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Bourke J, Tynan M, Stevenson H, Bremner L, Gonzalez-Fernandez O, McDiarmid AK. Arrhythmias and cardiac MRI associations in patients with established cardiac dystrophinopathy. Open Heart 2024; 11:e002590. [PMID: 38569668 PMCID: PMC10989184 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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AIMS Some patients with cardiac dystrophinopathy die suddenly. Whether such deaths are preventable by specific antiarrhythmic management or simply indicate heart failure overwhelming medical therapies is uncertain. The aim of this prospective, cohort study was to describe the occurrence and nature of cardiac arrhythmias recorded during prolonged continuous ECG rhythm surveillance in patients with established cardiac dystrophinopathy and relate them to abnormalities on cardiac MRI. METHODS AND RESULTS A cohort of 10 patients (36.3 years; 3 female) with LVEF<40% due to Duchenne (3) or Becker muscular (4) dystrophy or Duchenne muscular dystrophy-gene carrying effects in females (3) were recruited, had cardiac MRI, ECG signal-averaging and ECG loop-recorder implants. All were on standard of care heart medications and none had prior history of arrhythmias.No deaths or brady arrhythmias occurred during median follow-up 30 months (range 13-35). Self-limiting episodes of asymptomatic tachyarrhythmia (range 1-29) were confirmed in 8 (80%) patients (ventricular only 2; ventricular and atrial 6). Higher ventricular arrhythmia burden correlated with extent of myocardial fibrosis (extracellular volume%, p=0.029; native T1, p=0.49; late gadolinium enhancement, p=0.49), but not with LVEF% (p=1.0) on MRI and atrial arrhythmias with left atrial dilatation. Features of VT episodes suggested various underlying arrhythmia mechanisms. CONCLUSIONS The overall prevalence of arrhythmias was low. Even in such a small sample size, higher arrhythmia counts occurred in those with larger scar burden and greater ventricular volume, suggesting key roles for myocardial stretch as well as disease progression in arrhythmogenesis. These features overlap with the stage of left ventricular dysfunction when heart failure also becomes overt. The findings of this pilot study should help inform the design of a definitive study of specific antiarrhythmic management in dystrophinopathy. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN15622536.
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- John Bourke
- Department of Cardiology, NUTH NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, NUTH NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Cardiology Research, NUTH NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Cardiology Research, NUTH NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, NUTH NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Thut TLZ, Petrou A, Meboldt M, Daners MS, Wilhelm MJ. The impact of right ventricular hemodynamics on the performance of a left ventricular assist device in a numerical simulation model. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2023; 68:503-510. [PMID: 37099745 DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2020-0188] [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: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been established as alternative to heart transplantation for patients with end-stage heart failure refractory to medical therapy. Right heart failure (RHF) after LVAD implantation is associated with inferior outcome. Its preoperative anticipation may influence the selection between a pure left ventricular and a biventricular device type and, thus, improve outcomes. Reliable algorithms to predict RHF are missing. METHODS A numerical model was used for simulation of a cardiovascular circulation. The LVAD was placed as parallel circuit between left ventricle and aorta. In contrast to other studies, the dynamic hydraulic behavior of a pulsatile LVAD was replaced by that of a continuous LVAD. A variety of hemodynamic states was tested mimicking different right heart conditions. Adjustable parameters included heart rate (HR), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), tricuspid regurgitation (TR), right ventricular contractility (RVC) and pump speed. Outcome parameters comprised central venous pressure (CVP), mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP), cardiac output (CO) and occurrence of suction. RESULTS Alteration of HR, PVR, TR, RVC and pump speed resulted in diverse effects on CO, CVP and mPAP, resulting in improvement, impairment or no change of the circulation, depending on the degree of alteration. CONCLUSIONS The numerical simulation model allows prediction of circulatory changes and LVAD behaviour following variation of hemodynamic parameters. Such a prediction may be of particular advantage to anticipate RHF after LVAD implantation. It may help preoperatively to choose the appropriate strategy of only left ventricular or both left and right ventricular support.
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- Titus L Z Thut
- Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Product Development Group Zurich, Department for Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Product Development Group Zurich, Department for Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Product Development Group Zurich, Department for Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Liu T, Li T, Xu D, Wang Y, Zhou Y, Wan J, Huang CLH, Tan X. Small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in the heart: expression, regulation and pathological implications. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2023; 378:20220171. [PMID: 37122223 PMCID: PMC10150224 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Ca2+-activated K+ channels are critical to cellular Ca2+ homeostasis and excitability; they couple intracellular Ca2+ and membrane voltage change. Of these, the small, 4-14 pS, conductance SK channels include three, KCNN1-3 encoded, SK1/KCa2.1, SK2/KCa2.2 and SK3/KCa2.3, channel subtypes with characteristic, EC50 ∼ 10 nM, 40 pM, 1 nM, apamin sensitivities. All SK channels, particularly SK2 channels, are expressed in atrial, ventricular and conducting system cardiomyocytes. Pharmacological and genetic modification results have suggested that SK channel block or knockout prolonged action potential durations (APDs) and effective refractory periods (ERPs) particularly in atrial, but also in ventricular, and sinoatrial, atrioventricular node and Purkinje myocytes, correspondingly affect arrhythmic tendency. Additionally, mitochondrial SK channels may decrease mitochondrial Ca2+ overload and reactive oxygen species generation. SK channels show low voltage but marked Ca2+ dependences (EC50 ∼ 300-500 nM) reflecting their α-subunit calmodulin (CaM) binding domains, through which they may be activated by voltage-gated or ryanodine-receptor Ca2+ channel activity. SK function also depends upon complex trafficking and expression processes and associations with other ion channels or subunits from different SK subtypes. Atrial and ventricular clinical arrhythmogenesis may follow both increased or decreased SK expression through decreased or increased APD correspondingly accelerating and stabilizing re-entrant rotors or increasing incidences of triggered activity. This article is part of the theme issue 'The heartbeat: its molecular basis and physiological mechanisms'.
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- Ting Liu
- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
- Department of Cardiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
- Physiological Laboratory and Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
- Department of Cardiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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Chen J, Chen J, Zhu T, Fu Y, Cheongi IH, Yi K, Wang H, Li X. Causal relationships of excessive daytime napping with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases: a Mendelian randomization study. Sleep 2023; 46:6775966. [PMID: 36302037 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Previous observational studies have found conflicting evidence on the relationship between daytime napping and incident cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but it remains unclear whether these associations present causality. This study aims to verify whether and why there is a causal relationship between these parameters, and whether there is an etiological basis. METHODS A two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis was performed using 79 single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with daytime napping. Summary-level data for coronary atherosclerosis, peripheral atherosclerosis, total CVD, and five CVD outcomes were obtained from the FinnGen study. Meta-analyses were aimed at investigating the relationships of excessive daytime napping with total CVD, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke incidence. Subgroup, network meta-analysis (NMA) and trial sequential analysis (TSA) were also performed in this study. RESULTS The inverse-variance weighted method demonstrated that a genetic predisposition to more frequent daytime napping was significantly associated with higher odds of coronary atherosclerosis (odds ratio [OR] = 1.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.11 to 2.17), MI (OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.06 to 2.50), and heart failure (OR = 1.80, 95%CI: 1.28 to 2.52). In NMA, an increased risk of developing CVD in people who napped for more than 60 min a day than those who did not nap was demonstrated and then supported by TSA results (summary relative risk = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.39 to 2.82). CONCLUSION Habitual daytime napping is causally associated with an increased risk of incident CVD primarily via the development of coronary atherosclerosis. An average napping duration of more than 60 min is associated with an elevated risk of CVD in all participants.
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- Jiayun Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Bi X, Zhang S, Jiang H, Ma W, Li Y, Lu W, Yang F, Wei Z. Mechanistic Insights Into Inflammation-Induced Arrhythmias: A Simulation Study. Front Physiol 2022; 13:843292. [PMID: 35711306 PMCID: PMC9196871 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.843292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of death of humans, and among these, ventricular arrhythmias are the most common cause of death. There is plausible evidence implicating inflammation in the etiology of ventricular fibrillation (VF). In the case of systemic inflammation caused by an overactive immune response, the induced inflammatory cytokines directly affect the function of ion channels in cardiomyocytes, leading to a prolonged action potential duration (APD). However, the mechanistic links between inflammatory cytokine-induced molecular and cellular influences and inflammation-associated ventricular arrhythmias need to be elucidated. The present study aimed to determine the potential impact of systemic inflammation on ventricular electrophysiology by means of multiscale virtual heart models. The experimental data on the ionic current of three major cytokines [i.e., tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1 (IL-1β), and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] were incorporated into the cell model, and the effects of each cytokine and their combined effect on the cell action potential (AP) were evaluated. Moreover, the integral effect of these cytokines on the conduction of excitation waves was also investigated in a tissue model. The simulation results suggested that inflammatory cytokines significantly prolonged APD, enhanced the transmural and regional repolarization heterogeneities that predispose to arrhythmias, and reduced the adaptability of ventricular tissue to fast heart rates. In addition, simulated pseudo-ECGs showed a prolonged QT interval—a manifestation consistent with clinical observations. In summary, the present study provides new insights into ventricular arrhythmias associated with inflammation.
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- Xiangpeng Bi
- College of Computer Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Educational Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- School of Mechanical, Electrical and Information Engineering, Shandong University, Weihai, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Dong Y, Shi Y, Wang J, Dan Q, Gao L, Zhao C, Mu Y, Liu M, Yin C, Wu R, Liu Y, Li Y, Wang X. Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Ventricular Arrhythmia in Elderly Patients with Coronary Heart Disease. Cardiol Res Pract 2021; 2021:2283018. [PMID: 34285814 PMCID: PMC8275423 DOI: 10.1155/2021/2283018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sudden cardiac death is a leading cause of death from coronary heart disease (CHD). The risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) increases with age, and sudden arrhythmic death remains a major cause of mortality in elderly individuals, especially ventricular arrhythmias (VA). We developed a risk prediction model by combining ECG and other clinical noninvasive indexes including biomarkers and echocardiology for VA in elderly patients with CHD. METHOD In the retrospective study, a total of 2231 consecutive elderly patients (≥60 years old) with CHD hospitalized were investigated, and finally 1983 patients were enrolled as the model group. The occurrence of VA within 12 months was mainly collected. Study parameters included clinical characteristics (age, gender, height, weight, BMI, and past medical history), ECG indexes (QTcd, Tp-e/QT, and HRV indexes), biomarker indexes (NT-proBNP, Myo, cTnT, CK-MB, CRP, K+, and Ca2+), and echocardiology indexes. In the respective study, 406 elderly patients (≥60 years old) with CHD were included as the verification group to verify the model in terms of differentiation and calibration. RESULTS In the multiparameter model, seven independent predictors were selected: LVEF, LAV, HLP, QTcd, sex, Tp-e/QT, and age. Increased HLP, Tp-e/QT, QTcd, age, and LAV were risk factors (RR > 1), while female and increased LVEF were protective factors (RR < 1). This model can well predict the occurrence of VA in elderly patients with CHD (for model group, AUC: 0.721, 95% CI: 0.669∼0.772; for verification group, AUC: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.648∼0.818; Hosmer-Lemeshow χ 2 = 13.541, P=0.095). After adjusting the predictors, it was found that the combination of clinical indexes and ECG indexes could predict VA more efficiently than using clinical indexes alone. CONCLUSIONS LVEF, LAV, QTcd, Tp-e/QT, gender, age, and HLP were independent predictors of VA risk in elderly patients with CHD. Among these factors, the echocardiology indexes LVEF and LAV had the greatest influence on the predictive efficiency of the model, followed by ECG indexes, QTcd and Tp-e/QT. After verification, the model had a good degree of differentiation and calibration, which can provide a certain reference for clinical prediction of the VA occurrence in elderly patients with CHD.
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- Ying Dong
- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Graduate School of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Medical Big Data Application Technology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Medical Big Data Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Medical Big Data Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Imoto K, Sakai Y, Okada M, Otani K, Yamawaki H. A single injection of periostin decreases cardiac voltage-gated Na + channel in rat ventricles. J Vet Med Sci 2021; 83:997-1003. [PMID: 33952782 PMCID: PMC8267192 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.21-0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Changes in electrophysiological properties, such as ion channel expression and activity,
are closely related to arrhythmogenesis during heart failure (HF). However, a causative
factor for the electrical remodeling in HF has not been determined. Periostin (POSTN), a
matricellular protein, is increased in heart tissues of patients with HF. In the present
study, we investigated whether a single injection of POSTN affects the
electrophysiological properties in rat ventricles. After male Wistar rats were
intravenously injected with recombinant rat POSTN (64 µg/kg, 24 hr), electrocardiogram
(ECG) was recorded. Whole-cell patch clamp was performed to measure action potential (AP)
and Na+ current (INa) in isolated ventricular
myocytes. Protein expression of cardiac voltage-gated Na+ channel
(NaV1.5) in isolated ventricles was examined by Western blotting. In ECG,
POSTN-injection significantly increased RS height. POSTN-injection significantly delayed
time to peak in AP and decreased INa in the isolated
ventricular myocytes. POSTN-injection decreased NaV1.5 expression in the
isolated ventricles. It was confirmed that POSTN (1 µg/ml, 24 hr) decreased
INa and NaV1.5 protein expression in neonatal rat
ventricular myocytes. This study for the first time demonstrated that a single injection
of POSTN in rats decreased INa by suppressing
NaV1.5 expression in the ventricular myocytes, which was accompanied by a
prolongation of time to peak in AP and an increase of RS height in ECG.
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- Keisuke Imoto
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, Towada-shi, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, Towada-shi, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, Towada-shi, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, Towada-shi, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23-35-1, Towada-shi, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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Wang YY, Gao B, Yang Y, Jia SB, Ma XP, Zhang MH, Wang LJ, Ma AQ, Zhang QN. Histone deacetylase 3 suppresses the expression of SHP-1 via deacetylation of DNMT1 to promote heart failure. Life Sci 2021; 292:119552. [PMID: 33932446 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AIMS Heart failure (HF) is a progressive disease with recurrent hospitalizations and high mortality. However, the mechanisms underlying HF remain unclear. The present study aimed to explore the regulatory mechanism of histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) and DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1)/Src homology domain 2-containing tyrosine phosphatase-1 (SHP-1) axis in HF. METHODS The HF rat models and hypertrophy cell models were established. The characteristic parameters of the heart were detected by echocardiography. A multichannel physiological signal acquisition system was used to detect the hemodynamic parameters. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect the expression of HDAC3, DNMT1, and SHP-1 mRNAs, while Western blot was applied to analyze the expression of proteins. Masson staining was used to analyze the degree of collagen fiber infiltration. TdT-mediated DUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining was performed to analyze the apoptosis of myocardial tissue cells. Co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) was conducted to study the interaction between HDAC3 and DNMT1. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the apoptosis. KEY FINDINGS HDAC3 and DNMT1 were highly expressed in HF rat and hypertrophy cell models. HDAC3 modified DNMT1 through deacetylation to inhibit ubiquitination-mediated degradation, which promoted the expression of DNMT1. DNMT1 inhibited SHP-1 expression via methylation in the promoter region. In summary, HDAC3 modified DNMT1 by deacetylation to suppress SHP-1 expression, which in turn led to the development of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy-induced HF. SIGNIFICANCE This study provided potential therapeutic targets for HF treatment.
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- Yi-Yong Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, China; Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongwei City People Hospital, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Yinchuan City, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Shaanxi Province, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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Na J, Jin H, Wang X, Huang K, Sun S, Li Q, Zhang W. The crosstalk of HDAC3, microRNA-18a and ADRB3 in the progression of heart failure. Cell Biosci 2021; 11:31. [PMID: 33549119 PMCID: PMC7866688 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-020-00523-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by left ventricular dysfunction or elevated intracardiac pressures. Research supports that microRNAs (miRs) participate in HF by regulating targeted genes. Hence, the current study set out to study the role of HDAC3-medaited miR-18a in HF by targeting ADRB3. METHODS Firstly, HF mouse models were established by ligation of the left coronary artery at the lower edge of the left atrial appendage, and HF cell models were generated in the cardiomyocytes, followed by ectopic expression and silencing experiments. Numerous parameters including left ventricular posterior wall dimension (LVPWD), interventricular septal dimension (IVSD), left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD), left ventricular end systolic diameter (LVESD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS), left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LEVDP), heart rate (HR), left ventricular pressure rise rate (+ dp/dt) and left ventricular pressure drop rate (-dp/dt) were measured in the mice. In addition, apoptosis in the mice was detected by means of TUNEL staining, while RT-qPCR and Western blot analysis were performed to detect miR-18a, HDAC3, ADRB3, cMyb, MMP-9, Collagen 1 and TGF-β1 expression patterns. Dual luciferase reporter assay validated the targeting relationship between ADRB3 and miR-18a. Cardiomyocyte apoptosis was determined by means of flow cytometry. RESULTS HDAC3 and ADRB3 were up-regulated and miR-18a was down-regulated in HF mice and cardiomyocytes. In addition, HDAC3 could reduce the miR-18a expression, and ADRB3 was negatively-targeted by miR-18a. After down-regulation of HDAC3 or ADRB3 or over-expression of miR-18a, IVSD, LVEDD, LVESD and LEVDP were found to be decreased but LVPWD, LVEF, LVFS, LVSP, + dp/dt, and -dp/dt were all increased in the HF mice, whereas fibrosis, hypertrophy and apoptosis of HF cardiomyocytes were declined. CONCLUSION Collectively, our findings indicate that HDAC3 silencing confers protection against HF by inhibiting miR-18a-targeted ADRB3.
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- Jingtao Na
- Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, No. 27, Taishun Street, Tiefeng District, Qiqihar, 161099, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China.
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- Department of Anatomy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, 161006, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, No. 27, Taishun Street, Tiefeng District, Qiqihar, 161099, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, No. 27, Taishun Street, Tiefeng District, Qiqihar, 161099, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, No. 27, Taishun Street, Tiefeng District, Qiqihar, 161099, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, No. 27, Taishun Street, Tiefeng District, Qiqihar, 161099, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, 161099, P.R. China
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Zhang D, Tu H, Wang C, Cao L, Hu W, Hackfort BT, Muelleman RL, Wadman MC, Li YL. Inhibition of N-type calcium channels in cardiac sympathetic neurons attenuates ventricular arrhythmogenesis in heart failure. Cardiovasc Res 2021; 117:137-148. [PMID: 31995173 PMCID: PMC7797209 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
AIMS Cardiac sympathetic overactivation is an important trigger of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Our previous study demonstrated that N-type calcium (Cav2.2) currents in cardiac sympathetic post-ganglionic (CSP) neurons were increased in CHF. This study investigated the contribution of Cav2.2 channels in cardiac sympathetic overactivation and ventricular arrhythmogenesis in CHF. METHODS AND RESULTS Rat CHF was induced by surgical ligation of the left coronary artery. Lentiviral Cav2.2-α shRNA or scrambled shRNA was transfected in vivo into stellate ganglia (SG) in CHF rats. Final experiments were performed at 14 weeks after coronary artery ligation. Real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot data showed that in vivo transfection of Cav2.2-α shRNA reduced the expression of Cav2.2-α mRNA and protein in the SG in CHF rats. Cav2.2-α shRNA also reduced Cav2.2 currents and cell excitability of CSP neurons and attenuated cardiac sympathetic nerve activities (CSNA) in CHF rats. The power spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) further revealed that transfection of Cav2.2-α shRNA in the SG normalized CHF-caused cardiac sympathetic overactivation in conscious rats. Twenty-four-hour continuous telemetry electrocardiogram recording revealed that this Cav2.2-α shRNA not only decreased incidence and duration of ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation but also improved CHF-induced heterogeneity of ventricular electrical activity in conscious CHF rats. Cav2.2-α shRNA also decreased susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias in anaesthetized CHF rats. However, Cav2.2-α shRNA failed to improve CHF-induced cardiac contractile dysfunction. Scrambled shRNA did not affect Cav2.2 currents and cell excitability of CSP neurons, CSNA, HRV, and ventricular arrhythmogenesis in CHF rats. CONCLUSIONS Overactivation of Cav2.2 channels in CSP neurons contributes to cardiac sympathetic hyperactivation and ventricular arrhythmogenesis in CHF. This suggests that discovering purely selective and potent small-molecule Cav2.2 channel blockers could be a potential therapeutic strategy to decrease fatal ventricular arrhythmias in CHF.
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MESH Headings
- Action Potentials
- Animals
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channels, N-Type/genetics
- Calcium Channels, N-Type/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Heart/innervation
- Heart Failure/genetics
- Heart Failure/metabolism
- Heart Failure/physiopathology
- Heart Rate
- Male
- RNA Interference
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Stellate Ganglion/metabolism
- Stellate Ganglion/physiopathology
- Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic/metabolism
- Sympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic/physiopathology
- Tachycardia, Ventricular/genetics
- Tachycardia, Ventricular/metabolism
- Tachycardia, Ventricular/physiopathology
- Tachycardia, Ventricular/prevention & control
- Ventricular Fibrillation/genetics
- Ventricular Fibrillation/metabolism
- Ventricular Fibrillation/physiopathology
- Ventricular Fibrillation/prevention & control
- Rats
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- Dongze Zhang
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985850 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5850, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985850 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5850, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985850 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5850, USA
- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710061, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985850 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5850, USA
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985850 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5850, USA
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- Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985850 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5850, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985850 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5850, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985850 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5850, USA
- Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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Cardiac Optogenetics in Atrial Fibrillation: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:8814092. [PMID: 33195698 PMCID: PMC7641281 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8814092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Although rarely life-threatening on short term, atrial fibrillation leads to increased mortality and decreased quality of life through its complications, including heart failure and stroke. Recent studies highlight the benefits of maintaining sinus rhythm. However, pharmacological long-term rhythm control strategies may be shadowed by associated proarrhythmic effects. At the same time, electrical cardioversion is limited to hospitals, while catheter ablation therapy, although effective, is invasive and is dedicated to specific patients, usually with low amounts of atrial fibrosis (preferably Utah I-II). Cardiac optogenetics allows influencing the heart's electrical activity by applying specific wavelength light pulses to previously engineered cardiomyocytes into expressing microbial derived light-sensitive proteins called opsins. The resulting ion influx may give rise to either hyperpolarizing or depolarizing currents, thus offering a therapeutic potential in cardiac electrophysiology, including pacing, resynchronization, and arrhythmia termination. Optogenetic atrial fibrillation cardioversion might be achieved by inducing a conduction block or filling of the excitable gap. The authors agree that transmural opsin expression and appropriate illumination with an exposure time longer than the arrhythmia cycle length are necessary to achieve successful arrhythmia termination. However, the efficiency and safety of biological cardioversion in humans remain to be seen, as well as side effects such as immune reactions and loss of opsin expression. The possibility of delivering pain-free shocks with out-of-hospital biological cardioversion is tempting; however, there are several issues that need to be addressed first: applicability and safety in humans, long-term behaviour, anticoagulation requirements, and fibrosis interactions.
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Vecchi AL, Abete R, Marazzato J, Iacovoni A, Mortara A, De Ponti R, Senni M. Ventricular arrhythmias and ARNI: is it time to reappraise their management in the light of new evidence? Heart Fail Rev 2020; 27:103-110. [PMID: 32556671 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-020-09991-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The remarkable scientific progress in the treatment of patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has more than halved the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in this setting. However, SCD remains one of the major causes of death in this patient population. Beyond the acknowledged role of beta blockers and inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), a new class of drugs, the angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI), proved to reduce the overall cardiovascular mortality and, more specifically, the risk of SCD in HFrEF patients. The mechanism by which ARNI may reduce the mortality connected with harmful ventricular arrhythmias is not utterly clear. A variety of direct and indirect mechanisms have been suggested, but a favorable left ventricular reverse remodeling seems to play a key role in this setting. Furthermore, the well-known protective effect of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has been debated in HFrEF patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) arguing against the role of primary prevention ICD in this setting, particularly when ARNI therapy is considered. The purpose of this review was to provide insights into the SCD mechanisms involved in HFrEF patients together with the current role of electrical therapies and new drug agents in this setting. Graphical abstract.
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- Andrea Lorenzo Vecchi
- Department of Heart and Vessels, Ospedale di Circolo and Macchi Foundation, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, Policlinico di Monza, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Heart and Vessels, Ospedale di Circolo and Macchi Foundation, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department & Cardiology Unit, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital-Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Policlinico di Monza, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Heart and Vessels, Ospedale di Circolo and Macchi Foundation, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department & Cardiology Unit, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital-Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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The genesis of ventricular arrhythmias in heart failure patients is based on alterations in cardiac mechanical, morphological, metabolic, electrophysiological properties, and neurohumoral remodeling. J Cardiol 2020; 76:322-323. [PMID: 32334902 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Gao WQ, Meng XD, Sun Z. Efficacy of tolvaptan for chronic heart failure: Study protocol for a systematic review of randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e14540. [PMID: 30762795 PMCID: PMC6408044 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000014540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The protocol of this study will be proposed for systematic evaluation of the efficacy and safety of tolvaptan in the treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF). METHODS We will retrieve the following electronic databases for randomized controlled trials assessing the efficacy of tolvaptan in patients with CHF: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, Scopus, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP Information, and Wanfang Data. Each database will be retrieved from inception to February 1, 2019 without any limitations. The entire process of study selection, data extraction, and methodological quality evaluation will be conducted by 2 independent authors. RESULTS The protocol of this proposed study will compare the efficacy and safety of tolvaptan in the treatment of patients with CHF. The outcomes will include all-cause mortality, change in body weight, urine output, change in serum sodium; and incidence of all adverse events. CONCLUSION The findings of this proposed study will summarize the current evidence of tolvaptan for CHF. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION All data used in this systematic review will be collected from the previous published trials. Thus, no research ethics approval is needed for this study. The findings of this study will be published at a peer-reviewed journal. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER PROSPERO CRD42019120818.
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