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Adhikari K, Teare GF, Belon AP, Lee B, Kim MO, Nykiforuk C. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for tobacco consumption, alcohol misuse, and physical inactivity: an equity-informed rapid review. Public Health 2024; 226:237-247. [PMID: 38091812 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This rapid review systematically synthesizes evidence of the effectiveness of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral (SBIR/T) approach for tobacco use, alcohol misuse, and physical inactivity. STUDY DESIGN This was a rapid review. METHODS We searched primary studies between 2012 and 2022 in seven electronic databases. The search strategy used concepts related to alcohol-related disorders, intoxication, cigarette, nicotine, physical activity, exercise, sedentary, screening, therapy, and referral. We reviewed both title/abstract and full-text using a priori set inclusion and exclusion criteria to identify the eligible studies. We appraised study quality, extracted data, and summarized the characteristics of the included studies. We applied health equity lenses in the synthesis. RESULTS Of the 44 included studies, most focused on alcohol misuse. SBIR/T improved patients' attitudes toward alcohol behavior change, improved readiness and referral initiation for change, and effectively reduced alcohol consumption. Few studies pertained to smoking and physical inactivity. Most studies on smoking demonstrated effectiveness pertaining to patients' acceptance of referral recommendations, improved readiness and attempts to quitting smoking, and reduced or cessation of smoking. Findings were mixed about the effectiveness of SBIR/T in improving physical activity. Minimal studies exist on the impacts of SBIR/T for these three risk factors on healthcare resource use or costs. Studies considering diverse population characteristics in the design and effectiveness assessment of the SBIR/T intervention are lacking. CONCLUSIONS More research on the impacts of SBIR/T on tobacco use, alcohol misuse, and physical inactivity is required to inform the planning and delivery of SBIR/T for general and disadvantaged populations.
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- K Adhikari
- Provincial Population and Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada.
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- Provincial Population and Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada
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- Centre for Healthy Communities, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Healthy Communities, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Healthy Communities, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Healthy Communities, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
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Ki YJ, Han K, Kim HS, Han JK. Smoking and cardiovascular outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: a Korean study. Eur Heart J 2023; 44:4461-4472. [PMID: 37757448 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The authors investigated the impact of smoking and its cessation after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on cardiovascular outcomes. METHODS Using a nationwide database from the Korean National Health Insurance System, 74 471 patients undergoing PCI between 2009 and 2016 were classified as non-, ex-, or current smokers, depending on smoking status at the first health check-up within 1 year after PCI. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular event (MACCE), a composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, and stroke. RESULTS During 4.0 years of follow-up, current smokers had a 19.8% higher rate of MACCE than non-smokers [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 1.198; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.137-1.263], and ex-smokers tended to have a comparable rate with that of non-smokers (aHR 1.036; 95% CI .992-1.081). For 31 887 patients with both pre- and post-PCI health check-up data, the effects of smoking cessation were analysed. Among quitters who stopped smoking after PCI, quitters with cumulative smoking exposure of <20 pack-years (PYs) tended to have a comparable rate of MACCE with that of persistent non-smokers. However, the rate in quitters with cumulative exposure of ≥20 PYs was comparable with that of persistent smokers [aHR (95% CI) for <10 PY, 1.182 (.971-1.438); 10-20 PYs 1.114 (.963-1.290); 20-30 PYs 1.206 (1.054-1.380); ≥ 30 PYs 1.227 (1.113-1.352); persistent smokers 1.223 (1.126-1.328), compared with persistent non-smokers, respectively, P for interaction <.001]. CONCLUSIONS Smoking is associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes in patients undergoing PCI. Quitters after PCI with <20 PYs were associated with a risk comparable with that of non-smokers.
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- You-Jeong Ki
- Cardiovascular Center, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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Wechsler PM, Liberman AL, Restifo D, Abramson EL, Navi BB, Kamel H, Parikh NS. Cost-Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Interventions in Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2023; 54:992-1000. [PMID: 36866670 PMCID: PMC10050136 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.040356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Smoking cessation rates after stroke and transient ischemic attack are suboptimal, and smoking cessation interventions are underutilized. We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis of smoking cessation interventions in this population. METHODS We constructed a decision tree and used Markov models that aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of varenicline, any pharmacotherapy with intensive counseling, and monetary incentives, compared with brief counseling alone in the secondary stroke prevention setting. Payer and societal costs of interventions and outcomes were modeled. The outcomes were recurrent stroke, myocardial infarction, and death using a lifetime horizon. Estimates and variance for the base case (35% cessation), costs and effectiveness of interventions, and outcome rates were imputed from the stroke literature. We calculated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios and incremental net monetary benefits. An intervention was considered cost-effective if the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was less than the willingness-to-pay threshold of $100 000 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) or when the incremental net monetary benefit was positive. Probabilistic Monte Carlo simulations modeled the impact of parameter uncertainty. RESULTS From the payer perspective, varenicline and pharmacotherapy with intensive counseling were associated with more QALYs (0.67 and 1.00, respectively) at less total lifetime costs compared with brief counseling alone. Monetary incentives were associated with 0.71 more QALYs at an additional cost of $120 compared with brief counseling alone, yielding an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $168/QALY. From the societal perspective, all 3 interventions provided more QALYs at less total costs compared with brief counseling alone. In 10 000 Monte Carlo simulations, all 3 smoking cessation interventions were cost-effective in >89% of runs. CONCLUSIONS For secondary stroke prevention, it is cost-effective and potentially cost-saving to deliver smoking cessation therapy beyond brief counseling alone.
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- Paul M Wechsler
- Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Yedlapati SH, Mendu A, Tummala VR, Maganti SS, Nasir K, Khan SU. Vaccines and cardiovascular outcomes: lessons learned from influenza epidemics. Eur Heart J Suppl 2023; 25:A17-A24. [PMID: 36937374 PMCID: PMC10021491 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suac110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world and is largely preventable. An increasing amount of evidence suggests that annual influenza vaccination reduces CVD-related morbidity and mortality. Despite various clinical guidelines recommending annual influenza vaccination for the general population for influenza-like illness risk reduction, with a particular emphasis on people with CVD, vaccination rates fall consistently below the goal established by the World Health Organization. This review outlines the importance of influenza vaccination, mechanisms of cardiovascular events in influenza, summarizing the available literature on the effects of influenza vaccine in CVD and the benefits of influenza vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Siva H Yedlapati
- Department of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
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- Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1000 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
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- Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1000 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, 6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, 6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Wu AD, Lindson N, Hartmann-Boyce J, Wahedi A, Hajizadeh A, Theodoulou A, Thomas ET, Lee C, Aveyard P. Smoking cessation for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022; 8:CD014936. [PMID: 35938889 PMCID: PMC9358996 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd014936.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Smoking is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly coronary heart disease (CHD). However, quitting smoking may prevent secondary CVD events in people already diagnosed with CHD. OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of smoking cessation on death from CVD and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), in people with incident CHD. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group's Specialised Register, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the trials registries clinicaltrials.gov and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. We ran all searches from database inception to 15 April 2021. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included cohort studies, and both cluster- and individually randomised controlled trials of at least six months' duration. We treated all included studies as cohort studies and analysed them by smoking status at follow-up. Eligible studies had to recruit adults (> 18 years) with diagnosed CHD and who smoked tobacco at diagnosis, and assess whether they quit or continued smoking during the study. Studies had to measure at least one of our included outcomes with at least six months' follow-up. Our primary outcomes were death from CVD and MACE. Secondary outcomes included all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, new-onset angina and change in quality of life. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: We followed standard Cochrane methods for screening and data extraction. We assessed the risk of bias for the primary outcomes using the ROBINS-I tool. We compared the incidence of death from CVD and of MACE (primary outcomes) between participants who quit smoking versus those who continued to smoke for each included study that reported these outcomes. We also assessed differences in all-cause mortality, incidence of non-fatal myocardial infarction, incidence of non-fatal stroke and new onset angina. We calculated hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). For our outcome, change in quality of life, we calculated the pooled standardised mean difference (SMD) and 95% CI for the difference in change in quality of life from baseline to follow-up between those who had quit smoking and those who had continued to smoke. For all meta-analyses we used a generic inverse variance random-effects model and quantified statistical heterogeneity using the I²statistic. We assessed the certainty of evidence for our primary outcomes using the eight GRADE considerations relevant to non-randomised studies. MAIN RESULTS We included 68 studies, consisting of 80,702 participants. For both primary outcomes, smoking cessation was associated with a decreased risk compared with continuous smoking: CVD death (HR 0.61, 95% CI 0.49 to 0.75; I² = 62%; 18 studies, 17,982 participants; moderate-certainty evidence) and MACE (HR 0.57, 95% CI 0.45 to 0.71; I² = 84%; 15 studies, 20,290 participants; low-certainty evidence). These findings were robust to our planned sensitivity analyses. Through subgroup analysis, for example comparing adjusted versus non-adjusted estimates, we found no evidence of differences in the effect size. While there was substantial heterogeneity, this was primarily in magnitude rather than the direction of the effect estimates. Overall, we judged 11 (16%) studies to be at moderate risk of bias and 18 (26%) at serious risk, primarily due to possible confounding. There was also some evidence of funnel plot asymmetry for MACE outcomes. For these reasons, we rated our certainty in the estimates for CVD death as moderate and MACE as low. For our secondary outcomes, smoking cessation was associated with a decreased risk in all-cause mortality (HR 0.60, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.66; I² = 58%; 48 studies, 59,354 participants), non-fatal myocardial infarction (HR 0.64, 95% CI 0.58 to 0.72; I² = 2%; 24 studies, 23,264 participants) and non-fatal stroke (HR 0.70, 95% CI 0.53 to 0.90; I² = 0%; 9 studies, 11,352 participants). As only one study reported new onset of angina, we did not conduct meta-analysis, but this study reported a lower risk in people who stopped smoking. Quitting smoking was not associated with a worsening of quality of life and suggested improvement in quality of life, with the lower bound of the CI also consistent with no difference (SMD 0.12, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.24; I² = 48%; 8 studies, 3182 participants). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: There is moderate-certainty evidence that smoking cessation is associated with a reduction of approximately one-third in the risk of recurrent cardiovascular disease in people who stop smoking at diagnosis. This association may be causal, based on the link between smoking cessation and restoration of endothelial and platelet function, where dysfunction of both can result in increased likelihood of CVD events. Our results provide evidence that there is a decreased risk of secondary CVD events in those who quit smoking compared with those who continue, and that there is a suggested improvement in quality of life as a result of quitting smoking. Additional studies that account for confounding, such as use of secondary CVD prevention medication, would strengthen the evidence in this area.
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- Angela Difeng Wu
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Impact of smoking cessation counseling among acute myocardial infarction patients on post-hospitalization mortality rates: a systematic review. FRONTIERS OF NURSING 2022. [DOI: 10.2478/fon-2022-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objective
The current systematic review aimed to assess the impact of smoking cessation counseling (SCC) on patients’ short- and long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Methods
The Cochrane guidelines were used to conduct a systematic review of Medline (PubMed), ScienceDirect, CINAHL Cochrane database, and Google Scholar for studies on the impact of SCC on AMI patients’ mortality.
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Five studies were found to meet the predefined inclusion criteria. Smoker patients were not routinely counseled to quit smoking during their post-AMI hospital stay. Studies showed a reduction in mortality among AMI patients’ who received SCC compared with patients who did not receive it.
Conclusions
SCC during hospitalization and after discharge is a simple and cost-effective intervention that improves AMI patients’ survival.
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Amialchuk A, Sapci O. The long-term health effects of initiating smoking in adolescence: Evidence from a national longitudinal survey. HEALTH ECONOMICS 2022; 31:597-613. [PMID: 34989036 DOI: 10.1002/hec.4469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We estimate the long-term effect of initiating smoking in adolescence on a range of health outcomes later in life. We use the second wave (1996) and the fifth wave (2016-2018) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) and estimate instrumental variables models with school-level fixed effects, where the instruments are the average rate of smoking among friends and the respondents' perceptions about their friends' smoking. We find that smoking in adolescence has a negative impact on 15 of the 28 self-reported, diagnosed, and self-identified health outcomes approximately 20 years later.
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- Department of Economics, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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Benowitz NL, Liakoni E. Tobacco use disorder and cardiovascular health. Addiction 2022; 117:1128-1138. [PMID: 34590373 DOI: 10.1111/add.15703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This narrative review examines the impact of cigarette smoking and the use of other tobacco and nicotine products on cardiovascular disease. Smoking increases the incidence of both acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases, and the harmful effects are substantially and relatively quickly reversible after quitting. Recommended cessation treatment includes offering pharmacotherapy, counseling which should emphasize the rapid risk reduction that occurs after quitting and adequate follow-up contacts. Although most research on cardiovascular disease in relation to tobacco use has focused upon cigarette smoking, we also review available data related to other combustible tobacco products, smokeless tobacco, electronic nicotine delivery systems and second-hand smoke. We discuss the implications of smoking on clinical management of patients with heart disease and newer developments with potential relevance to treatment of such patients.
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- Neal L Benowitz
- Clinical Pharmacology Research Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Bhatt G, Goel S, Gupta R, Grover S, Medhi B. Evaluating the impact of culturally specific patient-centric behavioral intervention package versus usual care for tobacco cessation among patients attending noncommunicable disease clinics in North India: A single-blind trial pilot study protocol. Tob Use Insights 2022; 14:1179173X211056622. [PMID: 34987297 PMCID: PMC8721367 DOI: 10.1177/1179173x211056622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background In a low and middle-income country (LMIC) like India, non—communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute a major proportion (61.8%) of all causes of death. Out of this, 48% of cardiovascular diseases , 23% of Chronic Respiratory Diseases , and 10% of Cancer deaths are attributable to tobacco use. Tobacco use is a major risk factor for NCDs and thus, the tobacco cessation approach is a high priority intervention to combat complications and death among NCD patients. While several interventions are available for tobacco cessation, in resource constraint countries like India, the effectiveness of low-cost, culturally specific patient-centric tobacco cessation behavioral intervention holds a potential that needs to be evaluated. A newly developed evidence-based tobacco cessation intervention package will be compared with the existing/usual care provided under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancers, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Stroke (NPCDCS) at NCD clinics. Methods and design 2 arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Participants Patients aged ≥30 years suffering from NCD, currently using tobacco, and attending NCD clinics in 2 districts of Punjab, India. Sample size A total of 200 participants meeting the selection criteria will be recruited. They will be allocated either to the intervention arm or control (usual care) arm (100 each) using block randomization. Intervention For the participants, there will be 4 face-to-face disease-specific cessation counseling sessions, disease-specific pamphlets, short text messages in vernacular language, that is, Punjabi. Follow-ups will be done at the third, sixth, ninth, and 12th months. Primary outcome Seven-day abstinence, biochemically verified by plasma cotinine levels. Secondary outcome Quit attempts, number of sticks/number of times of smokeless tobacco usage in a day, and stage of behavior change in tobacco users. Discussion This multicomponent culturally specific-patient-centric behavioral intervention package for tobacco cessation at NCD clinic settings focusing on the individual, family, and social environment could increase the outreach of cessation services using existing resources, thereby strengthening health systems and enhancing the quality of life of NCD patients. Trial registration The protocol for the study has been registered with the Clinical Trials Registry in India under the registration number CTRI/2018/01/011643.
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- Garima Bhatt
- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Honorary Consultant, Tobacco Cessation, Department of Deaddiction, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital and Medical Research Institution, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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Dmitrieva OA, Mironova OI, Fomin VV. Influenza vaccination and prognosis for patients with high cardiovascular risk. TERAPEVT ARKH 2021; 93:1100-1105. [DOI: 10.26442/00403660.2021.09.201023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases have been one of the leading causes of mortality in the world for over 15 years. According to the results of various studies, a clear connection was revealed between the incidence of influenza and the decompensation of cardiovascular diseases, which leads to the development of acute coronary syndrome, acute heart failure and myocardial infarction. Also, the incidence of influenza is associated with an increase in the length of hospitalization, treatment costs and patient mortality. Influenza vaccination, especially in patients with high cardiovascular risk, is one of the most important secondary prevention measures. The article is dedicated to an overview of the problems of vaccination against influenza, the study of the prognosis of patients with high cardiovascular risk, as well as general points in the pathogenesis of influenza and cardiovascular diseases.
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Freedland KE, Skala JA, Carney RM, Steinmeyer BC, Rich MW. Psychosocial Syndemics and Multimorbidity in Patients with Heart Failure †. JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND BRAIN SCIENCE 2021; 6:e210006. [PMID: 33954261 PMCID: PMC8096199 DOI: 10.20900/jpbs.20210006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Heart failure (HF) is a common cause of hospitalization and mortality in older adults. HF is almost always embedded within a larger pattern of multimorbidity, yet many studies exclude patients with complex psychiatric and medical comorbidities or cognitive impairment. This has left significant gaps in research on the problems and treatment of patients with HF. In addition, HF is only one of multiple challenges facing patients with multimorbidity, stressful socioeconomic circumstances, and psychosocial problems. The purpose of this study is to identify combinations of comorbidities and health disparities that may affect HF outcomes and require different mixtures of medical, psychological, and social services to address. The syndemics framework has yielded important insights into other disorders such as HIV/AIDS, but it has not been applied to the complex psychosocial problems of patients with HF. The multimorbidity framework is an alternative approach for investigating the effects of multiple comorbidities on health outcomes. The specific aims are: (1) to determine the coprevalence of psychiatric and medical comorbidities in patients with HF (n = 535); (2) to determine whether coprevalent comorbidities have synergistic effects on readmissions, mortality, self-care, and global health; (3) to identify vulnerable subpopulations of patients with HF who have high coprevalences of syndemic comorbidities; (4) to determine the extent to which syndemic comorbidities explain adverse HF outcomes in vulnerable subgroups of patients with HF; and (5) to determine the effects of multimorbidity on readmissions, mortality, self-care, and global health.
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- Kenneth E. Freedland
- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 301, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 301, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 301, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 301, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to explore the evolution and outcomes of premature coronary artery disease (PCAD) while reviewing strategies for effective screening of those at high risk for developing this disease. RECENT FINDINGS Premature coronary artery disease (PCAD) affects a population of patients not typically identified as high risk by current risk stratification guidelines or traditional risk calculation tools. Not only does PCAD represent a large proportion of overall cardiovascular disease, it also afflicts a population in which the rate of mortality from cardiovascular disease has plateaued despite an overall declining population-wide cardiovascular mortality rate. There is ample opportunity for behavioral change strategies, screening tools, adapted imaging modalities, and precision pharmacotherapies to be more precisely targeted toward those at highest risk for premature coronary artery disease. Premature coronary artery disease (PCAD) is pervasive and not frequently represented within contemporary risk calculation models. Providers should pursue proactive screening and aggressive risk factor modification and deploy appropriate preventative therapies in caring for younger populations.
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Mishra A, Maiti R, Mishra BR, Jena M. Comparative efficacy and safety of pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation in healthy adults: A network meta-analysis. Pharmacol Res 2021; 166:105478. [PMID: 33549729 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Smoking is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in different non-communicable diseases, and cessation leads to immense health benefits. The present network meta-analysis has been conducted to evaluate and compare the effects of available pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation in adults. A standard meta-analysis protocol was developed and after performing a comprehensive literature search on MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane databases, and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, reviewers extracted data from 97 randomized controlled trials. PRISMA guidelines were followed in data extraction, analysis and reporting of findings. Random effects Bayesian network meta-analysis was done to pool the effects across the interventions. Network graph was built, and for closed triangles in the network graph, node splitting analysis was performed. The primary outcome measure was self-reported biochemically verified smoking abstinence at six months. The number of participants achieving continuous abstinence was reported. Data for the number of participants reporting at least one adverse event was also extracted, if available. Combination of nicotine receptor agonist and nicotine replacement therapy had a significant odd of 4.4 (95%CrI:2.2-8.7), bupropion and nicotine receptor agonist 4.0 (95%CrI:2.1-7.7), bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy 3.8 (95%CrI:2.3-6.2), combination nicotine replacement therapy has an odd of 2.6 (95%CrI:1.8-3.8), and nicotine receptor agonist had a significant odd of 2.7 (95%CrI:2.3-3.2) when compared to placebo (moderate quality of evidence) for continuous abstinence at 6 months. When compared with behavioural therapy, the odds ratio of interventions was not statistically significant. Combination of nicotine receptor agonist and nicotine replacement therapy has the highest probability of being the best treatment for abstinence from smoking.
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- Archana Mishra
- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, India.
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, India
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Time-to-Treatment and Its Association With Complications and Mortality Rate in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Emerg Nurs 2020; 47:288-298.e4. [PMID: 32741546 DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2020.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Time-to-treatment is one of the most important factors affecting the complications and mortality rate in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The purpose of this study was to determine time-to-treatment and its association with complications and mortality rates in patients with acute myocardial infarction in selected hospitals in Zanjan, Iran. METHODS This prospective cohort study was performed with 200 patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction in selected educational hospitals of Zanjan from June 2016 to March 2017. Parameters including the interval between pain onset and treatment, myocardial infarction complications, in-hospital mortality, and 30-day mortality after the occurrence of myocardial infarction were collected through a special questionnaire and phone calls. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression models. RESULTS The longest time-to-treatment delay is related to prehospital time (mean, 330.68 [SD=411.55] minutes). Based on the results, the increase in the interval time between onset of pain and treatment (odds ratio: 1.001; 95% confidence interval, 1.000-1.002; P = 0.01), hypertension (odds ratio: 2.96; 95% confidence interval, 1.14-7.68; P = 0.02), and left coronary artery complete occlusion (odds ratio: 2.78; 95% confidence interval, 1.57-4.94; P < 0.001) were mortality predictor factors. Furthermore, the increase in the interval time between onset of pain and treatment (odds ratio: 1.001; 95% confidence interval, 1.000-1.002; P = 0.03), current smoking (odds ratio: 5.53; 95% confidence interval, 1.75-17.43; P = 0.004), and right coronary artery complete occlusion (odds ratio: 5.87; 95% confidence interval, 1.34-25.82; P = 0.02) were highly associated with the occurrence of heart failure. DISCUSSION Hypertension, smoking history, and delay in treatment time were highly associated with the occurrence of heart failure and mortality. Therefore, in Iranian society, education on primary and secondary prevention of myocardial infarction is recommended to reduce patient mortality.
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Nicholson B, Morse S, Lundgren T, Vadiei N, Bhattacharjee S. Effect of depression on health behavior among myocardial infarction survivors in the United States. Ment Health Clin 2020; 10:222-231. [PMID: 32685333 PMCID: PMC7337999 DOI: 10.9740/mhc.2020.07.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of depression on health behavior among myocardial infarction (MI) survivors. Methods This retrospective, cross-sectional study used publicly available 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. Our study sample includes adults aged 50 years or older who completed the 2015 BRFSS survey and reported having MI. The BRFSS participants with a yes response to the question, Has a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional ever told you that you had a heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction? were identified as MI survivors. The presence or absence of depression among MI survivors was identified using a similar question. Health behaviors, the dependent variable of this study, included physical activity, smoking status, alcohol use, body mass index, last flu immunization, last physical checkup, last blood cholesterol check, heavy drinking, and vegetable and fruit consumption. Univariate (χ2 tests) and multivariable (binomial logistic regression) analyses were used to assess the differences in health behaviors between MI survivors with or without depression. Results Our final study sample consists of 20 483 older adults with MI among whom 5343 (26.19%) reported having depression. Multivariable analyses reveal MI survivors with depression are more overweight, have less physical activity, and have higher likelihood of smoking but less odds of consuming alcohol compared to MI survivors without depression. Discussion In this nationally representative sample of adults aged over 50 years in the United States, MI survivors with depression exhibited poorer health behaviors compared to those without depression.
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- Brooke Nicholson
- Pharmacist, Banner University Medical Center South, Tucson, Arizona
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Pharmacist, Banner University Medical Center South, Tucson, Arizona.,Pharmacist, Walmart, Sierra Vista, Arizona.,Pharmacist, Genoa Healthcare, Tucson, Arizona.,Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Gathright EC, Wu WC, Scott-Sheldon LAJ. Electronic cigarette use among heart failure patients: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study (Wave 1: 2013-2014). Heart Lung 2020; 49:229-232. [PMID: 31812280 PMCID: PMC7266714 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Smoking cessation is recommended for adults with heart failure (HF). The prevalence of e-cigarette use among adults with HF is unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine prevalence of and reasons for e-cigarette use among adults with HF. METHODS Data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (Wave 1) were examined. RESULTS Of 484 respondents with HF, 1% (weighted) reported current e-cigarette use, and 5% (weighted) reported dual cigarette/e-cigarette use. Adults with HF had higher odds of dual use (OR = 1.76, 95% CI: 1.22-2.54) compared to those without HF, controlling for age, sex, race, and income. Dual users with HF reported using e-cigarettes because they may be less harmful to nearby people and to themselves than cigarettes. CONCLUSIONS E-cigarette use should be assessed and monitored to understand the safety and potential efficacy of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction approach for HF patients.
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- Emily C Gathright
- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, CORO Building, Suite 309, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
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- Center forCardiac Fitness, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Medicine, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Veterans Affairs Hospital, Providence, RI, United States
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- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, CORO Building, Suite 309, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, United States
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Bouabdallaoui N, Messas N, Greenlaw N, Ferrari R, Ford I, Fox KM, Tendera M, P Naidoo D, Hassager C, Gabriel Steg P, Tardif JC. Impact of smoking on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2020; 28:1460-1466. [PMID: 32340463 DOI: 10.1177/2047487320918728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIMS Smoking is a major preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, the 'smoker's paradox' suggests that it is associated with better survival after acute myocardial infarction. We aimed to investigate the impact of smoking on mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease. METHODS The international CLARIFY registry included 32,703 patients with stable coronary artery disease between 2009 and 2010. Among the 32,378 patients included in the present analysis, Cox proportional hazards models (adjusted for age, sex, geographic region, prior myocardial infarction, and revascularization status) were used to estimate associations between smoking status and outcomes. Patients were stratified as follows: 41.3% of patients never smoked, 12.5% were current smokers and 46.2% were former smokers. RESULTS Current smokers were younger than never-smokers and former smokers (59 vs. 66 and 64 years old, respectively, p < 0.0001). There were more men among current or former smokers compared with never-smokers. Compared with never-smokers, both current and former smokers were at higher risk of all-cause death (hazard ratio = 1.96 and 1.37) and cardiovascular death (hazard ratio = 1.92 and 1.38) within five years (all p < 0.05). Similarly graded and increased risks were present for myocardial infarction and the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction and stroke (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSION In contrast to the 'smoker's paradox', current smokers with stable coronary artery disease have a greatly increased risk of future cardiovascular events, including mortality, compared with never-smokers. In former smokers, cardiovascular risk remains elevated albeit at an intermediate level between that of current and never-smokers, reinforcing the importance of smoking cessation. (ISRCTN43070564).
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montreal, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Centre, University of Ferrara and Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, France
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Doi SA, Islam N, Sulaiman K, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Singh R, Al-Qahtani A, Asaad N, AlHabib KF, Al-Zakwani I, Al-Jarallah M, AlMahmeed W, Bulbanat B, Bazargani N, Amin H, Al-Motarreb A, AlFaleh H, Panduranga P, Shehab A, Al Suwaidi J, Salam AM. Demystifying Smoker's Paradox: A Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc 2019; 8:e013056. [PMID: 31779564 PMCID: PMC6912958 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.013056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Background Smoker's paradox has been observed with several vascular disorders, yet there are limited data in patients with acute heart failure (HF). We examined the effects of smoking in patients with acute HF using data from a large multicenter registry. The objective was to determine if the design and analytic approach could explain the smoker's paradox in acute HF mortality. Methods and Results The data were sourced from the acute HF registry (Gulf CARE [Gulf Acute Heart Failure Registry]), a multicenter registry that recruited patients over 10 months admitted with a diagnosis of acute HF from 47 hospitals in 7 Middle Eastern countries. The association between smoking and mortality (in hospital) was examined using covariate adjustment, making use of mortality risk factors. A parallel analysis was performed using covariate balancing through propensity scores. Of 5005 patients hospitalized with acute HF, 1103 (22%) were current smokers. The in-hospital mortality rates were significantly lower in current smoker's before (odds ratio, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.52-0.96) and more so after (odds ratio, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.31-0.70) covariate adjustment. With the propensity score-derived covariate balance, the smoking effect became much less certain (odds ratio, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.36-1.11). Conclusions The current study illustrates the fact that the smoker's paradox is likely to be a result of residual confounding as covariate adjustment may not resolve this if there are many competing prognostic confounders. In this situation, propensity score methods for covariate balancing seem preferable. Clinical Trial Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/. Unique identifier: NCT01467973.
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- Suhail A Doi
- College of Medicine QU Health Qatar University Doha Qatar
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- College of Medicine QU Health Qatar University Doha Qatar
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- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences King Fahad Cardiac Center King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy College of Medicine and Health Sciences Sultan Qaboos University Muscat Oman
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- Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Cardiology Sabah Al-Ahmed Cardiac Center ??? Kuwait
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- Department of Cardiology Mohammed Bin Khalifa Cardiac Center Manamah Bahrain
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- Department of Cardiology Faculty of Medicine Sana'a University Sana'a Yemen
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences King Fahad Cardiac Center King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences UAE University ??? United Arab Emirates
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- Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.,Weill Cornell Medical College Doha Qatar
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- College of Medicine QU Health Qatar University Doha Qatar.,Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.,Weill Cornell Medical College Doha Qatar
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Pericot-Valverde I, Elliott RJ, Priest JS, Barret T, Yoon JH, Miller CC, Okoli CTC, Haliwa I, Ades PA, Gaalema DE. Patterns of tobacco use among smokers prior to hospitalization for an acute cardiac event: Use of combusted and non-combusted products. Prev Med 2019; 128:105757. [PMID: 31254538 PMCID: PMC7248643 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Use of tobacco products before or after a cardiac event increases risk of morbidity and mortality. Unlike cigarette smoking, which is generally screened in the healthcare system, identifying the use of other tobacco products remains virtually unexplored. This study aimed at characterizing the use of other non-combusted tobacco products in addition to combusted products among cardiac patients and identifying a profile of patients who are more likely to use non-combusted products. Patients (N = 168) hospitalized for a coronary event who reported being current cigarette smokers completed a survey querying sociodemographics, cardiac diagnoses, use of other tobacco products, and perceptions towards these products. Classification and regression tree (CART) analysis was used to identify which interrelationships of participants characteristics led to profiles of smoking cardiac patients more likely to also be using non-combusted tobacco products. Results showed that non-combusted tobacco product use ranged from 0% to 47% depending on patient characteristic combinations. Younger age and lower perception that cigarette smoking is responsible for their cardiac condition were the strongest predictive factors for use of non-combusted products. Tobacco product use among cardiac patients extends beyond combusted products (13.7% non-combusted product use), and consequently, screening in health care settings should be expanded to encompass other tobacco product use. This study also characterizes patients likely to be using non-combusted products in addition to combusted, a group at high-risk due to their multiple product use, but also a group that may be amenable to harm reduction approaches and evidence-based tobacco treatment strategies.
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- Irene Pericot-Valverde
- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America; Departments of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America; School of Health Research, Clemson University, Greenville, SC, United States of America.
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- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America; Departments of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America
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- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America; Biostatistical Unit, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science at Houston, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science at Houston, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America
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- Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America; Departments of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America
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Crisan L, Wong N, Sin DD, Lee HM. Karma of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors for Prevention and Management of Major Cardiovascular Events in the Context of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Front Cardiovasc Med 2019; 6:79. [PMID: 31294030 PMCID: PMC6603127 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2019.00079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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There is compelling epidemiological evidence that airway exposure to cigarette smoke, air pollution particles, as well as bacterial and viral pathogens is strongly related to acute ischemic events. Over the years, there have been important animal and human studies that have provided experimental evidence to support a causal link. Studies show that patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) or risk factors for CVD are more likely to have major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) after an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and patients with more severe COPD have higher cardiovascular mortality and morbidity than those with less severe COPD. The risk of MACEs in acute exacerbation of COPD is determined by the complex interactions between genetics, behavioral, metabolic, infectious, and environmental risk factors. To date, there are no guidelines regarding the prevention, screening, and management of the modifiable risk factors for MACEs in the context of COPD or COPD exacerbations, and there is insufficient CVD risk control in those with COPD. A deeper insight of the modifiable risk factors shared by CVD, COPD, and acute exacerbations of COPD may improve the strategies for reduction of MACEs in patients with COPD through vaccination, tight control of traditional CV risk factors and modifying lifestyle. This review summarizes the most recent studies regarding the pathophysiology and epidemiology of modifiable risk factors shared by CVD, COPD, and COPD exacerbations that could influence overall morbidity and mortality due to MACEs in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD.
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- Liliana Crisan
- Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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The Effect of Electronic-Cigarette Vaping on Cardiac Function and Angiogenesis in Mice. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4085. [PMID: 30858470 PMCID: PMC6411855 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40847-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The rapid increase in use of electronic-cigarettes (e-cigarettes), especially among youth, raises the urgency for regulating bodies to make informed decisions, guidance, and policy on these products. This study evaluated cardiac function in an experimental model following exposure to e-cigarettes. We subjected C57BL/6 mice to e-cigarette vaping for 2-weeks, and cardiac function was assessed using echocardiography. Cardiac tissues were collected at the end of e-cigarette exposure for pathological analysis. The experimental data showed that e-cigarette vaping (3 h/day for 14 days) had no significant effect on cardiac contractility as measured by ejection fraction. However, it significantly increased angiogenesis in mouse heart tissue. We found that e-cigarette exposure increased the endothelial cell marker CD31 and CD34 to approximately 2 fold (p < 0.05) in heart tissue from female mice and about 150% (p < 0.05) in male mice. E-cigarette vaping also caused slower weight gain compared to mice exposed to room air. In addition, short-term e-cigarette exposure slightly increased collagen content in heart tissue but did not result in significant tissue fibrosis. These results suggest that short-term exposure to e-cigarettes has no acute effect on cardiac contractile function or tissue fibrosis, but it increases cardiac angiogenesis.
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Liu Z, Xiang Q, Mu G, Xie Q, Zhou S, Wang Z, Chen S, Hu K, Gong Y, Jiang J, Cui Y. The effect of smoking on residual platelet reactivity to clopidogrel: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Platelets 2019; 31:3-14. [PMID: 30744477 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2019.1572878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cigarette smoking is an important cardiovascular risk factor, causing morbidity and mortality. There are many original studies on the impact of smoking, but its influence on platelet ADP-P2Y12 receptor inhibitors lack consistency. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of already existing data/studies to further explore this issue. PubMed, Web of science, EMBASE, Clinical Trials, and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to March 2018. Studies investigating the residual platelet reactivity categorized by smoking status and patients treated with platelet ADP-P2Y12 receptor inhibitors qualified the inclusion criteria. The primary outcome was P2Y12 reaction unit (PRU) value measured by VerifyNow P2Y12 assay, compared with different smoking status in ADP-P2Y12 receptor inhibitors treatment groups. Secondary outcome was post-treatment with 5 μmol/L ADP-inhibition of platelet aggregation (ADP-IPA) measured by light transmittance aggregometry (LTA). Of the 4954 citations retrieved, 12 studies involving 16 296 patients with acute coronary syndrome and/or stent deployment using platelet ADP-P2Y12 receptor inhibitors were included for meta-analysis. Pooled analysis revealed that PRU values of current smokers were 25.70 lower than nonsmokers (95% CI -38.81 to -12.60, p = 0.0001), getting better effects of antiplatelet treatment. In the smoking extent subgroup analysis, patients smoking >10 cigarettes/day shown about 46.49 lower of PRU values than patients smoking <10 cigarettes/day (p < 0.00001). Racial subgroup analyses found that smokers had increased platelet inhibition in the Caucasian population. Further, pooled analysis of ADP-IPA values for 1658 patients from five studies showed a significantly lower residual platelet reactivity in current smokers compared to that in nonsmokers (MD = -4.19; 95% CI -6.55 to -1.83; p = 0.0005). This systematic review and meta-analysis suggested that smokers have increased platelet inhibition and lower aggregation in response to clopidogrel than nonsmokers. These residual platelet reactivity observations may help to explain differential clinical outcomes in smokers vs. nonsmokers in large scale clinical trials.
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- Zhiyan Liu
- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Yeo KK, Zheng H, Chow KY, Ahmad A, Chan BPL, Chang HM, Chong E, Chua TSJ, Foo DCG, Low LP, Ong MEH, Ong HY, Koh TH, Tan HC, Tang KF, Venketasubramanian N. Comparative analysis of recurrent events after presentation with an index myocardial infarction or ischaemic stroke. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. QUALITY OF CARE & CLINICAL OUTCOMES 2018; 3:234-242. [PMID: 28838084 DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcw048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Aims Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke are important causes of mortality and morbidity. Our aims are to determine the comparative epidemiology of AMI and ischaemic stroke; and examine the differences in cardiovascular outcomes or mortality occurring after an AMI or stroke. Methods and results The Singapore National Registry of Diseases Office collects countrywide data on AMI, stroke, and mortality. Index events of AMI and ischaemic stroke between 2007 and 2012 were identified. Patients were then matched for occurrences of subsequent AMI, stroke, or death within 1-year of the index event. There were 33 222 patients with first-ever AMI and 20 982 with first-ever stroke. AMI patients were significantly more likely to be men (66.3% vs. 56.9%), non-Chinese (32.1% vs. 24.1%), and smokers (43.1% vs. 38.6%), but less likely to have hypertension (65.6% vs. 79%) and hyperlipidaemia (61.1% vs. 65.5%), compared with stroke patients. In total 6.8% of the AMI patients had recurrent AMI, whereas 4.8% of the stroke patients had recurrent stroke within 1 year; 31.7% of the AMI patients died, whereas 17.1% of the ischaemic stroke patients died within 1 year. Older age, Malay ethnicity, and diabetes mellitus were statistically significant risk factors for all-cause mortality and for the composite endpoint of AMI, stroke, and all-cause mortality, at 1 year. Conclusions Risk profiles of patients with AMI and stroke are significantly different. Patients suffer recurrent events in vascular territories similar to the index event. Age and diabetes mellitus are significant predictors of recurrent vascular events and mortality.
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- Khung Keong Yeo
- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Hospital Drive, Singapore 169609.,Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore 169857
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- National Registry of Diseases Office, Health Promotion Board, 3 Second Hospital Ave, Singapore 168937
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- National Registry of Diseases Office, Health Promotion Board, 3 Second Hospital Ave, Singapore 168937
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- Department of Medicine, Jurong Health, 1 Jurong East Street 21, Singapore 609606
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- Department of Neurology, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore 119074
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- National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital Campus, Outram Road, Singapore 169608
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- Department of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong Hospital, 1 Jurong East Street 21, Singapore 609606
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Hospital Drive, Singapore 169609
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- Department of Cardiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433
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- Low Cardiology Clinic, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, 3 Mount Elizabeth, Singapore 228510
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- Department of Accident & Emergency, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608
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- Department of Cardiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 90 Yishun Central, Singapore 768828
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Hospital Drive, Singapore 169609
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- National University Heart Centre, National University Health System, Singapore 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore 119074
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- Tang Neurology & Medical Clinic, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, 3 Mount Elizabeth, Singapore 228510
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Stokes A, Collins JM, Berry KM, Reynolds LM, Fetterman JL, Rodriguez CJ, Siegel MB, Benjamin EJ. Electronic Cigarette Prevalence and Patterns of Use in Adults with a History of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:e007602. [PMID: 29700041 PMCID: PMC6015295 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Characterizing electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use patterns is important for guiding tobacco regulatory policy and projecting the future burden of tobacco-related diseases. Few studies have examined patterns of e-cigarette use in individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS AND RESULTS We examined e-cigarette use in adults aged 18 to 89 years with a history of CVD, using data from the 2014 National Health Interview Survey. We investigated associations between ever and current e-cigarette use and smoking with multivariable logistic regression. In a secondary analysis, we modeled the association between e-cigarette use and a quit attempt over the past year. Former smokers with CVD who quit smoking within the past year showed 1.85 (95% confidence interval, 1.03, 3.33) times the odds of having ever used e-cigarettes as compared with those who reported being "some days" current smokers. Current smokers who attempted to quit smoking within the past year showed significantly increased odds of ever having used e-cigarettes (odds ratio, 1.70; 95% confidence interval, 1.25, 2.30) and currently using e-cigarettes (odds ratio, 1.97; 95% confidence interval, 1.32, 2.95) as compared with smokers who had not attempted to quit over the past year. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with CVD who recently quit smoking or reported a recent quit attempt were significantly more likely to use e-cigarettes than current smokers and those who did not report a quit attempt. Our findings may indicate that this population is using e-cigarettes as an aid to smoking cessation. Characterizing emerging e-cigarette use behaviors in adults with CVD may help to inform outreach activities aimed at this high-risk population.
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- Andrew Stokes
- Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Epidemiology & Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Epidemiology & Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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Keskin K, Sezai Yıldız S, Çetinkal G, Çetin Ş, Sığırcı S, Kilci H, Aksan G, Helvacı F, Gürdal A, Balaban Kocaş B, Arslan Ş, Orta Kılıçkesmez K. Persistent smoking rate after coronary revascularization and factors related to smoking cessation in Turkey. J Public Health (Oxf) 2017; 40:806-812. [DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Kudret Keskin
- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cardiolgy Department, Taksim Gaziosmanpaşa Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
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Lim YK, Shin DW, Kim HS, Yun JM, Shin JH, Lee H, Koo HY, Kim MJ, Yoon JY, Cho MH. Persistent smoking after a cardiovascular event: A nationwide retrospective study in Korea. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186872. [PMID: 29049380 PMCID: PMC5648241 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Smoking is a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) such as stroke and ischemic heart disease. Prior studies have observed people continued smoking even after being diagnosed with CVD. However, population-level data regarding smoking behavior changes among people who are diagnosed with CVD are still lacking. From the National Health Insurance sample cohort database, we identified 1,700 patients diagnosed as having CVD between 2003 and 2012, and underwent the national health screening examination in the year before and after the CVD event. We found that 486 (28.6%) were smokers before the CVD event. Among them, 240 (49.4%) continued to smoke despite the diagnosis. We observed that a higher smoking amount and longer smoking duration before the diagnosis were associated with persistent smoking. Our finding that approximately 50% of smokers continue smoking even after CVD events supports the need for an assessment of patients' smoking statuses during follow-up after a CVD event and for health-care providers to offer the appropriate smoking cessation interventions to those who continue smoking.
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- Yoo Kyoung Lim
- Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine & Supportive Care Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Nursing, Shinhan University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yudi MB, Farouque O, Andrianopoulos N, Ajani AE, Kalten K, Brennan AL, Lefkovits J, Hiew C, Oqueli E, Reid CM, Duffy SJ, Clark DJ. The prognostic significance of smoking cessation after acute coronary syndromes: an observational, multicentre study from the Melbourne interventional group registry. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e016874. [PMID: 28988174 PMCID: PMC5640050 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aim to ascertain the prognostic significance of persistent smoking and smoking cessation after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the era of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and optimal secondary prevention pharmacotherapy. METHODS Consecutive patients from the Melbourne Interventional Group registry (2005-2013) who were alive at 30 days post-ACS presentation were included in our observational cohort study. Patients were divided into four categories based on their smoking status: non-smoker; ex-smoker (quit >1 month before ACS); recent quitter (smoker at presentation but quit by 30 days) and persistent smoker (smoker at presentation and at 30 days). The primary endpoint was survival ascertained through the Australian National Death Index linkage. A Cox-proportional hazards model was used to estimate the adjusted HR and 95% CI for survival. RESULTS Of the 9375 patients included, 2728 (29.1%) never smoked, 3712 (39.6%) were ex-smokers, 1612 (17.2%) were recent quitters and 1323 (14.1%) were persistent smokers. Cox-proportional hazard modelling revealed, compared with those who had never smoked, that persistent smoking (HR 1.78, 95% CI 1.36 to 2.32, p<0.001) was an independent predictor of increased hazard (mean follow-up 3.9±2.2 years) while being a recent quitter (HR 1.27, 95% CI 0.96 to 1.68, p=0.10) or an ex-smoker (HR 1.03, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.22, p=0.72) were not. CONCLUSIONS In a contemporary cohort of patients with ACS, those who continued to smoke had an 80% risk of lower survival while those who quit had comparable survival to lifelong non-smokers. This underscores the importance of smoking cessation in secondary prevention despite the improvement in management of ACS with PCI and pharmacotherapy.
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- Matias B Yudi
- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRE), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRE), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRE), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRE), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRE), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRE), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Lotan K, Goldbourt U, Gerber Y. Smoking Status and Incidence of Cancer After Myocardial Infarction: A Follow-Up Study of over 20 Years. Am J Med 2017; 130:1084-1091. [PMID: 28396231 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated long-term incidence of cancer after myocardial infarction among current, former, and never smokers, and assessed whether reducing cigarette consumption is associated with decreased cancer risk. METHODS Consecutive patients aged ≤65 years discharged from 8 hospitals in central Israel after first myocardial infarction in 1992-1993 were followed for cancer and death. Extensive data including smoking habits were obtained at the index hospitalization and 4 time points during follow-up. Survival methods were applied to assess the hazard ratios (HRs) for cancer associated with smoking categories. RESULTS Included in the study were 1486 cancer-free participants (mean age, 54 years; 81% men), among whom 787 were current smokers at baseline (average daily cigarette consumption = 29). Smokers were younger than nonsmokers and more likely to be male and of lower socioeconomic status. Over a median follow-up of 21.4 years, 273 (18.4%) patients developed cancer. Baseline smoking was associated with a ∼40% excess adjusted risk of cancer; ∼25% after accounting for death as a competing event. Considering changes in smoking during follow-up, the excess risk was confined to persistent smokers (adjusted HR 1.75; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.22-2.50), whereas post- (HR 1.14; 95% CI, 0.80-1.62) and pre-myocardial infarction quitters (HR 1.02; 95% CI, 0.71-1.47) were comparable with never smokers. Among persistent smokers, each reduction of 10 cigarettes relative to pre-myocardial infarction consumption was associated with a ∼10% reduced adjusted risk. CONCLUSION Among young survivors of first myocardial infarction followed-up longitudinally, smoking cessation is associated with lower risk of cancer. Reducing consumption among smokers may also be beneficial.
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- Katrin Lotan
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
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Berndt N, Lechner L, Mudde A, De Vries H, Bolman C. Feasibility and acceptability of a telephone- and face-to-face-delivered counseling intervention for smoking cessation in Dutch patients with coronary heart disease. Res Nurs Health 2017; 40:444-458. [PMID: 28715122 DOI: 10.1002/nur.21810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Intensive behavioral counseling interventions combined with nicotine replacement therapy have increased smoking abstinence rates in cardiac patients, but little is known about their feasibility when initiated upon hospital admission and continued post-discharge. The current study was an evaluation of the use, appreciation, and fidelity of two post-discharge counseling interventions designed for cardiac patients to quit smoking that differed in their delivery mode. In a controlled trial with cross-over randomization at the cardiac unit level, hospitalized smokers in eight cardiac units of eight Dutch hospitals were assigned either telephone counseling (n = 223) or nurse-administered face-to-face counseling (n = 157) using the Ask-Advise-Refer strategy. Eligible patients also received nicotine replacement therapy. Data based on counselors' registration forms and patients' telephone surveys at 6-month follow-up were analyzed. Most patients (>90%) participated in at least one counseling session, and the majority participated in at least five out of a maximum of seven sessions. Higher levels of adherence to either the telephone or face-to-face counseling sessions were associated with higher smoking abstinence rates at the 6-month follow-up, whereas higher nicotine patch use was not associated with abstinence. Patients positively evaluated the content, duration, and number of sessions, and rated the face-to-face counseling significantly better than the telephone counseling for quitting smoking. The counselors largely complied with the intervention protocols. The current intervention offers evidence of feasibility and may improve outpatient continuity of smoking care. Monitoring the use and delivery of such complex interventions is recommended to promote effective dissemination in cardiac practice.
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- Nadine Berndt
- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands.,Cellule d'Expertise Médicale, Inspection Générale de la Sécurité Sociale, Ministère de la Sécurité Sociale, Luxembourg
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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Riccio C, Gulizia MM, Colivicchi F, Di Lenarda A, Musumeci G, Faggiano PM, Abrignani MG, Rossini R, Fattirolli F, Valente S, Mureddu GF, Temporelli PL, Olivari Z, Amico AF, Casolo G, Fresco C, Menozzi A, Nardi F. ANMCO/GICR-IACPR/SICI-GISE Consensus Document: the clinical management of chronic ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J Suppl 2017; 19:D163-D189. [PMID: 28533729 PMCID: PMC5421493 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sux021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Stable coronary artery disease (CAD) is a clinical entity of great epidemiological importance. It is becoming increasingly common due to the longer life expectancy, being strictly related to age and to advances in diagnostic techniques and pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. Stable CAD encompasses a variety of clinical and anatomic presentations, making the identification of its clinical and anatomical features challenging. Therapeutic interventions should be defined on an individual basis according to the patient's risk profile. To this aim, management flow charts have been reviewed based on sustainability and appropriateness derived from recent evidence. Special emphasis has been placed on non-pharmacological interventions, stressing the importance of lifestyle changes, including smoking cessation, regular physical activity, and diet. Adherence to therapy as an emerging risk factor is also discussed.
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- Carmine Riccio
- Cardiovascular Science Department, A.O. Sant’Anna e San Sebastiano, Via Palasciano, 1 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, Azienda di Rilievo Nazionale e Alta Specializzazione “Garibaldi”, Catania, Italy
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- CCU Unit, Department of Cardiology, Presidio Ospedaliero San Filippo Neri, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Center, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Trieste, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, A.O. Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy
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- Intensive Integrated Cardiology Department, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, A.O. San Giovanni-Addolorata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Ca’ Foncello, Treviso, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Nuovo Ospedale Versilia, Lido di Camaiore, Lucca, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, A.O.U. Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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A Mixed Method Review of Tobacco Cessation for the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Clinician. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2017; 37:160-174. [PMID: 28448378 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To systematically survey the literature, describe the current tobacco science, and perform a mixed method review of randomized control trials of tobacco research in the cardiopulmonary population. METHODS Mixed method review was conducted on major resource databases. Inclusion criteria were English language with a minimum follow-up of 6 months, published between January 1, 2007, and June 30, 2016; adult smokers ≥18 years of age with cardiovascular and/or pulmonary disease; initiation of subject recruitment from hospital or community; tobacco cessation (TC) as the main aim of the study; biometric validation of smoking status; first-line TC medications; and nonpharmacological treatments. RESULTS The pooling of the 10 studies through forest plot analysis revealed the effect of tobacco continuous abstinence rates significant at 3, 6, and 12 months (total OR = 3.73; 95% CI, 2.58-5.38). Also, tobacco point prevalence rates of TC treatments demonstrated overall effects that were significant at the different end points (total OR = 2.63; 95% CI, 1.90-3.64). In both cases, the higher ORs were found in the 3 months end point. Most successful interventions consisted of a combination of pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapy (predominantly counseling). CONCLUSIONS The evidence continues to support the recommended first-line TC pharmacotherapy and nonpharmacological practices published in the 2008 national guidelines. Implications for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation clinicians are discussed.
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Berndt N, de Vries H, Lechner L, Van Acker F, Froelicher ES, Verheugt F, Mudde A, Bolman C. High intensity smoking cessation interventions: Cardiac patients of low socioeconomic status and low intention to quit profit most. Neth Heart J 2016; 25:24-32. [PMID: 27752966 PMCID: PMC5179363 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-016-0906-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Without assistance, smokers being admitted to the hospital for coronary heart disease often return to regular smoking within a year. Objective This study assessed the 12-month effectiveness of a telephone and a face-to-face counselling intervention on smoking abstinence among cardiac patients. Differential effects for subgroups varying in their socioeconomic status and intention to quit smoking were also studied. Methods A randomised controlled trial was used. During hospital stay, smokers hospitalised for coronary heart disease were assigned to usual care (n = 245), telephone counselling (n = 223) or face-to-face counselling (n = 157). Eligible patients were allocated to an intervention counselling group and received nicotine patches. After 12 months, self-reported continued abstinence was assessed and biochemically verified in quitters. Effects on smoking abstinence were tested using multilevel logistic regression analyses applying the intention-to-treat approach. Results Compared with usual care, differential effects of telephone and face-to-face counselling on continued abstinence were found in patients with a low socioeconomic status and in patients with a low quit intention. For these patients, telephone counselling increased the likelihood of abstinence threefold (OR = 3.10, 95 % CI 1.32–7.31, p = 0.01), whereas face-to-face counselling increased this likelihood fivefold (OR = 5.30, 95 % CI 2.13–13.17, p < 0.001). Considering the total sample, the interventions did not result in stronger effects than usual care. Conclusion Post-discharge telephone and face-to-face counselling interventions increased smoking abstinence rates at 12 months compared with usual care among cardiac patients of low socioeconomic status and low quit intentions. The present study indicates that patients of high socioeconomic status and high quit motivation require different cessation approaches.
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- N Berndt
- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands. .,Cellule d'Expertise Médicale, General Inspectorate of Social Security, Ministry of Social Security, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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- Department of Health Promotion, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands.,Department of Remedial Education, Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands
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MacIntyre CR, Mahimbo A, Moa AM, Barnes M. Influenza vaccine as a coronary intervention for prevention of myocardial infarction. Heart 2016; 102:1953-1956. [PMID: 27686519 PMCID: PMC5256393 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Influenza is one of the leading infectious causes of morbidity and mortality globally, and evidence is accumulating that it can precipitate acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This is thought to be due to a range of factors including inflammatory release of cytokines, disruption of atherosclerotic plaques and thrombogenesis, which may acutely occlude a coronary artery. There is a large body of observational and clinical trial evidence that shows that influenza vaccine protects against AMI. Estimates of the efficacy of influenza vaccine in preventing AMI range from 15% to 45%. This is a similar range of efficacy compared with the accepted routine coronary prevention measures such as smoking cessation (32-43%), statins (19-30%) and antihypertensive therapy (17-25%). Influenza vaccine should be considered as an integral part of CVD management and prevention. While it is recommended in many guidelines for patients with CVD, rates of vaccination in risk groups aged <65 years are very low, in the range of 30%. The incorporation of vaccination into routine CVD prevention in patient care requires a clinical practice paradigm change.
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- C Raina MacIntyre
- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,College of Public Service & Community Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Ma J, Wang X, Gao M, Ding Y, Guan Y. Effect of smoking status on coronary artery disease among Chinese post-menopausal women. Intern Emerg Med 2016; 11:529-35. [PMID: 26498659 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-015-1334-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Smoking is a prominent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. The occurrence of myocardial infarction and mortality in smokers with cardiovascular diseases is several times higher than that in non-smokers. Smoking is associated with gender-independent enhanced mortality. We determined the effect of smoking status on coronary artery disease (CAD) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in Chinese post-menopausal women. Among these patients, those with significant CAD (≥50 % luminal narrowing) were further classified into one-, two-, or three-vessel disease according to CCTA results. The following events were recorded: all-cause mortality, non-fatal infarction and unstable angina. 2332 patients evaluated with CCTA included 1668 never smokers (71.5 %), 475 former smokers (20.4 %), and 189 current smokers (8.1 %). The current smokers exhibit greater luminal narrowing as observed on CCTA (p < 0.001) than the other subjects. During the median 685 ± 269.8 days follow-up period, never-smoking women have a low incidence of events, whereas former and current smokers are associated with an increased incidence of such event (p < 0.001). Furthermore, current smoking and the presence of multiple-vessel disease on CCTA are independently associated with the events in the logistic regression analysis. Smoking status is related to significant CAD and luminal narrowing on CCTA in the Chinese post-menopausal smoking women. In addition, current smoking and the presence of multiple-vessel disease on CCTA can independently predict events of all-cause mortality, non-fatal infarction or unstable angina.
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- Jinling Ma
- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28, Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Zhaoyuan People's Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28, Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28, Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Jinling Hospital Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Hansen EC, Nelson MR. Staying a smoker or becoming an ex-smoker after hospitalisation for unstable angina or myocardial infarction. Health (London) 2016; 21:461-477. [DOI: 10.1177/1363459316644493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of our study was to better understand processes of ongoing smoking or smoking cessation (quitting) following hospitalisation for myocardial infarction or unstable angina (acute cardiac syndromes). In-depth interviews were used to elicit participants’ stories about ongoing smoking and quitting. In total, 18 interviews with smokers and 14 interviews with ex-smokers were analysed. Our findings illustrate the complex social nature of smoking practices including cessation. We found that smoking cessation following hospitalisation for acute cardiac syndromes is to some extent a performative act linked to ‘doing health’ and claiming a new identity, that of a virtuous ex-smoker in the hope that this will prevent further illness. For some ex-smokers hospitalisation had facilitated this shift, acting as a rite of passage and disrupting un-contemplated habits. Those participants who continued to smoke had often considered quitting or had even stopped smoking for a short period of time after hospitalisation; however, they did not undergo the identity shift described by ex-smokers and smoking remained firmly entrenched in their sense of self and the pattern of their daily lives. The ongoing smokers described feeling ashamed and stigmatised because of their smoking and felt that quitting was impossible for them. Our study provides an entry point into the smokers’ world at a time when their smoking has become problematised and highly visible due to their illness and when smoking cessation or continuance carries much higher stakes and more immediate consequences than might ordinarily be the case.
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Gali K, Spaderna H, Smits JMA, Bramstedt KA, Weidner G. Smoking Status at Time of Listing for a Heart Transplant Predicts Mortality on the Waiting List. Prog Transplant 2016; 26:117-21. [DOI: 10.1177/1526924816640687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: We examined the association of smoking status at time of listing with waitlist mortality among heart transplant (HTx) candidates. Participants and Design: Data were analyzed from 316 participants (aged 53 ± 11; 18% female) of the Waiting for a New Heart Study, a prospective observational study of patients newly listed for HTx at 17 hospitals. Results: During the study period (April 2005 to March 2010), 14% of those who never smoked died, 18% among former smokers died, and almost half (42%) died among those who reported smoking at time of wait listing. Multivariate Cox regression models controlling for age, sex, and disease severity revealed smoking at time of listing was associated with significantly higher risk of mortality compared to never smoking (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.43; P = .03). The relationship between smoking and mortality risk appeared to follow a dose-dependent pattern: adjusted HRs were 1.80 for those who quit ≤1 year ago, 1.25 for those who quit >1 to 10 years ago, and 0.90 for those quit >10 years ago, compared to never smokers. Smoking at time of listing may increase risk of mortality during the waiting period, indicating the need for improved strategies to achieve smoking cessation as early as possible in the course of HTx.
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- Kathleen Gali
- Department of Public Health, University of California, Merced, CA, USA
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- Department of Health Psychology, Trier University, Trier, Germany
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- Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Franklin BA, Brinks J. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Underrecognized/Underutilized. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2015; 17:62. [PMID: 26526338 DOI: 10.1007/s11936-015-0422-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OPINION STATEMENT Unfortunately, too many patients continue to rely on costly coronary revascularization procedures, cardioprotective medications, or both, as first-line strategies to stabilize the course of coronary heart disease. However, these palliative therapies do not address the foundational or most proximal risk factors for coronary disease, that is, unhealthy dietary habits, physical inactivity, and cigarette smoking. Because most acute myocardial infarctions evolve from mild-to-moderate coronary artery stenosis (<70 % obstruction), rather than at the more severe obstructions that are commonly treated with coronary revascularization, these findings help explain the inability to demonstrate a reduction in acute cardiac events in most studies examining coronary artery bypass graft surgery and/or percutaneous coronary interventions. The delivery of comprehensive cardiovascular risk reduction, including exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation as an integral component, offers patients a bona fide treatment intervention to prevent recurrent cardiovascular events and the need for repeated revascularization procedures, while simultaneously providing referring physicians with ongoing surveillance data to potentially enhance their medical management.
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- Barry A Franklin
- Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA. .,Internal Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA. .,Beaumont Health Center, Cardiac Rehabilitation, 4949 Coolidge Highway, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA.
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- Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.,Beaumont Health Center, Cardiac Rehabilitation, 4949 Coolidge Highway, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA
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Tran B, Falster MO, Douglas K, Blyth F, Jorm LR. Smoking and potentially preventable hospitalisation: the benefit of smoking cessation in older ages. Drug Alcohol Depend 2015; 150:85-91. [PMID: 25769393 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS Reducing preventable hospitalisation is a priority for health systems worldwide. This study sought to quantify the contribution of smoking to preventable hospitalisation in older adults and the potential benefits of smoking cessation. METHODS Self-reported smoking data for 267,010 Australian men and women aged 45+ years linked with administrative hospital data were analysed using Cox's models to estimate the effects on risk of hospitalisation for congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes complications, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and angina. The impacts of smoking and quitting smoking were also quantified using risk advancement periods (RAP). RESULTS The cohort included 7% current smokers, 36% former smokers and 57% never smokers. During an average follow-up of 2.7 years, 4% of participants had at least one hospitalisation for any of the study conditions (0.8% for CHF, 1.7% for diabetes complications, 0.8% for COPD and 1.4% for angina). Compared to never smokers, the adjusted hazard ratio for hospitalisation for any of the conditions for current smokers was 1.89 (95% CI 1.75-2.03), and the RAP was 3.8 years. There were strong dose-response relationships between smoking duration, smoking intensity and cumulative smoking dose on hospitalisation risk. The excess risk of hospitalisation and RAP for COPD was reduced within 5 years of smoking cessation across all age groups, but risk reduction for other conditions was only observed after 15 years. CONCLUSION Smoking is associated with increased risk of preventable hospitalisation for chronic conditions in older adults and smoking cessation, even at older ages, reduces this risk.
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- Bich Tran
- Centre for Big Data Research in Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Centre for Big Data Research in Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
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- The Sax Institute, Haymarket, NSW 2000, Australia; Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Big Data Research in Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, NSW 2052, Australia
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Sabbag A, Suleiman M, Glick A, Medina A, Golovchiner G, Steiner H, Arad M, Goldenberg I, Glikson M, Beinart R. Ethnic differences among implantable cardioverter defibrillators recipients in Israel. Am J Cardiol 2015; 115:1102-6. [PMID: 25743210 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.01.538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Heart failure is an increasingly common condition arising from a variety of different pathophysiological processes. Little is known about the unique features of Israeli Arabs who present with heart failure and who undergo cardiac device implantation. The study population comprised of 4,671 patients who were enrolled in the national Israeli Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator registry. We compared demographic, clinical, and echocardiographic characteristics; device-related indications; and outcomes between Israeli Arabs (n = 733) and Jews (n = 3,938), who were enrolled in the registry from July 2010 through December 2013. Israeli Arabs constituted 15.7% of the study population. They were younger at presentation compared with Jews (57 ± 15 vs 66 ± 12 years, respectively; p <0.001), with a greater burden of co-morbidities, including diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive lung disease and smoking. In addition, Arab patients had a greater frequency of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (40.2% vs 24.6%, respectively; p <0.001), which was associated with a greater frequency of familial history of sudden cardiac death. During 15 ± 9 month follow-up, the mortality rates and appropriate device therapy were similar in both ethnic groups. In conclusion, Israeli Arab patients implanted with implantable cardioverter defibrillators display unique clinical features with greater prevalence of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy characterized by an early-onset and rapid deterioration.
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- Avi Sabbag
- The Heart Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Cardiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Baruch Padeh Poria Medical Center, Israel
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- The Heart Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Heart Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Heart Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Heart Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Salzwedel A, Wegscheider K, Herich L, Rieck A, Strandt G, Völler H. Impact of clinical and sociodemographic patient characteristics on the outcome of cardiac rehabilitation in older patients. Aging Clin Exp Res 2014; 27:315-21. [PMID: 25365953 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-014-0283-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) seeks to simultaneously improve several outcome parameters related to patient risk factors, exercise capacity and subjective health. A single score, the multiple outcome criterion (MOC), comprised of alterations in 13 outcome variables was used to measure the overall success of CR in an older population. As this success depends on the older patient's characteristics at the time of admission to CR, we attempted to determine the most important influences. METHODS The impact of baseline characteristics on the success of CR, measured by MOC, was analysed using a mixed model for 1,220 older patients (70.9 ± 7.0 years, 78.3 % men) who enrolled in 12 CR clinics. A multitude of potentially influential baseline patient characteristics was considered including sociodemographic variables, comorbidity, duration of hospital stay, exercise capacity, cardiovascular risk factors, emotional status, and laboratory and echocardiographic data. RESULTS Overall, CR was successful, as indicated by the mean value of the MOC (0.6 ± 0.45; min -1.0, max 2.0; positive values denoting improvement, negative ones deterioration). Examples of association with negative MOC values included smoking (MOC -0.15, p < 0.001), female gender (MOC -0.07, p = 0.049), and a longer hospital stay (MOC -0.03, p = 0.03). An example of association with positive MOC value was depression score (MOC 0.06, p = 0.003). Further associations included maximal exercise capacity, blood pressure, heart rate and the rehabilitation centre attended. CONCLUSION Our results emphasize the necessity to take into consideration baseline characteristics when evaluating the success of CR and setting treatment targets for older patients.
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Kreuz J, Skowasch D, Kamrath P, Lorenzen H, Tiyerili V, Linhart M, Nickenig G, Schwab JO. Influence of smoking dosage and chronic obstructive lung disease on the incidence of appropriate therapies and mortality in patients with structural heart disease and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2014; 38:71-6. [PMID: 25196490 DOI: 10.1111/pace.12497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2014] [Revised: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Smoking is known as a relevant risk factor for severe cardiac morbidities and mortality. This study was initiated to explore the influence of smoking dosage and presence of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) on the incidence of appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) interventions and on mortality. METHODS Prior studies on patients equipped with an ICD suggested that nicotine consumption increases the risk of experiencing an appropriate ICD therapy. There is no substantial data regarding the influence of cigarette smoking dosage on overall mortality in such endangered patients. A total of 349 patients with structural heart disease, either coronary artery disease or nonischemic cardiomyopathy equipped with an ICD, were included. Every patient answered a questionnaire regarding his smoking status and performed a spirometry and body plethysmography. RESULTS A total of 104 patients (30%) suffered from COPD. Fifty-eight patients (17%) were "current smokers," 196 patients (56%) were revealed as "former smokers," while 93 (27%) patients were registered as "never smokers." A total of 163 patients (47%) received at least one appropriate ICD intervention during follow-up (median 48 ± 8 months). Twenty-three patients died during this study (6.6%). There was no association of COPD with the incidence of appropriate ICD therapies or mortality. Smoking dosage revealed as a significant risk factor for both appropriate ICD interventions (hazard ratio [HR] 1.5 for 60 pack years [PY] P = 0.04) and mortality (HR 2.3 for 60 PY P = 0.02). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates a dose-related increased risk of smokers for appropriate ICD interventions and mortality. The results of this trail urge a strict nicotine abstinence, especially in patients with a structural heart disease undergoing ICD therapy.
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- Jens Kreuz
- Department of Medicine, Cardiology/Pneumology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Stone SG, Serrao GW, Mehran R, Tomey MI, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Peruga JZ, Brodie BR, Dudek D, Möckel M, Brener SJ, Dangas G, Stone GW. Incidence, Predictors, and Implications of Reinfarction After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2014; 7:543-51. [DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.114.001360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Samantha G. Stone
- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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- From the Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (S.G.S., R.M., S.J.B., G.D., G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (G.W. Serrao, G.W. Stone); Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., M.I.T., G.D.); Department of Cardiology, Amper Kliniken AG, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Department of Cardiology,
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Lama Tamang TG, Tang L, Chuang J, Patel RJ, Wong ND. Examining risk factor goal attainment and adherence to treatment among US heart failure patients: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2014; 14:41-9. [PMID: 24105016 DOI: 10.1007/s40256-013-0046-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Data are limited regarding the adequacy of risk factor control and adherence to recommended therapies among adults with heart failure (HF). We evaluated the adequacy of risk factor control and adherence to recommended pharmacologic therapies among non-institutionalized US adults with HF. METHODS We examined data from US adults aged 18 years and older with a self-reported history of HF from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2008 and 2009-2010. We estimated the proportions of subjects who reported recommended lifestyle modification and medications and were at target levels of blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and hemoglobin A1c. RESULTS Among 371 subjects with HF in our study, 73.7 % were non-smokers, while only 69.1, 51.9, and 56.2 % were at goal for blood pressure, LDL-C, and hemoglobin A1c (if diabetic), respectively; only 9.0 % were at goal for all measures. The proportions of non-smokers were lower in males (p < 0.01) and lowest in non-Hispanic blacks (p < 0.01). Subjects with less than a high school education (p < 0.05) were least likely to be at recommended blood pressure levels. The proportions exercising moderately, with recommended alcohol and sodium intakes, and with a normal body mass index were 8.3, 41.4, 28.9, and 17.5 %, respectively. 83.3 % of HF patients were taking only one of the recommended four classes of drugs [β-blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ACEIs/ARBs), diuretics, and digoxin]; only 50.1 % were additionally on a lipid-lowering agent. CONCLUSION We observed a significant gap between adherence and control of HF risk factors and treatment among non-institutionalized US adults.
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- Tsering Gyalpo Lama Tamang
- Heart Disease Prevention Program, University of California, 112 Sprague Hall, Irvine, CA, 92607-4101, USA
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Rossi C, Santini E, Chiarugi M, Salvati A, Comassi M, Vitolo E, Madec S, Solini A. The complex P2X7 receptor/inflammasome in perivascular fat tissue of heavy smokers. Eur J Clin Invest 2014; 44:295-302. [PMID: 24372548 DOI: 10.1111/eci.12232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Smoking is a recognized cardiovascular risk factor. Perivascular visceral adipose tissue (PVAT) is a source of inflammatory molecules, thus contributing to atherosclerosis progression. The P2X7 receptor (P2X7 R)-inflammasome complex, crucial in determining IL-1β and IL-18 release, participates in this scenario. We evaluated whether smoking might affect the PVAT inflammatory phenotype and explored the putative role of the axis P2X7 R-inflammasome in this picture. SUBJECTS AND METHODS TNFα, IL-6, RBP4, MCP-1, as well as P2X7 R and inflammasome components NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1 and IL-1β and IL-18 expression was determined in adipocytes isolated by PVAT of healthy smokers (Smok) and nonsmokers (No-Smok) subjects. Plasma and culture medium levels of these cytokines were also determined. RESULTS Perivascular adipose tissue of Smok had a higher expression of P2X7 R and inflammasome components; via P2X7 R activation, it released more IL-1β and IL-18, whose serum levels were also higher in Smok than in No-Smok. Linear correlations of NLRP3 with P2X7 R and IL-18 expression and release emerged. Smok also had a higher PVAT expression of the chemotactic factor MCP-1. However, no difference was observed in the PVAT expression of genes more strictly related to insulin resistance, like TNFα, RBP4, IL-6; this was coupled with similar plasma levels of TNFα and RBP4 in the two groups. CONCLUSION Smoking contributes to the pro-inflammatory status of the PVAT by enhancing expression and activity of the P2X7 R-inflammasome complex; the effect on adipocytokines more related to insulin resistance and metabolic abnormalities appears trivial.
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- Chiara Rossi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Smoking Cessation in Long-Term Conditions: Is There “An Opportunity in Every Difficulty”? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1155/2013/251048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Athyros VG, Katsiki N, Doumas M, Karagiannis A, Mikhailidis DP. Effect of tobacco smoking and smoking cessation on plasma lipoproteins and associated major cardiovascular risk factors: a narrative review. Curr Med Res Opin 2013; 29:1263-74. [PMID: 23879722 DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2013.827566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cigarette smoking, active or passive, kills about 6 million people each year worldwide. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 40% of all smoking-related deaths, lung cancer accounts for 20% of all smoking-related deaths, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is related to another 20% of deaths. In this narrative review we consider the relationship between cigarette smoking and CVD. We discuss disease states and/or CVD risk factors related to smoking, such as dyslipidaemia, vascular inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as well as their complex interrelations. Smoking cessation can correct abnormalities related to smoking; however, success rates are relatively low. In cases of inability to quit, measures to minimize the adverse effects of smoking specifically related to CVD should be taken. Smokers should receive best practice treatment, according to guidelines, as for non-smokers.
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- Vassilios G Athyros
- Second Prop. Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippocration Hospital , Thessaloniki , Greece
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Li YH, Lin GM, Lai CP, Lin CL, Wang JH. The “smoker's paradox” in Asian versus non-Asian patients with percutaneous coronary intervention longer than 6 months follow-up: A collaborative meta-analysis with the ET-CHD registry. Int J Cardiol 2013; 168:4544-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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O'Gara PT, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Ettinger SM, Fang JC, Fesmire FM, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby LK, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis-Holland JE, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Woo YJ, Zhao DX. 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 61:485-510. [PMID: 23256913 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 457] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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