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Song ZY, Kim MH, Lee KM. Comparison of clinical outcomes in patients with mixed angina and pure vasospastic angina. Coron Artery Dis 2024; 35:270-276. [PMID: 38241035 DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated differences in clinical outcomes between mixed angina (MA) and pure vasospastic angina (PVA). METHODS A total of 524 vasospastic angina patients who did or did not have >50% coronary artery stenosis from January 2005 to January 2021 were divided into two groups (Group 1: PVA, N = 399; Group 2: MA, N = 125) and then three groups [Group 1: PVA, N = 399; Group 2: MA without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), N = 67; Group 3: MA with PCI, N = 58] for assessment. We recorded the incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE: the composite of death, myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke or rehospitalization) during 3-year clinical follow-up. RESULTS Compared to the PVA group, there were significant differences in MACCE (20.8% vs. 11.8%, P = 0.011) and rehospitalization (20.0% vs. 9.8%, P = 0.002) in the MA group. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients in the MA with PCI group had the highest cumulative incidence rate of MACCE during the 3-year follow-up (log-rank P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Compared with the PVA patients, MA patients had significantly worse clinical outcomes during long-term follow-up.
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- Zhao Yan Song
- Department of Cardiology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Rha SW, Lee K, Choi SY, Byun JK, Cha J, Hyun S, Ahn WJ, Park S, Kang DO, Park EJ, Choi CU, Choi BG. Long-term prognostic factors for cardiovascular events in patients with chest pain without diabetes mellitus nor significant coronary stenosis. Heart Vessels 2024; 39:382-391. [PMID: 38324195 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-023-02348-4] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Chest pain is the most common symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is a well-known single strongest risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Thus, the impact of CAD nor DM on long-term clinical effects is reported widely, but the prognostic factors of non-DM patients presenting with chest pain without significant CAD are limited. A total of 1,046 patients with chest pain without DM and significant CAD who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) and acetylcholine (ACH) provocation tests were finally enrolled. Propensity score matching and multivariate Cox-proportional hazard ratio analysis were performed to adjust for baseline potential confounders. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) were defined as the composite of total death, myocardial infarction (MI), revascularization, stroke, and recurrent angina. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term prognostic factors for MACCE in patients with chest pain without DM and CAD up to 5 years. Coronary artery spasm (CAS) was the most common cause of chest pain. However, long-term MACCE of CAS was not worse than those of patients with chest pain without CAS when patients with CAS had subsequent optimal antianginal medication therapy. However, a recurrent chest pain remains a problem even with continuous antianginal medication therapy. Up to 5 years, the incidence of MACCE was in 7.3%, including recurrent angina 6.9%. Dyslipidemia (HR: 2.010, 95% CI 1.166-3.466, P = 0.012), mild-moderate (30-70%) coronary stenosis (HR: 2.369, 95% CI 1.118-5.018, P = 0.024), the use of aspirin (HR: 2.885, 95% CI 1.588-5.238, P < 0.001), and the use of nitrates (HR: 1.938, 95% CI 1.094-3.433, P = 0.023) were independent risk factors for MACCE. Among the patients with chest pain without DM and significant CAD, the incidence of MACE were rare, but recurrent angina was still a challenging problem who had treated with antianginal medications.
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- Seung-Woon Rha
- Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, 148, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08308, Korea.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hwahong Hospital, Suwon, Korea
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hwahong Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea University, 198, Gamasan-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08309, Korea.
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Bae S, Park SM, Kim SR, Kim MN, Cho DH, Kim HD, Yoon HJ, Kim MA, Kim HL, Hong KS, Shin MS, Jeong JO, Shim WJ. Early menopause is associated with abnormal diastolic function and poor clinical outcomes in women with suspected angina. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6306. [PMID: 38491090 PMCID: PMC10943187 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57058-2] [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: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Early identification of women at high risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), with subsequent monitoring, will allow for improved clinical outcomes and generally better quality of life. This study aimed to identify the associations between early menopause, abnormal diastolic function, and clinical outcomes. This retrospective study included 795 menopausal women from is a nationwide, multicenter, registry of patients with suspected angina visiting outpatient clinic. The patients into two groups: early and normal menopause (menopausal age ≤ 45 and > 45 years, respectively). If participants met > 50% of the diastolic function criteria, they were classified as having normal diastolic function. Multivariable-adjusted Cox models were used to test associations between menopausal age and clinical outcomes including the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), over a median follow-up period of 771 days. Early menopause was associated with increased waist circumference (p = 0.001), diabetes prevalence (p = 0.003), obstructive coronary artery disease (p = 0.005), abnormal diastolic function (p = 0.003) and greater incidences of MACE, acute coronary syndrome, and hospitalization for heart failure. In patients with abnormal diastolic function, early menopause increased MACE risk significantly, with no significant difference in normal diastolic function. These findings highlight early menopause and abnormal diastolic function as being potential risk markers in women for midlife CVD events.
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- SungA Bae
- Department of Cardiology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Goryeodae-Ro 73, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Goryeodae-Ro 73, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Goryeodae-Ro 73, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Goryeodae-Ro 73, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Goryeodae-Ro 73, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Goryeodae-Ro 73, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Goryeodae-Ro 73, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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Ahmed W, Dixit P. Effect of chronic lung diseases on angina pectoris among Indian adults: longitudinal ageing study in India. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2372. [PMID: 38287095 PMCID: PMC10825144 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52786-x] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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The study aimed to evaluate the effect of chronic lung diseases, namely chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and asthma, on angina pectoris in individuals aged 45 years and above. Identifying vulnerable subpopulations suffering from COPD and asthma at higher risk of future cardiovascular events using the rose angina questionnaire is imperative for tailored primary and secondary prevention approaches. The present study utilizes the data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, wave 1, conducted during 2017-2018. The sample size included 58,830 individuals aged 45 years and above. Angina was measured based on seven questions from Rose's questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were employed to examine the prevalence of angina among individuals with COPD and asthma. Further, multivariable logistic regression and propensity score matching (PSM) methods were used to assess the independent effect of COPD and asthma on angina after controlling the selected background characteristics. We employed PSM in two different models and included various additional factors in model 2, such as smoking, chewing tobacco, alcohol use, ADL, IADL, body mass index, physical activity, high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, and chronic heart disease. The current study shows that the prevalence of angina pectoris, COPD and asthma was 6.0%, 2.3% and 4.7%, respectively, among individuals aged 45 years and above in India. The prevalence of angina pectoris was higher among individuals with COPD (9.6% vs. 5.8%) and asthma (9.9% vs. 5.7%) than those without COPD and asthma, respectively. Additionally, angina pectoris was more prevalent among females and rural respondents with COPD (10.8% and 11.0%) and asthma (10.3% and 10.3%) compared to males and urban respondents with COPD (8.0% and 5.7%) and asthma (8.9% and 7.9%). Moreover, in the adjusted model, individuals with COPD (AOR 1.43, 95% CI 1.03 1.98) and asthma (AOR 1.44, 95% CI 1.17 1.77) had nearly 1.5-fold higher odds of having angina pectoris than those without COPD and asthma. The PSM estimates showed that individuals with COPD had 8.4% and 5.0% increased risk of angina pectoris compared to those without COPD in model 1 and model 2, respectively. We observed that, after adjusting to lifestyle, health-related and morbidity factors in model 2, both average treatment effect on untreated (ATU) and average treatment effect (ATE) values decreased by nearly 3.5%. Additionally, the PSM estimates demonstrated that individuals with asthma had a 3.4% and 2.9% increased risk of angina pectoris compared to those without asthma in model 1 and model 2, respectively. The study suggests that COPD and asthma are significantly associated with angina pectoris, and individuals with COPD and asthma have a higher risk of developing angina pectoris. Additionally, angina pectoris was more prevalent among females, rural respondents and adults aged 45-54 with COPD compared to males, urban respondents and those aged 65 and above, respectively, with COPD. Moreover, the findings of our study underscore the targeted primary and secondary interventions and team-based care approach among individuals with COPD and asthma to reduce the risk of CVD events in future.
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- Waquar Ahmed
- School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.
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- School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
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Taqueti VR. Prevalence of Abnormal Coronary Function in Patients With Angina and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: Insights From the CorCTA Trial. Circulation 2024; 149:24-27. [PMID: 38153994 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.066571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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- Viviany R Taqueti
- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Olic JJ, Baessler A, Fischer M. [Chest pain and cardiovascular diseases in women : Diagnostics and treatment]. Herz 2023; 48:487-498. [PMID: 37930367 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-023-05215-0] [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] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of global mortality not only in men but also in women. The incidence of CVD significantly increases in women, especially after the menopause. Sex and gender differences in the incidence, prevalence and mortality of CVD are due to hormonal, anatomical, and sociocultural differences. As part of the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD), risk factors specific for women, such as autoimmune diseases and pregnancy-associated diseases (e.g., gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia) should also be taken into account in addition to the classical cardiovascular risk factors. Furthermore, in women with angina pectoris it should be considered that women in particular frequently suffer from ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) that can be caused, for example, by coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) or coronary spasms. Based on this, the diagnostics should not be terminated in symptomatic women after coronary angiography with normal epicardial vessels. A targeted diagnostics for CMD and coronary spasms should be carried out at an early stage.
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- Janet-Jacqueline Olic
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland.
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- Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Lukas, Traubenweg 3, 93309, Kelheim, Deutschland
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Keller LS, Nuche J, Avvedimento M, Real C, Farjat-Pasos J, Paradis JM, DeLarochellière R, Poulin A, Kalavrouziotis D, Dumont E, Galhardo A, Mengi S, Mohammadi S, Rodés-Cabau J. Angina in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2023; 76:991-1002. [PMID: 37137426 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2023.04.004] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients with angina undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic stenosis. METHODS A total of 1687 consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVR at our center were included and classified according to patient-reported angina symptoms prior to the TAVR procedure. Baseline, procedural and follow-up data were collected in a dedicated database. RESULTS A total of 497 patients (29%) had angina prior to the TAVR procedure. Patients with angina at baseline showed a worse New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class (NYHA class> II: 69% vs 63%; P=.017), a higher rate of coronary artery disease (74% vs 56%; P <.001), and a lower rate of complete revascularization (70% vs 79%; P <.001). Angina at baseline had no impact on all-cause mortality (HR, 1.02; 95%CI, 0.71-1.48; P=.898) and cardiovascular mortality (HR, 1.2; 95%CI, 0.69-2.11; P=.517) at 1 year. However, persistent angina at 30 days post-TAVR was associated with increased all-cause mortality (HR, 4.86; 95%CI, 1.71-13.8; P=.003) and cardiovascular mortality (HR, 20.7; 95%CI, 3.50-122.6; P=.001) at 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS More than one-fourth of patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVR had angina prior to the procedure. Angina at baseline did not appear to be a sign of a more advanced valvular disease and had no prognostic impact; however, persistent angina at 30 days post-TAVR was associated with worse clinical outcomes.
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- Lukas S Keller
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
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Park SK, Jung JY, Kim MH, Oh CM, Ha E, Yang EH, Lee HC, Shin S, Hwang WY, Lee S, Shin SY, Ryoo JH. Changes in proteinuria and the associated risks of ischemic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, and angina pectoris in Korean population. Epidemiol Health 2023; 45:e2023088. [PMID: 37817566 PMCID: PMC10867523 DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2023088] [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: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Proteinuria is widely used to predict cardiovascular risk. However, there is insufficient evidence to predict how changes in proteinuria may affect the incidence of cardiovascular disease. METHODS The study included 265,236 Korean adults who underwent health checkups in 2003-2004 and 2007-2008. They were categorized into 4 groups based on changes in proteinuria (negative: negative → negative; resolved: proteinuria ≥1+ → negative; incident: negative → proteinuria ≥1+; persistent: proteinuria ≥1+ → proteinuria ≥1+). We conducted 6 years of follow-up to identify the risks of developing ischemic heart disease (IHD), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and angina pectoris according to changes in proteinuria. A multivariate Cox proportional-hazards model was used to calculate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for incident IHD, AMI, and angina pectoris. RESULTS The IHD risk (expressed as HR [95% CI]) was the highest for persistent proteinuria, followed in descending order by incident and resolved proteinuria, compared with negative proteinuria (negative: reference, resolved: 1.211 [95% CI, 1.104 to 1.329], incident: 1.288 [95% CI, 1.184 to 1.400], and persistent: 1.578 [95% CI, 1.324 to 1.881]). The same pattern was associated with AMI (negative: reference, resolved: 1.401 [95% CI, 1.048 to 1.872], incident: 1.606 [95% CI, 1.268 to 2.035], and persistent: 2.069 [95% CI, 1.281 to 3.342]) and angina pectoris (negative: reference, resolved: 1.184 [95% CI, 1.065 to 1.316], incident: 1.275 [95% CI, 1.160 to 1.401], and persistent: 1.554 [95% CI, 1.272 to 1.899]). CONCLUSIONS Experiencing proteinuria increased the risks of IHD, AMI, and angina pectoris even after proteinuria resolved.
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- Sung Keun Park
- Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
- Informatization Department, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environment Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Wester M, Koll F, Luedde M, Langer C, Resch M, Luchner A, Müller K, Zeman F, Koller M, Maier LS, Sossalla S. Effects of percutaneous coronary intervention on dyspnea in stable coronary artery disease. Clin Res Cardiol 2023; 112:1194-1203. [PMID: 36100700 PMCID: PMC10449717 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-022-02107-x] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dyspnea is a frequent symptom in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and is recognized as a possible angina equivalent. OBJECTIVES This study was to assess the impact of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on dyspnea, quality of life, and angina pectoris in patients with stable CAD. METHODS The prospective, multi-center PLA-pCi-EBO-pilot trial included 144 patients with symptomatic stable CAD and successful PCI. The prespecified endpoints angina pectoris (Seattle Angina Questionnaire-SAQ) and dyspnea (NYHA scale) were assessed 6 months after PCI. Predictors for symptomatic improvement were assessed with uni- and multivariable logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Patients with concomitant dyspnea had worse SAQ physical limitation scores at baseline (49.5 ± 21.0 vs 58.9 ± 22.0, p = 0.013) but showed no difference for angina frequency or quality of life. Overall, symptomatic burden of angina pectoris and dyspnea was alleviated by PCI. However, patients with concomitant dyspnea had markedly worse scores for physical limitation (78.9 ± 25.0 vs 94.3 ± 10.6, p < 0.001), angina frequency (77.9 ± 22.8 vs 91.1 ± 12.4, p < 0.001), and quality of life (69.4 ± 24.1 vs 82.5 ± 14.4, p < 0.001) after PCI. The prevalence of dyspnea (NYHA class ≥ 2) declined from 73% before PCI to 54%. Of 95 initially dyspneic patients, 57 (60%) improved at least one NYHA class 6 months after PCI. In a multivariable logistic regression analysis, "atypical angina pectoris" was associated with improved NYHA class, whereas "diabetes mellitus" had a negative association. CONCLUSION PCI effectively reduced dyspnea, which is a frequent and demanding symptom in patients with CAD. The German Clinical Trials Register registration number is DRKS0001752 ( www.drks.de ).
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- Michael Wester
- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Heart Centre Regensburg, University Medical Center Regensburg, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Heart Centre Regensburg, University Medical Center Regensburg, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Kardiologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Kardiologisch-Angiologische Praxis, Heart Centre Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, St. Josef Hospital, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Centre for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Centre for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Centre for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Heart Centre Regensburg, University Medical Center Regensburg, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Heart Centre Regensburg, University Medical Center Regensburg, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
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Ono M, Serruys PW, Kawashima H, Lunardi M, Wang R, Hara H, Gao C, Garg S, O'Leary N, Wykrzykowska JJ, Piek JJ, Holmes DR, Morice MC, Kappetein AP, Noack T, Davierwala PM, Spertus JA, Cohen DJ, Onuma Y. Impact of residual angina on long-term clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft for complex coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes 2023; 9:490-501. [PMID: 36001991 PMCID: PMC10405129 DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcac052] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate the impact on 10-year survival of patient-reported anginal status at 1 year following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) in patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) and/or three-vessel CAD (3VD). METHODS AND RESULTS In this post hoc analysis of the randomized SYNTAX Extended Survival study, patients were classified as having residual angina (RA) if their self-reported Seattle Angina Questionnaire angina frequency (SAQ-AF) scale was ≤90 at the 1-year follow-up post-revascularization with PCI or CABG. The primary endpoint of all-cause death at 10 years was compared between the RA and no-RA groups. A sensitivity analysis was performed using a 6-month SAQ-AF.At 1 year, 373 (26.1%) out of 1428 patients reported RA. Whilst RA at 1 year was an independent correlate of repeat revascularization at 5 years [18.3 vs. 11.5%; adjusted hazard ratio (HR): 1.54; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.10-2.15], it was not associated with all-cause death at 10 years (22.1 vs. 21.6%; adjusted HR: 1.11; 95% CI: 0.83-1.47). These results were consistent when stratified by the modality of revascularization (PCI or CABG) or by anginal frequency. The sensitivity analysis replicating the analyses based on 6-month angina status resulted in similar findings. CONCLUSION Among patients with LMCAD and/or 3VD, patient-reported RA at 1 year post-revascularization was independently associated with repeat revascularization at 5 years; however, it did not significantly increase 10-year mortality, irrespective of the primary modality of revascularization or severity of RA.
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- Masafumi Ono
- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Département of Cardiologie, Hôpital privé Jacques Cartier, Ramsay Générale de Santé Massy, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- University Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Centre Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Centre Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, TorontoCanada
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, 15 University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri, 22 USA
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- Clinical and Outcomes Research, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York NY and St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
- CÚRAM-SFI Centre for Research in Medical Devices, Galway, Ireland
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Premsagar P, Aldous C, Esterhuizen T. Ten-year predictors of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients without angina. S Afr Fam Pract (2004) 2023; 65:e1-e9. [PMID: 37782229 PMCID: PMC10476236 DOI: 10.4102/safp.v65i1.5629] [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: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Longstanding cardiovascular risk factors cause major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Major adverse cardiovascular events prediction may improve outcomes. The aim was to evaluate the ten-year predictors of MACE in patients without angina. METHODS Patients referred to Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa, without typical angina from 2002 to 2008 were collected and followed up for MACE from 2009 to 2019. Survival time was calculated in months. Independent variables were tested with Cox proportional hazard models to predict MACE morbidity and MACE mortality. RESULTS There were 525 patients; 401 (76.0%) were Indian, 167 (31.8%) had diabetes at baseline. At 10-year follow up 157/525 (29.9%) experienced MACE morbidity, of whom, 82/525 (15.6%) had MACE mortality. There were 368/525 (70.1%) patients censored, of whom 195/525 (37.1%) were lost to follow up. For MACE morbidity, mean and longest observation times were 102.2 and 201 months, respectively. Predictors for MACE morbidity were age (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.025), diabetes (HR = 1.436), Duke Risk category (HR = 1.562) and Ischaemic burden category (HR = 1.531). For MACE mortality, mean and longest observation times were 107.9 and 204 months, respectively. Predictors for MACE mortality were age (HR = 1.044), Duke Risk category (HR = 1.983), echocardiography risk category (HR = 2.537) and Ischaemic burden category (HR = 1.780). CONCLUSION Among patients without typical angina, early ischaemia on noninvasive tests indicated microvascular disease and hyperglycaemia, predicting long-term MACE morbidity and MACE mortality.Contribution: Diabetes was a predictor for MACE morbidity but not for MACE mortality; patients lost to follow-up were possibly diabetic patients with MACE mortality at district hospitals. Early screening for ischaemia and hyperglycaemia control may improve outcomes.
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- Preesha Premsagar
- Department of Internal Medicine, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.
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Rozanski A, Han D, Miller RJH, Gransar H, Slomka PJ, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Thomson LEJ, Berman DS. Decline in typical angina among patients referred for cardiac stress testing. J Nucl Cardiol 2023; 30:1309-1320. [PMID: 37415006 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-023-03305-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate temporal trends in the prevalence of typical angina and its clinical correlates among patients referred for stress/rest SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). PATIENTS AND METHODS We evaluated the prevalence of chest pain symptoms and their relationship to inducible myocardial ischemia among 61,717 patients undergoing stress/rest SPECT-MPI between January 2, 1991 and December 31, 2017. We also assessed the relationship between chest pain symptom and angiographic findings among 6,579 patients undergoing coronary CT angiography between 2011 and 2017. RESULTS The prevalence of typical angina among SPECT-MPI patients declined from 16.2% between 1991 and 1997 to 3.1% between 2011 and 2017, while the prevalence of dyspnea without any chest pain increased from 5.9 to 14.5% over the same period. The frequency of inducible myocardial ischemia declined over time within all symptom groups, but its frequency among current patients (2011-2017) with typical angina was approximately three-fold higher versus other symptom groups (28.4% versus 8.6%, p < 0.001). Overall, patients with typical angina had a higher prevalence of obstructive CAD on CCTA than those with other clinical symptoms, but 33.3% of typical angina patients had no coronary stenoses, 31.1% had 1-49% stenoses, and 35.4% had ≥ 50% stenoses. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of typical angina has declined to a very low level among contemporary patients referred for noninvasive cardiac tests. The angiographic findings among current typical angina patients are now quite heterogeneous, with one-third of such patients having normal coronary angiograms. However, typical angina remains associated with a substantially higher frequency of inducible myocardial ischemia compared to patients with other cardiac symptoms.
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- Alan Rozanski
- Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, Mount Sinai Heart, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10025, USA.
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Introduction: Observational studies have reported associations between cannabis use and coronary heart disease. Since diabetes is a coronary heart disease equivalent, we hypothesized that cannabis use would be associated with prevalent angina among individuals with diabetes. Methods: This analysis included 1314 participants with diabetes (age 47.4±9.0 years, 49.5% male, 28.3% Caucasians) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey years 2011-2018. Cannabis use was self-reported. Prevalent angina was defined by self-reported physician diagnosis. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the association between prevalent angina and cannabis use. Results: Approximately 3.3% (n=43) of participants had prevalent angina and 45.7% (n=601) were ever cannabis users. After adjustment, ever cannabis users did not have significantly increased odds of prevalent angina compared with never users (odds ratio: 3.29, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 0.88-12.22, p=0.08). However, those who had used cannabis at least once per month for at least 1 year had greater than fivefold increased odds of prevalent angina (odds ratio: 5.73, 95% CI: 1.26-26.04, p=0.03). Current cannabis users had greater than fivefold increased odds of prevalent angina (odds ratio: 5.35, 95% CI: 1.26-22.70, p=0.03), with a dose-response increase based on level of use. Effect modification was present among those with history of cocaine use (interaction p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Among individuals with diabetes, cannabis use is associated with prevalent angina with apparent dose response. This finding supports emerging evidence that cannabis may have negative cardiovascular (CV) health effects, and an individualized CV risk assessment should be pursued among those with diabetes.
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- Travis M. Skipina
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Mavromatis K, Jones PG, Ali ZA, Stone GW, Rhodes GM, Bangalore S, O'Brien S, Genereux P, Horst J, Dressler O, Goodman S, Alexander K, Mathew A, Chen J, Bhargava B, Uxa A, Boden WE, Mark DB, Reynolds HR, Maron DJ, Hochman JS, Spertus JA. Complete Revascularization and Angina-Related Health Status in the ISCHEMIA Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023; 82:295-313. [PMID: 37468185 PMCID: PMC10551823 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The impact of complete revascularization (CR) on angina-related health status (symptoms, function, quality of life) in chronic coronary disease (CCD) has not been well studied. OBJECTIVES Among patients with CCD randomized to invasive (INV) vs conservative (CON) management in ISCHEMIA (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches), we compared the following: 1) the impact of anatomic and functional CR on health status compared with incomplete revascularization (ICR); and 2) the predicted impact of achieving CR in all INV patients compared with CON. METHODS Multivariable regression adjusting for patient characteristics was used to compare 12-month health status after independent core laboratory-defined CR vs ICR in INV patients who underwent revascularization. Propensity-weighted modeling was then performed to estimate the treatment effect had CR or ICR been achieved in all INV patients, compared with CON. RESULTS Anatomic and functional CR were achieved in 43.3% and 57.8% of 1,641 INV patients, respectively. Among revascularized patients, CR was associated with improved Seattle Angina Questionnaire Angina Frequency compared with ICR after adjustment for baseline differences. After modeling CR and ICR in all INV patients, patients with CR and ICR each had greater improvements in health status than CON, with better health status with CR than ICR. The projected benefits of CR were most pronounced in patients with baseline daily/weekly angina and not seen in those with no angina. CONCLUSIONS Among patients with CCD in ISCHEMIA, health status improved more with CR compared with ICR or CON, particularly in those with frequent angina. Anatomic and functional CR provided comparable improvements in quality of life. (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches [ISCHEMIA]; NCT01471522).
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- Kreton Mavromatis
- Emory University, Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute/University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- St Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, and the Canadian Heart Research Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong, China
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- University of Toronto and University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- VA New England Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute/University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Torun A, Acar B, Kahraman G, Ural E, Kılıç T, Çelikyurt U, Ağır A. Long-Term Observational Study of the Isolated Ostial Diagonal Stenosis in Patients with Chronic Coronary Syndrome. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2023; 51:314-321. [PMID: 37450452 DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2023.74422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Isolated ostial diagonal stenoses are very rare lesions in which percutaneous intervention could cause significant vessel compromise, and the long-term results have been reported in a few studies. This study sought the characteristics and long-term follow-up of the patients with isolated osteal diagonal stenosis regarding percutaneous coronary intervention and presence of angina. METHODS The study was an observational retrospective study conducted between January 2014 and December 2020. A total of 9769 patients who underwent coronary angiography were analyzed, and 87 patients had isolated diagonal stenosis. The patients were evaluated according to treatment modality and angina severity in long-term pattern. RESULTS Median follow-up time was 36 months. A total of 54 (83.1%) patients were followed up with only medical treatment, and 11 (16.9%) patients underwent revascularization in addition to medical treatment. The degree of stenosis of the diagonal artery was significantly higher in the percutaneous coronary intervention group than medical group (P = 0.002) and the patients with wider reference diameter of diagonal artery complaint of more angina (P = 0.007). Class I angina was significantly higher in percutaneous coronary intervention group than medical and the patients with no angina were significantly higher in medical group than percutaneous coronary intervention group. CONCLUSION Percutaneous coronary intervention was mainly performed for diagonal arteries with a higher degree of stenosis; however, the patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention had angina more than 50% rates. Furthermore, the patients with ongoing angina had a larger diameter of the diagonal artery regardless of the type of treatment.
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- Akın Torun
- Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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- Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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- Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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- Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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- Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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- Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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- Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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Degett TH, Moustsen-Helms IR, Larsen SB, Kjær TK, Tjønneland A, Kjær SK, Johansen C, Gögenur I, Dalton SO. Cardiovascular events after elective colorectal cancer surgery in patients with stage I-III disease with no previous cardiovascular disease. Acta Oncol 2023; 62:728-736. [PMID: 37262420 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2023.2212844] [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: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The risk of cardiovascular events in patients treated for colorectal cancer is debated due to diverging results in previous studies. Colorectal cancer and cardiovascular disease share several risk factors such as physical inactivity, obesity, and smoking. Information about confounding covariates and follow-up time are therefore essential to address the issue. This study aims to investigate the risk of new-onset cardiovascular events for patients with stage I-III colorectal cancer receiving elective surgery compared to a matched population. MATERIAL AND METHODS Using a prospective cohort, we compared cardiovascular events among 876 patients treated with elective surgery for incident stage I-III colorectal cancer diagnosed between January 1st, 2001 and December 31st, 2016 to a cancer-free cohort matched by age, sex, and time since enrollment (N = 3504). Regression analyses were adjusted for lifestyle, cardiovascular risk factors, and comorbidity. Multivariable analyses were used to identify risk factors associated with cardiovascular events in the postoperative (<90 days of elective surgery) and long-term phase (>90 days after elective surgery). RESULTS After a median follow-up of 3.9 years, the hazard ratio (HR) for incident heart failure was 1.53 (95% CI 1.02-2.28) among patients operated for colorectal cancer. The postoperative risk of myocardial infarction or angina pectoris was associated with the use of lipid-lowering drugs. Long-term risks of cardiovascular events were ASA-score of III+IV and lipid-lowering drugs with HRs ranging from 2.20 to 15.8. Further, the use of antihypertensive drugs was associated with an HR of 2.09 (95% CI 1.06-4.13) for angina pectoris or acute myocardial infarction. Heart failure was associated with being overweight, diabetes, and anastomosis leakage. CONCLUSION We observed an increased hazard of heart failure in patients operated on for stage I-III colorectal cancer compared to cancer-free comparisons. We identified several potential risk factors for cardiovascular events within and beyond 90 days of elective surgery.
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- Thea Helene Degett
- Survivorship and Inequality in Cancer, Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Centre for Surgical Science (CSS), Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark
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- Survivorship and Inequality in Cancer, Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Survivorship and Inequality in Cancer, Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Copenhagen Prostate Cancer Center, Department of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Survivorship and Inequality in Cancer, Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Diet, Genes and Environment, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Virus, Lifestyle and Genes, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Survivorship and Inequality in Cancer, Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Cancer Survivorship and Treatment Late Effects (CASTLE), Department of Oncology, Center for Cancer and Organ Disease, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Surgical Science (CSS), Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark
- Danish Colorectal Cancer Group, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Survivorship and Inequality in Cancer, Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Oncology and Palliative Care, Næstved Hospital, Næstved, Denmark
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Yang M, Wu K, Wu Q, Huang C, Xu Z, Ho HC, Tao J, Zheng H, Hossain MZ, Zhang W, Wang N, Su H, Cheng J. A systematic review and meta-analysis of air pollution and angina pectoris attacks: identification of hazardous pollutant, short-term effect, and vulnerable population. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:32246-32254. [PMID: 36735120 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25658-6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of global epidemiological studies of air pollution and angina pectoris, aiming to explore the deleterious air pollutant(s) and vulnerable sub-populations. PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched for eligible articles published between database inception and October 2021. Meta-analysis weighted by inverse-variance was utilized to pool effect estimates based on the type of air pollutant, including particulate matters (PM2.5 and PM10: particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 µm and ≤ 10 µm), gaseous pollutants (NO2: nitrogen dioxide; CO: carbon monoxide; SO2: sulfur dioxide, and O3: ozone). Study-specific effect estimates were standardized and calculated with percentage change of angina pectoris for each 10 µg/m3 increase in air pollutant concentration. Twelve studies involving 663,276 angina events from Asia, America, Oceania, and Europe were finally included. Meta-analysis showed that each 10 µg/m3 increase in PM2.5 and PM10 concentration was associated with an increase of 0.66% (95%CI: 0.58%, 0.73%; p < 0.001) and 0.57% (95%CI: 0.20%, 0.94%; p = 0.003) in the risk of angina pectoris on the second day of exposure. Adverse effects were also observed for NO2 (0.67%, 95%CI: 0.33%, 1.02%; p < v0.001) on the second day, CO (0.010%, 95%CI: 0.006%, 0.014%; p < 0.001). The elderly and patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) appeared to be at higher risk of angina pectoris. Our findings suggest that short-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and CO was associated with an increased risk of angina pectoris, which may have implications for cardiologists and patients to prevent negative cardiovascular outcomes.
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- Min Yang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Disease, Hefei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Disease, Hefei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Disease, Hefei, China
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, 4214, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Disease, Hefei, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
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- Bangladesh (Icddr,B), International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Non-Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Disease, Hefei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Disease, Hefei, China.
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Hung MY, Hung MJ. Relationship between Inflammation and Vasospastic Angina. Medicina (Kaunas) 2023; 59:medicina59020318. [PMID: 36837519 PMCID: PMC9960836 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59020318] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Coronary artery spasm (CAS) is a dynamic coronary stenosis causing vasospastic angina (VSA). However, VSA is a potentially lethal medical condition with multiple presentations, including sudden cardiac death. Despite investigations to explore its pathogenesis, no single mechanism has been found to explain the entire process of VSA occurrence. The roles of elevated local and systemic inflammation have been increasingly recognized in VSA. Treatment strategies to decrease local and systemic inflammation deserve further investigation.
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- Ming-Yow Hung
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Taipei Heart Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
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- Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Cheng J, Qiu L, Zhang Z, Li N, Shu H, Xiao Z, Zhou N. Combination of Nicorandil and Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blockers in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Real-World Observational Study. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2023; 28:10742484231197559. [PMID: 37661662 DOI: 10.1177/10742484231197559] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effect of combined nicorandil and beta-adrenergic receptor blockers (BBs) compared with that of BBs alone on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) remains undetermined. METHODS A multicenter retrospective cohort study was performed. Adult patients who had been hospitalized for CAD and treated for angina with a combination of nicorandil and BBs or BBs alone were included. The effect of different treatments on the cumulative incidence of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) and their components within a follow-up duration of 2.5 years were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curves. An inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) method was used to adjust for the possible effect of confounding factors. RESULTS A total of 137,714 patients were screened, of whom 16,912 individuals (mean age: 61.5 years, men: 67.1%) were successfully enrolled. Among the enrolled participants, 4669 received the combined treatment of nicorandil and BBs, while 12,243 received BBs alone. After IPTW, the results demonstrated that the combined treatment was associated with a significantly reduced incidence of MACE (hazard ratio [HR] 0.79, 95% conidence interval [CI] 0.72-0.87) and stroke (HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.42-0.54) but not of MI (HR 1.03, 95% CI 0.92-1.15) or all-cause mortality (HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.64-1.37). Sensitivity analyses revealed similar results. CONCLUSIONS A combined antiangina treatment of nicorandil and BBs may be more effective than treatment of BBs alone in reducing the long-term incidence of MACE in patients with CAD.
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- Jia Cheng
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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Grigorian-Shamagian L, Oteo JF, Gutiérrez-Barrios A, Abdul-Jawad Altisent O, Amat-Santos I, Cisnal AF, Roa J, Arellano Serrano C, Fadeuilhe E, Cortés C, Sanz-Ruiz R, Vázquez-Alvarez ME, Díez Delhoyo F, Tamargo M, Soriano J, Elízaga J, Fernández-Avilés F, Gutiérrez E. Endothelial dysfunction in patients with angina and non-obstructed coronary arteries is associated with an increased risk of mayor cardiovascular events. Results of the Spanish ENDOCOR registry. Int J Cardiol 2023; 370:18-25. [PMID: 36328111 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.10.169] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coronary endothelial dysfunction and vasospasm are potential causes of ischemia in patients without obstructive coronary stenoses (INOCA). OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of endothelial dysfunction and the clinical profile of patients with INOCA in Spain, as well as to identify the predictors and the prognostic impact of endothelial dysfunction in this scenario. METHODS A total of 438 consecutive patients with INOCA in whom the acetylcholine test was performed were prospectively enrolled. Patients were followed up at 1 and 2 years. RESULTS Mean age was 62 ± 11 years with 60% female. Clinical presentation comprised 52.6% angina at rest, 61.2% exertional angina, and 31.7% dyspnea. There were no major complications of the acetylcholine test. Endothelial dysfunction was observed in 198 (45%) of patients, with severe vasoconstriction (defined as over 70% constriction), being observed in 101 (23%). Multivariable regression analysis showed that endothelial dysfunction was predicted by the presence of exertional angina (OR 2.2; CI95%1.01-2.55; p = 0.02), prior coronary disease (OR 2.46; CI95% 1.57-3.89; p < 0.01), and coronary intramyocardial bridging (2.35; CI95% 1.02-5.60; p = 0.04). Patients with endothelial dysfunction presented with worsening angina compared to those without endothelial dysfunction (25.6% vs. 12.8%) and also presented with increased levels of minimal effort angina (40% vs. 26,7%, p = 0.03) more frequently during the follow up than those without endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial dysfunction was also an independent predictor of the occurrence of myocardial infarction or unstable angina at one year (OR 2.85, CI 95% 1.01-9.25; p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Endothelial dysfunction is present in almost half of patients with INOCA and is associated with worsening symptoms, as well as with a higher rate of adverse events.
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- Lilian Grigorian-Shamagian
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de investigación biomédica en red - Enfermedades cardiovasculares (CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid), Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
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- Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez de Huelva, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de investigación biomédica en red - Enfermedades cardiovasculares (CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de investigación biomédica en red - Enfermedades cardiovasculares (CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de investigación biomédica en red - Enfermedades cardiovasculares (CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de investigación biomédica en red - Enfermedades cardiovasculares (CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de investigación biomédica en red - Enfermedades cardiovasculares (CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de investigación biomédica en red - Enfermedades cardiovasculares (CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de investigación biomédica en red - Enfermedades cardiovasculares (CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de investigación biomédica en red - Enfermedades cardiovasculares (CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid), Spain.
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Rozanski A, Miller RJH, Han D, Gransar H, Slomka P, Dey D, Hayes SB, Friedman J, Thomson LB, Berman DS. The prevalence and predictors of inducible myocardial ischemia among patients referred for radionuclide stress testing. J Nucl Cardiol 2022; 29:2839-2849. [PMID: 34608604 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-021-02797-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The frequency of inducible myocardial ischemia has declined in contemporary stress test cohorts, suggesting a need to re-evaluate its optimal use. To-date, however, a comprehensive analysis of the most potent predictors of myocardial ischemia among cardiac stress test patients has not been conducted. METHODS We assessed 27,615 patients referred for stress-rest SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2017. Chi-square analysis was used to ascertain the most potent predictors of ischemia. RESULTS Among our cohort, CAD status (presence/absence of known CAD), rest left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and typical angina were the most potent predictors of ischemia. The frequency of ischemia was only 6.6% among patients with an LVEF > 55% but 38.1% for patients with LVEF < 45% (P < 0.001). The frequency of myocardial ischemia was fourfold higher among patients with known CAD vs no known CAD (28.0% vs 6.5%, P < 0.001) and approximately threefold higher among patients with typical angina vs patients with atypical symptoms (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The frequency of myocardial ischemia varies markedly according to the common clinical parameters and is particularly high among patients with known CAD, low LVEF, and typical angina. These observations may be used to develop more cost-effective strategies for referring patients for cardiac stress testing.
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- Alan Rozanski
- Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, Mount Sinai Heart and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10025, USA.
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- Division of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Chobufo MD, Singla A, Rahman EU, Osman M, Khan MZ, Noubiap JJ, Aronow WS, Alpert MA, Balla S. Previously undiagnosed angina pectoris in individuals without established cardiovascular disease: Prevalence and prognosis in the United States. Am J Med Sci 2022; 364:547-553. [PMID: 35803308 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.06.023] [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: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence and prognosis of previously undiagnosed angina pectoris (AP) in the absence of established cardiovascular disease (CVD) are unknown. This study sought to determine the prevalence and prognosis of previously undiagnosed AP in the absence of established CVD in the United States. METHODS Data derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2018) and the Rose Angina Questionnaire (RAQ) were used to identify AP among participants ≥ 40 years without established CVD. Determinants of previously undiagnosed AP (AP undiagnosed prior to RAQ analysis) and predictors of all-cause mortality were identified using multivariable logistic regression analysis and the Cox proportional hazard model. RESULTS Of the 27,506 participants eligible for analysis, 621 participants had previously undiagnosed AP. Thus, the prevalence of previously undiagnosed AP was 1.99% (95% CI 1.79-2.20). Female gender, poverty, < high school education, hypertension, cigarette smoking, and obesity were independent predictors of previously undiagnosed AP. All-cause mortality rates were 1.71 per 1000 person months for participants with previously undiagnosed AP and were 1.08 per 1000 person months to those without previously undiagnosed AP (p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of previously undiagnosed AP in the United States is 1.99% in persons ≥ 40 years of age without established CVD. Previously undiagnosed AP in those without established CVD was an independent predictor of all-cause mortality.
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- Muchi Ditah Chobufo
- Division of Cardiology, West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV, United States.
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Wang Y, Liu Y, Yang R, Li Z, Su J, Yang T, Ma M, Pan G, Wang X, Li L, Yu C. Remnant cholesterol for the detection of glucose metabolic states in patients with coronary heart disease angina pectoris. Acta Diabetol 2022; 59:1339-1347. [PMID: 35871108 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-022-01935-7] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between remnant cholesterol (RC) and glucose metabolic states in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients with angina pectoris. METHODS This study collected data from 11,557 CHD patients with angina pectoris aged 35-75 years in Tianjin, China. Participants were divided into normal glucose regulation (NGR), prediabetes (Pre-DM) and diabetes mellitus (DM) groups according to glucose metabolic states. Linear regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between glucose metabolism [fasting blood glucose (FBG) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)] and RC levels. Logistic regression was performed to analyze the relationship between RC levels and glucose metabolic states. RESULTS Among all participants, 5883 (50.9%) had a DM state and 4034 (34.9%) had a Pre-DM state. FBG levels and HbA1c levels were positively related with RC in all patients (P < 0.001). NGR was used as a reference, multi-adjusted model showing that RC level was significantly associated with Pre-DM [Odds ratio (OR): 1.37; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.19-1.56; P < 0.001] and DM state (OR:1.47; 95% CI 1.29-1.67; P < 0.001). When considering RC as categorical variables (tertiles), using T1 as a reference, T3 had the strongest relationship between RC levels and Pre-DM and DM state in univariate model and multivariate model. In the stratified analyses, the association between RC levels and pre-DM and DM in women was higher than that in men, and the elderly patients was higher than in the middle-aged patients. CONCLUSION The study demonstrated a significant association between RC levels and pre-DM and DM state among CHD patients with angina pectoris, and the relationship was stronger in women and elderly patients.
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- Yang Wang
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300381, China.
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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Bjerking LH, Winther S, Hansen KW, Galatius S, Böttcher M, Prescott E. Prediction models as gatekeepers for diagnostic testing in angina patients with suspected chronic coronary syndrome. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes 2022; 8:630-639. [PMID: 35575616 DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcac025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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AIMS Assessment of pre-test probability (PTP) is an important gatekeeper when selecting patients for diagnostic testing for coronary artery disease (CAD). The 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines recommend upgrading PTP based on clinical risk factors but provide no estimates of how these affect PTP. We aimed to validate two published PTP models in a contemporary low-CAD-prevalence cohort and compare with the ESC 2019 PTP. METHODS AND RESULTS Previously published basic and clinical prediction models and the ESC 2019 PTP were validated in 42 328 patients (54% women) ≥30 years old without previous CAD referred for cardiac computed tomography angiography in a region of Denmark from 2008 to 2017. Obstructive CAD prevalence was 8.8%. The ESC 2019 PTP and basic model included angina symptoms, sex, and age, while the clinical model added diabetes mellitus family history of CAD, and dyslipidaemia. Discrimination was good for all three models [area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) 0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.75-0.77), 0.74 (0.73-0.75), and 0.76 (0.75-0.76), respectively]. Using the clinically relevant low predicted probability ≤5% of CAD cut-off, the clinical and basic models were well calibrated, whereas the ESC 2019 PTP overestimated CAD prevalence. At a cut-off of ≤5%, the clinical model ruled out 36.2% more patients than the ESC 2019 PTP, n = 23 592 (55.7%) vs. n = 8 245 (19.5%), while missing 824 (22.2%) vs. 132 (3.6%) cases of obstructive CAD. CONCLUSION A prediction model for CAD including cardiovascular risk factors was successfully validated. Implementation of this model would reduce the need for diagnostic testing and serve as gatekeeper if accepting a watchful waiting strategy for one-fifth of the patients.
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- Louise Hougesen Bjerking
- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Gødstrup Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Gødstrup Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jeung DY, Hyun DS, Kim I, Chang SJ. Effects of Emergency Duties on Cardiovascular Diseases in Firefighters: A 13-Year Retrospective Cohort Study. J Occup Environ Med 2022; 64:510-514. [PMID: 35081586 PMCID: PMC9275837 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002490] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine the effects of firefighters' emergency duties on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS We used a 13-year follow-up in a nationwide retrospective cohort study. A total of 363,137 employees were recruited. The sex-and age-specific incidence of CVD (hypertension, angina pectoris, and acutemyocardial infarction [AMI]) in firefighters and public officials was estimated. RESULTS The overall age-specific sex-based incidence of CVD, except for hypertension, was higher in firefighters than in public officials. The age-stratified hazard ratios for the three types of CVD in male firefighters were also higher. AMI was more common in younger firefighters, whereas angina pectoris and hypertension were common in older firefighters. CONCLUSIONS Firefighters' duties are more likely to increase the risk of CVD, and preventive strategies with proven benefits are required.
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- Da-Yee Jeung
- From the Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanyang Women's University (Dr Jeung); Task Force for Launching Non-benefit Service Reporting, National Health Insurance Service (Dr Hyun); Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine (Dr Kim), Seoul; Department of Preventive Medicine & Institute of Occupational Environmental Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine (Dr Chang), Wonju, Republic of Korea
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Verreault-Julien L, Bhatt DL, Jung RG, Di Santo P, Simard T, Avram R, Hibbert B. Predictors of angina resolution after percutaneous coronary intervention in stable coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis 2022; 33:98-104. [PMID: 34148973 DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed to relieve symptoms of angina. Identifying patients who will benefit symptomatically after PCI would be clinically advantageous but robust predictors of symptom resolution are ill-defined. METHODS Prospective indexing of baseline angina status, clinical, and procedural characteristics were collected over a 5-year period in a regional revascularization registry. At 1-year follow-up, angina resolution was assessed. We performed a stepwise selection algorithm to identify predictors of persistent angina at 1 year. RESULTS A total of 777 patients were included in the analysis and the median follow-up was 387 days. Mean age of the cohort was 66.6 years, 23.8% were female and 23.3% had baseline Canadian Cardiovascular Society class 3 or 4 angina. Overall, 13.1% had persistent angina. The only predictor of persistent angina was the presence of a residual chronic total occlusion after PCI with odds ratio of 3.06 (95% confidence interval, 1.81-5.17). Residual stenoses 50-69%, 70-89%, and 90-99% were not associated with residual angina after PCI. CONCLUSION Most patients achieved symptom resolution with PCI and optimal medical therapy. A residual chronic total occlusion after PCI was associated with persistent angina. Other degrees of stenoses were not associated with persistent angina.
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- Louis Verreault-Julien
- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine
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- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health
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- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Levinsson A, de Denus S, Sandoval J, Lemieux Perreault LP, Rouleau J, Tardif JC, Hussin J, Dubé MP. Construction of a femininity score in the UK Biobank and its association with angina diagnosis prior to myocardial infarction. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1780. [PMID: 35110607 PMCID: PMC8810762 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05713-x] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Gender captures social components beyond biological sex and can add valuable insight to health studies in populations. However, assessment of gender typically relies on questionnaires which may not be available. The aim of this study is to construct a gender metric using available variables in the UK Biobank and to apply it to the study of angina diagnosis. Proxy variables for femininity characteristics were identified in the UK Biobank and regressed on sex to construct a composite femininity score (FS) validated using tenfold cross-validation. The FS was assessed as a predictor of angina diagnosis before incident myocardial infarction (MI) events. The FS was derived for 315,937 UK Biobank participants. In 3059 individuals with no history of MI at study entry who had an incident MI event, the FS was a significant predictor of angina diagnosis prior to MI (OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.10-1.39, P < 0.001) with a significant sex-by-FS interaction effect (P = 0.003). The FS was positively associated with angina diagnosis prior to MI in men (OR 1.37, 95% CI 1.19-1.57, P < 0.001), but not in women. We have provided a new tool to conduct gender-sensitive analyses in observational studies, and applied it to study of angina diagnosis prior to MI.
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- Anna Levinsson
- Beaulieu-Saucier Université de Montréal Pharmacogenomics Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Beaulieu-Saucier Université de Montréal Pharmacogenomics Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Beaulieu-Saucier Université de Montréal Pharmacogenomics Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Beaulieu-Saucier Université de Montréal Pharmacogenomics Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Beaulieu-Saucier Université de Montréal Pharmacogenomics Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Beaulieu-Saucier Université de Montréal Pharmacogenomics Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Zeitz C. Relieving angina - interplay between gender, pathophysiology and medication efficacy. Int J Cardiol 2021; 345:20-21. [PMID: 34710490 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.10.141] [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: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Christopher Zeitz
- Rural and Indigenous Cardiovascular Health, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Girard E, Nacher M, Bukasa-Kakamba J, Fahrasmane A, Adenis A, Massicard M, Drak Alsibai K, De Toffol B, Bekima R, Thelusme L, Okambabelle D, Demar M, Aurelus JM, Sabbah N. Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Diabetes in French Guiana: Epidemiology and Relation with Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13124302. [PMID: 34959854 PMCID: PMC8707589 DOI: 10.3390/nu13124302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Vitamin D (VD) insufficiency is common among patients with diabetes in French Guiana. The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of VD deficiency in the different type of diabetes encountered and to analyze the relationship between VD deficiency and diabetes complications. Methods: An observational study was conducted between May 2019 and May 2020 in French Guiana, based on data from the CODIAM study (Diabetes Cohort in French Amazonia), describing the characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus. Among 600 patients enrolled with diabetes, 361 had an available VD assay. Results: The mean 25(OH)VD (hydroxycalciferol) level was 27.9 ng/mL. The level of VD was inversely proportional to the HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) level. Patients with angina pectoris had a greater proportion of deficiencies VD < 20 ng/mL than those without angina. By contrast, patients with retinopathy had higher vitamin D concentrations than those without retinopathy. There was no association between vitamin D and arteriopathy, stroke, nephropathy and polyneuropathy. VD deficiency was more frequent in women, and in patients with a high school education. Conclusion: The prevalence of VD deficiency was high in patients with diabetes in French Guiana, emphasizing the importance of VD supplementation.
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- Elise Girard
- Cayenne Hospital Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (E.G.); (J.B.-K.); (M.M.); (R.B.); (L.T.); (D.O.); (J.M.A.)
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- Clinical Investigation Center Antilles French Guiana (CIC INSERM 1424), Cayenne Hospital Center, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (M.N.); (A.F.); (A.A.)
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- Cayenne Hospital Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (E.G.); (J.B.-K.); (M.M.); (R.B.); (L.T.); (D.O.); (J.M.A.)
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- Clinical Investigation Center Antilles French Guiana (CIC INSERM 1424), Cayenne Hospital Center, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (M.N.); (A.F.); (A.A.)
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- Clinical Investigation Center Antilles French Guiana (CIC INSERM 1424), Cayenne Hospital Center, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (M.N.); (A.F.); (A.A.)
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- Cayenne Hospital Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (E.G.); (J.B.-K.); (M.M.); (R.B.); (L.T.); (D.O.); (J.M.A.)
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- Department of Pathology and Center of Biological Resources (CRB Amazonie), Cayenne Hospital Center, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana;
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- Department of Neurology Cayenne Hospital Center, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana;
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- Cayenne Hospital Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (E.G.); (J.B.-K.); (M.M.); (R.B.); (L.T.); (D.O.); (J.M.A.)
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- Cayenne Hospital Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (E.G.); (J.B.-K.); (M.M.); (R.B.); (L.T.); (D.O.); (J.M.A.)
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- Cayenne Hospital Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (E.G.); (J.B.-K.); (M.M.); (R.B.); (L.T.); (D.O.); (J.M.A.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology (LHUPM), Cayenne Hospital Center, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana;
- EA3593, Amazon Ecosystems and Tropical Diseases, University of Guiana, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Cayenne Hospital Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (E.G.); (J.B.-K.); (M.M.); (R.B.); (L.T.); (D.O.); (J.M.A.)
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- Cayenne Hospital Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (E.G.); (J.B.-K.); (M.M.); (R.B.); (L.T.); (D.O.); (J.M.A.)
- Clinical Investigation Center Antilles French Guiana (CIC INSERM 1424), Cayenne Hospital Center, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana; (M.N.); (A.F.); (A.A.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +594-594395276; Fax: +594-594394805
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Berni TR, Morgan CL, Rees DA. Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Have an Increased Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events: a Population Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 106:e3369-e3380. [PMID: 34061968 PMCID: PMC8372630 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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CONTEXT The effects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are unclear. OBJECTIVE This work aims to establish the relative risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, angina, revascularization, and cardiovascular mortality for women with PCOS. METHODS Data were extracted from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum database. Patients with PCOS were matched to controls (1:1) by age, body mass index (BMI) category, and primary care practice. The primary outcome was the time to major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE); a composite end point incorporating MI, stroke, angina, revascularization and cardiovascular mortality. Secondary outcomes were the individual MACE end points. RESULTS Of 219 034 individuals with a diagnosis of PCOS, 174 660 (79.7%) met the eligibility criteria and were matched. Crude rates of the composite end point, MI, stroke, angina, revascularization, and cardiovascular mortality were respectively 82.7, 22.7, 27.4, 32.8, 10.5, and 6.97 per 100 000 patient-years for cases, and 64.3, 15.9, 25.7, 19.8, 7.13, and 7.75 per 100 000 patient-years for controls. In adjusted Cox proportional hazard models (CPHMs), the hazard ratios (HRs) were 1.26 (95% CI, 1.13-1.41), 1.38 (95% CI, 1.11-1.72), 1.60 (95% CI, 1.32-1.94), and 1.50 (95% CI, 1.08-2.07) for the composite outcome, MI, angina, and revascularization, respectively. In a time-dependent CPHM, weight gain (HR 1.01; 1.00-1.01), prior type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (HR 2.40; 1.76-3.30), and social deprivation (HR 1.53; 1.11-2.11) increased risk of progression to the composite end point. CONCLUSION The risk of incident MI, angina, and revascularization is increased in young women with PCOS. Weight and T2DM are potentially modifiable risk factors amenable to intervention.
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK
- Correspondence: D. Aled Rees, MB BCh, PhD, Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK.
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Shah M, Rodriguez CJ, Bartz TM, Lyles MF, Kizer JR, Aurigemma GP, Gardin JM, Gottdiener JS. Incidence, Determinants and Mortality of Heart Failure Associated With Medical-Surgical Procedures in Patients ≥ 65 Years of Age (from the Cardiovascular Health Study). Am J Cardiol 2021; 153:71-78. [PMID: 34175107 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Heart failure (HF) and myocardial infarction are serious complications of major noncardiac surgery in older adults. Many factors can contribute to the development of HF during the postoperative period. The incidence of, and risk factors for, procedure-associated heart failure (PHF) occurring at the time of, or shortly after, medical procedures in a population-based sample ≥ 65 years of age have not been fully characterized, particularly in comparison with HF not proximate to medical procedures. This analysis comprises 5,121 men and women free of HF at baseline from the Cardiovascular Health Study who were followed up for 12.0 years (median). HF events were documented by self-report at semi-annual contacts and confirmed by a formal adjudication committee using a review of the participants' medical records and standardized criteria for HF. Incident HF events were additionally adjudicated as either being related or unrelated to a medical procedure (PHF and non-PHF, respectively). We estimated cause-specific hazards ratios for the association of covariates with PHF and non-PHF. There were 1,728 incident HF events in the primary analysis: 168 (10%) classified as PHF, 1,526 (88%) as non-PHF, and 34 unclassified (2%). For those 1,045 participants in whom LV ejection fraction was known at the time of the HF event, it was ≥45% in 89 of 118 participants (75%) with PHF, compared to 517 of 927 participants (55%) with non-PHF (p < 0.001). Increased age, male gender, diabetes, and angina at baseline were associated with both PHF and non-PHF (range of hazard ratios (HR): 1.04-2.05]. Being Black was inversely associated with PHF [HR: 0.46, 95% confidence interval: 0.25-0.86]. Participants with increased age, without baseline angina, and with baseline LVEF<55% were at a significantly lower risk for PHF compared to non-PHF. Among those with PHF, surgical procedures-including cardiac, orthopedic, gastrointestinal, vascular, and urologic-comprised 83.3%, while percutaneous procedures comprised 8.9% (including 6.5% represented by cardiac catheterizations and pacemaker placements). Another group composed of a variety of procedures commonly requiring large fluid volume administration comprised 7.7%. There was a lower all-cause 30-day mortality in the PHF versus the non-PHF group (2.2% vs 5.7%), with a nonsignificant odds ratio of 0.39 in a minimally adjusted model. When individuals with prior myocardial infarction (MI) were excluded in a sensitivity analysis, the proportion of incident HF with concurrent MI was greater for PHF (32.9%) than for non-PHF (19.8%). In conclusion, PHF in older adults is a common entity with relatively low 30-day mortality. Baseline angina, lower age, and LVEF ≥ 55% were associated with a higher risk of PHF compared to non-PHF. Being Black was associated with a lower risk of PHF and PHF as a proportion of HF was lower in Black than in non-Black participants. Compared to non-PHF, PHF more frequently presented with concurrent MI and with preserved LV ejection fraction.
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- Monali Shah
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle WA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem NC, USA
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- Cardiology Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System and Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
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- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, USA
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Blumenthal DM, Howard SE, Searl Como J, O’Keefe SM, Atlas SJ, Horn DM, Wagle NW, Wasfy JH, Yeh RW, Metlay JP. Prevalence of Angina Among Primary Care Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2112800. [PMID: 34097047 PMCID: PMC8185599 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Angina pectoris is associated with morbidity and mortality. Angina prevalence and frequency among contemporary US populations with coronary artery disease (CAD) remain incompletely defined. OBJECTIVE To ascertain the angina prevalence and frequency among stable outpatients with CAD. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cross-sectional survey study involved telephone-based administration of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire-7 (SAQ-7) between February 1, 2017, and July 31, 2017, to a nonconvenience sample of adults with established CAD who receive primary care through a large US integrated primary care network. Data analysis was performed from August 2017 to August 2019. EXPOSURE SAQ-7 administration. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Angina prevalence and frequency were assessed using SAQ-7 question 2. Covariates associated with angina were assessed in univariable and multivariable regression. RESULTS Of 4139 eligible patients, 1612 responded to the survey (response rate, 38.9%). The mean (SD) age of the respondents was 71.8 (11.0) years, 577 (35.8%) were women, 1447 (89.8%) spoke English, 147 (9.1%) spoke Spanish, 1336 (82.8%) were White, 76 (4.7%) were Black, 92 (5.7%) were Hispanic, 974 (60.4%) had Medicare, and 83 (5.2%) had Medicaid. Among respondents, 342 (21.2%) reported experiencing angina at least once monthly; among those, 201 (12.5%) reported daily or weekly angina, and 141 respondents (8.7%) reported monthly angina. The mean (SD) SAQ-7 score was 93.7 (13.7). After multivariable adjustment, speaking a language other than Spanish or English (odds ratio [OR], 5.07; 95% CI, 1.39-18.50), Black race (OR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.08-3.75), current smoking (OR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.27-2.78), former smoking (OR, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.13-2.51), atrial fibrillation (OR, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.02-2.26), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.18-2.18) were associated with more frequent angina. Male sex (OR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.47-0.86), peripheral artery disease (OR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.44-0.90), and novel oral anticoagulant use (OR, 0.19; 95% CI, 0.08-0.48) were associated with less frequent angina. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among stable outpatients with CAD receiving primary care through an integrated primary care network, 21.2% of surveyed patients reported experiencing angina at least once monthly. Several objective demographic and clinical characteristics were associated with angina frequency. Proactive assessment of angina symptoms using validated assessment tools and estimation of patients at higher risk of suboptimally controlled angina may be associated with reduced morbidity.
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- Daniel M. Blumenthal
- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Coeur Value, LLC, Wellesley, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Devoted Health, Waltham, Massachusetts
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Cardiology Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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Lee PH, Park GM, Han S, Kim YG, Lee JY, Roh JH, Lee JH, Kim YH, Lee SW. Beta-blockers provide a differential survival benefit in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing contemporary post-percutaneous coronary intervention management. Sci Rep 2020; 10:22121. [PMID: 33335231 PMCID: PMC7746699 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79214-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Beta-adrenergic receptor blockers are used in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) to reduce the harmful effects of excessive adrenergic activation on the heart. However, there is limited evidence regarding the benefit of beta-blockers in the context of contemporary management following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We used the nationwide South Korea National Health Insurance database to identify 87,980 patients with a diagnosis of either acute myocardial infarction (AMI; n = 38,246) or angina pectoris (n = 49,734) who underwent PCI between 2013 and 2017, and survived to be discharged from hospital. Beta-blockers were used in a higher proportion of patients with AMI (80.6%) than those with angina (58.9%). Over a median follow-up of 2.2 years (interquartile range 1.2-3.3 years) with the propensity-score matching analysis, the mortality risk was significantly lower in patients treated with a beta-blocker in the AMI group (HR: 0.78; 95% CI 0.69-0.87; p < 0.001). However, the mortality risk was comparable regardless of beta-blocker use (HR: 1.07; 95% CI 0.98-1.16; p = 0.10) in the angina group. The survival benefit associated with beta-blocker therapy was most significant in the first year after the AMI event.
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- Pil Hyung Lee
- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 877 Bangeojinsunhwando-ro, Dong-gu, Ulsan, 44033, Korea.
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- Department of Applied Statistics, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13120, Korea.
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- Department of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 877 Bangeojinsunhwando-ro, Dong-gu, Ulsan, 44033, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Shaikh A, Ochani RK, Khan MS, Riaz H, Khan SU, Sreenivasan J, Mookadam F, Doukky R, Butler J, Michos ED, Kalra A, Krasuski RA. Contribution of individual components to composite end points in contemporary cardiovascular randomized controlled trials. Am Heart J 2020; 230:71-81. [PMID: 32941789 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.09.001] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cardiovascular randomized controlled trials (RCTs) typically set composite end points as the primary outcome to enhance statistical power. However, influence of individual component end points on overall composite outcomes remains understudied. METHODS We searched MEDLINE for RCTs published in 6 high-impact journals (The Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the European Heart Journal) from 2011 to 2017. Two-armed, parallel-design cardiovascular RCTs which reported composite outcomes were included. All-cause or cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke were deemed "hard" end points, whereas hospitalization, angina, and revascularization were identified as "soft" end points. Type of outcome (primary or secondary), event rates in treatment and control groups for the composite outcome and of its components according to predefined criteria. RESULTS Of the 45.8% (316/689) cardiovascular RCTs which used a composite outcome, 79.4% set the composite as the primary outcome. Death was the most common component (89.8%) followed by myocardial infarction (66.1%). About 80% of the trials reported complete data for each component. One hundred forty-seven trials (46.5%) incorporated a "soft" end point as part of their composite. Death contributed the least to the estimate of effects (R2 change = 0.005) of the composite, whereas revascularization contributed the most (R2 change = 0.423). CONCLUSIONS Cardiovascular RCTs frequently use composite end points, which include "soft" end points, as components in nearly 50% of studies. Higher event rates in composite end points may create a misleading interpretation of treatment impact due to large contributions from end points with less clinical significance.
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- Asim Shaikh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL.
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, White Plains, NY
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Internal Medicine, John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC
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Li HZ, Wang Q, Zhang YY, Wang JD, Wu HJ, Zhang MG, Li JC, Liu ZJ. Onset of Coronary Heart Disease is Associated with HCMV Infection and Increased CD14 +CD16 + Monocytes in a Population of Weifang, China. Biomed Environ Sci 2020; 33:573-582. [PMID: 32933609 DOI: 10.3967/bes2020.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection and peripheral blood CD14 +CD16 + monocytes in the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease (CHD), and to elucidate the mechanism of pathogenesis in CHD by analyzing the correlation between infection, inflammation, and CHD, to provide a basis for the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of the disease. METHODS In total, 192 patients with CHD were divided into three groups: latent CHD, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction. HCMV-IgM and -IgG antibodies were assessed using ELISA; CD14 +CD16 + monocytes were counted using a five-type automated hematology analyzer; mononuclear cells were assessed using fluorescence-activated cell sorting; and an automatic biochemical analyzer was used to measure the levels of triglyceride, cholesterol, high- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterols, lipoprotein, hs-CRp and Hcy. RESULTS The positive rates of HCMV-IgM and -IgG were significantly higher in the CHD groups than in the control group. HCMV infection affects lipid metabolism to promote immune and inflammatory responses. CONCLUSION HCMV infection has a specific correlation with the occurrence and development of CHD. The expression of CD14 +CD16 + mononuclear cells in the CHD group was increased accordingly and correlated with acute HCMV infection. Thus, HCMV antibody as well as peripheral blood CD14 +CD16 + mononuclear cells can be used to monitor the occurrence and development of CHD.
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- Hong Zheng Li
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong, China
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- National Institute for Viral Diseases Control and Prevention, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong, China
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- Morphological Laboratory, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, Shandong, China
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Storey KM, Wang J, Garberich RF, Bennett NM, Traverse JH, Arndt TL, Schmidt CW, Henry TD. Long-Term (3 Years) Outcomes of Ranolazine Therapy for Refractory Angina Pectoris (from the Ranolazine Refractory Registry). Am J Cardiol 2020; 129:1-4. [PMID: 32540170 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ranolazine is approved for patients with chronic stable angina but has not been formally studied in patients with refractory angina pectoris (RAP). Patients with RAP have limited therapeutic options and significant limitations in their quality of life. The Ranolazine Refractory Angina Registry was designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of ranolazine in RAP patients in order to expand treatment options for this challenging patient population. Using an extensive prospective database, we enrolled 158 consecutive patients evaluated in a dedicated RAP clinic. Angina class, medications, major adverse cardiac events including death, myocardial infarction, and revascularization were obtained at 12, 24, and 36 months. At 3 years, 95 (60%) patients remained on ranolazine. A ≥2 class improvement in angina was seen in 48% (38 of 80 patients with known Canadian Cardiovascular Society class) of those who remained on ranolazine. Discontinuation due to side effects, ineffectiveness, cost, and progression of disease were the principle reasons for discontinuation, but primarily occurred within the first year. In conclusion, ranolazine is an effective antianginal therapy at 3-year follow-up in patients with RAP and may reduce cardiac readmission.
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Tiwari I, Herr RM, Loerbroks A, Yamamoto SS. Household Air Pollution and Angina Pectoris in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Cross-Sectional Evidence from the World Health Survey 2002-2003. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:ijerph17165802. [PMID: 32796570 PMCID: PMC7460098 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17165802] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The evidence regarding the effects of household air pollution on angina pectoris is limited in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). We sought to examine the association between household air pollution and angina pectoris across several countries. We analyzed data of individuals from 46 selected countries participating in the cross-sectional World Health Survey (WHS) 2002–2003. Pooled and stratified (sex, continent) logistic regression with sampling weights was used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to quantify associations between the use of different household fuels with angina pectoris. In the pooled sample, we observed lower odds of angina pectoris with electricity use (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.56–0.83) compared to those households reporting the use of gas as a household fuel. Increased odds of angina pectoris were observed with the use of agriculture/dung/shrub/other (OR: 1.65, 95% CI: 1.30–2.09), mixed (solid and non-solid fuels) (OR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.09–1.56), and mixed solid fuel use (OR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.12–2.25). Higher odds of angina pectoris were observed mainly with solid fuel use. The results highlight the importance of addressing these issues, especially in regions with a high proportion of solid fuel users and increasing levels of cardiovascular disease.
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- Ishwar Tiwari
- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada;
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- Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany;
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- Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany;
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- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada;
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Suhrs HE, Schroder J, Bové KB, Mygind ND, Frestad D, Michelsen MM, Lange T, Gustafsson I, Kastrup J, Prescott E. Inflammation, non-endothelial dependent coronary microvascular function and diastolic function-Are they linked? PLoS One 2020; 15:e0236035. [PMID: 32673354 PMCID: PMC7365405 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Systemic inflammation and coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) may be causal drivers of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We tested the hypothesis that subclinical inflammation is associated with non-endothelial dependent CMD and diastolic dysfunction. METHODS In a cross-sectional study of 336 women with angina but no flow limiting coronary artery stenosis (180 with diabetes) and 95 asymptomatic controls, blood samples were analysed for 90 biomarkers of which 34 were part of inflammatory pathways. CMD was assessed as coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography and defined as CFVR<2.5. We used E/e' as an indicator of diastolic function in age-adjusted linear regressions to assess correlations between biomarkers, CFVR and diastolic function. RESULTS CMD was found in 59% of participants whereas only 4% fulfilled strict criteria for diastolic dysfunction. Thirty-five biomarkers, 17 of them inflammatory, were negatively correlated with CFVR and 25, 15 inflammatory, were positively correlated with E/e'. A total of 13 biomarkers, 9 inflammatory, were associated with both CFVR and E/e'. CFVR and E/e' were only correlated in the subgroup of patients with CMD and signs of increased filling pressure (E/e'>10) (p = 0.012). CONCLUSION This is the first study to link a large number of mainly inflammatory biomarkers to both CMD and E/e', thus confirming a role of inflammation in both conditions. However, despite a high prevalence of CMD, few patients had diastolic dysfunction and the data do not support a major pathophysiologic role of non-endothelial dependent CMD in diastolic dysfunction.
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- Hannah E. Suhrs
- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Statistical Science, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nordström A, Bergman J, Björk S, Carlberg B, Johansson J, Hult A, Nordström P. A multiple risk factor program is associated with decreased risk of cardiovascular disease in 70-year-olds: A cohort study from Sweden. PLoS Med 2020; 17:e1003135. [PMID: 32525878 PMCID: PMC7289341 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In individuals below 65 years of age, primary prevention programs have not been successful in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death. However, no large study to our knowledge has previously evaluated the effects of prevention programs in individuals aged 65 years or older. The present cohort study evaluated the risk of CVD in a primary prevention program for community-dwelling 70-year-olds. METHOD AND FINDINGS In 2012-2017, we included 3,613 community-dwelling 70-year-olds living in Umeå, in the north of Sweden, in a health survey and multidimensional prevention program (the Healthy Ageing Initiative [HAI]). Classic risk factors for CVD were evaluated, such as blood pressure, lipid levels, obesity, and physical inactivity. In the current analysis, each HAI participant was propensity-score-matched to 4 controls (n = 14,452) from the general Swedish population using national databases. The matching variables included age, sex, diagnoses, medication use, and socioeconomic factors. The primary outcome was the composite of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, and stroke. The 18,065 participants and controls were followed for a mean of 2.5 (range 0-6) years. The primary outcome occurred in 128 (3.5%) HAI participants and 636 (4.4%) controls (hazard ratio [HR] 0.80, 95% CI 0.66-0.97, p = 0.026). In HAI participants, high baseline levels of blood pressure and lipids were associated with subsequent initiation of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering therapy, respectively, as well as with decreases in blood pressure and lipids during follow-up. In an intention-to-treat approach, the risk of the primary outcome was lower when comparing all 70-year-olds in Umeå, regardless of participation in HAI, to 70-year-olds in the rest of Sweden for the first 6 years of the HAI project (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.77-0.97, p = 0.014). In contrast, the risk was similar in the 6-year period before the project started (HR 1.04, 95% CI 0.93-1.17, p = 0.03 for interaction). Limitations of the study include the observational design and that changes in blood pressure and lipid levels likely were influenced by regression towards the mean. CONCLUSIONS In this study, a primary prevention program was associated with a lower risk of CVD in community-dwelling 70-year-olds. With the limitation of this being an observational study, the associations may partly be explained by improved control of classic risk factors for CVD with the program.
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- Anna Nordström
- Division of Sustainable Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- School of Sport Sciences, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Unit of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Division of Sustainable Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Community Medicine, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Division of Sustainable Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Unit of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Saxon JT, Chan PS, Tran AT, Angraal S, Jones PG, Grantham JA, Spertus JA. Comparison of Patient-Reported vs Physician-Estimated Angina in Patients Undergoing Elective and Urgent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA Netw Open 2020; 3:e207406. [PMID: 32558912 PMCID: PMC7305522 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.7406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This cohort study assesses the use of patient-reported vs physician-estimated angina in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
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- John T. Saxon
- St Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- St Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- St Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- St Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- St Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- St Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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BACKGROUND Chelation therapy is promoted and practiced around the world as a form of alternative medicine in the treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It has been suggested as a safe, relatively inexpensive, non-surgical method of restoring blood flow in atherosclerotic vessels. However, there is currently limited high-quality, adequately-powered research informing evidence-based medicine on the topic, specifically regarding clinical outcomes. Due to this limited evidence, the benefit of chelation therapy remains controversial at present. This is an update of a review first published in 2002. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) chelation therapy versus placebo or no treatment on clinical outcomes among people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. SEARCH METHODS For this update, the Cochrane Vascular Information Specialist searched the Cochrane Vascular Specialised Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases, the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform and ClinicalTrials.gov trials register to 6 August 2019. We searched the bibliographies of the studies retrieved by the literature searches for further trials. SELECTION CRITERIA We included studies if they were randomised controlled trials of EDTA chelation therapy versus placebo or no treatment in participants with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The main outcome measures we considered include all-cause or cause-specific mortality, non-fatal cardiovascular events, direct or indirect measurement of disease severity, and subjective measures of improvement or adverse events. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently extracted data and assessed trial quality using standard Cochrane procedures. A third author considered any unresolved issues, and we discussed any discrepancies until a consensus was reached. We contacted study authors for additional information. MAIN RESULTS We included five studies with a total of 1993 randomised participants. Three studies enrolled participants with peripheral vascular disease and two studies included participants with coronary artery disease, one of which specifically recruited people who had had a myocardial infarction. The number of participants in each study varied widely (from 10 to 1708 participants), but all studies compared EDTA chelation to a placebo. Risk of bias for the included studies was generally moderate to low, but one study had high risk of bias because the study investigators broke their randomisation code halfway through the study and rolled the placebo participants over to active treatment. Certainty of the evidence, as assessed by GRADE, was generally low to very low, which was mostly due to a paucity of data in each outcome's meta-analysis. This limited our ability to draw any strong conclusions. We also had concerns about one study's risk of bias regarding blinding and outcome assessment that may have biased the results. Two studies with coronary artery disease participants reported no evidence of a difference in all-cause mortality between chelation therapy and placebo (risk ratio (RR) 0.97, 95% CI 0.73 to 1.28; 1792 participants; low-certainty). One study with coronary artery disease participants reported no evidence of a difference in coronary heart disease deaths between chelation therapy and placebo (RR 1.02, 95% CI 0.70 to 1.48; 1708 participants; very low-certainty). Two studies with coronary artery disease participants reported no evidence of a difference in myocardial infarction (RR 0.81, 95% CI 0.57 to 1.14; 1792 participants; moderate-certainty), angina (RR 0.95, 95% CI 0.55 to 1.67; 1792 participants; very low-certainty), and coronary revascularisation (RR 0.46, 95% CI 0.07 to 3.25; 1792 participants). Two studies (one with coronary artery disease participants and one with peripheral vascular disease participants) reported no evidence of a difference in stroke (RR 0.88, 95% CI 0.40 to 1.92; 1867 participants; low-certainty). Ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI; also known as ankle brachial index) was measured in three studies, all including participants with peripheral vascular disease; two studies found no evidence of a difference in the treatment groups after three months after treatment (mean difference (MD) 0.02, 95% CI -0.03 to 0.06; 181 participants; low-certainty). A third study reported an improvement in ABPI in the EDTA chelation group, but this study was at high risk of bias. Meta-analysis of maximum and pain-free walking distances three months after treatment included participants with peripheral vascular disease and showed no evidence of a difference between the treatment groups (MD -31.46, 95% CI -87.63 to 24.71; 165 participants; 2 studies; low-certainty). Quality of life outcomes were reported by two studies that included participants with coronary artery disease, but we were unable to pool the data due to different methods of reporting and varied criteria. However, there did not appear to be any major differences between the treatment groups. None of the included studies reported on vascular deaths. Overall, there was no evidence of major or minor adverse events associated with EDTA chelation treatment. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS There is currently insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of chelation therapy in improving clinical outcomes of people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. More high-quality, randomised controlled trials are needed that assess the effects of chelation therapy on longevity and quality of life among people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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- Section of Adult Medicine, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Ermita, Philippines
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- Emergency Department, Montefiore Westchester Square Campus, New York, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Spertus JA, Jones PG, Maron DJ, O'Brien SM, Reynolds HR, Rosenberg Y, Stone GW, Harrell FE, Boden WE, Weintraub WS, Baloch K, Mavromatis K, Diaz A, Gosselin G, Newman JD, Mavromichalis S, Alexander KP, Cohen DJ, Bangalore S, Hochman JS, Mark DB. Health-Status Outcomes with Invasive or Conservative Care in Coronary Disease. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:1408-1419. [PMID: 32227753 PMCID: PMC7261489 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1916370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the ISCHEMIA trial, an invasive strategy with angiographic assessment and revascularization did not reduce clinical events among patients with stable ischemic heart disease and moderate or severe ischemia. A secondary objective of the trial was to assess angina-related health status among these patients. METHODS We assessed angina-related symptoms, function, and quality of life with the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) at randomization, at months 1.5, 3, and 6, and every 6 months thereafter in participants who had been randomly assigned to an invasive treatment strategy (2295 participants) or a conservative strategy (2322). Mixed-effects cumulative probability models within a Bayesian framework were used to estimate differences between the treatment groups. The primary outcome of this health-status analysis was the SAQ summary score (scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better health status). All analyses were performed in the overall population and according to baseline angina frequency. RESULTS At baseline, 35% of patients reported having no angina in the previous month. SAQ summary scores increased in both treatment groups, with increases at 3, 12, and 36 months that were 4.1 points (95% credible interval, 3.2 to 5.0), 4.2 points (95% credible interval, 3.3 to 5.1), and 2.9 points (95% credible interval, 2.2 to 3.7) higher with the invasive strategy than with the conservative strategy. Differences were larger among participants who had more frequent angina at baseline (8.5 vs. 0.1 points at 3 months and 5.3 vs. 1.2 points at 36 months among participants with daily or weekly angina as compared with no angina). CONCLUSIONS In the overall trial population with moderate or severe ischemia, which included 35% of participants without angina at baseline, patients randomly assigned to the invasive strategy had greater improvement in angina-related health status than those assigned to the conservative strategy. The modest mean differences favoring the invasive strategy in the overall group reflected minimal differences among asymptomatic patients and larger differences among patients who had had angina at baseline. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and others; ISCHEMIA ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01471522.).
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- John A Spertus
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
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- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
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- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
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- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Harmony R Reynolds
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Yves Rosenberg
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Gregg W Stone
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Frank E Harrell
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - William E Boden
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - William S Weintraub
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Khaula Baloch
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Kreton Mavromatis
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Ariel Diaz
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Gilbert Gosselin
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Jonathan D Newman
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Stavroula Mavromichalis
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Karen P Alexander
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - David J Cohen
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Sripal Bangalore
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Judith S Hochman
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
| | - Daniel B Mark
- From Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J.) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.A.S., P.G.J., D.J.C.), Kansas City; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (D.J.M.); Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Durham, NC (S.M.O., K.B., K.P.A., D.B.M.); New York University Grossman School of Medicine (H.R.R., J.D.N., S.M., S.B., J.S.H.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (G.W.S.), New York; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Y.R.); the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville (F.E.H.); Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston (W.E.B.); MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (W.S.W.); Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (K.M.); and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ), University of Montreal, Campus Mauricie, Trois-Rivieres, QC (A.D.), and the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal (G.G.) - both in Canada
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Jackson AM, Zhang R, Findlay I, Robertson K, Lindsay M, Morris T, Forbes B, Papworth R, McConnachie A, Mangion K, Jhund PS, McCowan C, Berry C. Healthcare disparities for women hospitalized with myocardial infarction and angina. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes 2020; 6:156-165. [PMID: 31346604 PMCID: PMC7132925 DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcz040] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
AIMS Ischaemic heart disease persists as the leading cause of death in both men and women in most countries and sex disparities, defined as differences in health outcomes and their determinants, may be relevant. We examined sex disparities in presenting characteristics, treatment and all-cause mortality in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction (MI) or angina. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a cohort study of all patients admitted with MI or angina (01 October 2013 to 30 June 2016) from a secondary care acute coronary syndrome e-Registry in NHS Scotland linked with national registers of community drug dispensation and mortality data. A total of 7878 patients hospitalized for MI or angina were prospectively included; 3161 (40%) were women. Women were older, more deprived, had a greater burden of comorbidity, were more often treated with guideline-recommended therapy preadmission and less frequently received immediate invasive management. Men were more likely to receive coronary angiography [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.52, confidence interval (CI) 1.37-1.68] and percutaneous coronary intervention (adjusted OR 1.68, CI 1.52-1.86). Women were less comprehensively treated with evidence-based therapies post-MI. Women had worse crude survival, primarily those with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (14.3% vs. 8.0% at 1 year, P < 0.001), but this finding was explained by differences in baseline factors. Men with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction had a higher risk of all-cause death at 30 days [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.72, CI 1.16-2.56] and 1 year (adjusted HR 1.38, CI 1.12-1.69). CONCLUSION After taking account of baseline risk factors, sex differences in treatment pathway, use of invasive management, and secondary prevention therapies indicate disparities in guideline-directed management of women hospitalized with MI or angina.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alice M Jackson
- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Royal Alexandra Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Corsebar Road, Paisley PA2 9PN, UK
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- Royal Alexandra Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Corsebar Road, Paisley PA2 9PN, UK
- Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Agamemnon Street, Clydebank G81 4DY, UK
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- Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Agamemnon Street, Clydebank G81 4DY, UK
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK
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- AstraZeneca UK, Capability Green, Luton LU1 3LU, UK
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- Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- School of Medicine, Medical and Biological Sciences Building, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9TF, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
- Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Agamemnon Street, Clydebank G81 4DY, UK
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK
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Mangion K, Adamson PD, Williams MC, Hunter A, Pawade T, Shah ASV, Lewis S, Boon NA, Flather M, Forbes J, McLean S, Roditi G, van Beek EJR, Timmis AD, Newby DE, McAllister DA, Berry C. Sex associations and computed tomography coronary angiography-guided management in patients with stable chest pain. Eur Heart J 2020; 41:1337-1345. [PMID: 31883330 PMCID: PMC7109601 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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AIMS The relative benefits of computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA)-guided management in women and men with suspected angina due to coronary heart disease (CHD) are uncertain. METHODS AND RESULTS In this post hoc analysis of an open-label parallel-group multicentre trial, we recruited 4146 patients referred for assessment of suspected angina from 12 cardiology clinics across the UK. We randomly assigned (1:1) participants to standard care alone or standard care plus CTCA. Fewer women had typical chest pain symptoms (n = 582, 32.0%) when compared with men (n = 880, 37.9%; P < 0.001). Amongst the CTCA-guided group, more women had normal coronary arteries [386 (49.6%) vs. 263 (26.2%)] and less obstructive CHD [105 (11.5%) vs. 347 (29.8%)]. A CTCA-guided strategy resulted in more women than men being reclassified as not having CHD {19.2% vs. 13.1%; absolute risk difference, 5.7 [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.7-8.7, P < 0.001]} or having angina due to CHD [15.0% vs. 9.0%; absolute risk difference, 5.6 (2.3-8.9, P = 0.001)]. After a median of 4.8 years follow-up, CTCA-guided management was associated with similar reductions in the risk of CHD death or non-fatal myocardial infarction in women [hazard ratio (HR) 0.50, 95% CI 0.24-1.04], and men (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.42-0.95; Pinteraction = 0.572). CONCLUSION Following the addition of CTCA, women were more likely to be found to have normal coronary arteries than men. This led to more women being reclassified as not having CHD, resulting in more downstream tests and treatments being cancelled. There were similar prognostic benefits of CTCA for women and men.
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- Kenneth Mangion
- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
- Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago, 2 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
- Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Graduate Entry School, University of Limerick, Limerick, St Nessan's Rd, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick, V94 F858, Ireland
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- National Health Service, Hayfield House, Hayfield Rd, Kirkcaldy KY2 5AH, Fife, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, University Ave, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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Jia RF, Li L, Li H, Cao XJ, Ruan Y, Meng S, Wang JY, Jin ZN. Meta-analysis of C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Angina Pectoris. Am J Cardiol 2020; 125:1039-1045. [PMID: 32014245 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.01.005] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Associations between elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and the angina pectoris risk have been reported for many years, but the results remain controversial. To address this issue, a meta-analysis was therefore conducted. Eligible studies were identified by searching PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library, and web of science up to January 2019. Altogether, 10 prospective cohort studies and 11 case-control studies were included, and they were published from 1997 to 2013 and summed up to 18,316 samples totally. The pooled mean difference of CRP levels was 4.44 (95% confidence interval 2.71 to 6.17) between angina patients and healthy controls. The combined odds ratio of CRP for major adverse cardiac events in angina patients was 1.67 (95% CI 1.23 to 2.26). In conclusion, the meta-analysis indicated that elevated CRP levels were associated with angina pectoris, especially unstable angina pectoris, and were probably a risk factor of major adverse cardiac events.
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- Ruo-Fei Jia
- Department of Cardiovascular, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Parry M, Dhukai A, Clarke H, Bjørnnes AK, Cafazzo JA, Cooper L, Harvey P, Katz J, Lalloo C, Leegaard M, Légaré F, Lovas M, McFetridge-Durdle J, McGillion M, Norris C, Parente L, Patterson R, Pilote L, Pink L, Price J, Stinson J, Uddin A, Victor JC, Watt-Watson J, Auld C, Faubert C, Park D, Park M, Rickard B, DeBonis VS. Development and usability testing of HEARTPA♀N: protocol for a mixed methods strategy to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention for women with cardiac pain. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e033092. [PMID: 32156763 PMCID: PMC7064127 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033092] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION More women experience cardiac pain related to coronary artery disease and cardiac procedures compared with men. The overall goal of this programme of research is to develop an integrated smartphone and web-based intervention (HEARTPA♀N) to help women recognise and self-manage cardiac pain. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This protocol outlines the mixed methods strategy used for the development of the HEARTPA♀N content/core feature set (phase 2A), usability testing (phase 2B) and evaluation with a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) (phase 3). We are using the individual and family self-management theory, mobile device functionality and pervasive information architecture of mHealth interventions, and following a sequential phased approach recommended by the Medical Research Council to develop HEARTPA♀N. The phase 3 pilot RCT will enable us to refine the prototype, inform the methodology and calculate the sample size for a larger multisite RCT (phase 4, future work). Patient partners have been actively involved in setting the HEARTPA♀N research agenda, including defining patient-reported outcome measures for the pilot RCT: pain and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). As such, the guidelines for Inclusion of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trial Protocols (SPIRIT-PRO) are used to report the protocol for the pilot RCT (phase 3). Quantitative data (eg, demographic and clinical information) will be summarised using descriptive statistics (phases 2AB and 3) and a content analysis will be used to identify themes (phase 2AB). A process evaluation will be used to assess the feasibility of the implementation of the intervention and a preliminary efficacy evaluation will be undertaken focusing on the outcomes of pain and HRQoL (phase 3). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval was obtained from the University of Toronto (36415; 26 November 2018). We will disseminate knowledge of HEARTPA♀N through publication, conference presentation and national public forums (Café Scientifique), and through fact sheets, tweets and webinars. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03800082.
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- Monica Parry
- University of Toronto Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Pain Research Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health - Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Nursing, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Akershus, Norway
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- Médecine Familiale, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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- Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Wasser Pain Management Centre, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Patient Advisor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gil-Terrón N, Cerain-Herrero MJ, Subirana I, Rodríguez-Latre LM, Cunillera-Puértolas O, Mestre-Ferrer J, Grau M, Dégano IR, Elosua R, Marrugat J, Ramos R, Baena-Díez JM, Salvador-González B. Cardiovascular risk in mild to moderately decreased glomerular filtration rate, diabetes and coronary heart disease in a southern European region. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2020; 73:212-218. [PMID: 30709697 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2018.12.006] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Individuals with mild to moderately decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR=30-59 mL/min/1.73 m2) are considered at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). No studies have compared this risk in eGFR=30-59, diabetes mellitus (DM), and coronary heart disease (CHD) in regions with a low incidence of CHD. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of 122 443 individuals aged 60-84 years from a region with a low CHD incidence with creatinine measured between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2011. We identified hospital admissions due to CHD (myocardial infarction, angina) or CVD (CHD, stroke, or transient ischemic attack) from electronic medical records up to December 31, 2013. We estimated incidence rates and Cox regression adjusted subdistribution hazard ratio (sHR) including competing risks in patients with eGFR=30-59, DM and CHD, or combinations, compared with individuals without these diseases. RESULTS The median follow-up was 38.3 [IQR, 33.8-42.7] months. Adjusted sHR for CHD in individuals with eGFR=30-59, DM, eGFR=30-59 plus DM, previous CHD, CHD plus DM, and CHD plus eGFR=30-59 plus DM, were 1.34 (95%CI, 1.04-1.74), 1.61 (95%CI, 1.36-1.90), 1.96 (95%CI, 1.42-2.70), 4.33 (95%CI, 3.58-5.25), 7.05 (5.80-8.58) and 7.72 (5.72-10.41), respectively. The corresponding sHR for CVD were 1.25 (95%CI, 1.06-1.46), 1.56 (95%CI, 1.41-1.74), 1.83 (95%CI, 1.50-2.23), 2.86 (95%CI, 2.48-3.29), 4.54 (95%CI, 3.93-5.24), and 5.33 (95%CI, 4.31-6.60). CONCLUSIONS In 60- to 84-year-olds with eGFR=30-59, similarly to DM, the likelihood of being admitted to hospital for CHD and CVD was about half that of individuals with established CHD. Thus, eGFR=30-59 does not appear to be a coronary-risk equivalent. Individuals with CHD and DM, or eGFR=30-59 plus DM, should be prioritized for more intensive risk management.
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- Neus Gil-Terrón
- Centre Atenció Primària El Pla-Servei d'Atenció Primària Baix Llobregat Centre, Direcció d'Atenció Primària Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut, Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Grup de Recerca Malaltia Cardiovascular en Atenció Primària (MACAP) Renal Costa de Ponent, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca Malaltia Cardiovascular en Atenció Primària (MACAP) Renal Costa de Ponent, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain; Àrea Bàsica de Salut Can Vidalet, Servei d'Atenció Primària Baix Llobregat Centre, Direcció Atenció Primària Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut. Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Genètica i Epidemiologia Cardiovascular, Registre Gironí del Cor (REGICOR), Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca Malaltia Cardiovascular en Atenció Primària (MACAP) Renal Costa de Ponent, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain; Servei d'Atenció Primària Baix Llobregat Centre, Direcció d'Atenció Primària Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut, Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca Malaltia Cardiovascular en Atenció Primària (MACAP) Renal Costa de Ponent, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Sud, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca Malaltia Cardiovascular en Atenció Primària (MACAP) Renal Costa de Ponent, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain; Centre d'Atenció Primària Les Sínies, Servei d'Atenció Primària Baix Llobregat Centre, Direcció d'Atenció Primària Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut, Molins de Rei, Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Genètica i Epidemiologia Cardiovascular, Registre Gironí del Cor (REGICOR), Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Genètica i Epidemiologia Cardiovascular, Registre Gironí del Cor (REGICOR), Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Genètica i Epidemiologia Cardiovascular, Registre Gironí del Cor (REGICOR), Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Genètica i Epidemiologia Cardiovascular, Registre Gironí del Cor (REGICOR), Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain; Grup Investigació en Salut Cardiovascular de Girona (ISV-Girona), Direcció d'Atenció Primària Girona, Institut Català de la Salut, Girona, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain; Centre Atenció Primària Marina, Servei d'Atenció Primària Litoral Esquerre, Direcció d'Atenció Primària Barcelona Ciutat, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca Malaltia Cardiovascular en Atenció Primària (MACAP) Renal Costa de Ponent, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain; Grup de Recerca en Genètica i Epidemiologia Cardiovascular, Registre Gironí del Cor (REGICOR), Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain; Àrea Bàsica de Salut Florida Sud, Servei d'Atenció Primària Delta del Llobregat, Direcció d'Atenció Primària Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
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Ramezani Tehrani F, Amiri M, Behboudi-Gandevani S, Bidhendi-Yarandi R, Carmina E. Cardiovascular events among reproductive and menopausal age women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Endocrinol 2020; 36:12-23. [PMID: 31385729 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2019.1650337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence (P)/hazard ratio (HR) of cardiovascular (CV) events among reproductive age and menopausal age women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in comparison with healthy controls. PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web of science, and Google scholar were searched for retrieving observational studies published up to April 2018 investigating CV events in patients with PCOS. The primary outcomes were a composite outcome of CV events [including coronary arterial disease (CAD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), myocardial infarction (MI), angina, heart failure, and ischemic heart disease] and mortality due to CV events; secondary outcomes were specific CVD events, including cerebrovascular disease, CAD, CVD, MI, angina, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and stroke. In this meta-analysis, both fixed and random effect models were used. Potential sources of heterogeneity were explored by meta-regression and subgroup analyses. Sixteen studies including 12 population-based were analyzed for the meta-analysis. Results showed that the pooled HRs of CV events in PCOS patients of reproductive age and in menopausal/aging women were higher than healthy controls (pooled HR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.12-1.71) and (pooled HR: 1.53, 95% CI: 1.15, 2.04), respectively. Compared to healthy controls, analysis of population-based studies revealed that the HR of CV events increased only in reproductive age PCOS patients (1.43-fold, 95% CI: 1.27, 1.61), whereas the difference was not statistically significant when comparing menopausal/aging PCOS patients to healthy controls (1.03-fold, 95% CI: 0.41, 2.59). Sufficient data were not available for comparing the HRs of mortality due to CV events between the two PCOS age groups. Mainly based on population-based study, we found a greater risk of CV events in reproductive aged but not in menopausal/aging PCOS women, suggesting that having a history of PCOS during reproductive ages may not be an important risk factor for developing events in later life. This is a preliminary assumption and needs to be reevaluated by further comprehensive cohort studies of longer duration, initiated in the reproductive period, considering all known CVD risk factors.
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- Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani
- Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care and General and Specialist Medicine, University of Palermo Medical School, Palermo, Italy
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Mathenge N, Fan W, Wong ND, Hirsch C, Delaney C(J, Amsterdam EA, Koch B, Calara R, Gardin JM. Pre-diabetes, diabetes and predictors of incident angina among older women and men in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2020; 17:1479164119888476. [PMID: 31778070 PMCID: PMC7510359 DOI: 10.1177/1479164119888476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus and angina pectoris are important conditions in older persons. The utility of pre-diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus and other risk factors as predictors of incident angina pectoris among older adults has not been characterized. We examined incident angina pectoris rates by sex and diabetes mellitus status in 4511 adults aged ⩾65 years without coronary heart disease at baseline from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Cox regression examined predictors of incident angina pectoris, including pre-diabetes mellitus or diabetes mellitus adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and other risk factors, over 12.2 ± 6.9 years of follow-up. Overall, 39.1% of participants had pre-diabetes mellitus, 14.0% had diabetes mellitus and 532 (11.8%) had incident angina pectoris. Incident angina pectoris rates per 1000 person-years in those with neither condition, pre-diabetes mellitus, and diabetes mellitus were 7.9, 9.0 and 12.3 in women and 10.3, 11.2 and 14.5 in men, respectively. Pre-diabetes mellitus and diabetes mellitus were not independently associated with incident AP; however, key predictors of AP were male sex, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic blood pressure, antihypertensive medication and difficulty performing at least one instrumental activity of daily living (all p < 0.05 to p < 0.01). In our cohort of older adult participants, while the incidence of AP is greater in those with diabetes mellitus, neither diabetes mellitus nor pre-diabetes mellitus independently predicted incident angina pectoris.
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- Njambi Mathenge
- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts
General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, School of
Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, School of
Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,
School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,
School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Medical Affairs, Gilead Sciences, Foster
City, CA, USA
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- Medical Affairs, Gilead Sciences, Foster
City, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of
Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
- Julius M Gardin, Division of Cardiology,
Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange
Avenue, Room I-510, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
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Tardif JC, Kouz S, Waters DD, Bertrand OF, Diaz R, Maggioni AP, Pinto FJ, Ibrahim R, Gamra H, Kiwan GS, Berry C, López-Sendón J, Ostadal P, Koenig W, Angoulvant D, Grégoire JC, Lavoie MA, Dubé MP, Rhainds D, Provencher M, Blondeau L, Orfanos A, L'Allier PL, Guertin MC, Roubille F. Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Colchicine after Myocardial Infarction. N Engl J Med 2019; 381:2497-2505. [PMID: 31733140 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1912388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1486] [Impact Index Per Article: 297.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Experimental and clinical evidence supports the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis and its complications. Colchicine is an orally administered, potent antiinflammatory medication that is indicated for the treatment of gout and pericarditis. METHODS We performed a randomized, double-blind trial involving patients recruited within 30 days after a myocardial infarction. The patients were randomly assigned to receive either low-dose colchicine (0.5 mg once daily) or placebo. The primary efficacy end point was a composite of death from cardiovascular causes, resuscitated cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, stroke, or urgent hospitalization for angina leading to coronary revascularization. The components of the primary end point and safety were also assessed. RESULTS A total of 4745 patients were enrolled; 2366 patients were assigned to the colchicine group, and 2379 to the placebo group. Patients were followed for a median of 22.6 months. The primary end point occurred in 5.5% of the patients in the colchicine group, as compared with 7.1% of those in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.61 to 0.96; P = 0.02). The hazard ratios were 0.84 (95% CI, 0.46 to 1.52) for death from cardiovascular causes, 0.83 (95% CI, 0.25 to 2.73) for resuscitated cardiac arrest, 0.91 (95% CI, 0.68 to 1.21) for myocardial infarction, 0.26 (95% CI, 0.10 to 0.70) for stroke, and 0.50 (95% CI, 0.31 to 0.81) for urgent hospitalization for angina leading to coronary revascularization. Diarrhea was reported in 9.7% of the patients in the colchicine group and in 8.9% of those in the placebo group (P = 0.35). Pneumonia was reported as a serious adverse event in 0.9% of the patients in the colchicine group and in 0.4% of those in the placebo group (P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with a recent myocardial infarction, colchicine at a dose of 0.5 mg daily led to a significantly lower risk of ischemic cardiovascular events than placebo. (Funded by the Government of Quebec and others; COLCOT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02551094.).
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Affiliation(s)
- Jean-Claude Tardif
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Simon Kouz
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - David D Waters
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Olivier F Bertrand
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Rafael Diaz
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Aldo P Maggioni
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Fausto J Pinto
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Reda Ibrahim
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Habib Gamra
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Ghassan S Kiwan
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Colin Berry
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - José López-Sendón
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Petr Ostadal
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Wolfgang Koenig
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Denis Angoulvant
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Jean C Grégoire
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Marc-André Lavoie
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Marie-Pierre Dubé
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - David Rhainds
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Mylène Provencher
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Lucie Blondeau
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Andreas Orfanos
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Philippe L L'Allier
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - Marie-Claude Guertin
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
| | - François Roubille
- From the Montreal Heart Institute (J.-C.T., R.I., J.C.G., M.-A.L., M.-P.D., D.R., P.L.L.) and the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (M.P., L.B., A.O., M.-C.G.), Montreal, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Lanaudière, Joliette (S.K.), and Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City (O.F.B.) - all in Canada; San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco (D.D.W.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); Santa Maria University Hospital (Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte), Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (F.J.P.); Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia (H.G.); Bellevue Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (G.S.K.); Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (C.B.); Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación La Paz, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Madrid (J.L.-S.); Cardiovascular Center, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.O.); Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, and Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm - all in Germany (W.K.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Tours and Équipe d'Accueil 4245 Transplantation Immunité Inflammation Loire Valley Cardiovascular Collaboration, Tours University, Tours (D.A.), and PhyMedExp (Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles), Université de Montpellier, INSERM, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.R.) - all in France
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