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Tadokoro T, Abe T, Nakano T, Kimura Y, Higaki K, Hayashidani S, Tashiro H. Response to: Adult IgA vasculitis-look for triggers. QJM 2024; 117:86. [PMID: 37756696 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcad203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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- T Tadokoro
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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Tadokoro T, Abe T, Nakano T, Kimura Y, Higaki K, Hayashidani S, Tashiro H. IgA vasculitis. QJM 2023; 116:538-539. [PMID: 36912689 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcad038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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- T Tadokoro
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan
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Maekawa S, Johnson T, Fujita M, Takata R, Ikarashi D, Matsuura T, Kato R, Kanehira M, Sugimura J, Abe T, Nakagawa H, Obara W. Genomic features of renal cell carcinoma developed during end-stage renal disease and dialysis. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01082-5] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Kitago M, Seino S, Shinkai S, Nofuji Y, Yokoyama Y, Toshiki H, Abe T, Taniguchi Y, Amano H, Murayama H, Kitamura A, Akishita M, Fujiwara Y. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Creatinine-to-Cystatin C Ratio with Sarcopenia Parameters in Older Adults. J Nutr Health Aging 2023; 27:946-952. [PMID: 37997714 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-023-2029-3] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Accumulating evidence from cross-sectional studies suggests that the serum creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio (CCR) may be a useful biomarker for sarcopenia. This study aimed to assess the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of CCR with sarcopenia and its parameters in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN Cross-sectional and longitudinal study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS This 6-year prospective cohort study included the repeated measurement data from 1,253 Japanese residents (662 males and 591 females) aged ≥65 years who underwent medical checkups in Kusatsu and Hatoyama, Japan. A total of 4,421 observations were collected. MEASUREMENTS The CCR was grouped into quartiles by sex (Q1-Q4) using Q4 as the reference category. Sarcopenia was defined according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 algorithm. Skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) measured using segmental multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis, handgrip strength (HGS), usual gait speed (UGS), and maximal gait speed (MGS) were measured repeatedly as sarcopenia parameters. The association of the CCR with changes in sarcopenia, SMI, HGS, UGS, and MGS during the 6-year period were analyzed using a generalized linear mixed-effects model. RESULTS The prevalence of sarcopenia at baseline was 13.1% (11.9% in males and 14.5% in females). In a cross-sectional analysis, the CCR quartile was inversely associated with sarcopenia and was positively associated with SMI, HGS, and MGS (P for trend < 0.001). In a longitudinal analysis during the 6 years, a significant increase in sarcopenia in Q2 (B = 1.1% point/year; P = 0.026 for group-by-time interaction) and significant declines in SMI (B = -0.01 kg/m2/year; P = 0.044 for group-by-time interaction) and MGS (B = -0.008 m/sec/year; P = 0.041 for group-by-time interaction) in Q1 were observed compared with Q4. However, the dose-response relationship was significant only for MGS (P = 0.033 for trend). No significant group-by-time interaction was observed for HGS. CCR was not significantly associated with UGS either cross-sectionally or longitudinally. CONCLUSIONS CCR is a useful biomarker regarding the status of sarcopenia. It may be used for sarcopenia screening even in older adults whose physical function is difficult to assess. However, further longitudinal studies are needed to determine whether CCR can be a predictor of future sarcopenia.
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- M Kitago
- Yoshinori Fujiwara, MD, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan, Phone: +81-3-3964-3241, E-mail:
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Abe T, Umemura Y, Ogura H, Kushimoto S, Fujishima S, Saitoh D, Iriyama H, Komori A, Otomo Y, Shiraishi A, Gando S. 276 Relationship Between Fluid Administration in the First Three Hours of Sepsis Resuscitation and Mortality. Ann Emerg Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.303] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Abe T. POS1471-HPR PAIN CATASTROPHIZING AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH PAIN OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN A NON-INFLAMMATORY CONDITION. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundPain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered to be linked with non-inflammatory factors, including physical disabilities, psychiatric disorders, and pain catastrophizing (PC) (1.ObjectivesWe investigated the role of PC in the possible link between physical disabilities and psychiatric disorders in RA patients in a non-inflammatory condition.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, a total of 81 RA patients in a non-inflammatory condition were included; all patients had serum C-reactive protein levels <0.5 mg/dL, without any inflammatory joints. We examined the demographic and clinical data and administered the pain visual analog scale (VAS), the pain catastrophizing scale (PCS), the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI), and the patient version of the Brief Scale for Psychiatric Problems in Orthopedic Patients (pBS-POP). A series of multivariate-adjusted multiple regression analyses were performed to examine the associations between PC and pain intensity, physical disabilities, and psychiatric disorders.ResultsWe found associations between all the above-mentioned variables in separate models associated with HAQ-DI, pBS-POP, and PCS scores. However, in the model associated with pain VAS, the PCS score (β=0.34, p=0.0073) emerged as the only variable showing statistically significant association.ConclusionPC is associated with pain in RA patients in a non-inflammatory condition, and this association may be mediated through pathways involving physical disabilities and psychiatric disorders.References[1]Edwards RR, Giles J, Bingham CO, Campbell C, Haythornthwaite JA, Bathon J (2010) Moderators of the negative effects of catastrophizing in arthritis. Pain Med 11:591–599.Table 1.Multiple linear regression analysis of factors associated with each outcomeOutcomeVariablesß95% CIP valuePain VASAge0.044-0.32 to 0.510.66Sex (female)0.0089-4.65 to 5.090.93Stage0.0092-4.34 to 4.700.94Disease duration0.19-0.13 to 0.880.14HAQ-DI0.23-0.23 to 1.760.13pBS-POP0.038-1.06 to 1.450.76PCS0.340.13 to 0.810.0073pBS-POPAge-0.18-0.15 to 0.000.046Sex (female)-0.0081-0.95 to 0.860.93Stage-0.033-0.97 to 0.710.77Disease duration0.10-0.053 to 0.140.40Pain VAS0.033-0.037 to 0.0500.76HAQ-DI0.410.10 to 0.450.0026PCS0.310.02 to 0.160.0088HAQ-DIAge0.160.01 to 0.200.029Sex (female)0.14-0.10 to 2.100.93Stage0.17-0.06 to 2.000.77Disease duration0.220.017 to 0.250.025Pain VAS0.14-0.01 to 0.090.76pBS-POP0.290.15 to 0.700.0026PCS0.260.03 to 0.190.0088PCSAge-0.10-0.42 to 0.120.27Sex (female)-0.21-6.77 to -0.600.02Stage-0.082-4.10 to 1.830.45Disease duration-0.13-0.53 to 0.140.25Pain VAS0.280.06 to 0.350.0073pBS-POP0.300.28 to 1.850.0087HAQ-DI0.360.23 to 1.500.0080ß: standardized regression coefficient; CI: confidence interval; HAQ-DI: Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; pBS-POP: the patient version of the Brief Scale for Psychiatric Problems in Orthopedic Patients; PCS: Pain Catastrophizing Scale; VAS: visual analog scaleDisclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Abe T, Yoshimua Y, Imai R, Sato Y. A Combined Assessment Method of Phase Angle and Skeletal Muscle Index to Better Predict Functional Recovery after Acute Stroke. J Nutr Health Aging 2022; 26:445-451. [PMID: 35587756 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-022-1777-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate whether combination assessment of phase angle (PhA) and skeletal muscle index (SMI), was a possible predictor of physical function at discharge from the hospital in patients with acute stroke. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES In this retrospective cohort study that was conducted from May 2020 and July 2021, we determined PhA and SMI using bioimpedance analysis (BIA) in patients with acute stroke. Patients were classified as normal, low PhA + SMI group, pre-sarcopenia (low SMI only), and dynapenia (low PhA only) using cut-off points (men: SMI < 7.0 kg/m2, PhA < 4.05 degrees; women: SMI < 5.7 kg/m2, PhA < 3.55 degrees). The main outcome was physical function based on functional independence measure motor (FIM-motor) score at discharge. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the association between low PhA + SMI and FIM-motor score. RESULTS We included 244 patients (161 men; mean age, 73.9 years). low PhA + SMI was found in 21 (8.6%) patients. Multiple regression analysis showed that low PhA + SMI was independently associated with the FIM-motor score at discharge (β= -0.099, 95%CI: -0.193,-0.005, p = 0.039). The PhA cutoff values for determining good functional results using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were 5.36 for men (sensitivity = 0.769, specificity = 0.586, area under the curve [AUC] = 0.682), and 3.85 for women (sensitivity = It was 0.881, specificity = 0.481, AUC). Further, pearson correlation coefficient showed that PhA was significantly related to FIM-motor score in patients with mild or moderately severe stroke (mild: r = 0.472, p < 0.001; moderate: r = 0.524, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Combination of low PhA and SMI values at baseline, was an independent predictor of physical function at discharge in patients with acute stroke. The findings highlighted the importance of measuring PhA and SMI using BIA in patients with acute stroke.
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- T Abe
- Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Kumamoto Rehabilitation Hospital, Kikuchi, Kumamoto Japan,
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Shiota M, Fujimoto N, Sekino Y, Tsukahara S, Nagakawa S, Takamatsu D, Abe T, Kinoshita F, Ueda S, Ushijima M, Matsumoto T, Kashiwagi E, Inokuchi J, Uchiumi T, Oda Y, Eto M. Clinical impact of HSD3B1 polymorphism by metastatic volume and somatic HSD3B1 alterations in advanced prostate cancer. Andrologia 2021; 54:e14307. [PMID: 34747051 DOI: 10.1111/and.14307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the significance of HSD3B1 gene status including germline polymorphism and somatic alterations in prostate cancer. Patients with prostate cancer treated with androgen-deprivation therapy, as well as tissues from metastatic prostate cancer, were included. Genomic DNA was extracted from cancer tissues and whole blood samples, and HSD3B1 (rs1047303, 1245C) was genotyped by Sanger sequencing. The association of HSD3B1 genotype with progression-free survival according to metastatic volume was examined. Copy number alteration and gene expression of HSD3B1 were examined in prostate cancer cells and public datasets. Among 194 patients, 121 and 73 patients were categorized into low- and high-volume diseases respectively. In multivariate analysis, the adrenal-permissive genotype (AC/CC) was significantly associated with increased risk of progression compared with the adrenal-restrictive genotype (AA) in low volume, but not high-volume diseases. Somatic mutation in HSD3B1 was detected at least in two cases of castration-resistant prostate cancer tissues. HSD3B1 amplification and overexpression were detected in castration-resistant prostate cancer cells and tissues. The current findings suggest that both germline and somatic alterations of HSD3B1 may cooperatively promote castration resistance in prostate cancer and HSD3B1 as a promising biomarker for precision medicine, warranting further investigations.
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- Masaki Shiota
- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Abe T, Okuyama K, Miyazaki R. Non-driving older adults living in a rural hilly area are at high risk for poor physical function. Eur J Public Health 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.215] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
While some studies have found an association between built environments and physical function, it is unclear whether living in a hilly area is associated with poor physical function among older adults, and whether this association varies by car driving status. This cross-sectional study investigated the association between hilliness and physical function in community-dwelling older adults and whether it varied according to their car driving status.
Methods
Data were collected from 633 participants aged 60 years and older living in Okinoshima Town, Shimane prefecture, Japan, in 2018. Physical function was objectively assessed; < 1.0 m/s was defined as poor walking speed, and hilliness was measured by mean land slope within a 1000-meter network buffer zone around each participant's home using geographic information system. Logistic regression examined whether hilliness was associated with poor walking speed adjusted for sex, age, body mass index, current smoking, current alcohol consumption, exercise habits, current chronic disease, and living arrangements. A stratified analysis by car driving status was also conducted.
Results
A total of 159 (25.1%) participants had poor walking speed. After adjusting for all confounders, hilliness was positively associated with poor walking speed (OR = 1.07, 95% CI, 1.02-1.12). The stratified analysis by car driving status showed that living in a hilly area was positively associated with poor walking speed among non-drivers (OR = 1.10, 95% CI, 1.03-1.17), though there were no associations among drivers (OR = 1.00, 95% CI 0.92-1.08).
Conclusions
Our study found that a hilly environment was associated with poor walking speed in community-dwelling older adults in Japan. Moreover, car driving status potentially modified the relationship between living in a hilly environment and poor walking speed.
Key messages
Older adults living in a hilly environment were more likely to have poor walking speed, compared to those living in less hilly area. The stratified analysis by car driving status showed that non-driving older adults living in a rural hilly environment may be at high risk for poor physical function.
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- T Abe
- Center for Community-Based Healthcare Research and Education, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
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- Center for Community-Based Healthcare Research and Education, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Center for Community-Based Healthcare Research and Education, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
- Faculty of Human Sciences, Shimane University, Matsue, Japan
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Motohiro A, Abe T, Okuyama K, Kumakura S. Environmental Factors Affecting Cognitive Function Among Community-dwelling Older Adults. Eur J Public Health 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.213] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Although neighborhood environmental factors have been found to be associated with cognitive decline, few longitudinal studies have focused on their effect among older adults living in rural areas. This longitudinal study aimed to investigate the effect of neighborhood environmental factors on cognitive decline among rural older adults.
Methods
The data of 503 older adults aged > 60 years who were living in Unnan City in Japan and had participated in two surveys conducted between 2014 and 2018 were analyzed. Cognitive function was assessed using the Cognitive Assessment for Dementia, iPad version 2. Elevation, hilliness, residential density, and proximity to a community center were measured using geographic information system. Logistic regression examined the effect of each neighborhood environmental factor (in quartiles: Q1-Q4) on cognitive decline.
Results
A total of 57 (11.3%) participants demonstrated a decrease in cognitive function at follow up. Elevation (Odds ratio (OR): 3.37, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.11-10.20 for Q3 vs. Q1; OR: 5.43, 95% CI: 1.89-15.56 for Q4 vs. Q1) and hilliness (OR: 3.45, 95% CI: 1.46-8.11 for Q4 vs. Q1) were associated with a higher likelihood of cognitive decline. Residential density and distance to a community center were not associated with cognitive decline.
Conclusions
Elevated and hilly environments may increase risk of cognitive decline among rural older adults.
Key messages
Residents in mountainous regions tend to have limited accessibility to various living centers. Those who live in elevated and hilly areas within the mountainous regions may have further limited accessibility and availability of locations where they can interact with others.
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- A Motohiro
- Shimane University, Department of Medical Education and Research, Faculty of Medicine, Izumo City, Japan
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- Shimane University, Center for Community-Based Healthcare Research and Education, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Izumo City, Japan
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- Shimane University, Center for Community-Based Healthcare Research and Education, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Izumo City, Japan
- Lund University, Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Jan Waldenströms gata, Sweden
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- Shimane University, Department of Medical Education and Research, Faculty of Medicine, Izumo City, Japan
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Shirotani S, Jujo K, Kishihara M, Watanabe S, Endo N, Takada T, Abe T, Minami Y, Hagiwara N. Low serum chloride level gives renin-angiotensin system inhibitor a prognostic impact in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0917] [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
Hypochloremia is associated with a poor prognosis of heart failure (HF) patients. This phenomenon is sustained even in HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Serum chloride level is known to be affected by serum renin secretion; however, this relationship is one of the least investigated field in HF patients. Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor is recommended as a first-line medication for HF patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, but no prior studies of RAS inhibitors have achieved to improve the prognosis of HFpEF patients.
Purpose
We investigated the relationship between baseline serum chloride level and the prognostic impact of RAS inhibitor in HFpEF patients.
Methods
This is an observational study including 1,913 consecutive patients who admitted to hospital due to worsening of HF and discharged alive in a single university hospital. After excluding patients who received regular hemodialysis and whose left ventricular ejection fraction were under 50%, 506 HFpEF patients were ultimately analyzed. They were categorized into tertiles by serum chloride levels at discharge (T1: −100 mEq/L, T2: 101–104 mEq/L, T3: 105- mEq/L), and patients in each category were further divided into subgroups depending on the prescription of RAS inhibitor at discharge (RAS inhibitor group and Non-RAS inhibitor group). The primary endpoint of this study was death from any cause.
Results
During the observation period with 479 days of median follow-up, 77 (15.2%) died. Patients in the RAS inhibitor group had significantly better prognosis than those in the Non-RAS inhibitor group in T1 category (Log-rank: p=0.003, Figure). In contrast, there was no statistical difference in the mortality between the RAS inhibitor group and Non-RAS inhibitor group in T2 and T3 categories (Log-rank: p=0.15, p=0.81, respectively, Figure). Multivariate Cox regression analysis in T1 category revealed that taking RAS inhibitor at discharge was independently associated with a lower mortality rate, even after the adjustment of diverse covariates (hazard ratio: 0.40, 95% confidence interval: 0.20–0.80).
Conclusion
In this observational study, the administration of RAS inhibitor was associated with an improved prognosis of HFpEF patients only in low serum chloride level at discharge. Therapeutic strategy focusing on the chloride level may be one of the promising options to find the light on a unintervenable prognosis of HFpEF.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- S Shirotani
- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Takada T, Jujo K, Kishihara M, Shirotani S, Watanabe S, Abe T, Yoshida A, Minami Y, Hagiwara N. Prognostic advantage of optimal medical therapy is not cancelled in hospitalized heart failure patients receiving regular hemodialysis. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0995] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
As the first-line medications, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) and β-blocker provide prognostic benefits in patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). However, the negative inotropic effect of these drugs may destabilize the hemodynamics during hemodialysis (HD) and become prognostically controversial in patients receiving regular HD. Indeed, prior studies have reported the cancellation of the favorable prognostic effects of RAASi and β-blocker in patients with HD. However, it is totally unknown whether the guideline-directed medical therapy affects the prognosis in HF patients receiving regular HD.
Purpose
We aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of RAASi and β-blocker on the cardiovascular (CV) events in HF patients on regular HD.
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This observational study initially included 1,930 consecutive patients who were hospitalized due to HF and discharged alive. Of these, 151 patients who received regular HD were ultimately analyzed. They were classified into 3 groups depending on the prescribing medications at discharge; patients who received none of RAASi or β-blocker (None group: N=19), either RAASi or β-blocker (Either group: N=56), and both RAASi and β-blocker (Both group: N=76). The primary endpoint was a composite of CV death and readmission due to HF.
Results
During the observation period of median 501 (interquartile range: 197–954) days, the primary endpoint occurred in 61 patients (40%). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed the highest rate of composite endpoint in the None group (log-rank for trend: p<0.001, Figure). After adjusting for covariates of age, sex, LVEF, and systolic blood pressure and heart rate at discharge, the hazard ratio (HR) for a composite endpoint was significantly lower in the Either group or Both group than that in the None group [HR: 0.19, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.08–0.45; HR: 0.16, 95% CI: 0.06–0.42, respectively].
Conclusions
The prescription of RAASi or β-blocker at discharge was associated with lower adverse CV event rates in patients on regular HD who were hospitalized for HF. In order to improve long-term prognosis of HF patients on HD, we should consider the prescription of RAASi or β-blocker for them if hemodynamics during HD is affordable.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. Figure 1
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- T Takada
- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Abe T, Jujo K, Watanabe S, Kishihara M, Shirotani S, Takada T, Yoshida A, Saito K, Hagiwara N. Heart failure re-hospitalization differently affects the following mortality in patients with reduced, mid-range and preserved LVEF. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0746] [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 recent advances in the treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) have been remarkable, while no therapy has convincingly improved the prognosis in HF patients with preserved (HFpEF) and mid-range (HFmrEF) ejection fraction. Frequent decompensations of HF lead to progressive deterioration of cardiac and renal function, and quality of life. Hence, prior studies have reported that the mortality of HFrEF patients increases as hospitalization for HF repeats. However, it is still unclear whether this trend applies for HFpEF and HFmrEF patients.
Purpose
We aimed to compare the prognostic impact of re-hospitalization due to HF on cardiovascular death (CVD) among HFrEF, HFmrEF and HFpEF patients.
Methods
This observational study included 1,930 consecutive patients who were hospitalized for worsening of HF and discharged alive. Of them, patients who have never or have not been hospitalized for HF at least last 2 years, were finally analyzed. Patients were consisted of the population with HFrEF (EF<40%, n=421), HFmrEF (EF 40–49%, n=202) and HFpEF (EF>50%, n=291). Patients in each EF-classified population were divide into 2 subgroups based on whether patients were re-hospitalized for HF during the observational period, respectively. The primary endpoint of this study was CVD.
Results
During the observation period, Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients who were re-hospitalized for HF had higher event rate of CVD in HFrEF group (Log-rank p=0.008, Figure). Even after adjusting with multivariate covariates including age, sex, EF, brain natriuretic peptide and estimated glomerular filtration rate, re-hospitalization for HF was an independent predictor for CVD in HFrEF group (HR: 1.95, 95% CI: 1.11–2.86, p=0.029). However, in HFmrEF group and HFpEF group, there was no significant difference in the rates of CVD between 2 subgroups divided whether patients were re-hospitalized for HF or not (p=0.91, p=0.34, respectively).
Conclusion
Re-hospitalization for HF affected the CVD rate in HFrEF group, but not in HFmrEF and HFpEF groups. The prevention of re-hospitalization for HF is important particularly in HFrEF patients in order to improve cardiovascular mortality.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- T Abe
- Nishiarai Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nishiarai Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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Hisa N, Ito H, Kotake R, Akimoto S, Suzuki Y, Takahashi Y, Igarashi C, Ono S, Harada H, Nakata M, Abe T. P–192 Efficacy of postponement of intracytoplasmic sperm injection timing after spindle visualization for Metaphase I oocytes. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.191] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Study question
Does postponement of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) timing after spindle visualization for Metaphase I (MI) oocytes improve developmental outcomes of embryos?
Summary answer
Postponement of ICSI timing after spindle visualization for MI oocytes improves blastocyst utility rates.
What is known already
Immature oocytes are generally considered poor developmental outcomes. Meanwhile, the timing of ICSI adjusted by using spindle visualization can improve clinically utilized embryos and live birth rates, but these outcomes remain inferior to those of mature oocytes. In in vitro maturation culture, nuclear maturation is thought to occur before the completion of cytoplasmic maturation, and in immature oocytes, synchronization of nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation may be insufficient for ICSI immediately after spindle visualization.
Study design, size, duration
Data for this retrospective cohort study were obtained 672 oocytes retrieved under mild stimulation cycles using letrozole, in patients aged younger than 39 years between April 2017 and October 2020.Written informed consent was obtained from all patients. This study was approved by the institutional review board.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
As a control group, 464 MetaphaseIIoocytes that underwent ICSI immediately after visualization of the spindle were used. In group A, 103 MI oocytes underwent ICSI immediately after the first polar body release and spindle visualization, and in group B, 105 oocytes underwent ICSI 2–3 hours after spindle visualization. The primary outcomes were fertilization rates, degeneration, cleavage, embryo blastocyst formation, and utility rates. Outcomes were compared among the three groups.
Main results and the role of chance
The baseline fertilization rates of each group (control, A, B) were 82.3% (382/464), 73.8% (76/103), and 83.8% (88/105), respectively. The rate was significantly lower in group A than in the control group (P < 0.05), and also tended to be lower in group A than in group B, although the difference was not significant. There was no significant difference in abnormal fertilization rates, oocyte degeneration rates, cleavage rates, and blastocyst formation rates among the three groups. [control, A, B: abnormal fertilization rate: 4.3% (20/464), 8.7% (9/103), 4.8% (5/105); oocyte degeneration rates: 3.0% (14/464), 1.9% (2/103), 3.8% (4/105); cleavage rates: 95.6% (307/321), 93.8% (61/65), 98.7% (74/75); blastocyst formation rates: 58.6% (177/302), 51.7% (31/60), 55.4% (41/74), respectively]. The blastocyst utility rates of control group and group B were significantly higher than in group A [41.7% (126/302), 45.9% (34/74), 26.7% (16/60), respectively] (P < 0.05). There were no significantly different outcomes between the control group and group B.
Limitations, reasons for caution
The optimal timing of ICSI for MI oocyte cannot be determined by the presence or absence of spindles. In addition, the postponement duration we set was based on reports which reported on final oocyte maturation, and further investigation is needed to establish the optimal ICSI timing for MI oocytes.
Wider implications of the findings: In MI oocytes, postponement of ICSI timing after spindle visualization is essential for synchronization of the nucleus and cytoplasmic maturation.
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- N Hisa
- Shinjuku ART Cinic, IVF lab, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Cinic, IVF lab, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Cinic, IVF lab, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Cinic, IVF lab, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Cinic, IVF lab, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Cinic, IVF lab, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, Department of Gynecology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, Department of Gynecology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, Department of Gynecology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, Department of Gynecology, Tokyo, Japan
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Takahashi Y, Hisa N, Kotake R, Suzuki Y, Akimoto S, Igarashi C, Ito H, Harada H, Nakata M, Ono S, Abe T. P–609 The chances of one live birth rates after first ART cycle in minimal stimulation cycle IVF with letrozole only and natural cycle IVF. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.608] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Study question
Are one live birth rates (LBRs) similar in minimal stimulation cycle IVF with letrozole only and natural cycle IVF for the first ART cycle?
Summary answer
LBRs after first ART cycle in minimal stimulation cycle IVF with letrozole only are superior to natural cycle IVF.
What is known already
The addition of letrozole to gonadotropins in ovarian stimulation (OS) may reduce the risk of OHSS, but there is no significant difference were reported in ongoing pregnancy rate or number of oocytes retrieved in the letrozole + FSH group compared to the FSH only. No differences were also reported in clinical pregnancy rates or number of mature oocytes in the additional of letrozole in an GnRH antagonist protocol group compared to the GnRH antagonist group. There are no previous study comparing LBRs after first ART cycle in minimal stimulation cycle IVF with letrozole and natural cycle IVF.
Study design, size, duration
Data for this retrospective cohort study were obtained 643 women, 30–39 years of age started their first ART cycle at one private fertility clinic between January 2016- December 2019.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
A total of 643 women were scheduled their first oocyte retrieval cycle. 118 women started with letrozole (LE) and 525 women started natural cycle (NC). The main strategy for OS in our center is minimal stimulation and natural cycle IVF. Patients consulted with gynecologists to determine their treatment plan based on patients’ preference or their menstrual cycle. All pregnancies generated from oocyte retrieval during the first IVF cycle including fresh and frozen-thaw cycles were registered.
Main results and the role of chance
The number of retrieved oocytes and the normal fertilization rates were significantly higher in the LE than NC (4.4 vs 3.4, 77.6% vs 71.1%), p < 0.05 respectively). There was no significant difference in the clinical pregnancy rates (CPRs) per embryo transfer (ET) (fresh cleavage stage ET: 32.9% vs 28.0%, frozen-thaw blastocyst ET: 39.4% vs 44.9% ns). However, the CPRs and LBRs per oocyte retrieval (OR) were significantly higher in the LE group (39.0% vs 28.6, 33.9% vs 21.9%, p < 0.05 respectively). In a subsequent regression analyses, LBRs per OR of LE was significantly higher than NC as well. (adjusted OR = 1.63 (95% CI: 1.02–2.58, p = 0.041).
Limitations, reasons for caution
The strength of the present study was the use of a large cohort of women who underwent minimal stimulation IVF with letrozole only. Although our results are promising, limited by retrospective cohort study. These interpretations prompted the need for a perspective cohort study to evaluate the efficacy of letrozole.
Wider implications of the findings: When comparing minimal stimulation IVF with letrozole only and natural cycle IVF, we found significantly higher LBRs per OR in minimal stimulation IVF with letrozole only, despite similar CPRs per ET.
Trial registration number
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- Y Takahashi
- Shinjuku ART Clinic, IVF laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, IVF laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, IVF laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, IVF laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, IVF laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, IVF laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, IVF laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, Department of Gynecology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, Department of Gynecology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, Department of Gynecology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinjuku ART Clinic, Department of Gynecology, Tokyo, Japan
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Aydin A, Ahmed K, Abe T, Raison N, Van Hemelrijck M, Ahmed H, Al-Jabir A, Brunckhorst O, Shinohara N, Zhu W, Zeng G, Sfakianos J, Tewari A, Gözen A, Rassweiler J, Skolarikos A, Kunit T, Knoll T, Moltzahn F, Thalmann G, Lantz Powers A, Chew B, Sarica K, Khan M, Dasgupta P. Simulation in urological training and Education (SIMULATE): A randomised controlled clinical and educational trial to determine the effect of simulation-based surgical training. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01334-8] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Tohi Y, Kato T, Yokomizo A, Mitsuzuka K, Tomida R, Inokuchi J, Matsumoto R, Saito T, Sasaki H, Inoue K, Kinoshita H, Fukuhara H, Maruyama S, Sakamoto S, Tanikawa T, Egawa S, Ichikura H, Abe T, Nakamura M, Kakehi Y, Sugimoto M. Impact of health-related quality of life on repeat protocol biopsy compliance on active surveillance for favorable prostate cancer: Results from a prospective cohort in the PRIAS-JAPAN study. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01410-x] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Ito K, Morise M, Wakuda K, Hataji O, Shimokawaji T, Takahashi K, Furuya N, Takeyama Y, Goto Y, Abe T, Kato T, Ozone S, Ikeda S, Kogure Y, Yokoyama T, Kimura M, Yoshioka H, Murotani K, Kondo M, Saka H. A multicenter cohort study of osimertinib compared with afatinib as first-line treatment for EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer from practical dataset: CJLSG1903. ESMO Open 2021; 6:100115. [PMID: 33984681 PMCID: PMC8134659 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background FLAURA, the prospective trial of osimertinib as a first-line therapy compared with first-generation epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs), did not show superior survival benefit for osimertinib in either the subgroup of Asians or the subgroup with the L858R mutation. In addition, the superiority of osimertinib compared with second-generation EGFR-TKI is thus far unclear. Patients and methods We reviewed the clinical data of all consecutive patients who were treated with osimertinib or afatinib as first-line therapy between May 2016 and October 2019 from 15 institutions in Japan. We defined the groups based on first-line EGFR-TKI as the afatinib group and the osimertinib group. Outcomes included time to discontinuation of any EGFR-TKI (TD-TKI), overall survival (OS), and time to treatment failure, with propensity score analysis carried out as an exploratory analysis in the survival and subgroup analyses. Results A total of 554 patients were enrolled. Data on 326 patients in the osimertinib group, and 224 patients in the afatinib group were analyzed. TD-TKI adjusted by propensity score in the afatinib and osimertinib groups was 18.6 months (95% confidence interval 15.8 to 22.0) and 20.5 months (95% confidence interval 13.8 to not reached), respectively, without significant difference (P = 0.204). OS adjusted by propensity score favored the afatinib group with a significant difference (P = 0.018). Subgroup analysis with propensity score showed that patients with L858R and without brain metastasis had superior survival benefit with afatinib compared with osimertinib (P < 0.001). Conclusions TD-TKI in the afatinib group was not significantly prolonged compared with the osimertinib group in the practical data. In the exploratory analysis of patients with L858R-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer without brain metastasis, afatinib showed more benefit in OS over osimertinib. The large-scale practical data of 550 patients who were treated with osimertinib or afatinib as first-line therapy were analyzed. The superiority of osimertinib compared with afatinib could not be demonstrated in all populations. Osimertinib therapy showed effectiveness in patients with brain metastasis. Afatinib therapy showed potential benefit in patients with L858R mutation and without brain metastasis.
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- K Ito
- Respiratory Center, Matsusaka Municipal Hospital, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan; Department of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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- Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Suntou-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Respiratory Center, Matsusaka Municipal Hospital, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Gifu, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toyota Memorial Hospital, Toyota, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Biostatistics Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Matsunami General Hospital, Kasamatsu, Gifu, Japan
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Shiota M, Sekino Y, Tsukahara S, Abe T, Kinoshita F, Imada K, Ueda S, Ushijima M, Nagakawa S, Matsumoto T, Kashiwagi E, Takeuchi A, Inokuchi J, Uchiumi T, Oda Y, Eto M. Gene amplification of YB-1 in castration-resistant prostate cancer in association with aberrant androgen receptor expression. Cancer Sci 2020; 112:323-330. [PMID: 33064355 PMCID: PMC7780013 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14695] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Although Y‐box binding protein‐1 (YB‐1) is known to be overexpressed in prostate cancer, especially castration‐resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), the mechanism of its overexpression remains unclear. We aimed to elucidate the mechanism of YB‐1 overexpression in CRPC. Gene amplification in CRPC cells and tissues was examined by public database analysis, and digital PCR. The significance of YB‐1 amplification for the YB‐1/androgen receptor (AR) axis and prognosis was examined by public database analysis and immunohistochemistry. YB‐1 amplification was mainly observed in CRPC tissues by public database analysis and confirmed in CRPC cells and tissues by digital PCR. Expression of YB‐1 was increased in CRPC tissues compared with treatment‐naïve tissues. Furthermore, YB‐1 and phosphorylated YB‐1 levels were associated with AR and AR V7 expression levels. Finally, YB‐1 amplification was associated with poor outcomes in CRPC. Taken together, the present findings suggest that YB‐1 amplification contributes to progression to CRPC through regulation of AR and AR V7 expressions, and that YB‐1 is a promising therapeutic target in CRPC.
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- Masaki Shiota
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Iwahashi N, Kirigaya J, Horii M, Abe T, Akiyama E, Okada K, Matsuzawa Y, Maejima N, Hibi K, Kosuge M, Ebina T, Tamura K, Kimura K. Clinical significance of late diastolic tissue doppler parameters after onset of STEMI: from the view point of the timing of the echocardipography. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0074] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
The early transmitral flow velocity (E) divided by the early diastolic velocity of the mitral valve annulus (e') is referred to as the “E/e' ratio,” is useful even for ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, the role of late diastolic velocity (a') which reveals the atrial function for STEMI is still unclear.
Objectives
We evaluated the clinical usefulness of tissue Doppler including atrial function for a first-time STEMI by long time follow up. Furthermore, we evaluated the meaning of each parameters by performing immediately after PCI or 2 weeks later.
Methods
We treated consecutive 571 first-time STEMI patients by immediate PCI within 12 hours after onset, and we examined 270 patients at immediately after PCI (GroupA, 65 years, 250 male) and 301 patients at 2 weeks after onset (GroupB, 64 years, 243 male). We examined trans mitral flow and TDI, then defined E/e' as LV filling pressure and A/a' as left atrial function. We followed them for a long time (>5 years). The primary end point (PE) was cardiac death or re-admission for heart failure (HF).
Results
We followed the patients in Group A for 10 years, Group B for 5 years. PE occurred in 64 patients in GroupA during 10 years, and 45 patients in GroupB during 5 years. We analyzed the univariate and multivariate Cox hazard analyses and we compared e' and a', E/e' and A/a' (Table). In GroupA, a' and A/a' were the independent predictors, on the other hand neither a' nor A/a' were the predictors in GroupB. E/e' was an independent predictor both in GroupA and B.
Conclusion
TDI parameters have different meanings by the timing of echocardiography after onset of a first-time STEMI. These results demonstrated that atrial dysfunction immediately after onset of STEMI suggests the poor prognosis after STEMI.
Cox Hazard Proportional Analysis
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- N Iwahashi
- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Hospital, Department of Medical Science and Cardio-Renal Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Hospital, Department of Medical Science and Cardio-Renal Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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Iwanami Y, Jujo K, Higuchi S, Abe T, Shoda M, Ejima K, Hagiwara N. The prognostic impact of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation after heart failure hospitalization on long-term mortality – Propensity-score matching analysis. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0531] [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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Background
In the last two decades, catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) including pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has been developed as a standard and effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). In patients with chronic heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (HFrEF), PVI CA for AF dramatically improves LVEF, resulting in better clinical prognoses. On the contrary, there still has been no data that PVI CA for AF improves the prognosis in heart failure patients with preserved LVEF (HFpEF).
Purpose
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of PVI CA for AF after the hospitalization due to decompensation of heart failureHF, focusing on LVEF.
Methods
From the database including 1,793 consecutive patients who were hospitalized due to congestive HF, we ultimately analyzed 624 AF patients who were discharged alive. They were assigned into two groups due that PVI CA for AF procedure done after the index hospitalization for HF; the PVI CA group (n=62) and Non-PVI CA group (n=562). For the two groups, we performed propensity-score (PS) matching using variables as follows: age, sex, LVEF, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at discharge. Further analysis was performed separately in HFrEF (LVEF <50%) and HFpEF (LVEF >50%). The primary endpoint of this study was death from any cause.
Results
In unmatched patients, Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients in the PVI CA group had a significantly lower all-cause mortality than those in the Non-PVI CA group during 678 median follow-up period (Log-rank test: P=0.003, Figure A). In 96 PS-matched patients, patients in the PVI CA group still had lower mortality rate than those in the Non-PVI CA group (hazard ratio 0.28, 95% confidence interval 0.09–0.86, p=0.018, Figure B). When the whole study population was classified into HFrEF and HFpEF, HFrEF patients who received PVI showed a significantly lower mortality than those who did not (p=0.007); whereas, in HFpEF patients, PVI CA for AF did not make statistical difference in all-cause mortality (p=0.061).
Conclusions
In this observational study, PVI CA for AF may improve the mortality in HF patients with reduced LVEF. However, the prognostic impact of PVI CA for AF was not observed in HF patients with preserved LVEF.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- Y Iwanami
- Nishiarai Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nishiarai Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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Abe T, Jujo K, Moriyama T, Iwanami Y, Shimazaki K, Hara M, Nakazawa G, Hagiwara N, Saito K. Insufficient lipid lowering therapy could not bring favorable prognostic effect in high risk patients who were functionally deferred percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1403] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Deferral of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a functionally insignificant stenosis is associated with favorable long-term prognoses. However, previous reports revealed that patients with fractional flow reserve (FFR) 0.81–0.85 had higher cardiovascular adverse event rates than those with FFR >0.85. Numbers of large clinical trials established the lower, the better strategy for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) management for patients after PCI. However, in the real clinical practice, the achievement rate of target LDL-C is often insufficient in patients with atherosclerotic risk factors who were functionally deferred PCI.
Purpose
We aimed to examine optimal LDL-C management for patients with intermediate coronary stenosis deferred PCI by FFR measurement.
Methods
This observational study included 293 consecutive patients with coronary stenosis deferred PCI due to greater FFR than 0.80. We separately analyzed 90 patients with 0.81–0.85 of FFR and 203 patients with >0.85. Patients in each group were further classified into 2 groups based on LDL-C level at one year after FFR measurement; the Lower LDL-C group (<100 mg/dL) and the Higher LDL-C group (>100 mg/dL). The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) including death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, heart failure hospitalization and unplanned revascularization.
Results
Patients with FFR 0.81–0.85 had a significantly higher MACCE rate than those with FFR >0.85 (hazard ratio (HR): 1.77, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02–3.07, p=0.043). In patients with FFR 0.81–0.85, the Lower LDL-C group (n-=53) had a significantly lower rate of the primary endpoint than the Higher LDL-C group (HR: 0.41, 95% CI: 0.18–0.97, Log-rank p=0.036, Figure A). Whereas, there was no significant difference in the event rate between 2 groups in patients with FFR >0.85 (Log-rank p=0.42, Figure B).
Conclusion
Uncontrolled LDL-C level was associated with higher MACCE rate in patients who were deferred PCI due to FFR 0.81–0.85. These results suggested that even in patients who were deferred PCI, those with coronary artery stenosis of lower FFR value should receive strict LDL-C lowering therapy with close monitoring.
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Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- T Abe
- Nishiarai Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nishiarai Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shimane University Graduate School of Medicine, Center for Community-Based Healthcare Research and Education, Shimane, Japan
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- Kindai University, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nishiarai Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Iwahashi N, Kirigaya J, Horii M, Hanajima Y, Abe T, Akiyama E, Okada K, Matsuzawa Y, Maejima N, Hibi K, Kosuge M, Ebina T, Tamura K, Kimura K. Serial echocardiographical assessment for urgent control of rapid atrial fibrillation in acute heart failure. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1213] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives
Doppler echocardiography is a well-recognized technique for noninvasive evaluation; however, little is known about its efficacy in patients with rapid atrial fibrillation (AF) accompanied by acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The aim of this study was to explore the usefulness of serial echocardiographical assessment for rapid AF patients with ADHF.
Patients
A total of 110 ADHF patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and rapid AF who were admitted to the CCU unit and received landiolol treatmentto decrease the heart rate (HR) to <110 bpm and change HR (ΔHR) of >20% within 24 hours were enrolled.
Interventions
Immediately after admission, the patients (n=110) received landiolol, and its dose was increased to the maximum; then, we repeatedly performed echocardiography. Among them, 39 patients were monitored using invasive right heart catheterization (RHC) simultaneously with echocardiography.
Measurements and main results
There were significant relationships between Doppler and RHC parameters through the landiolol treatment (Figure, baseline–max HR treatment). We observed for the major adverse events (MAE) during initial hospitalization, which included cardiac death, HF prolongation (required intravenous treatment at 30 days), and worsening renal function (WRF). MAE occurred in 44 patients, and logistic regression analyses showed that the mean left atrial pressure (mLAP)-Doppler (odds ratio = 1.132, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05–1.23, p=0.0004) and stroke volume (SV)-Doppler (odds ratio = 0.93, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.89–0.97, p=0.001) at 24 hours were the significant predictors for MAE, and multivariate analysis showed that mLAP-Doppler was the strongest predictor (odds ratio = 1.16, 95% CI: 0.107–1.27, p=0.0005) (Table).
Conclusions
During the control of the rapid AF in HFrEF patients withADHF, echocardiography was useful to assess their hemodynamic condition, even at bedside.
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Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- N Iwahashi
- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of emergency medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Hospital, Department of Medical Science and Cardio-Renal Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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Shiota M, Machidori A, Abe T, Monji K, Kashiwagi E, Takeuchi A, Takahashi R, Inokuchi J, Yokomizo A, Naito S, Eto M. Impact of antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients treated with abiraterone or enzalutamide. Int J Urol 2020; 27:1109-1115. [PMID: 32929792 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome after bicalutamide withdrawal in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients treated with androgen receptor-axis targeted agents. METHODS The study cohort comprised 94 patients treated with abiraterone (n = 34) or enzalutamide (n = 60) as a first-line androgen receptor-axis targeted agent for castration-resistant prostate cancer despite combined androgen blockade by castration with bicalutamide as the first-line therapy. The association between clinicopathological factors (including antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome) and therapeutic outcome after using abiraterone and enzalutamide was investigated. RESULTS The decline in the prostate-specific antigen level after use of abiraterone or enzalutamide was comparable between patients with and without antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome. Antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome (hazard ratio 3.84, 95% confidence interval 1.29-11.45; P = 0.016) was associated with a higher risk of progression on multivariate analysis, but not all-cause death after abiraterone use. Progression-free survival and overall survival after enzalutamide use did not differ between patients with and without antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome. CONCLUSIONS The present data suggest a modest therapeutic efficacy of abiraterone in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients with anti-androgen withdrawal syndrome after bicalutamide withdrawal.
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- Masaki Shiota
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Harasanshin Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Harasanshin Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Abe T, Kitayuguchi J, Okuyama K, Okada S, Nabika T, Tanaka C. Environmental factors and physical activity among youth in rural Japan: a 1-year prospective study. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.905] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Although moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) has multiple health benefits, current global activity levels among children are quite low. Environmental influences on MVPA levels among children and adolescents in rural areas are unclear. The present study examined if environmental factors were associated with MVPA in children and adolescents in rural Japan.
Methods
Two school-based serial surveys were conducted in 2017 and 2018 for 1,461 children and adolescents (10-14 years old) in Unnan City, Japan. If meeting the WHO recommended MVPA levels: at least 60 minutes/day was assessed via the Japanese translation of the WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey questionnaire. Environmental factors, namely habitable land area, population size, and population density were calculated for each individuals' residential town, and categorized into three levels (small, medium, and large). Logistic regression was used to determine odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of engaging in the recommended level of MVPA after 1 year by each environmental factor, adjusting for sex, school grades, body mass index, screen time, preference for PA, and MVPA level at baseline.
Results
Only 22.4% of children and adolescents were engaging in the recommended MVPA levels in 2018. Engaging in the recommended level of MVPA after 1 year was significantly associated with medium (OR = 1.63; 95%CI, 1.08-2.46) and large (OR = 1.69; 95%CI, 1.15-2.47) compared to small habitable areas, and with medium (OR = 1.01; 95%CI, 0.61-1.67) and large (OR = 1.75; 95%CI, 1.09-2.81) compared to small population size. Population density was not associated with MVPA.
Conclusions
This prospective study found that habitable area and population size were positively associated with MVPA at 1-year follow-up in rural Japan. In rural areas, habitable land areas and population size itself may be a better predictor for MVPA among children than population density.
Key messages
Habitable area and population size was positively associated with physical activity among children and adolescents in rural Japan. Population density as an environmental factor was not associated with physical activity.
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- T Abe
- Center for Community-Based Healthcare Research and Education, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan
- Physical Education and Medicine Research Center UNNAN, Shimane, Japan
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- Physical Education and Medicine Research Center UNNAN, Shimane, Japan
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- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Physical Education and Medicine Research Foundation, Nagano, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan
- Center for Community-Based Healthcare Research and Education, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan
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- College of Health and Welfare, J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan
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Pfaff R, Larsen M, Abe T, Habu H, Clemmons J, Freudenreich H, Rowland D, Bullett T, Yamamoto M, Watanabe S, Kakinami Y, Yokoyama T, Mabie J, Klenzing J, Bishop R, Walterscheid R, Yamamoto M, Yamazaki Y, Murphy N, Angelopoulos V. Daytime Dynamo Electrodynamics With Spiral Currents Driven by Strong Winds Revealed by Vapor Trails and Sounding Rocket Probes. Geophys Res Lett 2020; 47:e2020GL088803. [PMID: 32999519 PMCID: PMC7507750 DOI: 10.1029/2020gl088803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We investigate the forces and atmosphere-ionosphere coupling that create atmospheric dynamo currents using two rockets launched nearly simultaneously on 4 July 2013 from Wallops Island (USA), during daytime Sq conditions with ΔH of -30 nT. One rocket released a vapor trail observed from an airplane which showed peak velocities of >160 m/s near 108 km and turbulence coincident with strong unstable shear. Electric and magnetic fields and plasma density were measured on a second rocket. The current density peaked near 110 km exhibiting a spiral pattern with altitude that mirrored that of the winds, suggesting the dynamo is driven by tidal forcing. Such stratified currents are obscured in integrated ground measurements. Large electric fields produced a current opposite to that driven by the wind, believed created to minimize the current divergence. Using the observations, we solve the dynamo equation versus altitude, providing a new perspective on the complex nature of the atmospheric dynamo.
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- R. Pfaff
- NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltMDUSA
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyClemson UniversityClemsonSCUSA
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTokyoJapan
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTokyoJapan
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of New HampshireDurhamNHUSA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltMDUSA
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- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCOUSA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationBoulderCOUSA
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- School of Systems EngineeringKochi University of TechnologyKamiJapan
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- Department of Information MediaHokkaido Information UniversityEbetsuJapan
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- Department of Information MediaHokkaido Information UniversityEbetsuJapan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable HumanosphereKyoto UniversityUjiJapan
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- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCOUSA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationBoulderCOUSA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltMDUSA
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- Aerospace CorporationEl SegundoCAUSA
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- Research Institute for Sustainable HumanosphereKyoto UniversityUjiJapan
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- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryPasadenaCAUSA
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space SciencesUniversity of CaliforniaLos AngelesCAUSA
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Nojima T, Matsubayashi Y, Yoshida A, Suganami H, Abe T, Ishizawa M, Fujihara K, Tanaka S, Kaku K, Sone H. Influence of an SGLT2 inhibitor, tofogliflozin, on the resting heart rate in relation to adipose tissue insulin resistance. Diabet Med 2020; 37:1316-1325. [PMID: 32096571 PMCID: PMC7496771 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS To examine the effects of a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, tofogliflozin, on resting heart rate by exploring baseline factors that independently influenced changes in the resting heart rate. METHODS Data on 419 participants in tofogliflozin phase 2/3 trials were analysed. Changes in resting heart rate from baseline to week 24 were analysed using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model with groups (tofogliflozin/placebo) as a fixed effect and baseline values as covariates. The antilipolytic effect was evaluated as adipose tissue insulin resistance (Adipo-IR) and was calculated as the product of fasting insulin and free fatty acid. Multivariate analysis evaluated independent factors for changes in resting heart rate from baseline to week 24. RESULTS Of the participants, 58% were men, and mean age, HbA1c , BMI and resting heart rate were 57.6 years, 65 mmol/mol (8.1%), 25.5 kg/m2 and 66 bpm, respectively. At week 24, adjusted mean difference vs. placebo in the change from baseline was -2.3 bpm [95% confidence interval (CI) -4.6, -0.1] with tofogliflozin. Changes in resting heart rate were positively correlated with changes in Adipo-IR, whereas reductions in HbA1c , body weight and blood pressure were similar independent of changes in resting heart among quartiles of resting heart rate change. On multivariate analysis, higher baseline resting heart rates and Adipo-IR values were significantly associated with greater reductions in resting heart rate. CONCLUSIONS Tofogliflozin corrected resting heart rate levels in accordance with baseline levels. Correction of high resting heart rates may be attributed to improved adipose tissue insulin resistance, leading to correction of hyperinsulinaemia.
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- T. Nojima
- Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and MetabolismNiigata University Faculty of MedicineNiigataJapan
- Clinical Data Science DepartmentKowa Co., Ltd.TokyoJapan
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- Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and MetabolismNiigata University Faculty of MedicineNiigataJapan
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- Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and MetabolismNiigata University Faculty of MedicineNiigataJapan
- Kowa Co., Ltd.TokyoJapan
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- Clinical Data Science DepartmentKowa Co., Ltd.TokyoJapan
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- Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and MetabolismNiigata University Faculty of MedicineNiigataJapan
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- Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and MetabolismNiigata University Faculty of MedicineNiigataJapan
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- Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and MetabolismNiigata University Faculty of MedicineNiigataJapan
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- Department of Clinical BiostatisticsGraduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Kawasaki Medical SchoolOkayamaJapan
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- Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and MetabolismNiigata University Faculty of MedicineNiigataJapan
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Kashiwagi E, Abe T, Ushijima M, Shiota M, Netto G, Eto M, Miyamoto H. The role of adipocytokines and their receptors in bladder cancer: Expression of adiponectin or leptin is an independent prognosticator. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)32677-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Thiebaud RS, Abe T, Ogawa M, Loenneke JP, Mitsukawa N. Accelerometer-Determined Intensity and Duration of Habitual Physical Activity and Walking Performance in Well-Functioning Middle-Aged and Older Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Frailty Aging 2020; 9:139-143. [PMID: 32588027 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2019.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association of physical activity (PA) intensities and duration spent in those activities with different walking tasks remains unclear. OBJECTIVES To examine the association between the duration of PA intensities and three walking speeds (usual walking speed, maximal walking speed and zig-zag walking speed). DESIGN Multiple linear regression analysis was used to estimate the association of age, BMI, maximum knee extension strength, light PA, moderate PA and vigorous PA with walking speeds. SETTING University lab. PARTICIPANTS Eighty-six older women (67 ± 7 years). MEASUREMENTS PA was measured for 30 consecutive days using the Lifecorder-EX accelerometer. Exercise intensity was categorized as light (levels 1-3), moderate (levels 4-6) and vigorous (levels 7-9) based on the manufacturer algorithms. Usual straight walking speed (20 m), maximal straight walking speed (20 m) and zig-zag walking speed tests (10 m) were performed by each participant. RESULTS For the usual straight walking speed model (R2 = 0.296, SEE = 0.15 m/s), the significant predictors were BMI, knee extension strength, light PA and vigorous PA. For the maximal straight walking speed model (R2 = 0.326, SEE = 0.20 m/s), only age was a significant predictor. For the zig-zag walking speed model (R2=0.417, SEE = 0.14 m/s), age and maximum knee strength were significant predictors in the model. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the results of this study suggest that vigorous PA and maximal knee extension strength are two important factors that are associated with different walking speeds in older women.
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- R S Thiebaud
- Robert S. Thiebaud, PhD Department of Kinesiology, Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX 76105, USA, , Phone: 817-531-4902, Fax: (817) 531-4428
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Kashiwagi E, Abe T, Kinoshita F, Ushijima M, Masaoka H, Shiota M, Netto GJ, Eto M, Miyamoto H. The role of adipocytokines and their receptors in bladder cancer: expression of adiponectin or leptin is an independent prognosticator. Am J Transl Res 2020; 12:3033-3045. [PMID: 32655828 PMCID: PMC7344091] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Adipocytokines such as leptin and adiponectin have functions in metabolism as well as the development and progression of various types of malignancies. However, little is known about their role in bladder cancer. In this study, we investigated whether leptin, adiponectin, and their receptors have an impact on bladder cancer outgrowth and the mechanisms involved. We performed immunohistochemistry for leptin, leptin receptor (Ob-R), adiponectin, and adiponectin receptors (AdipoR1, AdipoR2) in bladder cancer tissue microarrays. Wound healing assay and western blot were then performed in human bladder cancer lines. The positive rates (0 vs 1+/2+/3+) of Ob-R (P=0.004), adiponectin (P<0.001), AdipoR1 (P=0.016), and AdipoR2 (P<0.001) expression were significantly higher in bladder tumors than in benign urothelial tissues. Strong (3+) leptin expression tended to be present more often in tumors (10.2%; P=0.079) than in benign tissues (3.2%). Multivariate analysis revealed a lower risk of recurrence (hazard ratio [HR]=0.432; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.198-0.942; P=0.034) in patients with an adiponectin-positive non-muscle-invasive tumor and a higher risk of progression (HR=5.148, 95% CI=1.190-22.273; P=0.028) in patients with a leptin-positive muscle-invasive tumor. Treatment of two bladder cancer cell lines with a synthetic adiponectin inhibited their migration and the expressions of phospho-NF-κB, NF-κB, snail, slug, Y-box-binding protein 1, and COX-2, whereas leptin showed reverse effects. Downregulation of adiponectin expression and upregulation of leptin expression were independent predictors for the recurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder tumors and progression of muscle-invasive bladder tumors, respectively. In summary, synthetic adiponectin might exhibit antitumor activity against bladder cancer.
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- Eiji Kashiwagi
- Department of Urology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical SciencesFukuoka 8128582, Japan
- Department of Pathology and James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical SciencesFukuoka 8128582, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical SciencesFukuoka 8128582, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical SciencesFukuoka 8128582, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical SciencesFukuoka 8128582, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical SciencesFukuoka 8128582, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD 21287, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL 35233, USA
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- Department of Urology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical SciencesFukuoka 8128582, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD 21287, USA
- Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Urology, and James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical CenterRochester, NY 14642, USA
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Abe T, Minami K, Harabayashi T, Sazawa A, Chiba H, Kikuchi H, Miyata H, Matsumoto R, Osawa T, Maruyama S, IshizakiIshizaki J, Mochizuki T, Chiba S, Akino T, Murakumo M, Miyajima N, Tsuchiya K, Murai S, Shinohara N. Erratum to: Outcome of maintenance systemic chemotherapy with drug-free interval for metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2020; 50:726. [PMID: 32382760 PMCID: PMC7284546 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyz196] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- T Abe
- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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Ri M, Nunobe S, Honda M, Akimoto E, Kinoshita T, Hori S, Aizawa M, Yabusaki H, Isobe Y, Kawakubo H, Abe T. Gastrectomy with or without omentectomy for cT3–4 gastric cancer: a multicentre cohort study. Br J Surg 2020; 107:1640-1647. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Background
Omentectomy is performed widely for locally advanced gastric cancer to prevent disease recurrence. However, its clinical benefit is unknown.
Methods
This retrospective cohort study compared the outcome of gastrectomy with preservation of the omentum (GPO) and gastrectomy with resection of the omentum (GRO) among patients with cT3–T4 gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy between 2006 and 2012 in one of five participating institutions. A consensus conference identified 28 variables potentially associated with outcome after gastrectomy for the estimation of propensity scores, and propensity score matching (PSM) was undertaken to control for possible confounders. Postoperative surgical outcomes, overall survival and disease recurrence were compared between GPO and GRO.
Results
A total of 1758 patients were identified, of whom 526 remained after PSM, 263 in each group. Median follow-up was 4·9 (i.q.r. 3·1–5·9) years in the GRO group and 5·0 (2·5–6·8) years in the GPO group. The incidence of postoperative complications of Clavien–Dindo grade III or more was significantly higher in the GRO group (17·5 versus 10·3 per cent; P = 0·016). Five-year overall survival rates were 77·1 per cent in the GRO group and 79·4 per cent in the GPO group (P = 0·749). There were no significant differences in recurrence rate or pattern of recurrence between the groups.
Conclusion
Overall survival and disease recurrence were comparable in patients with cT3–4 gastric cancer who underwent GPO or GRO.
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- M Ri
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgical and Medical Oncology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Centre Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Centre Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Southern Tohoku General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Centre Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Centre Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Data Science, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Abe T, Dankel SJ, Bell ZW, Fujita E, Yaginuma Y, Akamine T, Spitz RW, Wong V, Viana RB, Loenneke JP. Impact of Fat-Free Adipose Tissue on the Prevalence of Low Muscle Mass Estimated Using Calf Circumference in Middle-Aged and Older Adults. J Frailty Aging 2020; 9:90-93. [PMID: 32259182 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2019.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Previous studies proposed calf circumference cutoff values for predicting dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-derived low muscle mass. However, DXA-derived appendicular lean mass (aLM) includes non-skeletal muscle components such as the appendicular fat-free component of adipose tissue fat cells (aFFAT). The purpose of this study was to compare the calf circumference method of classification before (Model #1) and after (Model #2) eliminating the influence of FFAT in healthy Japanese adults (50 to 79 years; mean age 70 (SD 7) years). Model 1, and Model 2 for classifying low muscle mass had a sensitivity of 78% and 64%, specificity of 76% and 75%, positive predictive value of 31% and 28%, and negative predictive value of 96% and 93%, respectively. Appendicular fat-free component of adipose tissue has the potential to influence the ability of calf circumference to accurately classify individuals with low muscle mass. Consideration should be made when using this as a screening tool for low muscle mass.
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- T Abe
- Takashi Abe, PhD, 224 Turner Center, University, MS 38677, USA, Phone: +1 (662) 915-5521, Fax: +1 (662) 915-5525,
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Kashiwagi E, Imada K, Abe T, Kinoshita F, Monji K, Shiota M, Takeuchi A, Inokuchi J, Tatsugami K, Eto M. Thickness of Perirenal Fat Predicts the Growth Pattern of Renal Cell Carcinoma. KCA 2020. [DOI: 10.3233/kca-190079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Eiji Kashiwagi
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Abe T, Minami K, Harabayashi T, Sazawa A, Chiba H, Kikuchi H, Miyata H, Matsumoto R, Osawa T, Maruyama S, Ishizaki J, Mochizuki T, Chiba S, Akino T, Murakumo M, Miyajima N, Tsuchiya K, Murai S, Shinohara N. Outcome of maintenance systemic chemotherapy with drug-free interval for metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2020; 49:965-971. [PMID: 31187865 PMCID: PMC6886465 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyz084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Aiming to achieve long-term disease control, maintenance systemic chemotherapy (MSC) with a 1-3-month drug-free interval is continued in selected patients. We report our experience of MSC for metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC). METHODS Of 228 metastatic UC patients treated with systemic chemotherapy, 40 (17.5%, 40/228) had continuously undergone MSC. Data on the regimen, cycle number, and reason for the discontinuation of MSC were also collected. We analyzed OS from the initiation of MSC until death or the last follow-up, using the log-rank test to assess the significance of differences. RESULTS The median number of cycles of chemotherapy was 6, and the responses were CR in 6, PR in 20, SD in 13, and PD in 1 before MSC. Gemcitabine plus CDDP or carboplatin was mainly performed as MSC (70%, 28/40). MSC was repeated quarterly in 30 (75%, 30/40), every two months in 8 (20%, 8/40), and with other intervals in 2 (5%, 2/40). Overall, a median of 3.5 cycles (range: 1-29) of MSC was performed. The reason for the discontinuation of MSC was PD in 24 (60%, 24/40), favorable disease control in 9 (22.5%, 9/40), and myelosuppression in 3 (7.5%, 3/40), and for other reasons in 2 (5%, 2/40). MSC was ongoing in 2 (5%, 2/40). The median OS was 27 months from the initiation of MSC. PS0 (P = 0.0169), the absence of lung metastasis (P = 0.0387), and resection of the primary site (P = 0.0495) were associated with long-term survival after MSC. CONCLUSIONS In selected patients, long-term systemic chemotherapy could be performed with a drug-free interval. Our maintenance strategy with cytotoxic drugs may become one of the treatment options for long-term disease control.
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- T Abe
- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokkaido Urothelial Cancer Research Group, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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Matsumoto S, Aid SR, Seto S, Toyonaga K, Nakabayashi Y, Sakuraba M, Shimamune Y, Hashiba Y, Murota J, Wada K, Abe T. Silicon Self-Diffusion in Heavily B-Doped Si Using Highly Pure 30Si Epitaxial Layer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1149/1.2195666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Suzuki Y, Abe T, Kawana F. Instability of scoring stage N1 is a factor that reduces repeatability of human sleep staging. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1029] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Otsuka T, Tsunoda Y, Abe T, Shimizu N, Van Duppen P. Underlying Structure of Collective Bands and Self-Organization in Quantum Systems. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:222502. [PMID: 31868396 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.222502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The underlying structure of low-lying collective bands of atomic nuclei is discussed from a novel perspective on the interplay between single-particle and collective degrees of freedom, by utilizing state-of-the-art configuration interaction calculations on heavy nuclei. Besides the multipole components of the nucleon-nucleon interaction that drive collective modes forming those bands, the monopole component is shown to control the resistance against such modes. The calculated structure of ^{154}Sm corresponds to the coexistence between prolate and triaxial shapes, while that of ^{166}Er exhibits a deformed shape with a strong triaxial instability. Both findings differ from traditional views based on β/γ vibrations. The formation of collective bands is shown to be facilitated from a self-organization mechanism.
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- T Otsuka
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Shigeta K, Kikuchi E, Abe T, Hagiwara M, Ogihara K, Tanaka N, Takeda T, Matsumoto K, Mizuno R, Oya M. A novel risk-based approach simulating oncologic surveillance according to smoking status after radical nephroureterectomy with upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz425.001] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Okuyama K, Abe T, Nabika T. Neighborhood environment and physical activity among rural Japanese older adults. Eur J Public Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.254] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background
Physical inactivity is one of the global health concerns. Rural populations in general tend to be more physically inactive and have higher risk for chronic conditions. Although numerous studies have assessed the association between neighborhood environment and physical activity to implement population level intervention, most are limited to urban adults. This study investigated potential neighborhood environment associated with physical activity for rural older adults in Japan.
Methods
The study subjects were from Shimane where is a rural-mountainous region in Japan. Those agreed to participate in the Shimane CoHRE study as of baseline (2010) and followed-up after 5 years were included in the analysis (mean age=71, n = 717). Subjects were asked if they engage in 30 minutes exercise more than twice a week at baseline and follow-up surveys. As a primary exposure, we computed mean land slope within 500 m street network buffer from residential point of each subject by geographic information system. Multiple logistic regression was conducted to estimate the odds of exercise engagement after 5 years by slope categorized in tertile, adjusting for age, BMI, and exercise habit at baseline.
Results
Significantly higher odds of exercise engagement was observed among those living in the hilly area compared to moderately hilly area after 5 years adjusting for baseline age, BMI, and exercise habit, (Odds ratio (OR): 1.71, 95% Confidence Interval (95%CI): 1.119, 2.616). There was no significant difference of odds between those in flat area and moderately hilly area (OR: 1.137, 95%CI: 0.738, 1.751).
Conclusions
This finding suggests that people living in hilly neighborhoods are more likely to maintain or start engaging in exercise after 5 years. Considering other potential environmental factors and farming culture within rural areas, future studies should capture various forms of environmental components and physical activity to dissect the mechanism.
Key messages
There are limited studies focus on rural older adults. Unique geographic feature in rural areas, i.e. hilly neighborhood might be associated with physical activity.
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- K Okuyama
- Center for Community-based Healthcare Research and Education, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
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- Center for Community-based Healthcare Research and Education, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
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- Center for Community-based Healthcare Research and Education, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
- Department of Functional Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
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Oikawa T, Yusa K, Okamoto T, Yonezawa M, Satou T, Abe T, Endo K, Sawara K, Kuroda H, Takikawa Y. Lenvatinib treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: The relationship between efficacy and safety. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz422.042] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Watanabe S, Matsumoto N, Koshio J, Ishida A, Tanaka T, Abe T, Ishikawa D, Shoji S, Nozaki K, Ichikawa K, Kondo R, Otsubo A, Aoki A, Kajiwara T, Koyama K, Miura S, Yoshizawa H, Kikuchi T. MA21.05 Phase II Trial of the Combination of Alectinib with Bevacizumab in ALK-Positive Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Saito C, Jujo K, Abe T, Kametani M, Arai K, Minami Y, Ashihara K, Hagiwara N. 430Non-invasive estimation of right atrial pressure by IVC measurement differently predicts long-term prognoses in acute heart failure patients with reduced and preserved LVEF. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0108] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Inferior vena cava (IVC) measurement by bed-side echocardiography is a non-invasive, reproducible and feasible estimation of right atrial pressure (RAP). However, the effect of left ventricular systolic functions on the clinical efficacy of estimation of RAP using IVC parameters in hospitalized patients with acute heart failure (AHF) has not been fully discussed.
Purpose
We aimed to investigate the prognostic impact of RAP evaluation by IVC measurement in AHF patients, focusing on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
Methods
This observational study initially included 1,350 consecutive patients who were urgently hospitalized due to AHF. After the exclusion of patients receiving hemodialysis, those died in hospital, and those without full information of echocardiography during the index hospitalization, 507 patients with reduced (<40%; HFrEF) and 482 patients with preserved (≥40%; HFpEF) LVEF who discharged alive were respectively analyzed. In accordance with ESC guidelines, HFrEF and HFpEF patients were respectively divided into three groups depending on maximum IVC diameter and collapse; Normal-RAP group (IVC diameter ≤2.1cm and collapse >50%), High-RAP group (IVC diameter >2.1cm and collapse <50%), and Intermediate-RAP group (others). The endpoints of this study were cardiovascular (CV) death after the discharge, and hospitalization due to heart failure recurrence (HHF).
Results
During the observation period, 70 HFrEF patients (13.8%) and 51 HFpEF patients (10.5%) died by CV cause, and 223 HFrEF patients (43.9%) and 158 HFpEF patients (32.8%) were rehospitalized due to HF. In HFrEF patients, Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a low CV mortality rate only in the Normal-RAP group (Log-rank trend: P=0.001, Figure), but no significant difference in HHF rate among RAP groups (p=0.35, Figure). In multivariate Cox regression analysis, RAP classification was an independent predictor of CV mortality in HFrEF patients (adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) 1.90 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12–3.21)), even after the adjustment of diverse covariants. On the other hand, in HFpEF patients, Kaplan-Meier analysis showed the high mortality rate and HHF rate only in the High-RAP group (Log-rank trend: both p<0.001, Figure). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that RAP classification independently predicted both prognoses (CV mortality: AHR 2.23 [95% CI 1.10–4.52]; HHF: AHR 1.34 [95% CI 1.03–1.74]) in HFpEF patients.
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Conclusion
Non-invasive and easy classification of AHF patients by maximum IVC size and collapse may predict CV mortality after the discharge in HFrEF and HFpEF; while, it failed in HHF of HFrEF patients.
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- C Saito
- Tokyo Womens Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Womens Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Womens Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Womens Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Womens Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Womens Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Womens Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Womens Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamamoto S, Kato K, Daiko H, Kojima T, Hara H, Abe T, Tsubosa Y, Nagashima K, Kitagawa Y. FRONTiER: A feasibility trial of nivolumab with neoadjuvant CF or DCF therapy for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz247.165] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sakamoto A, Kurosaki M, Tsuchiya K, Abe T, Ogawa C, Soda T, Kimura H, Kondo M, Tsuji K, Koichiro F, Shigeno M, Jyoko K, Narita R, Uchida Y, Yoshida H, Akahane T, Kobashi H, Mitsuda A, Marusawa H, Izumi N. The efficacy and safety of lenvatinib in patients who did not meet the inclusion criteria of the phase III trial (REFLECT trial) and those with BCLC Stage B hepatocellular carcinoma: A nationwide multicenter study in Japan. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz247.078] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sugie K, Komaki H, Kurashige T, Ohkuma A, Eura N, Shiota T, Iguchi N, Nanaura H, Abe T, Nonaka I, Nishino I. MYOFIBRILLAR AND AUTOPHAGIC MYOPATHIES. Neuromuscul Disord 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.105] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Kageyama S, Nagata Y, Ishikawa T, Abe T, Murakami M, Kojima T, Taniguchi K, Shimada H, Hirano S, Ueda S, Kanetaka K, Wada H, Yamaue H, Sato E, Miyahara Y, Goshima N, Ikeda H, Yamada T, Osako M, Shiku H. Randomized phase II clinical trial of NY-ESO-1 protein vaccine combined with cholesteryl pullulan (CHP-NY-ESO-1) in resected esophageal cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz253.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Jessee MB, Buckner SL, Mattocks KT, Dankel SJ, Mouser JG, Bell ZW, Abe T, Loenneke JP. Blood flow restriction augments the skeletal muscle response during very low-load resistance exercise to volitional failure. Physiol Int 2019; 106:180-193. [PMID: 31262205 DOI: 10.1556/2060.106.2019.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to compare the acute muscular response with resistance exercise between the following conditions [labeled (% one-repetition maximum/% arterial occlusion pressure)]: high-load (70/0), very low-load (15/0), very low-load with moderate (15/40), and high (15/80) blood flow restriction pressures. Twenty-three participants completed four sets of unilateral knee extension to failure (up to 90 repetitions) with each condition, one condition per leg, each day. Muscle thickness and maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) were measured before (Pre), immediately after (Post-0), and 15 min after (Post-15) exercise and electromyography (EMG) amplitude during exercise. Pre to Post-0 muscle thickness changes in cm [95% CI] were greater with 15/40 [0.57 (0.41, 0.73)] and 15/80 [0.49 (0.35, 0.62)] compared to 70/0 [0.33 (0.25, 0.40)]. Pre to Post-0 MVC changes in Nm [95% CI] were higher with 15/40 [-127.0 (-162.1, -91.9)] and 15/80 [-133.6 (-162.8, -104.4)] compared to 70/0 [-48.4 (-70.1, -26.6)] and 15/0 [-98.4 (-121.9, -74.9)], which were also different. Over the first three repetitions, EMG increased across sets, whereas in the last three repetitions it did not. EMG was also different between conditions and was generally greater during 70/0. Repetitions decreased across sets reaching the lowest for 70/0, and for very low loads decreased with increased pressure. In trained participants exercising to failure, lower load and the application of restriction pressure augment changes in muscle thickness and torque. The EMG amplitude was augmented by load. Training studies should compare these conditions, as the results herein suggest some muscular adaptations may differ.
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- M B Jessee
- 1 School of Kinesiology and Nutrition, The University of Southern Mississippi , Hattiesburg, MS, USA
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- 2 Exercise Science Program, University of South Florida , Tampa, FL, USA
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- 3 Department of Exercise Science, Lindenwood University-Belleville , Belleville, IL, USA
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- 4 Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi , University, MS, USA
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- 5 Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Troy University , Troy, AL, USA
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- 4 Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi , University, MS, USA
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- 4 Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi , University, MS, USA
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- 4 Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi , University, MS, USA
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Musha A, Fukata K, Saitoh JI, Shirai K, Abe T, Mizukami T, Kawashima M, Yokoo S, Chikamatsu K, Ohno T, Nakano T. Tongue surface model can predict radiation tongue mucositis due to intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019; 49:44-50. [PMID: 31248705 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 02/16/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Acute radiation tongue mucositis has a profound effect on talking and eating. We examined whether the dose-volume histogram obtained from the tongue surface model correlates with mucositis severity, and whether it is useful for predicting acute radiation tongue mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Thirty-six patients who received intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer were analysed for acute radiation tongue mucositis according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.0, as well as the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group scoring systems. The corresponding high-dose locations in anatomical sub-regions in the tongue surface model and the development of high-grade acute radiation tongue mucositis were compared. The mucositis sites coincided with the high-dose anatomical sub-regions in the tongue surface model. There was a clear dose-response relationship between the mean dose to the tongue and the acute radiation tongue mucositis Radiation Therapy Oncology Group grade. According to the dose-volume histogram, patients receiving 16.0-73.0 Gy to the tongue were susceptible to grade 2-3 toxicity. The tongue surface model can predict the site and severity of acute radiation tongue mucositis. In future, radiation treatment plans ccould be optimized using this model.
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma, Japan; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Plastic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
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- Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toyama, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma, Japan; Department of Radiology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toyama, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Plastic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma, Japan
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Abe T, Loenneke JP, Thiebaud RS. An Ultrasound Prediction Equation to Estimate DXA-Derived Body Fatness for Middle-Aged and Older Caucasian Adults. J Frailty Aging 2019; 8:79-84. [PMID: 30997920 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2019.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Currently, only one study has used dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-derived percent body fat (BF%) as the criterion measure to develop ultrasound prediction equations to estimate BF% in adults between the ages of 50 and 80 years. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between BF% estimated from subcutaneous fat thickness using a previously published Japanese-based prediction equation and DXA-derived BF% in Caucasian middle-aged and older adults. A secondary aim was to develop a new prediction equation for Caucasian adults if the previously published equation did not predict BF% well in Caucasians. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS AND MEASUREMENTS One-hundred and two Caucasian adults aged 50-76 years (59 men and 43 women) had ultrasound fat thickness and DXA values measured. A new BF% prediction model was developed using ordinary least squares multiple linear regression. RESULTS There was a strong correlation between ultrasound predicted and DXA-derived BF% (r = 0.882, p<0.001). Bland-Altman analysis did not indicate a bias in the prediction of BF% for Caucasian adults (r = -0.092, p>0.05). However, the predicted BF% was significantly higher compared to DXA-derived BF% (approximately 4%). A newly developed nonlinear prediction model used to estimate BF% was significant [F(17,84) = 33.44, p<0.001] with an R2 of 0.871 and an adjusted R2 of 0.845. When examining the stability of the model, bootstrapping (n=1000) resulted in an optimism value of 0.1135 so that the corrected R2 was 0.758. After removing an outlier, the model was significant [F(17,83) = 34.82, p<0.001] and it's R2 was 0.877 and adjusted R2 was 0.852. CONCLUSION The developed equation was stable with a high degree of variance compared to results from previous studies. The results of this study also suggest that ethnicity should be considered when choosing which prediction equations should be used to estimate BF%.
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- T Abe
- Takashi Abe, PhD, 224 Turner Center, University, MS 38677, USA, Phone: +1 (662) 915-5521, Fax: +1 (662) 915-5525,
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