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Terufumi Shimoda Yasushi Obase Yukio Nagasaka Reiko Kishikawa Hiroshi Mukae Tomoaki Iwanaga 《Allergology international》2017,66(1):132-138
Background
Computer-aided lung sound analysis (LSA) has been reported to be useful for evaluating airway inflammation and obstruction in asthma patients. We investigated the relation between LSA and impulse oscillometry with the evaluation of peripheral airway obstruction.Methods
A total of 49 inhaled corticosteroid-naive bronchial asthma patients underwent LSA, spirometry, impulse oscillometry, and airway hyperresponsiveness testing. The data were analyzed to assess correlations between the expiration: inspiration lung sound power ratio (dB) at low frequencies between 100 and 195 Hz (E/I LF) and various parameters.Results
E/I LF and X5 were identified as independent factors that affect . E/I LF showed a positive correlation with R5 (r = 0.34, p = 0.017), R20 (r = 0.34, p = 0.018), reactance area (AX, r = 0.40, p = 0.005), and resonant frequency of reactance (Fres, r = 0.32, p = 0.024). A negative correlation was found between E/I LF and X5 (r = ?0.47, p = 0.0006). E/I LF showed a negative correlation with FEV1/FVC(%), FEV1,%predicted, , and (r = ?0.41, p = 0.003; r = ?0.44, p = 0.002; r = ?0.49, p = 0.0004; and r = ?0.30, p = 0.024, respectively). E/I LF was negatively correlated with log PC20 (r = ?0.30, p = 0.024). Log PC20, X5, and past smoking were identified as independent factors that affected E/I LF level.Conclusions
E/I LF as with X5 can be an indicator of central and peripheral airway obstruction in bronchial asthma patients. 相似文献2.
Odaro J. Huckstep Wilby Williamson Fernando Telles Holger Burchert Mariane Bertagnolli Charlotte Herdman Linda Arnold Robert Smillie Afifah Mohamed Henry Boardman Kenny McCormick Stefan Neubauer Paul Leeson Adam J. Lewandowski 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2018,71(12):1347-1356
Background
Experimental and clinical studies show that prematurity leads to altered left ventricular (LV) structure and function with preserved resting LV ejection fraction (EF). Large-scale epidemiological data now links prematurity to increased early heart failure risk.Objectives
Echocardiography imaging was performed at prescribed exercise intensities to determine whether preterm-born adults have impaired LV functional response to physical exercise.Methods
A total of 101 normotensive young adults born preterm (n = 47; mean gestational age 32.8 ± 3.2 weeks) and term (n = 54) were recruited for detailed cardiovascular phenotyping. Full clinical resting and exercise stress echocardiograms were performed, with apical 4-chamber views collected while exercising at 40%, 60%, and 80% of peak exercise capacity, determined by maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing.Results
Preterm-born individuals had greater LV mass (p = 0.015) with lower peak systolic longitudinal strain (p = 0.038) and similar EF to term-born control subjects at rest (p = 0.62). However, by 60% exercise intensity, EF was 6.7% lower in preterm subjects (71.9 ± 8.7% vs 78.6 ± 5.4%; p = 0.004) and further declined to 7.3% below the term-born group at 80% exercise intensity (69.8 ± 6.4% vs 77.1 ± 6.3%; p = 0.004). Submaximal cardiac output reserve was 56% lower in preterm-born subjects versus term-born control subjects at 40% of peak exercise capacity (729 ± 1,162 ml/min/m2 vs. 1,669 ± 937 ml/min/m2; p = 0.021). LV length and resting peak systolic longitudinal strain predicted EF increase from rest to 60% exercise intensity in the preterm group (r = 0.68, p = 0.009 and r = 0.56, p = 0.031, respectively).Conclusions
Preterm-born young adults had impaired LV response to physiological stress when subjected to physical exercise, which suggested a reduced myocardial functional reserve that might help explain their increased risk of early heart failure. (Young Adult Cardiovascular Health sTudy [YACHT]; NCT02103231) 相似文献3.
H. Khalil C. Murrin M. O&#x;Reilly K. Viljoen R. Segurado J. O&#x;Brien R. Somerville F. McGillicuddy C.C. Kelleher 《Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD》2017,27(1):70-77
Background and aims
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol efflux capacity in adults may be a measure of the atheroprotective property of HDL. Little however, is known about HDL cholesterol efflux capacity in childhood. We aimed to investigate the relationship between HDL cholesterol efflux capacity and childhood anthropometrics in a longitudinal study.Methods and results
Seventy-five children (mean age = 9.4 ± 0.4 years) were followed from birth until the age of 9 years. HDL cholesterol efflux capacity was determined at age 9 by incubating serum-derived HDL-supernatants with 3H-cholesterol labeled J774 macrophages and percentage efflux determined. Mothers provided dietary information by completing food frequency questionnaires in early pregnancy and then 5 years later on behalf of themselves and their children. Pearson's correlations and multiple regression analyses were conducted to confirm independent associations with HDL efflux.There was a negative correlation between HDL cholesterol efflux capacity and waist circumference at age 5 (r = ?0.3, p = 0.01) and age 9 (r = ?0.24, p = 0.04) and BMI at age 5 (r = ?0.45, p = 0.01) and age 9 (r = ?0.19, p = 0.1). Multiple regression analysis showed that BMI at age 5 remained significantly associated with reduced HDL cholesterol efflux capacity (r = ?0.45, p < 0.001).HDL-C was negatively correlated with energy-adjusted fat intake (r = ?0.24, p = 0.04) and positively correlated with energy-adjusted protein (r = 0.24, p = 0.04) and starch (r = 0.29, p = 0.01) intakes during pregnancy. HDL-C was not significantly correlated with children dietary intake at age 5. There were no significant correlations between maternal or children dietary intake and HDL cholesterol efflux capacity.Conclusions
This novel analysis shows that efflux capacity is negatively associated with adiposity in early childhood independent of HDL-C. 相似文献4.
R. Carnevale D. Pastori C. Nocella V. Cammisotto F. Baratta M. Del Ben F. Angelico S. Sciarretta S. Bartimoccia M. Novo G. Targher F. Violi 《Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD》2017,27(10):890-895
Background and aim
Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Aim of the study was to investigate the interplay between platelet activation, lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and markers of oxidative stress in patients with IFG and control subjects.Methods and results
We performed a cross-sectional study including 35 patients with IFG and 35 control subjects who were well comparable for age, sex, body mass index and smoking history. Serum levels of LPS, zonulin (a marker of gut permeability), oxidized LDL and plasma levels of soluble P-selectin, were measured. Patients with IFG had significantly higher levels of sP-selectin, LPS, zonulin and oxLDL compared to control subjects.The IFG status (beta coefficient: 0.518, p < 0.001), higher LPS (beta coefficient: 0.352, p = 0.001) and female sex (beta coefficient: 0.179, p = 0.042) were independently associated with higher sP-selectin; in addition, oxLDL was positively associated with sP-selectin (r = 0.530, p < 0.001) and LPS (r = 0.529, p = 0.001). In IFG patients, we found a significant association between LPS and zonulin (r = 0.521, p = 0.001); this association was confirmed at multivariable analysis (beta coefficient: 0.512, p = 0.007).Conclusion
Our study provides evidence that patients with IFG have increased platelet activation, and suggests LPS as a potential trigger for in vivo platelet activation in this patient population. 相似文献5.
C. Altin V. Erol E. Aydin M. Yilmaz M.A. Tekindal L.E. Sade H. Gulay H. Muderrisoglu 《Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD》2018,28(5):501-509
Background and aims
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of mortality in obese patients. We aimed to investigate the influence of significant weight loss following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and epicardial fat thickness (EFT) which are the independent predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis.Methods and results
Patients were recruited for standard indications. A total of 105 patients (79 women and 26 men) with the mean age of 43.61 ± 12.42 were prospectively enrolled. On B-mode duplex ultrasound; the mean CIMT at the far wall of both left and right common carotid arteries were measured. EFT was measured on the free wall of the right ventricle at end-diastole from the parasternal long-axis view by standard transthorasic 2D echocardiography. Delta (Δ) values were obtained by subtracting sixth month values from the baseline values. Body mass index (BMI) was significantly reduced from 46.95 ± 7.54 to 33.54 ± 6.41 kg/m2 (p < 0.001) in sixth months after LSG. Both EFT and CIMT were significantly decreased after surgery (8.68 ± 1.95 mm vs. 7.41 ± 1.87 mm; p < 0.001 and 0.74 ± 0.13 mm vs. 0.67 ± 0.11 mm; p < 0.001 respectively). A significant correlation between ΔEFT and ΔBMI (r = 0.431, p < 0.001) was shown. ΔCIMT is significantly correlated with ΔEFT, ΔBMI and Δ systolic blood pressure (r = 0.310, r = 0.285 and r = 0.231 respectively, p < 0.05 for all). In multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis; among variables only ΔBMI was the independent predictor of ΔEFT (β = 153, p = 0.001).Conclusion
Early atherosclerotic structural changes may be reversed or improved by sustained weight loss after LSG in asymptomatic obese patients. 相似文献6.
Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan Tomoko Negishi Marc-Andre Coté Martin Penicka Richard Massey Goo-Yeong Cho Krassimira Hristova Dragos Vinereanu Bogdan A. Popescu Masaki Izumo Kazuaki Negishi Thomas H. Marwick 《JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging》2018,11(8):1109-1118
Objectives
The goal of this study was to compare echocardiographic measurements of global longitudinal strain (GLS) (using 3 apical views) with single-view longitudinal strain (LS, 4- or 2-chamber [4CV_LS and 2CV_LS, respectively]) for detection of cancer-therapy related cardiotoxicity.Background
GLS is useful for the detection of cardiotoxicity, but the need for repeated measurements poses a significant burden on busy echocardiography laboratories. A single-view LS measurement, possibly at point of care, could improve efficiency.Methods
Seventeen international centers prospectively recruited 108 patients (mean age 54 ± 13 years) at high risk for cardiotoxicity as part of the ongoing SUCCOUR (Strain Surveillance for Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes During Chemotherapy) randomized controlled trial. Echocardiography performed at baseline and follow-up were analyzed in a core laboratory setting blinded to clinical information. Peak systolic GLS and LS were measured from raw data. Cardiotoxicity was defined by reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction >0.10 to <0.55 or a relative drop in GLS by ≥12%.Results
Cardiotoxicity developed in 46 patients by either criteria. Baseline and follow-up 2-dimensional left ventricular ejection fraction were 61 ± 4% and 58 ± 5%, respectively (p < 0.001). The baseline GLS (–20.9 ± 2.4%) was not different from 4CV_LS (–20.7 ± 2.5%; p = 0.09) or 2CV_LS (–21.1 ± 3.1%; p = 0.25). The follow-up GLS (–19.5 ± 2.4%) was also similar to 4CV_LS (–19.5 ± 2.6%; p = 0.80) and 2CV_LS (–19.7 ± 3.1%; p = 0.19). There was good correlation between GLS and 4CV_LS at baseline (r = 0.86; p < 0.001) and follow-up (r = 0.89; p < 0.001) and with 2CV_LS at baseline (r = 0.87; p < 0.001) and follow-up (r = 0.88; p < 0.001). However, there was 15% to 22% disagreement between GLS and 4CV_LS or 2CV_LS for the detection of cardiotoxicity. The interobserver and intraobserver reproducibility was higher for GLS (intraclass correlation: 0.93 to 0.95; coefficient of variance: 2.9% to 3.7%) compared with either single-chamber–based LS measurement (intraclass correlation: 0.85 to 0.91; coefficient of variance: 4.1% to 4.8%).Conclusions
Although there was good correlation between GLS and single-view LS measurements, single-view LS measurement led to disagreement in the diagnosis of cardiotoxicity in up to 22% of patients. GLS measurements were more reproducible than single-view LS. GLS based on 3 apical views should remain the preferred technique for detection of cardiotoxicity. (Strain Surveillance for Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes During Chemotherapy [SUCCOUR]; ACTRN12614000341628) 相似文献7.
James T. Thackeray Henri C. Hupe Yong Wang Jens P. Bankstahl Georg Berding Tobias L. Ross Johann Bauersachs Kai C. Wollert Frank M. Bengel 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2018,71(3):263-275
Background
The local inflammatory tissue response after acute myocardial infarction (MI) determines subsequent healing. Systemic interaction may induce neuroinflammation as a precursor to neurodegeneration.Objectives
This study sought to assess the influence of MI on cardiac and brain inflammation using noninvasive positron emission tomography (PET) of the heart-brain axis.Methods
After coronary artery ligation or sham surgery, mice (n = 49) underwent serial whole-body PET imaging of the mitochondrial translocator protein (TSPO) as a marker of activated macrophages and microglia. Patients after acute MI (n = 3) were also compared to healthy controls (n = 9).Results
Infarct mice exhibited elevated myocardial TSPO signal at 1 week versus sham (percent injected dose per gram: 8.0 ± 1.6 vs. 4.8 ± 0.9; p < 0.001), localized to activated CD68+ inflammatory cells in the infarct. Early TSPO signal predicted subsequent left ventricular remodeling at 8 weeks (rpartial = ?0.687; p = 0.001). In parallel, brain TSPO signal was elevated at 1 week (1.7 ± 0.2 vs. 1.4 ± 0.2 for sham; p = 0.017), localized to activated microglia. After interval decline at 4 weeks, progressive heart failure precipitated a second wave of neuroinflammation (1.8 ± 0.2; p = 0.005). TSPO was concurrently up-regulated in remote cardiomyocytes at 8 weeks (8.8 ± 1.7, p < 0.001) without inflammatory cell infiltration, suggesting mitochondrial impairment. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor treatment lowered acute inflammation in the heart (p = 0.003) and brain (p = 0.06) and improved late cardiac function (p = 0.05). Patients also demonstrated elevation of cardiac TSPO signal in the infarct territory, paralleled by neuroinflammation versus controls.Conclusions
The brain is susceptible to acute MI and chronic heart failure. Immune activation may interconnect heart and brain dysfunction, a finding that provides a foundation for strategies to improve heart and brain outcomes. 相似文献8.
Giovambattista Desideri Raffaella Bocale† Domenico Milardi† Lorenzo Ghiadoni‡ Davide Grassi Stefano Necozione Stefano Taddei‡ Ferdinando di Orio Alfredo Pontecorvi† Claudio Ferri 《Clinical endocrinology》2009,71(3):429-433
Objective To evaluate the effect of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) on biomarkers of vascular endothelial cell and platelet activation in patients monitored for thyroid carcinoma remnant. Methods Circulating levels of soluble(s) intercellular adhesion molecule (sICAM)‐1 and sE‐selectin, as indices of vascular endothelial cell activation, of sP‐selectin and sCD40 ligand (sCD40L), as indices of platelet activation, and of 8‐iso‐prostaglandin F2α (8‐iso‐PGF2α), as an index of lipid peroxidation, were evaluated in 20 patients (16 females, 48·0 ± 13·6 years) at baseline and after intramuscular rhTSH injection (0·9 mg/day on two consecutive days). Results At baseline, serum TSH values were below normal whereas free T3 and free T4 were within the normal range. After rhTSH injection, serum TSH increased significantly but free T3 and free T4 remained unchanged. Concomitantly, plasma sICAM‐1 concentrations increased significantly (from 155·9 ± 39·1 to 183·6 ± 38·1 ng/ml, P < 0·03), as did those of sE‐selectin (from 74·8 ± 15·4 to 91·4 ± 12·2 ng/ml, P < 0·0006), sP‐selectin (from 56·4 ± 13·7 to 72·2 ± 14·9 ng/ml, P < 0·002), sCD40L (from 2·1 ± 0·9 to 2·8 ± 1·1 ng/ml, P < 0·03) and total 8‐iso‐PGF2α(from 238·5 ± 47·0 to 307·8 ± 41·2 pg/l, P < 0·0001). Changes in circulating levels of sCD40L were directly correlated with changes in levels of plasma total 8‐iso‐PGF2α (r = 0·523, P < 0·02) and sP‐selectin (r = 0·480, P < 0·03). Conclusions Supraphysiological concentrations of rhTSH might exert proatherogenic effects by promoting activation of vascular endothelial cells and platelets probably through enhanced oxidative stress. 相似文献
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Julia Anna Lurz Christian Luecke David Lang Christian Besler Karl-Philipp Rommel Karin Klingel Reinhard Kandolf Volker Adams Katharina Schöne Gerhard Hindricks Gerhard Schuler Axel Linke Holger Thiele Matthias Gutberlet Philipp Lurz 《JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging》2018,11(1):38-45
Objectives
The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether extracellular volume fraction (ECV) can reliably inform on the extent of diffuse fibrosis in the simultaneous presence of myocardial inflammation, which has not been verified to date.Background
Diffuse myocardial fibrosis is associated with unfavorable outcome in patients with cardiomyopathy, and is of prognostic relevance. Assessment of ECV bears promise for being a noninvasive surrogate parameter, but it may be altered by other pathologies.Methods
In this prospective study, 107 consecutive patients with clinical suspicion of inflammatory cardiomyopathy were included. All patients underwent left ventricular (LV) endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging on a 1.5-T scanner. T1 mapping was obtained with the modified Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence, and ECV was calculated.Results
Myocardial inflammation was present in 66 patients. Patients with and without inflammation were of similar age and had comparable LV ejection fraction (37 ± 17% vs. 36 ± 18%; p = 0.9) and symptom duration (median 14 days [interquartile range: 5 to 36 days] vs. median 14 days [interquartile range: 7 to 30 days]; p = 0.73). Although LV collagen volume percentage was comparable between groups (inflammation 12.3 ± 17.8% vs. noninflammation 11.4 ± 7.9%; p = 0.577), ECV was significantly higher in patients with inflammation (0.37 ± 0.06%) than in those without inflammation (0.33 ± 0.08%; p = 0.02). Importantly, ECV adequately estimated the degree of LV fibrosis percentage only in patients without inflammation (r = 0.72; p < 0.0001) and not in those with inflammation (r = 0.24; p = 0.06).Conclusions
These findings prove the theoretical concept of ECV as an estimate for diffuse myocardial fibrosis, but only in the absence of significant myocardial inflammation. Assuming that various degrees of myocardial inflammation and fibrosis coexist in such a scenario, the measured ECV will reflect a sum of these different pathologies but will not inform solely on the extent of diffuse fibrosis. 相似文献10.
D.M. Schulte K. Paulsen K. Türk B. Brandt S. Freitag-Wolf I. Hagen R. Zeuner J.O. Schröder W. Lieb A. Franke S. Nikolaus U. Mrowietz S. Gerdes S. Schreiber M. Laudes 《Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD》2018,28(11):1100-1105
Background and aims
Chronic inflammatory diseases (CID) are associated with a profound increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk resulting in reduced life expectancy. However, LDL-cholesterol is reported to be low in CID patients which is referred to as the “LDL paradoxon”. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether LDL-particles in CID exhibit an increased content of the highly atherogenic small-dense LDL subfraction (sdLDL).Methods and results
In this prospective, single center, observational study we enrolled 141 patients with CID (RA n = 59, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) n = 35, ankylosing spondylitis (SpA) n = 25, Psoriasis n = 22) in 2011 through 2013 to evaluate sdLDL levels before as well as 6 and 26 weeks after initiation of different anti-cytokine therapies (anti-TNFα, anti-IL-6R antibodies). sdLDL levels were compared to 141 healthy individuals in a case control design. Compared to healthy controls, all CID patients displayed a significantly higher sdLDL content within the LDL cholesterol fraction: RA 35.0 ± 9.2% (p < 0.001), SpA 42.5 ± 10.5% (p < 0.001), IBD 37.5 ± 7.1% (p < 0.001), Psoriasis 33.6 ± 4.6% (p < 0.01). Furthermore, the sdLDL/LDL ratio was significantly higher in male compared to female RA subjects (p < 0.05). Neither anti-TNFα nor anti-IL6R medication altered sdLDL levels despite a significant improvement of disease activity.Conclusion
In several different chronic inflammatory disease entities, LDL-cholesterol is shifted toward a pro-atherogenic phenotype due to an increased sdLDL content which might in part explain the LDL paradoxon. Since premature CV disease is a major burden of affected patients, specifically targeting lipid metabolism should be considered routinely in clinical patient care.Clinical trials
Registration at German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS): DRKS00005285. 相似文献11.
Guido Kranenburg Pim A. de Jong Jonas W. Bartstra Suzanne J. Lagerweij Marnix G. Lam Jeannette Ossewaarde-van Norel Sara Risseeuw Redmer van Leeuwen Saskia M. Imhof Harald J. Verhaar Job J. de Vries Riemer H.J.A. Slart Gert Luurtsema Annemarie M. den Harder Frank L.J. Visseren Willem P. Mali Wilko Spiering 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2018,71(10):1117-1126
Background
In pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), low pyrophosphate levels may cause ectopic mineralization, leading to skin changes, visual impairment, and peripheral arterial disease.Objectives
The authors hypothesized that etidronate, a pyrophosphate analog, might reduce ectopic mineralization in PXE.Methods
In the Treatment of Ectopic Mineralization in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum trial, adults with PXE and leg arterial calcifications (n = 74) were randomly assigned to etidronate or placebo (cyclical 20 mg/kg for 2 weeks every 12 weeks). The primary outcome was ectopic mineralization, quantified with 18fluoride positron emission tomography scans as femoral arterial wall target-to-background ratios (TBRfemoral). Secondary outcomes were computed tomography arterial calcification and ophthalmological changes. Safety outcomes were bone density, serum calcium, and phosphate.Results
During 12 months of follow-up, the TBRfemoral increased 6% (interquartile range [IQR]: ?12% to 25%) in the etidronate group and 7% (IQR: ?9% to 32%) in the placebo group (p = 0.465). Arterial calcification decreased 4% (IQR: ?11% to 7%) in the etidronate group and increased 8% (IQR: ?1% to 20%) in the placebo group (p = 0.001). Etidronate treatment was associated with significantly fewer subretinal neovascularization events (1 vs. 9, p = 0.007). Bone density decreased 4% ± 12% in the etidronate group and 6% ± 9% in the placebo group (p = 0.374). Hypocalcemia (<2.20 mmol/l) occurred in 3 versus 1 patient (8.1% vs. 2.7%, p = 0.304). Eighteen patients (48.6%) treated with etidronate, compared with 0 patients treated with placebo (p < 0.001), experienced hyperphosphatemia (>1.5 mmol/l) and recovered spontaneously.Conclusions
In patients with PXE, etidronate reduced arterial calcification and subretinal neovascularization events but did not lower femoral 18fluoride sodium positron emission tomography activity compared with placebo, without important safety issues. (Treatment of Ectopic Mineralization in Pseudoxanthoma elasticum; NTR5180) 相似文献12.
M. Bellan M. Menegatti C. Ferrari G.P. Carnevale Schianca M. Pirisi 《Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD》2018,28(6):610-617
Background and Aims
Despite the lack of evidence that assessing the global cardiovascular risk leads to a decreased incidence of cardiovascular events, accurate patient profiling is paramount in preventive medicine. An excess of visceral fat (VF) is associated with an enhanced cardiovascular risk; importantly, VF is quantifiable rapidly, cheaply and safely by ultrasound, which makes it suitable for use in clinical practice. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate if US-measured VF (USVF) could be a better predictor of glucose homeostasis and cardiovascular risk than simple anthropometric measures.Methods and Results
One-hundred sixty-two patients attending a Metabolic Disorders Clinic underwent a cross-sectional study for which USVF, anthropometric measures, a standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and calculation of cardiovascular Framingham score and vascular age were obtained. USVF was directly correlated with fasting and 2-h plasma glucose (respectively: r = 0.26, p < 0.001; r = 0.28, p < 0.0001), fasting and 2-h plasma insulin (for both: r = 0.41, p < 0.0001), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR; r = 0.42, p < 0.0001), cardiovascular Framingham score (r = 0.44 p < 0.0001) and vascular age (r = 0.30 p < 0.001). In receiver operator characteristic curves USVF had good diagnostic abilities for type 2 diabetes mellitus, fatty liver and metabolic syndrome, in both genders. At multivariate analysis, body mass index (BMI) outperformed USVF in the prediction of HOMA-IR; neverthless, USVF, not BMI, was an independent predictor of cardiovascular risk. Finally, models including USVF were the most parssimonious to predict Framingham score, vascular age and HOMA-IR.Conclusion
In overweight and obese subjects, USVF could usefully complement other parameters for cardiovascular risk stratification. 相似文献13.
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K.S. Petersen J.B. Keogh N.B. Lister P.M. Clifton 《Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD》2018,28(8):830-838
Background and aims
The relationship between dietary intake and carotid intima media thickness (IMT) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) in individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes has not been well studied. We investigated the association between dietary intake and common carotid artery intima media thickness (CCA IMT) and PWV in a cohort with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.Methods and results
A one-year randomised controlled trial was conducted to investigate the effect of improving dietary quality on CCA IMT. These subjects were followed up again approximately 12 months after the completion of the trial (i.e. approximately 24 month since baseline). The study cohort included 87 subjects that had dietary intake and CCA IMT measured at baseline and after a mean of 2.3 years' follow-up. PWV was measured in a subsample of this cohort.Age and baseline mean CCA IMT were strongly associated with mean CCA IMT at 24 months. After adjustment for age and baseline mean CCA IMT, baseline consumption of carbohydrate (r = ?0.28; p = 0.01), sugars (r = ?0.27; p = 0.01), fibre (r = ?0.26; p = 0.02), magnesium (r = ?0.25; p = 0.02) and the Alternate Health Eating Index (AHEI) score (r = ?0.23; p = 0.03) were inversely associated with mean CCA IMT at 24 months. Mixed linear modelling showed an interaction between mean CCA IMT and AHEI at baseline (p = 0.024). Those who were in the highest AHEI tertile at baseline had greater CCA IMT regression at 24 months compared to those in the lowest tertile, after adjustment for baseline age, BMI, smoking pack years, time since diabetes diagnosis, and mean arterial pressure at baseline (mean ?0.043 mm; 95% CI -0.084, ?0.003; p = 0.029).Conclusions
In this prospective analysis greater diet quality at baseline, as measured by the AHEI, was associated with greater CCA IMT regression after approximately two years. This suggests that greater diet quality is associated with better longer term vascular health in individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. 相似文献15.
Thiago Ferreira de Souza Thiago Quinaglia A.C. Silva Felipe Osorio Costa Ravi Shah Tomas G. Neilan Lício Velloso Wilson Nadruz Fabricio Brenelli Andrei Carvalho Sposito Jose Roberto Matos-Souza Fernando Cendes Otávio Rizzi Coelho Michael Jerosch-Herold Otavio Rizzi Coelho-Filho 《JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging》2018,11(8):1045-1055
Objectives
The goal of this study was to demonstrate that cardiac magnetic resonance could reveal anthracycline-induced early tissue remodeling and its relation to cardiac dysfunction and left ventricular (LV) atrophy.Background
Serum biomarkers of cardiac dysfunction, although elevated after chemotherapy, lack specificity for the mechanism of myocardial tissue alterations.Methods
A total of 27 women with breast cancer (mean age 51.8 ± 8.9 years, mean body mass index 26.9 ± 3.6 kg/m2), underwent cardiac magnetic resonance before and up to 3 times after anthracycline therapy. Cardiac magnetic resonance variables were LV ejection fraction, normalized T2-weighted signal intensity for myocardial edema, extracellular volume (ECV), LV cardiomyocyte mass, intracellular water lifetime (τic; a marker of cardiomyocyte size), and late gadolinium enhancement.Results
At baseline, patients had a relatively low (10-year) Framingham cardiovascular event risk (median 5%), normal LV ejection fractions (mean 69.4 ± 3.6%), and normal LV mass index (51.4 ± 8.0 g/m2), a mean ECV of 0.32 ± 0.038, mean τic of 169 ± 69 ms, and no late gadolinium enhancement. At 351 to 700 days after anthracycline therapy (240 mg/m2), mean LV ejection fraction had declined by 12% to 58 ± 6% (p < 0.001) and mean LV mass index by 19 g/m2 to 36 ± 6 g/m2 (p < 0.001), and mean ECV had increased by 0.037 to 0.36 ± 0.04 (p = 0.004), while mean τic had decreased by 62 ms to 119 ± 54 ms (p = 0.004). Myocardial edema peaked at about 146 to 231 days (p < 0.001). LV mass index was associated with τic (β = 4.1 ± 1.5 g/m2 per 100-ms increase in τic, p = 0.007) but not with ECV. Cardiac troponin T (mean 4.6 ± 1.4 pg/ml at baseline) increased significantly after anthracycline treatment (p < 0.001). Total LV cardiomyocyte mass, estimated as: (1 ? ECV) × LV mass, declined more rapidly after anthracycline therapy, with peak cardiac troponin T >10 pg/ml. There was no evidence for any significant interaction between 10-year cardiovascular event risk and the effect of anthracycline therapy.Conclusions
A decrease in LV mass after anthracycline therapy may result from cardiomyocyte atrophy, demonstrating that mechanisms other than interstitial fibrosis and edema can raise ECV. The loss of LV cardiomyocyte mass increased with the degree of cardiomyocyte injury, assessed by peak cardiac troponin T after anthracycline treatment. (Doxorubicin-Associated Cardiac Remodeling Followed by CMR in Breast Cancer Patients; NCT03000036) 相似文献16.
Mohamed Abdel-Wahab Mohammad Abdelghani Yosuke Miyazaki Erik W. Holy Constanze Merten Dirk Zachow Pim Tonino Marcel C.M. Rutten Frans N. van de Vosse Marie-Angele Morel Yoshinobu Onuma Patrick W. Serruys Gert Richardt Osama I. Soliman 《JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions》2018,11(3):287-297
Objectives
This study sought to compare a new quantitative angiographic technique to cardiac magnetic resonance-derived regurgitation fraction (CMR-RF) for the quantification of prosthetic valve regurgitation (PVR) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).Background
PVR after TAVR is challenging to quantify, especially during the procedure.Methods
Post-replacement aortograms in 135 TAVR recipients were analyzed offline by videodensitometry to measure the ratio of the time-resolved contrast density in the left ventricular outflow tract to that in the aortic root (videodensitometric aortic regurgitation [VD-AR]). CMR was performed within an interval of ≤30 days (11 ± 6 days) after the procedure.Results
The average CMR-RF was 6.7 ± 7.0% whereas the average VD-AR was 7.0 ± 7.0%. The correlation between VD-AR and CMR-RF was substantial (r = 0.78, p < 0.001). On receiver-operating characteristic curves, a VD-AR ≥10% corresponded to >mild PVR as defined by CMR-RF (area under the curve: 0.94; p < 0.001; sensitivity 100%, specificity 83%), whereas a VD-AR ≥25% corresponded to moderate-to-severe PVR (area under the curve: 0.99; p = 0.004; sensitivity 100%, specificity 98%). Intraobserver reproducibility was excellent for both techniques (for CMR-RF, intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.91, p < 0.001; for VD-AR intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.93, p < 0.001). The difference on rerating was –0.04 ± 7.9% for CMR-RF and –0.40 ± 6.8% for VD-AR.Conclusions
The angiographic VD-AR provides a surrogate assessment of PVR severity after TAVR that correlates well with the CMR-RF. 相似文献17.
Yu Sato Akiomi Yoshihisa Yusuke Kimishima Takatoyo Kiko Shunsuke Watanabe Yuki Kanno Satoshi Abe Makiko Miyata Takamasa Sato Satoshi Suzuki Masayoshi Oikawa Atsushi Kobayashi Takayoshi Yamaki Hiroyuki Kunii Kazuhiko Nakazato Takafumi Ishida Yasuchika Takeishi 《The Canadian journal of cardiology》2018,34(1):80-87
Background
It is widely recognized that overt hyper- as well as hypothyroidism are potential causes of heart failure (HF). Additionally it has been recently reported that subclinical hypothyroidism (sub-hypo) is associated with atherosclerosis, development of HF, and cardiovascular death. We aimed to clarify the effect of sub-hypo on prognosis of HF, and underlying hemodynamics and exercise capacity.Methods
We measured the serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) in 1100 consecutive HF patients. We divided these patients into 5 groups on the basis of plasma levels of TSH and FT4, and focused on euthyroidism (0.4 ≤ TSH ≤ 4 μIU/mL and 0.7 ≤ FT4 ≤ 1.9 ng/dL; n = 911; 82.8%) and sub-hypo groups (TSH > 4 μIU/mL and 0.7 ≤ FT4 ≤ 1.9 ng/dL; n = 132; 12.0%). We compared parameters of echocardiography, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and cardiac catheterization, and followed up for cardiac event rate and all-cause mortality between the 2 groups.Results
Although left ventricular ejection fraction did not differ between the 2 groups, the sub-hypo group had lower peak breath-by-breath oxygen consumption and higher mean pulmonary arterial pressure than the euthyroidism group (peak breath-by-breath oxygen consumption, 14.0 vs 15.9 mL/min/kg; P = 0.012; mean pulmonary arterial pressure, 26.8 vs 23.5 mm Hg, P = 0.020). In Kaplan-Meier analysis (mean 1098 days), the cardiac event rate and all-cause mortality were significantly higher in the sub-hypo group than those in the euthyroidism group (log rank, P < 0.01, respectively). In Cox proportional hazard analysis, sub-hypo was a predictor of cardiac event rate and all-cause mortality in HF patients (P < 0.05, respectively).Conclusions
Sub-hypo might be associated with adverse prognosis, accompanied by impaired exercise capacity and higher pulmonary arterial pressure, in HF patients. 相似文献18.
Hiromasa Otake Takashi Kubo Hachidai Takahashi Toshiro Shinke Takayuki Okamura Kiyoshi Hibi Gaku Nakazawa Yoshihiro Morino Junya Shite Tetsuya Fusazaki Ken Kozuma Tetsuya Ioji Hideaki Kaneda Takashi Akasaka 《JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging》2018,11(1):111-123
Objectives
The authors sought to clarify how intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography affect percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with current-generation drug-eluting stents in a pre-specified substudy of the OPINION (OPtical frequency domain imaging versus INtravascular ultrasound in percutaneous coronary interventiON) trial, a multicenter, prospective, randomized, noninferiority trial comparing optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI)-guided PCI with IVUS-guided PCI.Background
The impact of these 2 imaging modalities in guiding PCI remains unknown.Methods
Of 829 patients enrolled in the OPINION trial, 106 were included in the present imaging substudy. Their PCI was guided by either IVUS or OFDI, but all patients were imaged by both modalities after PCI and by OFDI at 8 months. Angiographic, OFDI, and IVUS images were analyzed by independent core laboratories, and statistical analysis was done independently by a dedicated institution.Results
A total of 103 patients underwent either OFDI-guided (n = 54) or IVUS-guided (n = 49) PCI. Immediately after PCI, OFDI-guided PCI was associated with a smaller trend of minimum stent area (5.28 ± 1.65 mm2 vs. 6.12 ± 2.34 mm2; p = 0.088), fewer proximal stent-edge hematomas (p = 0.04), and fewer irregular protrusions (p = 0.014) than IVUS-guided PCI. At 8 months, the neointima area tended to be smaller in the OFDI-guided PCI group than in the IVUS-guided PCI group (0.56 ± 0.30 mm2 vs. 0.80 ± 0.65 mm2; p = 0.057), although the percentage of uncovered struts was significantly higher in the OFDI-guided PCI group than in the IVUS-guided PCI group (6.97 ± 7.03% vs. 4.67 ± 6.43%; p = 0.039). The minimum lumen area was comparable in both groups (p = 0.18).Conclusions
There were several differences in local findings between OFDI- and IVUS-guided PCI as expected given the different protocols for stent sizing in the 2 groups. The minimum lumen area at the 8-month follow-up was comparable, suggesting that OFDI- and IVUS-guided PCI are similarly feasible using the current-generation drug-eluting stents. (OPtical frequency domain imaging versus INtravascular ultrasound in percutaneous coronary interventiON; NCT01873222) 相似文献19.
Yaling Han Bo Xu Guosheng Fu Xiaozeng Wang Kai Xu Chongying Jin Ling Tao Lang Li Yuqing Hou Xi Su Quan Fang Lianglong Chen Huiliang Liu Bin Wang Zuyi Yuan Chuanyu Gao Shenghua Zhou Zhongwei Sun Gregg W. Stone 《JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions》2018,11(3):260-272
Objectives
The authors sought to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the NeoVas bioresorbable scaffold (BRS) compared with metallic drug-eluting stents.Background
BRS have the potential to improve very late outcomes compared with metallic drug-eluting stents, but some BRS have been associated with increased rates of device thrombosis before complete bioresorption. NeoVas is a new poly-l-lactic acid BRS that elutes sirolimus from a poly-D, l-lactide coating.Methods
Eligible patients with a single de novo native coronary artery lesion with a reference vessel diameter 2.5 to 3.75 mm and a lesion length ≤20 mm were randomized 1:1 to NeoVas BRS versus cobalt-chromium everolimus-eluting stents (CoCr-EES). Angiographic follow-up was performed in all patients at 1 year. The primary endpoint was angiographic in-segment late loss (LL), and the major secondary endpoint was the rate of angina. Baseline and follow-up optical coherence tomography and fractional flow reserve were performed in a pre-specified subgroup of patients.Results
The authors randomized 560 patients at 32 centers to treatment with NeoVas (n = 278) versus CoCr-EES (n = 282). One-year in-segment LL with NeoVas and CoCr-EES were 0.14 ± 0.36 mm versus 0.11 ± 0.34 mm (difference 0.03 mm; upper 1-sided 97.5% confidence interval 0.09 mm; pnoninferiority < 0.0001; psuperiority = 0.36). Clinical outcomes at 1 year were similar in the 2 groups, as were the rates of recurrent angina (27.9% vs. 32.1%; p = 0.26). Optical coherence tomography at 1 year demonstrated a higher proportion of covered struts (98.7% vs. 96.2%; p < 0.001), less strut malapposition (0% vs. 0.6%; p <0.001), and a smaller minimal lumen area (4.71 ± 1.64 vs. 6.00 ± 2.15 mm2; p < 0.001) with NeoVas compared with CoCr-EES respectively, with nonsignificant differences in fractional flow reserve (0.89 ± 0.08 vs. 0.91 ± 0.06; p = 0.07).Conclusions
The NeoVas BRS was noninferior to CoCr-EES for the primary endpoint of 1-year angiographic in-segment LL, and resulted in comparable 1-year clinical outcomes, including recurrent angina. (NeoVas Bioresorbable Coronary Scaffold Randomized Controlled Trial; NCT02305485) 相似文献20.
Nicholas Musinguzi Timothy Muwonge Katherine Thomas Jared M. Baeten David R. Bangsberg 《AIDS and behavior》2016,20(11):2639-2643
Differences between unannounced and announced tenofovir levels as measures of PrEP adherence are not well understood. In an ancillary adherence study involving one urban site (Kampala) and two rural sites (Kabwohe and Tororo) from the Partners PrEP study, 268 specimen pairs from chronologically proximal clinic and home visits were tested for plasma tenofovir levels. Comparing clinic and home specimens, 89 versus 89 % were classified as detectable (>0.31 ng/ml; p = 0.77), 87 versus 86 % as recent dosing (>10 ng/ml; p = 0.80), and 82 versus 80 % as steady-state (>40 ng/ml; p = 0.44). Mean difference between announced and unannounced drug levels, adjusted for specimen collection time was 3.2 ng/ml (p = 0.50) for Kabwohe, 23.2 ng/ml (p = 0.003) for Kampala and ?3.3 ng/ml p = 0.69) for Tororo. In the setting of high adherence, plasma tenofovir levels tested at the clinic were categorically similar as levels tested at home; however, differences were seen between urban and rural settings. 相似文献