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Kubiak KB, Więckowska B, Jodłowska-Siewert E, Guzik P. Visualising and quantifying the usefulness of new predictors stratified by outcome class: The U-smile method. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0303276. [PMID: 38768166 PMCID: PMC11104627 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303276] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Binary classification methods encompass various algorithms to categorize data points into two distinct classes. Binary prediction, in contrast, estimates the likelihood of a binary event occurring. We introduce a novel graphical and quantitative approach, the U-smile method, for assessing prediction improvement stratified by binary outcome class. The U-smile method utilizes a smile-like plot and novel coefficients to measure the relative and absolute change in prediction compared with the reference method. The likelihood-ratio test was used to assess the significance of the change in prediction. Logistic regression models using the Heart Disease dataset and generated random variables were employed to validate the U-smile method. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to compare the results of the U-smile method. The likelihood-ratio test demonstrated that the proposed coefficients consistently generated smile-shaped U-smile plots for the most informative predictors. The U-smile plot proved more effective than the ROC curve in comparing the effects of adding new predictors to the reference method. It effectively highlighted differences in model performance for both non-events and events. Visual analysis of the U-smile plots provided an immediate impression of the usefulness of different predictors at a glance. The U-smile method can guide the selection of the most valuable predictors. It can also be helpful in applications beyond prediction.
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- Katarzyna B. Kubiak
- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology - Intensive Therapy and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- University Centre for Sports and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Biczuk B, Buś S, Żurek S, Piskorski J, Guzik P. pRR30, pRR3.25% and Asymmetrical Entropy Descriptors in Atrial Fibrillation Detection. Entropy (Basel) 2024; 26:296. [PMID: 38667850 PMCID: PMC11048789 DOI: 10.3390/e26040296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Early detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) is essential to prevent stroke and other cardiac and embolic complications. We compared the diagnostic properties for AF detection of the percentage of successive RR interval differences greater than or equal to 30 ms or 3.25% of the previous RR interval (pRR30 and pRR3.25%, respectively), and asymmetric entropy descriptors of RR intervals. Previously, both pRR30 and pRR3.25% outperformed many other heart rate variability (HRV) parameters in distinguishing AF from sinus rhythm (SR) in 60 s electrocardiograms (ECGs). METHODS The 60 s segments with RR intervals were extracted from the publicly available Physionet Long-Term Atrial Fibrillation Database (84 recording, 24 h Holter ECG). There were 31,753 60 s segments of AF and 32,073 60 s segments of SR. The diagnostic properties of all parameters were analysed with receiver operator curve analysis, a confusion matrix and logistic regression. The best model with pRR30, pRR3.25% and total entropic features (H) had the largest area under the curve (AUC)-0.98 compared to 0.959 for pRR30-and 0.972 for pRR3.25%. However, the differences in AUC between pRR30 and pRR3.25% alone and the combined model were negligible from a practical point of view. Moreover, combining pRR30 and pRR3.25% with H significantly increased the number of false-negative cases by more than threefold. CONCLUSIONS Asymmetric entropy has some potential in differentiating AF from SR in the 60 s RR interval time series, but the addition of these parameters does not seem to make a relevant difference compared to pRR30 and especially pRR3.25%.
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- Bartosz Biczuk
- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, 65-069 Zielona Góra, Poland; (S.Ż.); (J.P.)
- The Doctoral School of Exact and Technical Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Institute of Electronic Systems, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-650 Warszawa, Poland;
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, 65-069 Zielona Góra, Poland; (S.Ż.); (J.P.)
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, 65-069 Zielona Góra, Poland; (S.Ż.); (J.P.)
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- Department of Cardiology—Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznań, Poland;
- University Centre for Sports and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznań, Poland
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Domin R, Pytka M, Żołyński M, Niziński J, Rucinski M, Guzik P, Zieliński J, Ruchała M. MOTS-c Serum Concentration Positively Correlates with Lower-Body Muscle Strength and Is Not Related to Maximal Oxygen Uptake-A Preliminary Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14951. [PMID: 37834399 PMCID: PMC10573682 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914951] [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: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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The mitochondrial open reading frame of 12S rRNA-c (MOTS-c) is a mitochondrial-derived peptide that regulates the nuclear genome during stressful conditions such as hypoxia, which is typical of exercise and training. We aim to mainly investigate the relationship between serum MOTS-c concentration and muscle strength parameters measured during the countermovement jump test with oxygen consumption (VO2) measured during the cardiopulmonary exercise test to exhaustion. Physically active healthy volunteers (17 male, three female, median age 30 years), not involved in any regular exercise program or participating in any sports competitions, performed five consecutive countermovement jump tests and cardiopulmonary exercise tests until maximal exhaustion and underwent a body composition assessment by means of bioelectrical impedance analysis, and had serum MOTS-c concentration measured at rest. Serum MOTS-c concentration was positively correlated with the average power and average and maximal force of the jumps, both overall muscle mass and leg muscle mass, but not with body fat percentage. There was no correlation with peak VO2. A higher serum MOTS-c concentration is associated with greater muscle mass, force, and power generated during jumping in healthy individuals but not exercise capacity reflected by peak VO2. More studies are needed to better understand the physiological and clinical values of these findings and why MOTS-c is better associated with measures of muscle strength and not endurance in physically active people.
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- Remigiusz Domin
- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland;
- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.); (M.Ż.); (J.N.); (P.G.)
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- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.); (M.Ż.); (J.N.); (P.G.)
- Department of Cardiology, Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.); (M.Ż.); (J.N.); (P.G.)
- Department of Cardiology, Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.); (M.Ż.); (J.N.); (P.G.)
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- Department of Histology and Embriology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.); (M.Ż.); (J.N.); (P.G.)
- Department of Cardiology, Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland;
- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.); (M.Ż.); (J.N.); (P.G.)
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Pawlak-Chomicka R, Uruski P, Krauze T, Piskorski J, Tykarski A, Guzik P. Arterial Blood Pressure Features of Hypertensive Patients with Typical and Atypical 460 nm Skin Fluorescence Response to Transient Ischaemia. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5886. [PMID: 37762826 PMCID: PMC10531863 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12185886] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Flow-mediated skin fluorescence (FMSF) at 460 nm is a non-invasive method for assessing dynamic changes in the reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and microcirculation in forearm skin under varying conditions of tissue perfusion. Typically, fluorescence increases during ischaemia, but atypical cases show a temporary signal decrease instead of a constant increase. This study aimed to explore the clinical implications of atypical FMSF patterns in patients with newly diagnosed untreated hypertension. NADH fluorescence and pulse wave analysis were performed on 65 patients. Differences in peripheral and arterial pulse pressure profiles were examined based on FMSF curve courses. Patients with atypical curve courses had significantly (p < 0.05 or lower for all) higher heart rate, peripheral and central diastolic pressure, tension time index, central rate pressure product, shorter diastole duration, and reservoir pressure-time integral. Hypertensive patients with atypical FMSF signals had less advantageous blood pressure profiles. Although the underlying factors causing these symptoms are unknown, the atypical FMSF pattern may reflect increased sympathetic stimulation and vascular resistance. The visual assessment of the FMSF curve may have important clinical implications that deserve further investigation.
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- Regina Pawlak-Chomicka
- Department of Hypertensiology, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland; (R.P.-C.); (P.U.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Hypertensiology, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland; (R.P.-C.); (P.U.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland;
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, 65-516 Zielona Gora, Poland;
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- Department of Hypertensiology, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland; (R.P.-C.); (P.U.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland;
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Minczykowski A, Guzik P, Sajkowska A, Pałasz-Borkowska A, Wykrętowicz A. Interrelationships between Peak Strain Dispersion, Myocardial Work Indices, Isovolumetric Relaxation and Systolic-Diastolic Coupling in Middle-Aged Healthy Subjects. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5623. [PMID: 37685690 PMCID: PMC10488442 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12175623] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
In echocardiography, peak strain dispersion (PSD) is the standard deviation of the time to peak longitudinal strain for each left ventricular (LV) segment during systole. It assesses the coordination and synchrony of LV segment contractility. Global work efficiency (GWE) and global wasted work (GWW) quantify LV myocardial work and, if impaired, the coupling between LV systolic contraction and early relaxation. Isovolumetric relaxation (IVRT) measures the duration of initial LV relaxation, while the ratio of early diastolic recoil to systolic excursion (E'VTI/S'VTI) describes systolic-diastolic coupling. We evaluated these parameters in 69 healthy subjects and found that PSD correlated negatively with GWE (r = -0.49, p < 0.0001) and E'VTI/S'VTI (r = -0.44, p = 0.0002), but positively with GWW (r = 0.4, p = 0.0007) and IVRT (r = 0.53, p < 0.0001). GWE correlated negatively with GWW (r = -0.94, p < 0.0001) and IVRT (r = -0.30, p = 0.0127), but positively with E'VTI/S'VTI (r = 0.3, p = 0.0132). In addition, E'VTI/S'VTI was negatively correlated with GWW (r = -0.35, p = 0.0032) and IVRT (r = -0.36, p = 0.0024). These associations remained significant after adjustment for sex, age and LV mass index of the subjects. In conclusion, there is an interaction between measures of LV asynchrony, myocardial work, diastolic function and its systolic-diastolic coupling in middle-aged healthy subjects. The clinical value of these interactions requires further investigation.
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- Andrzej Minczykowski
- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 49 Przybyszewskiego, 60-355 Poznań, Poland; (P.G.); (A.S.); (A.P.-B.); (A.W.)
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Gradys A, Szrama J, Molnar Z, Guzik P, Kusza K. Cerebral Perfusion Pressure-Guided Therapy in Patients with Subarachnoid Haemorrhage-A Retrospective Analysis. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1597. [PMID: 37511972 PMCID: PMC10381919 DOI: 10.3390/life13071597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prevention and treatment of haemodynamic instability and increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is vital. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of protocolised cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)-guided treatment on morbidity and functional outcome in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with SAH. METHODS We performed a retrospective study comparing 37 patients who received standard haemodynamic treatment (control group) with 17 individuals (CPP-guided group) who were on the CPP-guided treatment aimed at maintaining CPP > 70 mmHg using both optimisations of ICP and mean arterial pressure (MAP). RESULTS MAP, cumulative crystalloid doses and fluid balance were similar in both groups. However, the incidence of delayed cerebral ischaemia was significantly lower in the CPP-guided group (14% vs. 64%, p < 0.01), and functional outcome as assessed by the Glasgow Outcome Scale at 30 days after SAH was improved (29.0% vs. 5.5%, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS This preliminary analysis showed that implementing a CPP-guided treatment approach aimed at maintaining a CPP > 70 mmHg may reduce the occurrence of delayed cerebral ischaemia and improve functional outcomes in patients with SAH. This observation merits further prospective investigation of the use of CPP-guided treatment in patients with SAH.
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- Agata Gradys
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Management, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Management, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Management, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Management, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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Parati G, Bilo G, Kollias A, Pengo M, Ochoa JE, Castiglioni P, Stergiou GS, Mancia G, Asayama K, Asmar R, Avolio A, Caiani EG, De La Sierra A, Dolan E, Grillo A, Guzik P, Hoshide S, Head GA, Imai Y, Juhanoja E, Kahan T, Kario K, Kotsis V, Kreutz R, Kyriakoulis KG, Li Y, Manios E, Mihailidou AS, Modesti PA, Omboni S, Palatini P, Persu A, Protogerou AD, Saladini F, Salvi P, Sarafidis P, Torlasco C, Veglio F, Vlachopoulos C, Zhang Y. Blood pressure variability: methodological aspects, clinical relevance and practical indications for management - a European Society of Hypertension position paper ∗. J Hypertens 2023; 41:527-544. [PMID: 36723481 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [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: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Blood pressure is not a static parameter, but rather undergoes continuous fluctuations over time, as a result of the interaction between environmental and behavioural factors on one side and intrinsic cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms on the other side. Increased blood pressure variability (BPV) may indicate an impaired cardiovascular regulation and may represent a cardiovascular risk factor itself, having been associated with increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, end-stage renal disease, and dementia incidence. Nonetheless, BPV was considered only a research issue in previous hypertension management guidelines, because the available evidence on its clinical relevance presents several gaps and is based on heterogeneous studies with limited standardization of methods for BPV assessment. The aim of this position paper, with contributions from members of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring and Cardiovascular Variability and from a number of international experts, is to summarize the available evidence in the field of BPV assessment methodology and clinical applications and to provide practical indications on how to measure and interpret BPV in research and clinical settings based on currently available data. Pending issues and clinical and methodological recommendations supported by available evidence are also reported. The information provided by this paper should contribute to a better standardization of future studies on BPV, but should also provide clinicians with some indications on how BPV can be managed based on currently available data.
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- Gianfranco Parati
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Milan
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Milan
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Hypertension Center STRIDE-7, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Third Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Milan
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Milan
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences (DBSV), University of Insubria, Varese
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- Hypertension Center STRIDE-7, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Third Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, and Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Tohoku Institute for the Management of Blood Pressure, Sendai, Japan
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- Foundation-Medical Research Institutes, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Milan
- Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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- Hypertension Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Mútua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology -Intensive Therapy, University School of Medicine in Poznan, Poznan, Poland
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Tohoku Institute for the Management of Blood Pressure, Sendai, Japan
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- Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku
- Department of Oncology; Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Karolinska Institute, Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Danderyd University Hospital Corporation, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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- Hypertension Center STRIDE-7, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Third Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Medical Genomics, National Research Centre for Translational Medicine
- Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology and Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Clinical Research Unit, Italian Institute of Telemedicine, Varese, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Medicine. University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc and Pole of Cardiovascular Research, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Prevention and Research Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Medicine. University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- Cardiology Unit, Cittadella Town Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Milan
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- Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Milan
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- Internal Medicine Division and Hypertension Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Hypertension and Cardiometabolic Syndrome Unit, 1 Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Żuchowski B, Błaszyk K, Piskorski J, Wykrętowicz A, Guzik P. Dependence of the Atrioventricular Conduction Time on the Conduction through the Atrioventricular Node and His-Purkinje System. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12041330. [PMID: 36835864 PMCID: PMC9958776 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The electrical depolarization of the heart passes through various structures of the cardiac conduction system, which modify its conduction to different extents. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the atrioventricular conduction time (AV interval) and its contributors, the atrioventricular node (AVN) and the His-Purkinje system (HPS), as represented by the AH and HV intervals, respectively. We also compared sex differences in these intervals and their relations. Resting intracardiac tracings lasting 5 min were obtained from 64 patients (33 women) during an invasive electrophysiological study. The aforementioned intervals were measured for all consecutive beats. The mean AH interval was 85.9 ms, HV 43.7 ms, and AV 129.6 ms. Men had longer AH (80.0 vs. 65.9 ms), HV (38.4 vs. 35.3 ms), and AV intervals (124.7 vs. 108.5 ms) than women. The AV intervals were linearly correlated with AH intervals in all patients (r2 = 0.65). No significant correlation was found between AV and HV intervals in all patients (r2 = 0.05). There were no sex differences in these associations. Our results suggest that the atrioventricular conduction time depends mainly on the conduction through the AVN and less on the HPS. These relations are similar in both sexes, although men had longer conduction times through the AVN, HPS, and total atrioventricular conduction time.
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- Bartosz Żuchowski
- Department of Cardiology Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-618691391
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- I Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Dluga 1/2, 61-848 Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, Z. Szafrana 4a, 65-516 Zielona Gora, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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Pawlak-Chomicka R, Chomicki W, Krauze T, Uruski P, Guzik M, Piskorski J, Tykarski A, Guzik P. Investigating the Ischaemic Phase of Skin NADH Fluorescence Dynamics in Recently Diagnosed Primary Hypertension: A Time Series Analysis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12041247. [PMID: 36835783 PMCID: PMC9961528 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) is crucial in cellular metabolism. During hypoxia, NADH accumulation results from anaerobic cytoplasmic glycolysis and impaired mitochondrial function. This study aimed to compare the dynamic changes in the 460-nm forearm skin fluorescence, which reflects cellular NADH content, during transient ischaemia between healthy individuals and patients with newly diagnosed, untreated essential hypertension (HA). Sixteen healthy volunteers and sixty-five patients with HA underwent non-invasive measurement of forearm skin NADH content using the Flow Mediated Skin Fluorescence (FMSF) method at rest and during a 100-s transient ischaemia induced by inflation of the brachial cuff. The fluorescent signal was sampled at 25 Hz. All samples were normalised to the end of the ischaemic phase, which is the most stable phase of the whole recording. Slope values of 1 s linear regressions were determined for every 25-sample neighbouring set. The 1-s slopes in the early phase of skin ischaemia, indicating quicker hypoxia-induced NADH accumulation in skin, were significantly higher in patients with HA than in healthy individuals. These findings suggest that some protecting mechanisms postponing the early consequences of early cellular hypoxia and premature NADH accumulation during skin ischaemia are impaired in patients with untreated HA. Further studies are needed to investigate this phenomenon.
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- Regina Pawlak-Chomicka
- Department of Hypertensiology, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-618549090
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- Department of Physics of Functional Materials, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Hypertensiology, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, 65-516 Zielona Gora, Poland
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- Department of Hypertensiology, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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Sibrecht G, Piskorski J, Krauze T, Guzik P. Heart Rate Asymmetry, Its Compensation, and Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Adults during 48-h Holter ECG Recordings. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12031219. [PMID: 36769867 PMCID: PMC9917705 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12031219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Heart rate asymmetry (HRA) reflects different contributions of heart rate (HR) decelerations and accelerations to heart rate variability (HRV). In this study, we examined various properties of HRA, including its compensation and HRV, in 48-h electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings in healthy adults. Furthermore, we compared sex differences in parameters used to quantify HRA and HRV. Variance-based and relative HRA and HRV parameters were computed for Holter ECG recordings lasting up to 48 h in 101 healthy volunteers. The median age of the subjects was 39 years, with 47 of them being men. The prevalence of all forms of HRA was statistically different from randomness (p < 0.0001). Specifically, HR decelerations contributed >50% (C1d) to short-term HRA in 98.02% of subjects, while HR decelerations contributed <50% to long-term HRA in 89.11% of recordings and to total HRA in 88.12% of recordings. Additionally, decelerations accounted for <50% of all changing heartbeats (Porta's index) in 74.26% of subjects, and HRA compensation was present in 88.12% of volunteers. Our findings suggest that various HRA features are present in most healthy adults. While men had more pronounced HRA expression, the prevalence of short-, long-term, and total HRA and its compensation was similar in both sexes. For HRV, values of variance-based indices were higher in men than in women, but no differences were found for relative measures. In conclusion, our study references HRA and HRV for longer ECG recordings of up to 48 h, which have become increasingly important in clinical ECG monitoring. The findings can help understand and compare the characteristics of HRA and HRV in patients with different diseases.
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- Greta Sibrecht
- Department of Cardiology–Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, Szafrana 4a, 65-516 Zielona Gora, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology–Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology–Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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Zalas D, Bobkowski W, Piskorski J, Guzik P. Heart Rate Asymmetry in Healthy Children. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12031194. [PMID: 36769841 PMCID: PMC9918166 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12031194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Heart rate asymmetry (HRA) is a physiological phenomenon characterized by an unequal contribution of heart rate decelerations and accelerations to different heart rate variability (HRV) features. While HRA has been demonstrated in adults' ECGs of different duration, a similar investigation in healthy children has not been conducted. This study investigated the variance- and number-based HRA features in 96 healthy children (50 girls and 46 boys, aged 3-18 years) using 24-h ECGs. Additionally, we studied sex differences in HRA. To quantify HRA, variance-based and relative contributions of heart rate decelerations to short-term (C1d), long-term (C2d), and total (CTd) HRV, and the number of all heartbeats (Nd) were computed. Heart rate decelerations contributed more to C1d, but less to C2d and CTd, and were less frequent than heart rate accelerations. Short-term HRA was better expressed in boys. The majority of children (93.7%) had short-term HRA, 88.5% had long-term HRA, 88.5% had total HRA, and 99.0% had more accelerations than decelerations. No sex differences were observed for the rate of various HRA features. Heart rate asymmetry is a common phenomenon in healthy children, as observed in 24-h ECGs. Our findings can be used as reference data for future clinical studies on HRA in children.
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- Dominika Zalas
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, 65-516 Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznań, Poland
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Buś S, Jędrzejewski K, Guzik P. A New Approach to Detecting Atrial Fibrillation Using Count Statistics of Relative Changes between Consecutive RR Intervals. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12020687. [PMID: 36675616 PMCID: PMC9865604 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12020687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The ratio of the difference between neighboring RR intervals to the length of the preceding RR interval (x%) represents the relative change in the duration between two cardiac cycles. We investigated the diagnostic properties of the percentage of relative RR interval differences equal to or greater than x% (pRRx%) with x% in a range between 0.25% and 25% for the distinction of atrial fibrillation (AF) from sinus rhythm (SR). METHODS We used 1-min ECG segments with RR intervals with either AF (32,141 segments) or SR (32,769 segments) from the publicly available Physionet Long-Term Atrial Fibrillation Database (LTAFDB). The properties of pRRx% for different x% were analyzed using the statistical procedures and metrics commonly used to characterize diagnostic methods. RESULTS The distributions of pRRx% for AF and SR differ significantly over the whole studied range of x% from 0.25% to 25%, with particularly outstanding diagnostic properties for the x% range of 1.5% to 6%. However, pRR3.25% outperformed other pRRx%. Firstly, it had one of the highest and closest to perfect areas under the curve (0.971). For pRR3.25%, the optimal threshold for distinction AF from SR was set at 75.32%. Then, the accuracy was 95.44%, sensitivity was 97.16%, specificity was 93.76%, the positive predictive value was 93.85%, the negative predictive value was 97.11%, and the diagnostic odds ratio was 514. The excellent diagnostic properties of pRR3.25% were confirmed in the publicly available MIT-BIH Atrial Fibrillation Database. In a direct comparison, pRR3.25% outperformed the diagnostic properties of pRR31 (the percentage of successive RR intervals differing by at least 31 ms), i.e., so far, the best single parameter differentiating AF from SR. CONCLUSIONS A family of pRRx% parameters has excellent diagnostic properties for AF detection in a range of x% between 1.5% and 6%. However, pRR3.25% outperforms other pRRx% parameters and pRR31 (until now, probably the most robust single heart rate variability parameter for AF diagnosis). The exquisite pRRx% diagnostic properties for AF and its simple computation make it well-suited for AF detection in modern ECG technologies (mobile/wearable devices, biopatches) in long-term monitoring. The diagnostic properties of pRRx% deserve further exploration in other databases with AF.
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- Szymon Buś
- Institute of Electronic Systems, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-22-2345883
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- Institute of Electronic Systems, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy and Internal Disease, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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Domin R, Pytka M, Niziński J, Żołyński M, Zybek-Kocik A, Wrotkowska E, Zieliński J, Guzik P, Ruchała M. ATPase Inhibitory Factor 1-A Novel Marker of Cellular Fitness and Exercise Capacity? Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:15303. [PMID: 36499630 PMCID: PMC9741029 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315303] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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ATPase inhibitory factor 1 is a myokine inhibiting the hydrolytic activity of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate synthase and ecto-F1-ATPase on the surface of many cells. IF1 affects ATP metabolism in mitochondria and the extracellular space and upregulates glucose uptake in myocytes; these processes are essential in physical activity. It is unknown whether the IF1 serum concentration is associated with exercise capacity. This study explored the association between resting IF1 serum concentration and exercise capacity indices in healthy people. IF1 serum concentration was measured in samples collected at rest in 97 healthy amateur cyclists. Exercise capacity was assessed on a bike ergometer at the successive stages of the progressive cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). IF1 serum concentration was negatively and significantly correlated with oxygen consumption, oxygen pulse, and load at various CPET stages. A better exercise capacity was associated with lower circulating IF1. IF1 may reflect better cellular/mitochondrial energetic fitness, but there is uncertainty regarding how IF1 is released into the intravascular space. We speculate that lower IF1 concentration may reflect a better cellular/mitochondrial integrity, as this protein is bound more strongly with ATPases in mitochondria and cellular surfaces in people with higher exercise capacity.
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- Remigiusz Domin
- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland
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- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland
- Department of Cardiology, Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland
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- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland
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- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland
- Department of Cardiology, Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
- University Centre for Sport and Medical Studies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-802 Poznan, Poland
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Smuszkiewicz P, Jawień N, Szrama J, Lubarska M, Kusza K, Guzik P. Admission Lactate Concentration, Base Excess, and Alactic Base Excess Predict the 28-Day Inward Mortality in Shock Patients. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11206125. [PMID: 36294445 PMCID: PMC9604570 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11206125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Base excess (BE) and lactate concentration may predict mortality in critically ill patients. However, the predictive values of alactic BE (aBE; the sum of BE and lactate), or a combination of BE and lactate are unknown. The study aimed to investigate whether BE, lactate, and aBE measured on admission to ICU may predict the 28-day mortality for patients undergoing any form of shock. In 143 consecutive adults, arterial BE, lactate, and aBE were measured upon ICU admission. Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) characteristics and Cox proportional hazard regression models (adjusted to age, gender, forms of shock, and presence of severe renal failure) were then used to investigate any association between these parameters and 28-day mortality. aBE < −3.63 mmol/L was found to be associated with a hazard ratio of 3.19 (HR; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.62−6.27) for mortality. Risk of death was higher for BE < −9.5 mmol/L (HR: 4.22; 95% CI: 2.21−8.05), particularly at lactate concentrations > 4.5 mmol/L (HR: 4.62; 95% CI: 2.56−8.33). A 15.71% mortality rate was found for the combined condition of BE > cut-off and lactate < cut-off. When BE was below but lactate above their respective cut-offs, the mortality rate increased to 78.91%. The Cox regression model demonstrated that the predictive values of BE and lactate were mutually independent and additive. The 28-day mortality in shock patients admitted to ICU can be predicted by aBE, but BE and lactate deliver greater prognostic value, particularly when combined. The clinical value of our findings deserves further prospective evaluation.
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- Piotr Smuszkiewicz
- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Management, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Management, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Management, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology—Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Therapy and Pain Management, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology—Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-618691391
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Piskorski J, Kośmider M, Mieszkowski D, Żurek S, Biczuk B, Jurga S, Krauze T, Wykrętowicz A, Guzik P. Associations between heart rate asymmetry expression and asymmetric detrended fluctuation analysis results. Med Biol Eng Comput 2022; 60:2969-2979. [PMID: 36001222 PMCID: PMC9463330 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-022-02645-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract The relation between recently established asymmetry in Asymmetric Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (ADFA) and Heart Rate Asymmetry is studied. It is found that the ADFA asymmetric exponents are related both to the overall variability and to its asymmetric components at all studied time scales. We find that the asymmetry in scaling exponents, i.e., \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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- J. Piskorski
- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Pytka MJ, Pałasz-Borkowska A, Tarchalski JL, Nowak A, Przymuszała-Staszak D, Schneider A, Bryl M, Kaczmarek J, Krauze T, Piskorski J, Wykrętowicz A, Guzik P. The serum concentration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is lower in ambulatory and clinically stable patients with more advanced systolic heart failure. Pol Arch Intern Med 2022; 132. [DOI: 10.20452/pamw.16303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Buś S, Jędrzejewski K, Guzik P. Using Minimum Redundancy Maximum Relevance Algorithm to Select Minimal Sets of Heart Rate Variability Parameters for Atrial Fibrillation Detection. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11144004. [PMID: 35887768 PMCID: PMC9318370 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11144004] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Heart rate is quite regular during sinus (normal) rhythm (SR) originating from the sinus node. In contrast, heart rate is usually irregular during atrial fibrillation (AF). Complete atrioventricular block with an escape rhythm, ventricular pacing, or ventricular tachycardia are the most common exceptions when heart rate may be regular in AF. Heart rate variability (HRV) is the variation in the duration of consecutive cardiac cycles (RR intervals). We investigated the utility of HRV parameters for automated detection of AF with machine learning (ML) classifiers. The minimum redundancy maximum relevance (MRMR) algorithm, one of the most effective algorithms for feature selection, helped select the HRV parameters (including five original), best suited for distinguishing AF from SR in a database of over 53,000 60 s separate electrocardiogram (ECG) segments cut from longer (up to 24 h) ECG recordings. HRV parameters entered the ML-based classifiers as features. Seven different, commonly used classifiers were trained with one to six HRV-based features with the highest scores resulting from the MRMR algorithm and tested using the 5-fold cross-validation and blindfold validation. The best ML classifier in the blindfold validation achieved an accuracy of 97.2% and diagnostic odds ratio of 1566. From all studied HRV features, the top three HRV parameters distinguishing AF from SR were: the percentage of successive RR intervals differing by at least 50 ms (pRR50), the ratio of standard deviations of points along and across the identity line of the Poincare plots, respectively (SD2/SD1), and coefficient of variation—standard deviation of RR intervals divided by their mean duration (CV). The proposed methodology and the presented results of the selection of HRV parameters have the potential to develop practical solutions and devices for automatic AF detection with minimal sets of simple HRV parameters. Using straightforward ML classifiers and the extremely small sets of simple HRV features, always with pRR50 included, the differentiation of AF from sinus rhythms in the 60 s ECGs is very effective.
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- Szymon Buś
- Institute of Electronic Systems, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-22-2345883
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- Institute of Electronic Systems, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy and Internal Disease, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland;
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Sawicka-Gutaj N, Gruszczyński D, Guzik P, Mostowska A, Walkowiak J. Publication ethics of human studies in the light of the Declaration of Helsinki – a mini-review. JMS 2022. [DOI: 10.20883/medical.e700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The Declaration of Helsinki is a set of ethical principles to be followed by scientists involved in medical research with humans or human cells and tissues. This Declaration defines how scientific research should be planned, carried out, documented, analysed, and published.
We summarise and discuss some ethical issues related to publishing original articles, including clinical trials, review papers, and case reports based on the seventh revision of the Declaration of Helsinki.
The principles of the Declaration of Helsinki refer most strongly to the publication of medical research results, in particular clinical trials, as original articles. Such papers must meet several ethical requirements, especially the study protocol transparency and the presentation of the results. For case reports, the bioethical aspects related to their publication are twofold - they must include informed and voluntary consent and the confidentiality of study participants. The review papers are of the least bioethical concern. However, whether patients' agreements with specific studies are valid if the data are used in meta-analyses is uncertain.
Adherence to ethical policies and standards helps to ensure the highest possible quality of scientific publications. Responsibility for compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki lies not only with the authors preparing their manuscripts but also with the editorial board and reviewers, who must evaluate the ethical soundness of the submitted papers. The additional guidelines for the different types of studies facilitate the implementation of the Declaration principles.
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Kapała P, Versace M, Tuchendler E, Marciniak A, Guzik P. Pulmonary embolism in patients with the Coronavirus Disease 2019. JMS 2022. [DOI: 10.20883/medical.e602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Coronaviruses are RNA viruses causing infectious diseases. They had been responsible for 15% cases of a common cold before December 2019. With the new strain of coronavirus SARS CoV2 which causes COVID-19 disease, the ongoing pandemic surprised with the severity of symptoms and its course compared to the previously known mild respiratory tract infections. In the end of December 2021, over 274 million people were diagnosed with COVID-19 disease, and the total mortality amounted to nearly 5.4 million deaths in more than 200 countries. One of the potentially fatal complications of COVID-19 is pulmonary embolism (PE). It appears that PE has been associated with several coagulation abnormalities as well as with frequent significantly elevated concentration of D‑dimer's. A higher D‑dimer concentration in blood serum, in turn, has been associated with an increased risk of premature death. Moreover, inflammation, typical in the course of COVID-19, is considered a prothrombotic condition; higher interleukin 6 (Il-6) and C‑reactive protein concentrations have been found in patients with more severe forms of COVID-19. So far, none specific for COVID-19 studies have been available with regard to the diagnosis and treatment of PE. Therefore, the practical approach is based on the experience of other groups of patients. Prevention of thrombotic events seems reasonable, at least in COVID-19 patients with the risk factors of developing venous thromboembolism. Low‑molecular‑weight heparins are most commonly prescribed (e.g. enoxaparin, dalteparin). Following the confirmed definite PE diagnosis, proper anticoagulation or, if necessary, thrombolytic treatment must be introduced.
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Cebrowska K, Minczykowski A, Krauze T, Guzik P, Wykrętowicz A. Arterial stiffness increases in response to an acute arterial load challenge induced by an isometric handgrip in healthy individuals. Kardiol Pol 2022; 80:342-345. [PMID: 35076079 DOI: 10.33963/kp.a2022.0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Katarzyna Cebrowska
- Department of Cardiology - Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology - Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology - Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology - Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology - Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
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Cebrowska K, Minczykowski A, Guzik P, Banaszak A, Wykrętowicz A. The effect of a dynamic increase in afterload on the first-phase ejection fraction. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79:870-872. [PMID: 34166521 DOI: 10.33963/kp.a2021.0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Katarzyna Cebrowska
- Department of Cardiology Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
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Kałużna M, Krauze T, Ziemnicka K, Wachowiak-Ochmańska K, Kaczmarek J, Janicki A, Wykrętowicz A, Ruchała M, Guzik P. Cardiovascular, anthropometric, metabolic and hormonal profiling of normotensive women with polycystic ovary syndrome with and without biochemical hyperandrogenism. Endocrine 2021; 72:882-892. [PMID: 33619670 PMCID: PMC8159804 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-021-02648-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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PURPOSE Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) present with or without biochemical hyperandrogenism (HAPCOS or non-HAPCOS, respectively). Cardiometabolic and hormonal abnormalities have been reported in women with PCOS, particularly those with hypertension. However, no direct comparison between normotensive (blood pressure <140/90 mmHg) patients with HAPCOS and non-HAPCOS has been made. This study compared different cardiovascular (CV), anthropometric, metabolic and hormonal features between normotensive patients with HAPCOS and non-HAPCOS and healthy women. METHODS We consecutively recruited 249 normotensive patients with PCOS and 85 healthy eumenorrheic women to a case-control observational study. Based on blood androgen concentration, patients with PCOS were divided into HAPCOS (n = 69) or non-HAPCOS (n = 180) groups. RESULTS Although within normal ranges, patients with HAPCOS had significantly (p < 0.05) higher peripheral and central systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure, C-reactive protein, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and insulin than subjects with non-HAPCOS, and healthy women. They also had lower N-terminal prohormone of B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentration. In contrast, their body mass index (BMI) was higher of over 4 kg/m2 than patients with non-HAPCOS and nearly 6 kg/m2 than in healthy participants. Except for BMI, statistical differences in the cardiometabolic profile were of little clinical relevance. CONCLUSIONS Young normotensive women with HAPCOS have a worse cardiometabolic profile but lower NT-proBNP concentration than patients with non-HAPCOS. Features of this profile in both PCOS groups are within ranges typical for healthy women. Increased BMI is the only clinically relevant feature differentiating hyperandrogenic from non-hyperandrogenic patients with PCOS, and healthy women.
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- Małgorzata Kałużna
- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Diseases Ward, Heliodor Swiecicki University Hospital, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology - Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Diseases Ward, Heliodor Swiecicki University Hospital, Poznan, Poland
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- Central Laboratory, Heliodor Swiecicki University Hospital, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology - Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Diseases Ward, Heliodor Swiecicki University Hospital, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology - Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
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Dziarmaga M, Minczykowski A, Zwanzig M, Krauze T, Rutkowska A, Morawski J, Baliński M, Piskorski J, Guzik P, Wykrętowicz A. Coronary artery disease, arterial stiffness, and myocardial work: what is the role of diabetes in this vicious circle? Authors' reply. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79:360-362. [PMID: 33779123 DOI: 10.33963/kp.15892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cebrowska K, Mińczykowski A, Krauze T, Guzik P, Szczepanik A, Wykrętowicz A. The pressure-strain work indices in response to isometric handgrip exercise. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79:455-457. [PMID: 33784037 DOI: 10.33963/kp.15912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Katarzyna Cebrowska
- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
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Schneider A, Wykrętowicz A, Guzik P. Time overlap of mitral and aortic regurgitations in a patient with systolic heart failure. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79:356-357. [PMID: 33599456 DOI: 10.33963/kp.15816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kaczmarek LD, Kelso KC, Behnke M, Kashdan TB, Dziekan M, Matuła E, Kosakowski M, Enko J, Guzik P. Give and take: The role of reciprocity in capitalization. The Journal of Positive Psychology 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2021.1885054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- George Mason University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Fairfax, United States
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University
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- George Mason University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Fairfax, United States
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University
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- Department of Psychology and Law, SWPS University in Poznań, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Science,Faculty of Medicine II, Poznan, Poland
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Dziarmaga M, Minczykowski A, Zwanzig M, Krauze T, Rutkowska A, Morawski J, Baliński M, Piskorski J, Guzik P, Wykrętowicz A. Influence of increased arterial stiffness on myocardial work efficiency in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79:196-198. [PMID: 33506663 DOI: 10.33963/kp.15784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sibrecht G, Krauze T, Dobkowska R, Wykrętowicz A, Piskorski J, Guzik P. Rationale, design and methods planned in a prospective study concerning the circadian rhythm of heart rate asymmetry in healthy subjects. JMS 2020. [DOI: 10.20883/medical.e492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Heart rate asymmetry (HRA) is a physiological phenomenon caused by an unequal (asymmetric) contribution of heart rate decelerations and accelerations to the variability (variance) and microstructure of the heart rhythm of sinus origin. HRA has been studied in healthy people and patients with heart failure, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease, and survivors of myocardial infarction. HRA is a particular form of the heart rate variability (HRV) phenomenon related to the changes in the duration of cardiac cycles of sinus origin. HRV is influenced by physical activity, age, gender or time of day. It has been reported that HRA expression differs between day and night. However, its circadian rhythm has not been analysed so far. Moreover, the differences in HRA expression related to gender, level of physical activity or age have not been investigated either. With this study, we aim to explore the circadian rhythm of the HRA features, as well as the relation of the HRA expression to gender, physical activity, sleep pattern and body composition in a group of at least 100 healthy adults of both sexes aged between 19 and 60. This study might provide reference values for HRA as well as confirming or dismissing the existence of circadian rhythm of this physiological phenomenon.
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Zybek-Kocik A, Sawicka-Gutaj N, Domin R, Szczepanek-Parulska E, Krauze T, Guzik P, Ruchała M. Titin and dystrophin serum concentration changes in patients affected by thyroid disorders. Endokrynol Pol 2020; 72:1-7. [PMID: 33295636 DOI: 10.5603/ep.a2020.0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION It is well established that thyroid hormones significantly affect skeletal muscle function, causing symptoms like myalgia and muscle weakness. Hypothyroid patients present increased levels of creatine kinase (CK), indicating muscle destruction. Lately, we proposed new serum markers of muscle disturbances in thyroid disorders: titin (TTN) and dystrophin (DMD). The aim of this study is to determine the association between thyroid status, muscle metabolism, and serum levels of TTN and DMD in patients affected by hypoand hyperthyroidism, before and after the treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS In the study 56 subjects were enrolled. The studied group consisted of 16 patients with newly diagnosed overt hypothyroidism and 20 patients with hyperthyroidism. Twenty healthy controls were also included in the study. Body composition, thyroid hormones, and biochemical markers of muscle deterioration levels were evaluated before and after restoration of euthyroidism. RESULTS Dystrophin and TTN levels were noticeably lower in the hypothyroid group and hyperthyroid group in comparison with controls, at the border of statistical significance. Along with the thyroid hormones and CK normalisation, DMD levels increased in the hypothyroid group, with no significant lowering of TTN levels. However, TTN concentrations and the fT3/fT4 ratio became significantly lower than in controls. Hyperthyroid patients experienced no significant changes in TTN and DMD. CONCLUSIONS The presented data indicate that TTN and DMD are potential new markers of musculoskeletal deterioration in thyroid disorders. In addition, the shift in TTN and DMD serum concentrations after the treatment of hypothyroidism accompanied by decreased fT3/fT4 ratio suggest the influence of the chosen therapeutic approach on muscle metabolism.
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- Ariadna Zybek-Kocik
- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Guzik P, Piskorski J. Asymmetric properties of heart rate microstructure. JMS 2020. [DOI: 10.20883/medical.e436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
The duration of each cardiac cycle is measured on ECG as the distance between the peaks of consecutive R waves (RR interval). Its inverse value corresponds to the heart rate (HR) changing in a beat-to-beat manner. HR accelerations are reflected as the shortenings of RR intervals while HR decelerations as the lengthening of RR intervals. HR asymmetry is a physiological phenomenon caused by an unequal input of HR decelerations and accelerations to the HR variability. Naturally occurring consecutive values of RR intervals create time series which are composed of acceleration and deceleration runs of different length. Some examples are a single HR acceleration, a pair of HR decelerations, a run consisting of five consecutive HR decelerations or a run composed of eight accelerations in a row. These runs make up the so-called heart rate microstructure that has asymmetric properties due to unequal contribution of acceleration and deceleration runs. Asymmetry of HR microstructure is a physiological finding in healthy people. However, the asymmetric properties of HR microstructure have been shown to significantly alter in some clinical conditions such as myocardial infarction, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obturatory pulmonary disease or sepsis in infants. An abnormal HR microstructure has predictive value in survivors of myocardial infarction or patients with clinical indications for exercise treadmill stress test, e.g., for total mortality. In this review, we present and explain how the asymmetric properties of HR microstructure can be quantified, and summarise available data on the clinical and predictive value of this phenomenon and its analysis.
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Żurek S, Grabowski W, Wojtiuk K, Szewczak D, Guzik P, Piskorski J. Relative Consistency of Sample Entropy Is Not Preserved in MIX Processes. Entropy (Basel) 2020; 22:e22060694. [PMID: 33286466 PMCID: PMC7517231 DOI: 10.3390/e22060694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Relative consistency is a notion related to entropic parameters, most notably to Approximate Entropy and Sample Entropy. It is a central characteristic assumed for e.g., biomedical and economic time series, since it allows the comparison between different time series at a single value of the threshold parameter r. There is no formal proof for this property, yet it is generally accepted that it is true. Relative consistency in both Approximate Entropy and Sample entropy was first tested with the M I X process. In the seminal paper by Richman and Moorman, it was shown that Approximate Entropy lacked the property for cases in which Sample Entropy did not. In the present paper, we show that relative consistency is not preserved for M I X processes if enough noise is added, yet it is preserved for another process for which we define a sum of a sinusoidal and a stochastic element, no matter how much noise is present. The analysis presented in this paper is only possible because of the existence of the very fast NCM algorithm for calculating correlation sums and thus also Sample Entropy.
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- Sebastian Żurek
- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, 65-417 Zielona Gora, Poland; (S.Ż.); (W.G.); (K.W.); (D.S.)
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, 65-417 Zielona Gora, Poland; (S.Ż.); (W.G.); (K.W.); (D.S.)
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, 65-417 Zielona Gora, Poland; (S.Ż.); (W.G.); (K.W.); (D.S.)
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, 65-417 Zielona Gora, Poland; (S.Ż.); (W.G.); (K.W.); (D.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences Poznan, 61-701 Poznan, Poland;
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, 65-417 Zielona Gora, Poland; (S.Ż.); (W.G.); (K.W.); (D.S.)
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Krauze T, Cebrowska K, Schneider A, Szczepanik A, Banaszak A, Rutkowska A, Balinski M, Guzik P, Wykrętowicz A. Association of muscular strength with pulsatile and steady hemodynamics in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Pol Arch Intern Med 2020; 130:512-519. [DOI: 10.20452/pamw.15335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Krauze T, Cebrowska K, Guzik P, Nowak A, Piskorski J, Rutkowska A, Baliński M, Dziarmaga M, Wykrętowicz A. Grip strength is associated with markers of central hemodynamics. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2020; 54:248-252. [PMID: 32308044 DOI: 10.1080/14017431.2020.1751263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Objectives. Reduced muscular strength (measured by grip strength) has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications. Further research is needed to identify how muscular strength is associated with various markers of cardiovascular function to provide at least some mechanistic explanation for observed interrelations. We, therefore, addressed the question of whether handgrip (HG) strength is associated with descriptors of peripheral and central hemodynamics in the population of healthy individuals. Design. Two hundred thirty-one healthy volunteers (90 men and 141 women, mean age 54 years) were studied. Patients were asked to perform the maximum handgrip trial in the standing position with the dominant arm, using hydraulic hand dynamometer. Applanation tonometry was used to execute the non-invasive assessment of the pressure waveform. Results. HG strength was associated with various markers of hemodynamics and clinical characteristics, e.g. correlated significantly and positively with BMI [body mass index, r = 0.21, p = .001], PPA [pulse pressure amplification, r = 0.43, p < .0001], Tr [time to return of pressure wave, r = 0.43, p < .0001] and significantly and negatively with AP [augmentation pressure, r = -0.45, p < .0001]. Multiple linear regression showed that sex, handgrip and mean blood pressure were independently associated with AP (R2 = 0.38), PPA (R2 = 0.21) and Tr (R2 = 0.29). Conclusions. Our study demonstrated the association between handgrip strength and central hemodynamic metrics. These interactions may add a mechanistic explanation for the role of muscle strength as a risk marker for incident cardiovascular complications.
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- Tomasz Krauze
- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Nizinski J, Kamieniarz L, Filberek P, Sibrecht G, Guzik P. Monitoring the skin NADH changes during ischaemia and reperfusion in humans. JMS 2020. [DOI: 10.20883/medical.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH/NAD+) is involved in many important biochemical reactions in human metabolism, including participation in energy production by mitochondria. Flow Mediated Skin Fluorescence (FMSF) is a non-invasive method to study dynamic changes in the content of the reduced form of NADH by measuring the optical properties of NADH related to the emission of the autofluorescent light (460 nm) after an earlier excitation by ultraviolet light. This review summarises the available studies using this method to describe its potential and limitations.
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Kostrzewska M, Grabicki M, Piorunek T, Krauze T, Skrypnik D, Batura-Gabryel H, Trafas T, Bogdański P, Wykrętowicz A, Guzik P. Cardiovascular Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients with Controlled Hypertension. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2020; 1271:99-106. [DOI: 10.1007/5584_2020_478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Krauze T, Liberkowska M, Adamska K, Turska E, Wykrętowicz A, Guzik P. Acute hemodynamic effects of salted potato chips in healthy people. Pol Arch Intern Med 2019; 129:721-724. [PMID: 31433398 DOI: 10.20452/pamw.14935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Tomasz Krauze
- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sociology, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
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Piskorski J, Ellert J, Krauze T, Grabowski W, Wykretowicz A, Guzik P. Testing heart rate asymmetry in long, nonstationary 24 hour RR-interval time series. Physiol Meas 2019; 40:105001. [PMID: 31499483 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/ab42d5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Heart rate asymmetry is a phenomenon in which the contribution of heart rate decelerations to short-term heart rate variability is greater than that of accelerations, and the contribution of accelerations to long-term and total variability is greater than that of decelerations. This has been established for short, stationary recordings, so our aim is to do it for long recordings. APPROACH In this paper, we analyze heart rate asymmetry in 87 long, 24 h electrocardiogram Holter recordings from healthy people. We show that in the whole recording all types of asymmetry are observable, clear and highly statistically significant. To analyze the local changes of asymmetry in time, we analyzed the recordings by disjoint jumping windows of 300 beats. MAIN RESULTS This analysis revealed that the local, averaged measures of all types of asymmetry also demonstrate its presence which is highly statistically significant. Additionally, we introduce in this paper a statistical test for asymmetry in a single long recording, as opposed to the current approach in which whole groups are tested. We do this by introducing the proportion of time spent in asymmetry for each recording and using it in the binomial tests. SIGNIFICANCE We found that for all the recordings most of the time is spent in asymmetry.
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- J Piskorski
- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Gora, Szafrana 4a, Zielona Gora, Poland
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Bugaj O, Zieliński J, Kusy K, Kantanista A, Wieliński D, Guzik P. The Effect of Exercise on the Skin Content of the Reduced Form of NAD and Its Response to Transient Ischemia and Reperfusion in Highly Trained Athletes. Front Physiol 2019; 10:600. [PMID: 31156467 PMCID: PMC6529559 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) is synthesized in the cellular nucleus, cytoplasm and mitochondria but oxidized into NAD+ almost exclusively in mitochondria. Activation of human skin by the 340 nm ultraviolet light triggers natural fluorescence at the light length of 460 nm, which intensity is proportional to the skin NADH content. This phenomenon is used by the Flow Mediated Skin Fluorescence (FMSF) which measures changes in the skin NADH content during transient ischemia and reperfusion. We examined the effects of exercise to exhaustion on the skin changes of NADH in response to 200 s forearm ischemia and reperfusion in 121 highly trained athletes (94 men and 27 women, long-distance running, triathlon, taekwondo, rowing, futsal, sprint running, fencing, and tennis). We found that exercise until exhaustion changes the skin content of NADH, modifies NADH turnover at rest, during ischemia and reperfusion in the most superficial living skin cells. Compared to the pre-exercise, there were significant increases in: mean fluorescence recorded during rest as the baseline value (B mean) (p < 0.001), the maximal fluorescence that increased above the baseline during controlled forearm ischemia (FImax) (p < 0.001, only in men), the minimal fluorescence after decreasing below the baseline during reperfusion (FRmin) (p < 0.001 men; p < 0.01 women) and the difference between B mean and FRmin (R min) (p < 0.01), and reductions in the difference between FImax and B mean (I max) (p < 0.001) and I max/IRampl ratio (CImax) (p < 0.001) after the incremental exercise test. There was no statistical difference between pre- and post-exercise the maximal range of the fluorescence change during ischemia and reperfusion (IRampl). In conclusion, exercise to exhaustion modifies the skin NADH content at rest, during ischemia and reperfusion as well as the magnitude of changes in the NADH caused by ischemia and reperfusion. Our findings suggest that metabolic changes in the skin NADH accompanying exercise extend beyond muscles and affect other cells and organs.
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- Olga Bugaj
- Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Sport Kinesiology, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Anthropology and Biometry, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Kaczmarek LD, Behnke M, Kosakowski M, Enko J, Dziekan M, Piskorski J, Hughes BM, Guzik P. High-approach and low-approach positive affect influence physiological responses to threat and anger. Int J Psychophysiol 2019; 138:27-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tarchalski J, Piorunek T, Guzik P. A thousand words about the cardiopulmonary exercise test in respiratory system diseases. JMS 2019. [DOI: 10.20883/jms.349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is designed to measure some physiological variables related to the function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems during exercise. Usually, the CPET is performed either on a treadmill or a cycle ergometer. In this mini‑review, we describe a set of parameters which are most commonly used to quantify CPET. We also summarize clinical indications for this test and interpretation of the obtained results in patients with respiratory system diseases. The CPET, if made appropriately, may deliver valuable information helpful in the diagnosis, e.g., of unexplained dyspnea, and prognosis, e.g., in chronic obturatory pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension, or interstitial lung diseases.
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Kowalska M, Fehlau M, Cymerys M, Guzik P. A thousand words about running fitness tests. JMS 2019. [DOI: 10.20883/jms.344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Running is undertaken for different reasons, including improvement or maintenance of health and fitness. Many tests are employed for the estimation of the fitness in runners. In this review, we describe five field tests (Cooper test, Conconi test, 6-Minute Walk Test, 20-meter Multistage Fitness Test, and Harvard Step Test) and one laboratory cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) on a treadmill. A properly selected fitness test may help to estimate or measure the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2), thresholds for the aerobic and anaerobic metabolism, or restitution after the exercise. Such information is used for planning the training process, monitoring the progress of physical fitness or predicting the target distance or speed during competitions. In patients with cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases, this information may help to plan the intensity of daily activity or physical rehabilitation. Testing physical fitness is challenging, however when made appropriately, it delivers valuable physiological and clinical information.
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Nowinka P, Korab-Karpinski E, Guzik P. A thousand words about the link between red blood cell distribution width and heart failure. JMS 2019. [DOI: 10.20883/jms.338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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A link between the red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and clinical outcomes in heart failure (HF) was reported for the first time in 2007. Since then, many studies have shown that an increased RDW is an independent and strong predictor of mortality and morbidity in patients with acute, decompensated or chronic HF. The evidence for such a link comes from dozens of prospective and retrospective studies in which clinical data from hundreds or even thousands of patients were examined. Although many processes such as nutritional deficiencies (e.g. iron, folate, vitamin B12), inflammation (interleukin 6, tumour necrosis factor), malnutrition, renal failure or tissue and organ hypoxia have been proposed, no clear explanation exists or is commonly accepted. This mini‑review summarises the clinical evidence on the increased RDW as a predictor of adverse clinical outcomes in HF patients, and hypothetical mechanisms that might be responsible for this interesting clinical observation.
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Wykretowicz A, Adamska K, Guzik P, Zwanzig M, Dziarmaga M, Krauze T. Comparison of beta2-adrenergic and hyperemia-induced arterial vasodilation assessed by digital pulse contour analysis. JMS 2019. [DOI: 10.20883/jms.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Introduction. The Reflection Index (RIDVP) derived from digital volume pulse (DVP) analysis has proved to be useful in the assessment of endothelium‑dependent vasodilation induced by albuterol. Little is known of the effect of shear‑stress‑induced vasorelaxation on RIDVP.Material and Methods. Thirty three healthy volunteers (22 females, 11 males, mean age 57 yrs) were recruited. Assessment of endothelium‑dependent vasorelaxation was performed by the analysis of digital volume pulse after albuterol challenge or locally‑induced hyperemia. Results. he hyperemia‑induced vasodilation led to a significant decrease of RIDVP in comparison with the values obtained at rest (∆RIHyper 69 ± 2 % vs 64 ± 2, p < 0.0001). Similarly albuterol administration resulted in a significant drop in RIDVP (∆RIAlb 71 ± 2 % vs 67 ± 2 %, p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference between ∆RIHyper and ∆RIAlb (5.2 ± 0.8 % vs 4.6 ± 1.0 %, p = 0.61). We observed a significant correlation between the small vessel reaction in response to albuterol or hyperemia (r = 0.52, p = 0.01).Conclusions. Our study demonstrated that hyperemia‑induced changes in the Reflexion Index derived from the digital volume pulse are similar to those observed after albuterol‑challenge and both are correlated.
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Kaczmarek LD, Behnke M, Enko J, Kosakowski M, Hughes BM, Piskorski J, Guzik P. Effects of emotions on heart rate asymmetry. Psychophysiology 2019; 56:e13318. [DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Lukasz D. Kaczmarek
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology; Adam Mickiewicz University; Poznan Poland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology; Adam Mickiewicz University; Poznan Poland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology; Adam Mickiewicz University; Poznan Poland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology; Adam Mickiewicz University; Poznan Poland
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- School of Psychology; National University of Ireland; Galway Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology Intensive Care Therapy and Internal Medicine; Poznan University of Medical Science; Poznan Poland
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Adamska K, Krauze T, Guzik P, Piskorski J, Klimas K, Wykrętowicz A. Acute cardiovascular responses elicited by consumption of beer in healthy people. Pol Arch Intern Med 2018; 128:400-402. [PMID: 29768396 DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Schneider A, Krauze T, Mińczykowski A, Dziarmaga M, Piskorski J, Szczepanik A, Banaszak A, Guzik P, Wykrętowicz A. Arterial excess‑reservoir pressure integral as a predictor of cardiovascular complications in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Pol Arch Intern Med 2018. [PMID: 29521328 DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The excess pressure-time integral (excess PTI) and reservoir pressure-time integral(reservoir PTI) are new measures derived from blood pressure (BP) waveform decomposition. Thesemarkers predict cardiovascular (CV) complications and are associated with target organ damage inpa tients on antihypertensive treatment or those with chronic and acute heart failure. OBJECTIVES We investigated whether reservoir PTI or excess PTI predict future CV events (death, stroke, myocardial infarction [MI]) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and reduced ejection fraction (EF). PATIENTS AND METHODS BP waveforms were obtained by radial tonometry in 251 patients with ACS (median age, 64 years) and reduced EF (median, 40%). Left ventricular EF was assessed by transthoracic echocardiography. Reservoir PTI and excess PTI were derived by decomposition of the BP waveform RESULTS A total of 78 CV events occurred during the follow‑up (median, 1245 days). A Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the highest tertile of excess PTI was a significant predictor of adverse outcome. A multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that excess PTI was a predictor of CV events after adjustment for EF, age, history of stroke, MI, and coronary artery bypass grafting (hazard ratio, 1.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-3.3; P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, excess PTI, a new measure derived from reservoir-pressure analysis, predicts outcome in survivors of ACS with reduced EF.
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Sibrecht G, Nizinski J, Filberek P, Zielinski J, Kusy K, Krauze T, Piskorski J, Michalak S, Wykretowicz A, Guzik P. P291Non-invasive in vivo human model of the involvement of human epidermal mitochondria in the early post-ischaemic preconditioning. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- G Sibrecht
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, *Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, *Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, *Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Physical Education, Department of Athletics, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Physical Education, Department of Athletics, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, *Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Univesity of Zielona Gora, Institute of Physics, Zielona Gora, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropathology, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, *Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, *Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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Filberek P, Nizinski J, Sibrecht G, Krauze T, Zielinski J, Kusy K, Piskorski J, Michalak S, Wykretowicz A, Guzik P. P160Sex differences in the flow-mediated epidermal fluorescence during forearm ischemia and reperfusion. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- P Filberek
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Physical Education, Department of Athletics, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Physical Education, Department of Athletics, Poznan, Poland
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- Univesity of Zielona Gora, Institute of Physics, Zielona Gora, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropathology, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiology – Intensive Therapy, Poznan, Poland
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Zybek-Kocik A, Sawicka-Gutaj N, Szczepanek-Parulska E, Andrusiewicz M, Waligórska-Stachura J, Białas P, Krauze T, Guzik P, Skrobisz J, Ruchała M. The association between irisin and muscle metabolism in different thyroid disorders. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2018; 88:460-467. [PMID: 29197093 DOI: 10.1111/cen.13527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Irisin is a new adipo-myokine, encoded by the FNDC5 gene. Currently, there is a discussion regarding the relation between thyroid function and irisin concentration. This prospective study assesses the influence of thyrometabolic changes on serum irisin concentration in association with altered muscle metabolism. This is performed on a large cohort of patients affected by severe hypo- or hyperthyroidism, as well as by the expression of the FNDC5 gene in thyroid tissue affected by different pathologies. METHODS The study group comprised 119 patients with newly diagnosed severe hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, and a control group of 45 healthy subjects. Body composition, serum irisin concentrations, and thyroid-related hormones, creatine kinase, dystrophin and titin concentrations were evaluated. FNDC5 expression was also analysed in tissue samples from 80 patients with nontoxic multinodular goitre, toxic goitre, Graves' disease and papillary thyroid cancer. RESULTS Irisin concentration was lower in patients with prolonged hypothyroidism. There was a tendency towards lower dystrophin and titin concentrations in patients with hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Restoration of euthyroidism in patients with hypothyroidism resulted in a decreased muscle mass with an increase in irisin concentrations, while the hyperthyroid group showed an increase in fat mass. Statistically significant overexpression of FNDC5 gene was found in patients with toxic goitre as compared to Graves' disease, papillary thyroid cancer and controls. CONCLUSIONS The presented data support the theory that irisin concentration changes are associated with prolonged hypothyroidism and might primarily constitute the result of prolonged myopathy. These changes are most likely not related to the expression of the FNDC5 gene in the thyroid gland.
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- Ariadna Zybek-Kocik
- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cell Biology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology-Intensive Therapy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Division of Gastroenterological and Endocrine Surgery, Department of General Surgery and Multiple Trauma, Provincial Hospital, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Kaczmarek LD, Misiak M, Behnke M, Dziekan M, Guzik P. The Pikachu effect: Social and health gaming motivations lead to greater benefits of Pokémon GO use. Computers in Human Behavior 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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