Stocker T, Joskowiak D, Scheuplein H, Schoenegger C, Stremmel C, Luesebrink E, Stark K, Orban M, Peterss S, Hausleiter J, Hagl C, Massberg S, Orban M. Isoflurane sedation in patients undergoing VA-ECMO treatment for cardiogenic shock – an observational propensity-matched study. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
The feasibility and hemodynamic effects of isoflurane sedation in cardiogenic shock in the presence of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) treatment is currently unknown.
Methods
Thirty-two cardiogenic shock patients with VA-ECMO treatment under sedation with volatile isoflurane on a cardiac intensive care unit have been enrolled in this retrospective single-center study and were matched by propensity score in a 1:1 ratio with intravenously (IV) sedated patients.
Results
Administration of isoflurane was associated with lower IV sedative drug use during VA-ECMO treatment (86% vs. 32%, p=0.01). Mean systolic arterial pressure was similar (94.3±12.6 mmHg versus 92.9±10.5 mmHg, p=0.65), but mean heart rate was significantly higher in the conventional sedation group, when compared to the isoflurane group (85.2±20.5 / min vs. 74.7±15.0 /min; p=0.02). Catecholamine doses, VA-ECMO blood and gas flow, ventilation time (304±143 h vs. 398±272 h, p=0.16), bleeding complications BARC3a or higher (59.3% vs. 65.3%, p=0.76) and 30-day mortality (59.2% vs. 63.4%, p=0.80) were similar in both groups.
Conclusions
Volatile sedation with isoflurane is feasible in patients with cardiogenic shock and VA-ECMO treatment and was not associated with higher catecholamine dosage or ECMO flow rate compared to IV sedation.
Mortality and bleeding
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- C Scherer
- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Department of Cardiology, Munich, Germany
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Shaik AN, Kiavash K, Stark K, Boerner JL, Ruterbusch JJ, Deirawan H, Bandyopadhyay S, Ali-Fehmi R, Dyson G, Cote ML. Inflammation markers on benign breast biopsy are associated with risk of invasive breast cancer in African American women. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 185:831-839. [PMID: 33113091 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05983-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Markers of inflammation, including crown-like structures of the breast (CLS-B) and infiltrating lymphocytes (IL), have been identified in breast tissue and associated with increased risk of breast cancer (BrCa), however most of this work has been performed in primarily non-Hispanic white women. Here, we examined whether CLS-B and IL are associated with invasive BrCa in African American (AA) women. METHODS We assessed breast biopsies from three 5-year age-matched groups: BrCa-free AA women (50 Volunteer) from the Komen Normal Tissue Bank (KTB) and AA women with a clinically-indicated biopsy diagnosed with benign breast disease (BBD) from our Detroit cohort who developed BrCa (55 BBD-cancer) or did not develop BrCa (47 BBD only, year of biopsy matched to BBD-cancer). Mean adipocyte diameter and total adipose area were estimated from digital images using the Adiposoft plugin from ImageJ. Associations between CLS-B, IL, and BrCa among KTB and Detroit biopsies were assessed using multivariable multinomial and conditional logistic regression models. RESULTS Among all biopsies, Volunteer and BBD only biopsies did not harbor CLS-B or IL at significantly different rates after adjusting for logarithm of adipocyte area, adipocyte diameter, and BMI. Among clinically-indicated BBD biopsies, BBD-cancer biopsies were more likely to exhibit CLS-B (odds ratio (OR) = 3.36, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.33-8.48) or IL (OR = 4.95, 95% CI 1.76-13.9) than BBD only biopsies after adjusting for total adipocyte area, adipocyte diameter, proliferative disease, and BMI. CONCLUSIONS CLS-B and IL may serve as histological markers of BrCa risk in benign breast biopsies from AA women.
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- Asra N Shaik
- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R. St, Mailstop: MM04EP, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.,Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R. St, Mailstop: MM04EP, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.,Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R. St, Mailstop: MM04EP, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.,Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R. St, Mailstop: MM04EP, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.,Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R. St, Mailstop: MM04EP, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.,Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R. St, Mailstop: MM04EP, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. .,Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R. St, Mailstop: MM04EP, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
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Rosner BM, Meinen A, Schmich P, Zeisler ML, Stark K. Population-based food consumption survey as an additional tool for foodborne outbreak investigations, Germany, 2017. Epidemiol Infect 2020; 148:e66. [PMID: 32106905 PMCID: PMC7118718 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268820000564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We conducted a food consumption survey in the general adult population of 18 years and older in Germany to obtain data on the frequency of consumption of food items that caused foodborne disease outbreaks in the past. A total of 1010 telephone interviews were completed that queried the consumption of 95 food items in the 7-day period before the interview. Survey results were weighted to be representative. Six exemplary 'high risk' food items were consumed by 6% to 16% of the general population. These were raw ground pork: 6.5%; 'Teewurst' (=spreadable sausage-containing raw pork): 15.7%; unpasteurised milk consumed without prior heating: 9.0%; food items prepared with raw eggs: 9.8%; unheated sprouts or seedlings: 8.8% and frozen berries consumed without prior heating: 6.2%. Data from our food consumption survey were comparable to data obtained from control persons in case-control studies conducted during past foodborne disease outbreak investigations. We consider our survey an additional helpful tool that will allow comparison with food consumption data from case-patients obtained in exploratory, hypothesis-generating interviews early on in outbreak investigations, and which may assist in forming hypotheses regarding associations of illnesses with suspected food vehicles. This may facilitate and accelerate investigations of future foodborne disease outbreaks.
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- B. M. Rosner
- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Tomasi R, Stark K, Scheiermann P. Efficacy of a certified modular ultrasound curriculum. Anaesthesist 2020; 69:192-197. [PMID: 32055882 PMCID: PMC7056694 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-020-00730-9] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background In recent years, ultrasound (US) has become more incorporated into anesthesia and intensive care medicine. The German Anesthesia Society established a modular curriculum to teach US skills. Until now, the efficacy of this modular curriculum has not been validated. Objective The main objective of this study was to determine whether there is an increase of knowledge and of psychomotor skills for the trainees in this curriculum. Material and methods After ethical committee approval, 41 anesthesia physicians were enrolled. To determine the increase of knowledge and of practical skills theoretical and practical tests performed were evaluated before and after two different US courses. Results Comparing before and after course tests, the participants showed significant improvement in theoretical multiple choice tests (p = 0.008). Regarding psychomotor skills following course 1, the trainees improved significantly in the time needed to perform the two practical tests (p = 0.03), but not in the performance of the test. Better needle visualization during simulated US-guided vessel puncture (p = 0.52) and better identification of the anatomical structures in the axillary region (p = 0.56) could not be achieved. Conclusion This study shows that although this US course curriculum has positively enhanced the trainees’ theoretical knowledge of US practice, it does not enhance the practical application of that theoretical knowledge. To improve this curriculum, a supervised clinically practical training should follow the course. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00101-020-00730-9) provides the two questionnaires in German. The article and additional material are available at www.springermedizin.de. Please enter the title of the article in the search field, the additional material can be found under “Ergänzende Inhalte”. ![]()
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- R Tomasi
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Orban M, Orban MW, Braun D, Deseive S, Kupka D, Stocker T, Stark K, Massberg S, Nabauer M, Hausleiter J. P4717Clinical impact of elevated tricuspid valve gradient after transcatheter tricuspid valve repair. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.1097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair (TTVR) is a novel treatment approach in heart failure patients with moderate-to-severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) at prohibitive surgical risk.
Aim
The aim of this study was to investigate the mean tricuspid valve gradient (TVG) over time and compare patient characteristics and outcome of patients with a post-procedure TVG of >3 mmHg vs. ≤3 mmHg.
Methods
All patients who were treated between between March 2016 and October 2018 with TTVR were included in this analysis. Trans-thoracic echocardiographic assessment of TVG was performed pre-procedurally, pre-discharge, after 1, 6, and 12 month.
Results
We treated 145 consecutive patients with moderate-to-severe secondary TR with TTVR. Patients were treated with TTVR for severe TR alone (70 patients) or in combination with mitral valve repair for concomitant severe mitral regurgitation and severe or moderate-severe TR with significant annulus dilatation (75 patients). One clip was implanted in 17 (11.7%), 2 clips in 83 (57.2%), 3 clips in 40 (27.6%) and 4 clips in 4 patients (2.8%). Reduction of at least 1 degree of TR was achieved in 136 Patients (93.8%). The median baseline TVG of all patients was 1 mmHg [Inter Quarter Range, IQR 1.0–1.4 mmHg]. The median TVG – measured at post-procedural trans-thoracic echocardiogram pre-discharge – increased to 2 mmHg [IQR, 1.6–3.0 mmHg] and remained constant up to 12 month (2.0 mmHg [IQR 1.0–2.0 mmHg).
Of these, twenty-five patients showed an elevated TVG >3 mmHg post-procedurally. Patients with TVG >3 mmHg were younger (73.1±11.0 vs. 77.5±9.2 years, p=0.038) and presented with lower levels of pro-BNP at baseline (median 2276 ng/l [IQR, 906–5150] vs. 4182 ng/l [2310–8629], p=0.008) compared to patients with TVG ≤3mmHg. All other baseline characteristics were balanced. There were no differences in procedural success (TR reduction of ≥1 grade in 96% vs. 93.3%, p=0.946) and number of clips implanted (p=0.697). At one month follow-up there were no differences in NYHA class (NYHA class ≥3 in 24% vs. 30.8%, p=0.559), quality of life measured with the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure questionnaire (32.0±22.9 vs. 31.1±16.3, p=0.833), 6 minute walking distance (255.5±140.6 vs. 250.5±111.7 metre, p=0.872). The clinical endpoints 1-year mortality (HR 1.07; 95% CI [0.43–2.65], p=0.88) and the combined endpoint mortality and hospitalization for heart failure at one year (HR 1.07; 95% CI [0.46 to 2.48], p=0.88, see Figure) did not differ between patients with a TVG >3 mmHg vs. patients with a TVG ≤3mmHg.
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Conclusion
TTVR results in a small increase in the tricuspid valve gradient, which remains constant up to one year. A small cohort of patients shows an elevated TVG higher than 3 mmHg after the procedure. This elevation has no impact on NYHA class at 1 month and the clinical endpoints mortality and hospitalization for heart failure at 1 year.
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- M Orban
- University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Orban M, Stolz L, Orban M, Braun D, Stocker T, Stark K, Nabauer M, Massberg S, Hausleiter J. 4290Results of transcatheter mitral valve repair for severe mitral regurgitation from a real-world patient cohort according to COAPT and MITRA-FR trial inclusion criteria and echocardiographic parameter. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Two randomized trials (MITRA-FR and COAPT) of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) for functional MR have shown symptomatic improvement but discordant results for heart failure hospitalizations compared to optimal medical therapy. Differences between real-world patients similar to the trial population in terms of symptomatic outcome and mortality have not been shown yet.
Purpose
Our study compared patients similar to both studies in terms of NYHA development and mortality at 1-year follow-up (FU).
Methods
In our center, 447 patients were treated with TMVR for MR grade 3 and 4 between 2012 and 2018. For the comparative analysis with MITRA-FR and COAPT, we applied filters to our database patients according to the published echocardiographic inclusion criteria and baseline data (COAPT: effective regurgitant orifice area [ERO]) 0.41±0.15cm2; left ventricular ejection fraction [LV-EF] 31.3±9.1%, left ventricular end-diastolic volume [LVEDV] 194.4±69.2ml; MITRA-FR: ERO 0.31±0.1 cm2; LV-EF 33.3±6.5, indexed LVEDV 136.2±37.4 ml).
Results
Out of our database, 91 patients were categorized as COAPT-like and 92 as MITRA-FR-like. COAPT-like patients had an ERO of 0.40±0.16cm2, LV-EF of 32.7±4.8%, LVEDV of 195±53.7ml and indexed LVEDV of 103.6±26.0ml/cm2 (Figure A). MITRA-FR-like patients had an ERO of 0.31±0.07 cm2, LV-EF of 31.7±5.0%, LVEDV of 221.7±60.8ml and indexed LVEDV of 117.9±29.1 ml/cm2. The difference of ERO and LVEDV between both groups was statistically significant. The majority of patients in both groups were in NYHA class III or IV at baseline (97% COAPT-like group, 98% MITRA-FR-like group, p=0.44).
MR reduction was equally effective in both groups, with 85 (93%) COAPT-like patients and 88 (96%) MITRA-FR-like patients having MR grade 1 or 2 at discharge. Clinical FU was available in 62 (68%) and 67 (73%) COAPT-like and MITRA-FR-like patients, respectively. The majority of patients improved symptomatically after TMVR. Before TMVR, 1 (98%) COAPT-like patient and 2 (97%) MITRA-FR-like patients were in NYHA class I or II compared to 36 (58%, p<0.01) COAPT-like patients and 38 (57%, p<0.01) MITRA-FR-like patients at FU (p=1.0 for intergroup comparison). Overall, 40 (65%) COAPT-like patients and 43 (64%) MITRA-FR-like improved at least one NYHA class (p=1.0 for intergroup comparison; Figure B). There were no differences in overall survival between groups with 68.9% of COAPT-like patients and 74.5% of MITRA-FR-like patients alive at 1-year FU (p=0.53, Figure C).
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Conclusion
Our real-world data shows that TMVR leads to symptomatic improvement in both MITRA-FR-like and COAPT-like patients to a similar extent, despite substantial echocardiographic differences. Both patient groups have a similar survival rate.
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- M Orban
- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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Orban M, Stolz L, Braun D, Stocker T, Stark K, Orban M, Steffen J, Weber C, Nabauer M, Massberg S, Hausleiter J. 5940Right ventricular reverse remodeling occurs early after transcatheter tricuspid valve repair for isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation and is associated with better outcome. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair (TTVR) is a novel treatment option in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR), right-sided heart failure and prohibitive surgical risk.
Purpose
We investigated whether RVRR can occur early after TTVR in patients with isolated TR and its potential association with clinical outcome.
Method
We measured right ventricular parameters by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) at baseline (BL) in 44 consecutive patients undergoing TTVR for isolated severe TR. We obtained follow-up (FU) TTEs after 1 month.
Results
At BL, we observed dilated RVs with an RV end-diastolic area (RVEDA) of 28.0±8.3cm2, RV mid diameter of 40.7±7.3mm and tricuspid annulus of 47.5±8.1mm. The majority of patients (63%) showed RV systolic dysfunction with either a tricuspid annular plane excursion (TAPSE) <17mm or fractional area change (FAC) <35%. In 40 Patients (90%), a periprocedural TR reduction by at least 1 degree was achieved (p<0.01). During further clinical FU (272±183 days), 21 patients died (of whom 14 had prior hospitalizations for heart failure before death), 8 patients had hospitalizations for heart failure, 1 patient underwent heart transplantation and 1 patient was lost to clinical FU.
We acquired a short-term echocardiographic follow-up (Echo-FU) after 30 days in 36 patients (82%). TR reduction was stable after 1 month with a TR grade ≤2+ in 26 of 36 patients (72%, p<0.01 vs BL). We detected RVRR in the majority of patients with 1-month Echo-FU: RVEDA decreased from 28.8±8.2 to 26.3±7.4cm2 (p<0.01), RV mid diameter from 41.2±7.3 to 38.5±7.7mm (p<0.01) and tricuspid annulus from 48.3±8.3 to 42.8±6.6mm (Figure, p<0.01). We observed a non-significant trend towards reduction of TAPSE (17.5mm to 16.1 mm, p=0.12) and FAC (37.8% to 35.5%, p=0.17), which could represent a normalization of systolic function of a previously hyperactive RV.
Next, we evaluated whether RVRR is potentially associated with clinical outcome. We stratified patients into two groups with more or less than median change in RVEDA, RV mid diameter and TV annulus. Fewer combined clinical events (time to death or repeat intervention or first hospitalization for heart failure) were observed in patients with pronounced decrease of RV mid diameter (p=0.03) and TV annulus (Figure, p=0.02) at FU. A decrease of RVEDA showed a non-significant trend towards better outcome (p=0.06).
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Our report demonstrates that RVRR occurs already 1 month after TTVR for isolated TR and is associated with less clinical endpoints.
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- M Orban
- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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Vaishampayan UN, Podgorski I, Heilbrun LK, Lawhorn-Crews JM, Dobson KC, Boerner J, Stark K, Smith DW, Heath EI, Fontana JA, Shields AF. Biomarkers and Bone Imaging Dynamics Associated with Clinical Outcomes of Oral Cabozantinib Therapy in Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2018; 25:652-662. [PMID: 30327304 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-1473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Cabozantinib is a multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor that demonstrated remarkable responses on bone scan in metastatic prostate cancer. Randomized trials failed to demonstrate statistically significant overall survival (OS). We studied the dynamics of biomarker changes with imaging and biopsies pretherapy and posttherapy to explore factors that are likely to be predictive of efficacy with cabozantinib.Experimental Design: Eligibility included patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer with normal organ function and performance status 0-2. Cabozantinib 60 mg orally was administered daily. Pretherapy and 2 weeks post, 99mTc-labeled bone scans, positron emission tomography with 18F-sodium fluoride (NaF-PET) and 18F-(1-(2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-β-D-arabinofuranosyl) thymine (FMAU PET) scans were conducted. Pretherapy and posttherapy tumor biopsies were conducted, and serum and urine bone markers were measured. RESULTS Twenty evaluable patients were treated. Eight patients had a PSA decline, of which 2 had a decline of ≥50%. Median progression-free survival (PFS) and OS were 4.1 and 11.2 months, respectively, and 3 patients were on therapy for 8, 10, and 13 months. The NaF-PET demonstrated a median decline in SUVmax of -56% (range, -85 to -5%, n = 11) and -41% (range, -60 to -25%, n = 9) for patients who were clinically stable and remained on therapy for ≥4 or <4 cycles, respectively. The FMAU PET demonstrated a median decline in SUVmax of -44% (-60 to -14%) and -42% (-63% to -23%) for these groups. The changes in bone markers and mesenchymal epithelial transition/MET testing did not correlate with clinical benefit. CONCLUSIONS Early changes in imaging and tissue or serum/urine biomarkers did not demonstrate utility in predicting clinical benefit with cabozantinib therapy.
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- Ulka N Vaishampayan
- Department of Oncology Karmanos Cancer Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Oncology Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology Karmanos Cancer Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology Karmanos Cancer Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology Karmanos Cancer Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology Karmanos Cancer Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology Karmanos Cancer Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology Karmanos Cancer Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology Karmanos Cancer Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Oncology Karmanos Cancer Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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Rosén K, Lenoir L, Stark K, Vinichuk M, Sundell-Bergman S. Transfer of radionuclides and dose assessment to ants and anthills in a Swedish forest ecosystem. J Environ Radioact 2018; 190-191:97-104. [PMID: 29775843 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In forest ecosystems soil organisms are important for immobilization, translocation and recycling of radionuclides. Still, there is a lack of studies on the role of insects such as ants in the turnover of radionuclides and how radioactivity affects an ant community. In this study seven anthills were sampled in an area that was heavily contaminated after the fallout from the Chernobyl accident. Samples of ant and anthill materials were taken from different depths of the anthills as well as from the surrounding soil and the activity concentrations of 137Cs were determined. In addition, a radiation dose assessment was performed for ants and anthills using the ERICA tool. The deposition of 137Cs in 1986 in the study area was calculated back to be on average 110,500 Bq m-2. The averaged data for all the seven locations investigated indicate that the level of 137Cs activity concentrations in the anthill's material increased with depth of the anthill being highest at the depth 50-65 cm. The concentration in the upper layers (0-2 cm) and of the ants showed significant correlations with the deposition upon multivariate analysis. The concentration ratio (CR) defined as the ratio between the mass activity for 137Cs density in ants (Bq kg-1 d.w.) and mass activity density in soil (Bq kg-1 d.w.) was determined to be in the range of 0.04-0.14. Also, the transfer factor (TF) defined as the ratio between the mass activity for 137Cs density in ant (Bq kg-1 d.w.) and to the unit area activity density (in Bq m-2 d.w.) was determined for 137Cs to be 0.0015 m2 kg-1 d.w. The assessed radiation doses were found to be a 4.9 μGy h-1 which is below international reference levels for non-human biota.
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- K Rosén
- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, Box 7014, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Brunnvalla 401, SE-740 45, Tärnsjö, Sweden
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- Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, SSM, SE-171 16, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Zhytomyr State Technological University, 103 Chernyakhovsky Str., 10005, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
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- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, Box 7014, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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Stark K, Pekayvaz K, Hoseinpour P, Coletti R, Gold C, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Lorenz M, Fingerle-Rowson G, Bucala R, Schulz C, Massberg S. 4148Activation of canonical proinflammatory pathways in smooth muscle cells exerts paradoxical atheroprotective effects. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.4148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- K Stark
- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Medizinische Klinik I, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Medizinische Klinik I, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Medizinische Klinik I, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Medizinische Klinik I, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Medizinische Klinik I, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Medizinische Klinik I, Munich, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- Yale University, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, United States of America
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Medizinische Klinik I, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Medizinische Klinik I, Munich, Germany
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Marx C, Novotny J, Saalbeck D, Stark K. P1269Eosinophils promote arterial thrombosis through release of major basic protein. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- C Marx
- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Orban M, Nabauer M, Braun D, Stocker T, Orban M, Stremmel C, Stark K, Roesler D, Englmaier A, Massberg S, Hausleiter J. P1595Effective reduction of tricuspid regurgitation by transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair in patients with right-sided heart failure at mid-term follow-up. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M Orban
- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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- Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich Heart Alliance, Department of Medicine I, Munich, Germany
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Shaik AN, Kiavash K, Stark K, Boerner JL, Ruterbusch JJ, Ali-Fehmi R, Cote ML. Abstract LB-337: Adipose inflammation and the risk of benign and malignant breast disease in African American women. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2018-lb-337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: Obesity is associated with an increased breast cancer (BrCa) incidence. Adipose inflammation, marked by crown-like lesions in the breast (CLS-B) or dying adipocytes surrounded by macrophages, has been previously associated with BMI, aromatase expression, and systemic inflammation - all BrCa risk correlates. However, CLS-B has not been well described in normal or pre-malignant tissue, nor ever described in African American women (AAW). Here we examined whether CLS-B is associated with risk of benign breast disease (BBD) and BrCa in AAW, who suffer a higher incidence of breast cancer, poorer breast cancer outcomes, and a higher prevalence of obesity than women of other ethnicities.
Methods: We assessed breast biopsies from three age-matched groups including 50 AAW with no history of BBD or BrCa from the Komen Normal Tissue Bank (KTB) and AAW with BBD from our Detroit cohort who developed cancer (55 BBD cases) or did not develop breast cancer (47 BBD controls). Slides were assessed by pathologists (KK, RAF) for CLS-B presence. Associations between tissue type and CLS-B presence among KTB and BBD samples were assessed using chi-square tests. Association between tissue types and CLS-B adjusting for BMI was assessed using the Mantel-Haenszel test.
Results: The KTB, BBD controls and BBD cases groups were matched for age, consisted of approximately 15% <45, 43% 45-55, and 42% 55+ year old AAW. Our study of KTB, BBD control and BBD case groups predominately consisted of overweight (22, 17, and 32%, respectively) and obese women (60, 57, and 47%, respectively). Our data show that CLS-B presence is associated with BBD: significantly more BBD biopsies (29/89=32.6%) were CLS-B positive than KTB biopsies (4/44=9.1%; p=0.006). Among BBD biopsies, fewer BBD controls (11/45=24.4%) were CLS-B positive than BBD cases (18/44=40.9%; p=0.159). After controlling for BMI, CLS-B presence showed an increasing trend among KTB, BBD control and BBD case biopsies (p=0.002, see Table).
CLS-B presence by study group and BMIKTBBBD controlsBBD casesN (%) with CLS-B presenceN=44N=44N=42BMI<250/8 (0%)1/10 (10.0%)4/9 (44.4%)BMI 25-291/9 (11.1%)1/8 (12.5%)4/13 (30.8%)BMI 30+3/27 (11.1%)9/26 (34.6%)9/20 (45.0%)
Conclusions: These findings suggest that CLS-B may serve as an important histological marker of BrCa risk in benign breast biopsies. Our study population exhibited higher rates of obesity than other BBD and CLS-B studies of European American women highlighting the need to include diverse populations in future studies examining BrCa risk. These findings have potential implications for modeling BrCa risk, particularly among AAW, for whom obesity is prevalent.
Citation Format: Asra N. Shaik, Katrin Kiavash, Karri Stark, Julie L. Boerner, Julie J. Ruterbusch, Rouba Ali-Fehmi, Michele L. Cote. Adipose inflammation and the risk of benign and malignant breast disease in African American women [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr LB-337.
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- Asra N. Shaik
- 1Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- 2Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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Faber M, Willrich N, Schemmerer M, Rauh C, Kuhnert R, Stark K, Wenzel JJ. Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence, seroincidence and seroreversion in the German adult population. J Viral Hepat 2018; 25:752-758. [PMID: 29377436 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A steep rise in Hepatitis E diagnoses is currently being observed in Germany and other European countries. The objective of this study was (i) to assess whether this trend mirrors an increase in infection pressure or is caused by increased attention and testing and (ii) estimate individual and population-based Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) seroconversion and seroreversion rates for Germany. We measured anti-HEV IgG prevalence in 10 407 adults participating in two linked, population-representative serosurveys (total n = 12 971) conducted in 1998 and 2010. In this period, we found a moderate but statistically significant decline of overall anti-HEV IgG prevalence from 18.6% to 15.3%. At both time points, seroprevalence increased with age and peaked in persons born between 1935 and 1959 suggesting a past period of increased infection pressure. Paired samples of individuals participating in 1998 and 2010 (n = 2564) revealed respective seroconversion and seroreversion rates of 6.2% and 22.6% among seronegative and seropositive individuals during 12 years, or 5.2 and 2.9 per 1000 inhabitants per year. This corresponds to a total of 417 242 [95%CI: 344 363-495 971] new seroconversions per year in the German population. While anti-HEV seroprevalence has decreased in the last decade, infection pressure and seroincidence remains high in Germany. Continuously rising numbers of Hepatitis E diagnoses in Europe are likely due to an increased awareness of clinicians and indicate that still there is a gap between incident and diagnosed cases. Studies on the true burden of the disease, specific risk factors and sources of autochthonous infections as well as targeted prevention measures are urgently needed.
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- M Faber
- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Reporting, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Sanai N, Li J, Boerner J, Stark K, Wu J, Kim S, Derogatis A, Mehta S, Dhruv HD, Heilbrun LK, Berens ME, LoRusso PM. Phase 0 Trial of AZD1775 in First-Recurrence Glioblastoma Patients. Clin Cancer Res 2018; 24:3820-3828. [PMID: 29798906 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-3348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: AZD1775 is a first-in-class Wee1 inhibitor with dual function as a DNA damage sensitizer and cytotoxic agent. A phase I study of AZD1775 for solid tumors suggested activity against brain tumors, but a preclinical study indicated minimal blood-brain barrier penetration in mice. To resolve this controversy, we examined the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of AZD1775 in patients with first-recurrence, glioblastoma.Patients and Methods: Twenty adult patients received a single dose of AZD1775 prior to tumor resection and enrolled in either a dose-escalation arm or a time-escalation arm. Sparse pharmacokinetic blood samples were collected, and contrast-enhancing tumor samples were collected intraoperatively. AZD1775 total and unbound concentrations were determined by a validated LC/MS-MS method. Population pharmacokinetic analysis was performed to characterize AZD1775 plasma pharmacokinetic profiles. Pharmacodynamic endpoints were compared to matched archival tissue.Results: The AZD1775 plasma concentration-time profile following a single oral dose in patients with glioblastoma was well-described by a one-compartment model. Glomerular filtration rate was identified as a significant covariate on AZD1775 apparent clearance. AZD1775 showed good brain tumor penetration, with a median unbound tumor-to-plasma concentration ratio of 3.2, and achieved potential pharmacologically active tumor concentrations. Wee1 pathway suppression was inferred by abrogation of G2 arrest, intensified double-strand DNA breakage, and programmed cell death. No drug-related adverse events were associated with this study.Conclusions: In contrast to recent preclinical data, our phase 0 study of AZD 1775 in recurrent glioblastoma indicates good human brain tumor penetration, provides the first evidence of clinical biological activity in human glioblastoma, and confirms the utility of phase 0 trials as part of an accelerated paradigm for drug development in patients with glioma. Clin Cancer Res; 24(16); 3820-8. ©2018 AACRSee related commentary by Vogelbaum, p. 3790.
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- Nader Sanai
- Ivy Brain Tumor Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona.
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Ivy Brain Tumor Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Ivy Brain Tumor Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
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- The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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Olah A, Bodi B, Tamas J, Torok M, Matyas C, Sayour A, Urban E, Kellermayer D, Ruppert M, Barta B, Stark K, Merkely B, Papp Z, Radovits T. P3988Characterization of myocardial sarcomerdynamics and myocardial sarcomeric protein alterations in a rodent model of athlete's heart. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Zoellner I, Gabrio T, Köngeter W, Stark K. Was wissen wir wirklich über Feinstaub? Gesundheitswesen 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1578963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Vaishampayan U, Shevrin D, Stein M, Heilbrun L, Land S, Stark K, Li J, Dickow B, Heath E, Smith D, Fontana J. Phase II Trial of Carboplatin, Everolimus, and Prednisone in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Pretreated With Docetaxel Chemotherapy: A Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial Consortium Study. Urology 2015; 86:1206-11. [PMID: 26375845 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To conduct a phase II trial of the combination of carboplatin, prednisone, and everolimus in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) as mTOR inhibition can overcome resistance to chemotherapy in prostate cancer. METHODS Patients with progressive mCRPC pretreated with docetaxel-based regimen were eligible. Performance status of 0-1 and adequate bone marrow, renal, and liver function were required. Primary end point was time to progression. Treatment consisted of carboplatin (starting dose equal to area under the curve (AUC of 5) intravenously every 21 days along with oral everolimus 5 mg once daily and prednisone 5 mg twice daily. RESULTS Twenty-six patients were enrolled with median age of 69 years with 8 patients of African American origin. Grade 3 or 4 thrombocytopenia or neutropenia in 4 of 6 initial patients required dose adjustment of carboplatin to AUC of 4 for subsequent patients. There were no pharmacokinetic interactions between carboplatin and everolimus. The median time to progression was 2.5 months (90% confidence interval [CI], 1.8-4.3 months), and median overall survival was 12.5 months (90% CI, 7.7-18.7 months). Of 10 patients, 8 that demonstrated positive nuclear phosphorylated AKT (pAKT) staining on immunohistochemistry progressed within 9 weeks, whereas 2 patients with negative staining continued without progression for prolonged durations of 30 and 48 weeks. TSC1 gene mutations did not correlate with clinical outcome. CONCLUSION The addition of the mTOR inhibitor everolimus to carboplatin demonstrated minimal clinical efficacy in metastatic prostate cancer. pAKT testing warrants further evaluation as a predictive marker of response to everolimus therapy.
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- Ulka Vaishampayan
- Department of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
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- Department of Oncology, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, IL
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- Department of Oncology, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Department of Oncology, Biostatistics Core, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, John D. Dingell Veterans Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, Biostatistics Core, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, John D. Dingell Veterans Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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Wilking H, Fingerle V, Klier C, Thamm M, Stark K. Risk factors associated with seropositivity against Lyme borreliosis: Results from a representative serosurvey of adults in Germany. Gesundheitswesen 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1562993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Stark K. Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Heilpraktikerwesen: Darstellung der verschiedenen Handhabungen der Erlaubniserteilung im Ländervergleich mit Bezug zu den gesetzlichen Grundlagen. Gesundheitswesen 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1546841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Boerner JL, Nechiporchik N, Mueller KL, Polin L, Heilbrun L, Boerner SA, Zoratti GL, Stark K, LoRusso PM, Burger A. Protein expression of DNA damage repair proteins dictates response to topoisomerase and PARP inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119614. [PMID: 25774912 PMCID: PMC4361640 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) have a poor prognosis. New approaches for the treatment of TNBC are needed to improve patient survival. The concept of synthetic lethality, brought about by inactivating complementary DNA repair pathways, has been proposed as a promising therapeutic option for these tumors. The TNBC tumor type has been associated with BRCA mutations, and inhibitors of Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), a family of proteins that facilitates DNA repair, have been shown to effectively kill BRCA defective tumors by preventing cells from repairing DNA damage, leading to a loss of cell viability and clonogenic survival. Here we present preclinical efficacy results of combining the PARP inhibitor, ABT-888, with CPT-11, a topoisomerase I inhibitor. CPT-11 binds to topoisomerase I at the replication fork, creating a bulky adduct that is recognized as damaged DNA. When DNA damage was stimulated with CPT-11, protein expression of the nucleotide excision repair enzyme ERCC1 inversely correlated with cell viability, but not clonogenic survival. However, 4 out of the 6 TNBC cells were synergistically responsive by cell viability and 5 out of the 6 TNBC cells were synergistically responsive by clonogenic survival to the combination of ABT-888 and CPT-11. In vivo, the BRCA mutant cell line MX-1 treated with CPT-11 alone demonstrated significant decreased tumor growth; this decrease was enhanced further with the addition of ABT-888. Decrease in tumor growth correlated with an increase in double strand DNA breaks as measured by γ-H2AX phosphorylation. In summary, inhibiting two arms of the DNA repair pathway simultaneously in TNBC cell lines, independent of BRCA mutation status, resulted in un-repairable DNA damage and subsequent cell death.
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- Julie L. Boerner
- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Oncology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Oncology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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Stark K, Andersson P, Beresford NA, Yankovich TL, Wood MD, Johansen MP, Vives i Batlle J, Twining J, Keum DK, Bollhöfer A, Doering C, Ryan B, Grzechnik M, Vandenhove H. Predicting exposure of wildlife in radionuclide contaminated wetland ecosystems. Environ Pollut 2015; 196:201-213. [PMID: 25463715 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Many wetlands support high biodiversity and are protected sites, but some are contaminated with radionuclides from routine or accidental releases from nuclear facilities. This radiation exposure needs to be assessed to demonstrate radiological protection of the environment. Existing biota dose models cover generic terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems, not wetlands specifically. This paper, which was produced under IAEA's Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (EMRAS) II programme, describes an evaluation of how models can be applied to radionuclide contaminated wetlands. Participants used combinations of aquatic and terrestrial model parameters to assess exposure. Results show the importance of occupancy factor and food source (aquatic or terrestrial) included. The influence of soil saturation conditions on external dose rates is also apparent. In general, terrestrial parameters provided acceptable predictions for wetland organisms. However, occasionally predictions varied by three orders of magnitude between assessors. Possible further developments for biota dose models and research needs are identified.
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- K Stark
- Department of Ecology, Environment, and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Stark K, Joubert G, Struwig M, Pretorius M, Van der MN, Botha H, Kotzé J, Krynauw D. Suicide cases investigated at the state mortuary in Bloemfontein, 2003–2007. S Afr Fam Pract (2004) 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2010.10874001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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- E. Weiss
- Cyanamid European Research Institute, Cologny/Genf, Schweiz
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- Cyanamid European Research Institute, Cologny/Genf, Schweiz
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The preparation and properties of a new complex, π-cinnamaldehyde iron tricarbonyl, are described. From the absence of the aldehydic CO-absorption band in the IR and NMR investigations, it is concluded that this CO group, together with the C = C-bond is involved in the ligandmetal bonding and structures are proposed on this basis.
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- K. Stark
- Cyanamid European Research Institute, Genf
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- Cyanamid European Research Institute, Genf
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Vankayala HM, Heilbrun LK, Dobson K, Stark K, Li J, Smith DW, Vaishampayan UN. Phase I trial of docetaxel (D), prednisone, and pasireotide (P) (SOM230) in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). J Clin Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.5060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Freidl GS, Meijer A, de Bruin E, de Nardi M, Munoz O, Capua I, Breed AC, Harris K, Hill A, Kosmider R, Banks J, von Dobschuetz S, Stark K, Wieland B, Stevens K, van der Werf S, Enouf V, van der Meulen K, Van Reeth K, Dauphin G, Koopmans M, FLURISK Consortium. Influenza at the animal–human interface: a review of the literature for virological evidence of human infection with swine or avian influenza viruses other than A(H5N1). Euro Surveill 2014; 19. [DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.18.20793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Factors that trigger human infection with animal influenza virus progressing into a pandemic are poorly understood. Within a project developing an evidence-based risk assessment framework for influenza viruses in animals, we conducted a review of the literature for evidence of human infection with animal influenza viruses by diagnostic methods used. The review covering Medline, Embase, SciSearch and CabAbstracts yielded 6,955 articles, of which we retained 89; for influenza A(H5N1) and A(H7N9), the official case counts of the World Health Organization were used. An additional 30 studies were included by scanning the reference lists. Here, we present the findings for confirmed infections with virological evidence. We found reports of 1,419 naturally infected human cases, of which 648 were associated with avian influenza virus (AIV) A(H5N1), 375 with other AIV subtypes, and 396 with swine influenza virus (SIV). Human cases naturally infected with AIV spanned haemagglutinin subtypes H5, H6, H7, H9 and H10. SIV cases were associated with endemic SIV of H1 and H3 subtype descending from North American and Eurasian SIV lineages and various reassortants thereof. Direct exposure to birds or swine was the most likely source of infection for the cases with available information on exposure.
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- G S Freidl
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, Diagnostics and Screening (IDS), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, Diagnostics and Screening (IDS), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, Diagnostics and Screening (IDS), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe), OIE/FAO and National Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza, OIE Collaborating Centre for Diseases at the Human–Animal Interface, Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe), OIE/FAO and National Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza, OIE Collaborating Centre for Diseases at the Human–Animal Interface, Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe), OIE/FAO and National Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza, OIE Collaborating Centre for Diseases at the Human–Animal Interface, Padova, Italy
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- Animal Health and Veterinary Agency (AHVLA), Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Animal Health and Veterinary Agency (AHVLA), Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Animal Health and Veterinary Agency (AHVLA), Surrey, United Kingdom
- Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London, United Kingdom
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- Animal Health and Veterinary Agency (AHVLA), Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Animal Health and Veterinary Agency (AHVLA), Surrey, United Kingdom
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- United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy
- Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London, United Kingdom
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- Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, Diagnostics and Screening (IDS), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- http://www.izsvenezie.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1203&Itemid=629
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Bernard H, Faber M, Wilking H, Haller S, Höhle M, Schielke A, Ducomble T, Siffczyk C, Merbecks SS, Fricke G, Hamouda O, Stark K, Werber D, on behalf of the Outbreak Investigation Team. Large multistate outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with frozen strawberries, Germany, 2012. Euro Surveill 2014; 19:20719. [DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.8.20719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- H Bernard
- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- These authors contributed equally
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- These authors contributed equally
- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- State Health Authority Brandenburg, Zossen, Germany
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- State Health Authority Saxony, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Schwarz NG, Kreuels B, Stark K, Frank C, Schmidt-Chanasit J. Authors reply: Diagnosis of a single imported dengue case who had travelled to Japan – how serious is it for travellers? Euro Surveill 2014; 19:20716. [DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.8.20716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- N G Schwarz
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Hamburg, Germany
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- These authors contributed equally to this work
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Luebeck-Borstel, Hamburg, Germany
- Division of Tropical Medicine, 1. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Division of Gastrointestinal Infections, Zoonoses and Tropical Infections, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Division of Gastrointestinal Infections, Zoonoses and Tropical Infections, Berlin, Germany
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- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research, Hamburg, Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Luebeck-Borstel, Hamburg, Germany
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Schmidt-Chanasit J, Emmerich P, Tappe D, Gunther S, Schmidt S, Wolff D, Hentschel K, Sagebiel D, Schoneberg I, Stark K, Frank C. Autochthonous dengue virus infection in Japan imported into Germany, September 2013. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 19. [PMID: 24480059 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.3.20681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In September 2013, dengue virus (DENV) infection was diagnosed in a German traveller returning from Japan. DENV-specific IgM and IgG and DENV NS1 antigen were detected in the patient’s blood, as were DENV serotype 2-specific antibodies. Public health authorities should be aware that autochthonous transmission of this emerging virus may occur in Japan. Our findings also highlight the importance of taking a full travel history, even from travellers not returning from tropical countries, to assess potential infection risks of patients.
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- J Schmidt-Chanasit
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research, Hamburg, Germany
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Bayer C, Bernard H, Prager R, Rabsch W, Hiller P, Malorny B, Pfefferkorn B, Frank C, de Jong A, Friesema I, Stark K, Rosner BM. An outbreak of Salmonella Newport associated with mung bean sprouts in Germany and the Netherlands, October to November 2011. Euro Surveill 2014; 19. [DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.1.20665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- C Bayer
- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
- Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE, German Field Epidemiology Training Programme), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Division of Bacterial Infections and National Reference Centre for Salmonella and other Bacterial Enteric Pathogens, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Division of Bacterial Infections and National Reference Centre for Salmonella and other Bacterial Enteric Pathogens, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department of Biological Safety, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department of Biological Safety, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
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Ilie N, Stark K. Energy density limits for adequate curing in low-viscosity bulk-fill composites. Dent Mater 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2014.08.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Poethko-Müller C, Zimmermann R, Hamouda O, Faber M, Stark K, Ross RS, Thamm M. [Epidemiology of hepatitis A, B, and C among adults in Germany: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1)]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56:707-15. [PMID: 23703489 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-013-1673-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ten years after seroepidemiological data were obtained in the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998 (GNHIES98), German Health Interview and Examination Survey (DEGS1) data contribute to a population-based, representative surveillance of hepatitis A and B immunity and of the serological markers for hepatitis C in Germany. The prevalence of antibodies against the hepatitis A virus is 48.6 %. In comparison to the situation 10 years ago, seroprevalence is significantly higher among 18- to 39-year-old adults and is significantly lower in those aged 50-79 years. The association between age and seroprevalence has changed, indicating a decrease in naturally acquired hepatitis A immunity. Individual and population immunity has to be achieved through vaccination. Prevalence of hepatitis B antibodies indicates that 5.1 % of adults have been exposed to the virus, significantly fewer than 10 years ago (7.9 %). Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antibodies indicates that 22.9 % of adults have been vaccinated against hepatitis B. Vaccination coverage has increased in all age groups and is highest in the younger age groups. These positive trends can be attributed to the general recommendation since 1995 to vaccinate against hepatitis B. For hepatitis C, the prevalence of antibodies in the general population is 0.3 %. Germany thus remains a low-HCV-endemic country. An English full-text version of this article is available at SpringerLink as supplemental.
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- C Poethko-Müller
- Robert Koch-Institut, General-Pape-Str. 62-66, 12101 Berlin, Deutschland.
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Krause G, Frank C, Gilsdorf A, Mielke M, Schaade L, Stark K, Burger R. [The 2011 HUS epidemic in Germany. Challenges for disease control: what should be improved?]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56:56-66. [PMID: 23275957 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-012-1585-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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From May to July 2011 [corrected] the world's largest outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) occurred in northern Germany with dramatic consequences for the population, the health care system and the food industry. In the following we examine the detection of the outbreak, epidemic management and related public communication aspects based on scientific publications, media reports as well as own and new data analyses. The subsequent 17 recommendations concern issues such as participation in and implementation of existing and new surveillance systems particularly with respect to physicians, broad application of finely tuned microbiological typing, improved personnel capacity and crisis management structures within the public health service and evidence-based communication by administrations and scientific associations. Outbreaks of similar dimensions can inevitably occur again and result in costs which will far exceed investments needed for early detection and control. This societal balance should be taken into account in spite of limited resources in the public health sector.
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- G Krause
- Robert Koch-Institut, DGZ-Ring 1, 13086, Berlin, Deutschland.
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Säfholm J, Dahlén SE, Delin I, Maxey K, Stark K, Cardell LO, Adner M. PGE2 maintains the tone of the guinea pig trachea through a balance between activation of contractile EP1 receptors and relaxant EP2 receptors. Br J Pharmacol 2013; 168:794-806. [PMID: 22934927 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.02189.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The guinea pig trachea (GPT) is commonly used in airway pharmacology. The aim of this study was to define the expression and function of EP receptors for PGE(2) in GPT as there has been ambiguity concerning their role. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Expression of mRNA for EP receptors and key enzymes in the PGE(2) pathway were assessed by real-time PCR using species-specific primers. Functional studies of GPT were performed in tissue organ baths. KEY RESULTS Expression of mRNA for the four EP receptors was found in airway smooth muscle. PGE(2) displayed a bell-shaped concentration-response curve, where the initial contraction was inhibited by the EP(1) receptor antagonist ONO-8130 and the subsequent relaxation by the EP(2) receptor antagonist PF-04418948. Neither EP(3) (ONO-AE5-599) nor EP(4) (ONO-AE3-208) selective receptor antagonists affected the response to PGE(2). Expression of COX-2 was greater than COX-1 in GPT, and the spontaneous tone was most effectively abolished by selective COX-2 inhibitors. Furthermore, ONO-8130 and a specific PGE(2) antibody eliminated the spontaneous tone, whereas the EP(2) antagonist PF-04418948 increased it. Antagonists of other prostanoid receptors had no effect on basal tension. The relaxant EP(2) response to PGE(2) was maintained after long-term culture, whereas the contractile EP(1) response showed homologous desensitization to PGE(2), which was prevented by COX-inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Endogenous PGE(2), synthesized predominantly by COX-2, maintains the spontaneous tone of GPT by a balance between contractile EP(1) receptors and relaxant EP(2) receptors. The model may be used to study interactions between EP receptors.
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- J Säfholm
- Unit for Experimental Asthma and Allergy Research, Centre for Allergy Research, The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Rissland J, Kielstein JT, Stark K, Wichmann-Schauer H, Stümpel F, Pulz M. [The EHEC O104:H4 outbreak in Germany 2011 - lessons learned?!]. Gesundheitswesen 2013; 75:184-9. [PMID: 23576144 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1341444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The EHEC O104:H4 outbreak 2011 in Germany provided numerous insights into the recognition and control of such epidemic situations. Food-borne outbreaks and their related dynamics may lead to a critical burden of disease and an eventual capacity overload of the medical care system. Possible difficulties in the microbiological diagnostics of new or significantly altered infectious agents may result in a delayed detection of the outbreak as well as the launching of interventional measures. Besides an early notification of the local public health office by the affected institutions, in which a complete electronic procedure and additional sentinel or surveillance instruments (e. g., in emergency departments of hospitals) may be of great help, an interdisciplinary cooperation of the local public health and food safety agencies is the key to an effective outbreak control. Corresponding organizations on the state and federal level should support the investigation process by microbiological diagnostics and advanced epidemiological analysis as well as examination of the food chains. Finally, successful crisis communication relies on "speaking with one voice" (not necessarily one person). Immediate, transparent, appropriate and honest information of the general public concerning the reasons, consequences and (counter-) measures of a crisis are the best means to keep the trust of the population and to counteract the otherwise inevitable speculations.
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- J Rissland
- Institut für Virologie/Staatliche Medizinaluntersuchungsstelle, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes.
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Frank C, Höhle M, Stark K, Lawrence J. More reasons to dread rain on vacation? Dengue fever in 42 German and United Kingdom Madeira tourists during autumn 2012. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 18:20446. [PMID: 23594519 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.14.20446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In October and November 2012 residents and tourists in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal, were affected by dengue fever. The outbreak waned during the unusually dry winter. Using a Monte Carlo test we investigated the hypothesis that rainy weather conveyed increased risk of dengue virus infection among tourists. Results confirmed the hypothesis. As it is unclear whether the outbreak is over, upkeep and emphasis on mosquito avoidance on rainy days may help residents and tourists reduce infection risk.
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- C Frank
- Robert Koch Institute, Dept. for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
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Faber M, Wollny T, Schlegel M, Wanka KM, Thiel J, Frank C, Rimek D, Ulrich RG, Stark K. Puumala virus outbreak in Western Thuringia, Germany, 2010: epidemiology and strain identification. Zoonoses Public Health 2013; 60:549-54. [PMID: 23398736 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In 2010, the highest annual number of human Puumala virus (PUUV) infections was reported in Germany since hantavirus surveillance started in 2001. The increase in annual case numbers was especially marked in western Thuringia. We combined results of case-based hantavirus surveillance in humans and serological and molecular investigations in the rodent reservoir to describe the epidemiological situation and to identify the putative outbreak strain. A 5-fold increase in notified hantavirus cases compared to the previous annual maximum was observed in western Thuringia in 2010. Disease incidence varied tremendously within a small geographical area with case patients' places of residence clustering around beech-dominated broad leaf forest patches. Investigations in the rodent reservoir revealed a novel Puumala virus (PUUV) subtype, which is clearly distinct from strains collected in other PUUV endemic regions of Germany. It can be assumed that in regions in western Thuringia where hantavirus cases occurred in 2010 or previous outbreak years, PUUV has been present in the environment for a long time. Further studies are needed to elucidate the population dynamics and hantavirus prevalence of the rodent reservoir and driving ecological factors.
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- M Faber
- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Werber D, Stark K. Notwendigkeit einer systematischen Feintypisierung zur Ausbruchsfrüherkennung bei lebensmittelbedingten bakteriellen Erkrankungen. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2012; 56:38-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s00103-012-1591-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A significant increase of malaria cases imported to Germany from Pakistan was observed in 2012. As of 14 November, Pakistan was the country of infection in 32 out of 434 malaria cases in 2012, compared to zero to eight annual malaria cases (out of over 500 cases) in previous years. Physicians and public health authorities should consider malaria in febrile patients returning or migrating from Pakistan.
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- K Stark
- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute-RKI, Berlin, Germany.
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Stark K, Westerholt A, Wasserscheid P, Arlt W. Trennung komplexer Mischungen von partiell hydrierten organischen Verbindungen und ihrer Isomere durch Destillation. CHEM-ING-TECH 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.201250068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Stark K. Epidemiologie des EHEC-Ausbruchs 2011: Rückblick und Ausblick. Gesundheitswesen 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1307293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Askar M, Faber MS, Frank C, Bernard H, Gilsdorf A, Fruth A, Prager R, Hohle M, Suess T, Wadl M, Krause G, Stark K, Werber D. Update on the ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotype O104, Germany, May 2011. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 16. [PMID: 21663710 DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.22.19883-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Since early May 2011, a large outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany. The outbreak is focused in the north, but cases have been reported from all German states and other countries. Since our report last week, the number of HUS cases has increased to 470 and STEC serotype O104 has been confirmed in many cases.
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- M Askar
- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
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Frank C, Faber MS, Askar M, Bernard H, Fruth A, Gilsdorf A, Hohle M, Karch H, Krause G, Prager R, Spode A, Stark K, Werber D. Large and ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, May 2011. Euro Surveill 2011; 16:19878. [PMID: 21632020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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Since early May 2011, an increased incidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany, with most cases in the north of the country. Cases reported from other European countries had travelled to this area. First results of a case–control study conducted in Hamburg suggest an association between the occurrence of disease and the consumption of raw tomatoes, cucumber and leaf salad.
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- C Frank
- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Frank C, Faber MS, Askar M, Bernard H, Fruth A, Gilsdorf A, Höhle M, Karch H, Krause G, Prager R, Spode A, Stark K, Werber D. Large and ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, May 2011. Euro Surveill 2011. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.21.19878-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- C Frank
- These authors contributed equally to the manuscript
- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- These authors contributed equally to the manuscript
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- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
- Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE, German Field Epidemiology Training Programme), Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- National Reference Centre for Salmonella and other bacterial enteric pathogens at the RKI, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Consulting laboratory for haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Institute of Hygiene, University of Münster, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- National Reference Centre for Salmonella and other bacterial enteric pathogens at the RKI, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Local health department Hamburg Nord, Hamburg, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Kamga Wambo GO, Burckhardt F, Frank C, Hiller P, Wichmann-Schauer H, Zuschneid I, Hentschke J, Hitzbleck T, Contzen M, Suckau M, Stark K. The proof of the pudding is in the eating: an outbreak of emetic syndrome after a kindergarten excursion, Berlin, Germany, December 2007. Euro Surveill 2011. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.15.19839-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An outbreak of food poisoning (emetic syndrome) occurred in three kindergartens (A, B and C) in Berlin, Germany, on 3 December 2007 after an excursion during which food was served. We conducted a retrospective cohort study among the kindergarten children and personnel who participated in the trip. The overall attack rate among the 155 participants was 30%. It was 31% among the 137 children (aged two to six years) and 17% among adults (n=18). The consumption of rice pudding was significantly associated with disease. Among those who ate rice pudding, the attack rate was 36%, compared with 0% for non-eaters (relative risk: infinite, p<0.001, aetiological fraction: 100%), but differed significantly between kindergartens A (43%), B (61%) and C (3%), probably because groups were served from different pots. Bacillus cereus sensu stricto was identified from one vomit sample. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics suggest that B. cereus emetic toxin (cereulide) was the causative agent, although it could not be proven in the single vomit isolate. Inadequate food handling most probably led to the outbreak. Single-portion ready-to-eat rice pudding was recommended for subsequent excursions and no further cases of food poisoning occurred.
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- G O Kamga Wambo
- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE, German Field Epidemiology Training Programme), Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE, German Field Epidemiology Training Programme), Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Public Health Authority Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Food Safety, Drugs and Animal Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Veterinarian and Food Safety Authority, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
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- Chemical and Veterinary State Laboratory (Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt, CVUA), Stuttgart, Germany
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- Senate for Health, Environment and Consumer Protection, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Kamga Wambo GO, Burckhardt F, Frank C, Hiller P, Wichmann-Schauer H, Zuschneid I, Hentschke J, Hitzbleck T, Contzen M, Suckau M, Stark K. The proof of the pudding is in the eating: an outbreak of emetic syndrome after a kindergarten excursion, Berlin, Germany, December 2007. Euro Surveill 2011; 16:19839. [PMID: 21507320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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An outbreak of food poisoning (emetic syndrome) occurred in three kindergartens (A, B and C) in Berlin, Germany, on 3 December 2007 after an excursion during which food was served. We conducted a retrospective cohort study among the kindergarten children and personnel who participated in the trip. The overall attack rate among the 155 participants was 30%. It was 31% among the 137 children (aged two to six years) and 17% among adults (n=18). The consumption of rice pudding was significantly associated with disease. Among those who ate rice pudding, the attack rate was 36%, compared with 0% for non-eaters (relative risk: infinite, p<0.001, aetiological fraction: 100%), but differed significantly between kindergartens A (43%), B (61%) and C (3%), probably because groups were served from different pots. Bacillus cereus sensu stricto was identified from one vomit sample. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics suggest that B. cereus emetic toxin (cereulide) was the causative agent, although it could not be proven in the single vomit isolate. Inadequate food handling most probably led to the outbreak. Single-portion ready-to-eat rice pudding was recommended for subsequent excursions and no further cases of food poisoning occurred.
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- G O Kamga Wambo
- Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Erdmann J, Willenborg C, Nahrstaedt J, Preuss M, Konig IR, Baumert J, Linsel-Nitschke P, Gieger C, Tennstedt S, Belcredi P, Aherrahrou Z, Klopp N, Loley C, Stark K, Hengstenberg C, Bruse P, Freyer J, Wagner AK, Medack A, Lieb W, Grosshennig A, Sager HB, Reinhardt A, Schafer A, Schreiber S, El Mokhtari NE, Raaz-Schrauder D, Illig T, Garlichs CD, Ekici AB, Reis A, Schrezenmeir J, Rubin D, Ziegler A, Wichmann HE, Doering A, Meisinger C, Meitinger T, Peters A, Schunkert H. Genome-wide association study identifies a new locus for coronary artery disease on chromosome 10p11.23. Eur Heart J 2010; 32:158-68. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Schmidt-Chanasit J, Haditsch M, Schöneberg I, Günther S, Stark K, Frank C. Dengue virus infection in a traveller returning from Croatia to Germany. Euro Surveill 2010; 15. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.40.19677-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- J Schmidt-Chanasit
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Labor Hannover MVZ GmbH, Hannover, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany
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