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Kähönen E, Aatola H, Lehtimäki T, Haarala A, Sipilä K, Juonala M, Raitakari OT, Kähönen M, Hutri-Kähönen N. Influence of early life risk factors and lifestyle on systemic vascular resistance in later adulthood: the cardiovascular risk in young Finns study. Blood Press 2021; 30:367-375. [PMID: 34605743 DOI: 10.1080/08037051.2021.1980372] [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: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE There are limited data available concerning the effects of lifetime risk factors and lifestyle on systemic hemodynamics, especially on systemic vascular resistance. The purpose of the study was to evaluate how lifetime cardiovascular risk factors (body mass index (BMI), high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, systolic blood pressure, blood glucose) and lifestyle factors (vegetable consumption, fruit consumption, smoking and physical activity) predict systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) and cardiac index (CI) assessed in adulthood. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our study cohort comprised 1635 subjects of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study followed up for 27 years since baseline (1980; aged 3-18 years, females 54.3%) who had risk factor and lifestyle data available since childhood. Systemic hemodynamics were measured in 2007 (aged 30-45 years) by whole-body impedance cardiography. RESULTS In the multivariable regression analysis, independent predictors of the adulthood SVRI were childhood BMI, blood glucose, vegetable consumption, smoking, and physical activity (p ≤ .046 for all). Vegetable consumption, smoking, and physical activity remained significant when adjusted for corresponding adult data (p ≤ .036 for all). For the CI, independent predictors in childhood were BMI, systolic blood pressure, vegetable consumption, and physical activity (p ≤ .044 for all), and the findings remained significant after adjusting for corresponding adult data (p ≤ .046 for all). The number of childhood and adulthood risk factors and unfavourable lifestyle factors was directly associated with the SVRI (p < .001) in adulthood. A reduction in the number of risk factors and unfavourable lifestyle factors or a favourable change in BMI status from childhood to adulthood was associated with a lower SVRI in adulthood (p < .001). CONCLUSION Childhood BMI, blood glucose, vegetable consumption, smoking and physical activity independently predict systemic vascular resistance in adulthood. A favourable change in the number of risk factors or BMI from childhood to adulthood was associated with lower vascular resistance in adulthood.
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- Emilia Kähönen
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere, Finland.,Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center-Tampere, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center-Tampere, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Tampere Centre for Skills Training and Simulation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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Skrabal F, Weber T, Skrabal K, Windhaber J, Ehsas H, Stockinger N, Boyer J. Measurement of aortofemoral volume wave velocity during the routine 12-channel ECG: relation to age, physiological hemoglobin A 1C, triglycerides and SBP in healthy individuals. J Hypertens 2020; 38:1989-1999. [PMID: 32890275 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Measurements of pulse wave velocity are generally thought to be too impractical for clinical routine. This study aimed to develop a method that can be performed during routine 12-channel ECG. METHODS A 12-channel ECG simultaneously supplies arterial impedance plethysmographic signals from the extremities beside segmental multifrequency impedance measurements for obtaining body composition. The origin of the plethysmographic signal (volume wave) at the arms and legs was determined at the level of the elbows and the knees. The volume wave velocity (VWV) at the aorta and femoral arteries was calculated from the time difference of the plethysmographic signals between arms and legs. RESULTS Automated measurement of VWV was highly reproducible (r = 0.96). In 107 participants in perfect health, VWV in different models was positively related to age, physiological hemoglobin A 1C, triglycerides, normal standardized unattended blood pressure, but not to physiological low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Aortofemoral VWV was significantly higher in patients with established coronary artery disease than in healthy controls of the same age group (18.1 ± 5.8 vs. 11.9 ± 1.7 m/s, P < 0.001). VWV in study participants was higher than tonometrically determined pulse wave velocity as muscular arteries are included (13.2 ± 5.81 vs. 8.8 ± 2.98 m/s, n = 115, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION These background arterial impedance plethysmographic measurements for the measurement of VWV made simultaneously during 12-channel ECG show promise for large-scale, routine clinical assessment of large artery function.
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- Falko Skrabal
- Institute of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine, Graz
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- Cardiology Department, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels
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- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz, Graz, Austria
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Fu S, Lin Y, Luo L, Ye P. Relationship between Central Arterial Stiffness and Insulin Resistance in Chinese Community-Dwelling Population without Diabetes Mellitus. Int J Endocrinol 2017; 2017:1073919. [PMID: 28588615 PMCID: PMC5446882 DOI: 10.1155/2017/1073919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition present not only in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), but also in community-dwelling population without DM. Both central arterial stiffness and IR are closely correlated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The relationship between central arterial stiffness and IR has not been described in Chinese community-dwelling population without DM. The current analysis was designed to investigate the relationship between central arterial stiffness and IR in Chinese community-dwelling population without DM. METHODS There were 1150 participants fully assessed for not only homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) but also carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV). RESULTS Median age was 39 (18-80) years, and 69.7% were men. Bivariate correlation analysis showed that cfPWV was significantly related to HOMA-IR (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that cfPWV was independently associated with HOMA-IR (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This community-based analysis testified that the relationship between central arterial stiffness and IR was evident as early as during nondiabetic stage. Early interventions in Chinese community-dwelling population without DM to improve the IR are also important in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Shihui Fu
- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Cardiology and Hainan Branch, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology and Hainan Branch, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Liu X, Sun N, Yu T, Fan F, Zheng M, Qian G, Wang B, Wang Y, Tang G, Li J, Qin X, Hou F, Xu X, Yang X, Chen Y, Wang X, Huo Y. The Independent and Joint Association of Blood Pressure, Serum Total Homocysteine, and Fasting Serum Glucose Levels With Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity in Chinese Hypertensive Adults. Int Heart J 2016; 57:627-33. [PMID: 27628417 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.16-082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the independent and joint association of blood pressure (BP), homocysteine (Hcy), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV, a measure of arterial stiffness) in Chinese hypertensive adults.The analyses included 3967 participants whose BP, Hcy, FBG, and baPWV were measured along with other covariates. Systolic BP (SBP) was analyzed as 3 categories (SBP < 160 mmHg; 160 to 179 mmHg; ≥ 180 mmHg); Hcy as 3 categories (< 10 μmol/L; 10 to 14.9 μmol/L; ≥ 15.0 μmol/L) and FBG: normal (FBG < 5.6 mmol/L), impaired (5.6 mmol/L ≤ FBG < 7.0 mmol/L), and diabetes mellitus (FBG ≥ 7.0 mmol/L). We performed linear regression analyses to evaluate their associations with baPWV with adjustment for covariables.When analyzed individually, BP, Hcy, and FBG were each associated with baPWV. When BP and FBG were analyzed jointly, the highest baPWV value (mean ± SD: 2227 ± 466 cm/s) was observed in participants with FBG ≥ 7.0 mmol/L and SBP ≥ 180 mmHg (β = 432.5, P < 0.001), and the lowest baPWV value (mean ± SD: 1692 ± 289 cm/s) was seen in participants with NFG and SBP < 160 mmHg. When Hcy and FBG were analyzed jointly, the highest baPWV value (2072 ± 480 cm/s) was observed in participants with FBG ≥ 7.0 mmol/L and Hcy ≥ 15.0 μmol/L (β = 167.6, P < 0.001), while the lowest baPWV value (mean ± SD: 1773 ± 334 cm/s) was observed in participants with NFG and Hcy < 10 μmol/L.In Chinese hypertensive adults, SBP, Hcy, and FBG are individually and jointly associated with baPWV.Our findings underscore the importance of identifying individuals with multiple risk factors of baPWV including high SBP, FBG, and Hcy.
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- Xiaoyun Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital
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Hamurcu Z, Cakir I, Donmez-Altuntas H, Bitgen N, Karaca Z, Elbuken G, Bayram F. Micronucleus evaluation in mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes of patients with acromegaly. Metabolism 2011; 60:1620-6. [PMID: 21550080 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2010] [Revised: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 03/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Acromegaly is a syndrome characterized by a sustained elevation of circulating growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Insulin-like growth factor-1 is a potent mitogen and has a role in the transformation of normal cells to malignant cells. This study aims to evaluate the spontaneous micronucleus (MN) frequency by using the cytokinesis-block MN assay to determine genetic damage in the lymphocytes of patients with acromegaly. The study was carried out in 20 patients who had active acromegaly and in 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. The MN values were measured in binucleated cells obtained from mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes of patients and control subjects. The distribution of binucleated cells with 1, 2, 3, or more MNs was also measured. We found significantly higher MN frequency values in the lymphocytes of acromegalic patients than in those of the control subjects (2.23 ± 0.68 vs 1.03 ± 0.54, P = .001). The MN frequency increased with increasing IGF-1 levels of acromegalic patients (P = .036, R = 0.47). We observed that the number of binucleated cells with 2 MNs was higher for the majority of patients with acromegaly than for control subjects. Furthermore, the receiver operating characteristic curve (area under the curve = 0.914, P < .0001) was calculated to assess the discriminative power of the MN frequency. Our results indicate that increased MN frequency in the lymphocytes of patients with acromegaly may reflect genomic instability and this increased MN frequency may be associated with elevated levels of circulating growth hormone and IGF-1.
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- Zuhal Hamurcu
- Department of Medical Biology, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
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Koivistoinen T, Virtanen M, Hutri-Kähönen N, Lehtimäki T, Jula A, Juonala M, Moilanen L, Aatola H, Hyttinen J, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT, Kähönen M. Arterial pulse wave velocity in relation to carotid intima-media thickness, brachial flow-mediated dilation and carotid artery distensibility: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study and the Health 2000 Survey. Atherosclerosis 2011; 220:387-93. [PMID: 21871623 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Revised: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Increased arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality. The data regarding the relationships between PWV and other indices of vascular damage is limited and partly controversial. We conducted the present study to examine PWV in relation to non-invasive measures of early atherosclerosis (brachial flow-mediated dilation [FMD], carotid intima-media thickness [IMT]) and local arterial stiffness (carotid artery distensibility [Cdist]). METHODS The study population consisted of 1754 young adults (aged 30-45 years, 45.5% males) participating in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (YFS), and of 336 older adults (aged 46-76 years, 43.2% males) participating in the Health 2000 Survey. FMD was measured only in the YFS cohort. FMD, IMT and Cdist were assessed by ultrasound, and PWV was measured using the whole-body impedance cardiography device. RESULTS In young adults, FMD and IMT were not associated with PWV independently of cardiovascular risk factors. Moreover, FMD status was not found to modulate the association between cardiovascular risk factors and PWV. In older adults, PWV and IMT were directly and independently associated (β=1.233, p=0.019). In both cohorts, PWV was inversely related with Cdist, and this relation remained significant (p<0.04) in models adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors. CONCLUSIONS The current findings suggest that PWV reflects a different aspect of vascular damage than FMD or IMT in young adults, whereas in older adults the information provided by PWV and IMT may be, to some extent, similar as regards subclinical vascular damage. The present observations also suggest that PWV and Cdist represent, at least in part, a similar adverse vascular wall process.
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- Teemu Koivistoinen
- Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, FI-33521, Tampere, Finland.
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Koivistoinen T, Kööbi T, Moilanen L, Jula A, Lehtimäki T, Hyttinen J, Kähönen M. Arterial tension time reflects subclinical atherosclerosis, arterial stiffness and stroke volume. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2011; 31:464-71. [PMID: 21981458 DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097x.2011.01042.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To introduce and evaluate a new haemodynamic parameter known as arterial tension time (ATT) and study whether ATT is associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors as well as with indices of arterial stiffness, cardiac pump function and subclinical atherosclerosis. METHODS Arterial tension time was measured from the whole-body impedance cardiography (ICG) signal and defined as the time difference between the onset of arterial distension induced by stroke volume (SV) and maximal integrated arterial distension. As measures of subclinical atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness, carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), Young's elastic modulus (YEM), arterial stiffness index (ASI) and carotid artery compliance (CAC) were assessed with ultrasound in 336 Finnish adults (aged 46-76 years, 43·2% men) participating in the Health 2000 Survey. In addition, pulse wave velocity (PWV) and stroke volume index (SI), as indices of arterial stiffness and cardiac pump function, were assessed with ICG. RESULTS Arterial tension time was associated inversely with PWV, IMT, YEM and ASI (P<0·002 for all) and directly with SI and CAC (P<0·001 for both). Age, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and fasting glucose were independent determinants of decreased ATT (P<0·04 for all). Moreover, accumulation of cardiovascular risk factors was associated with the decrease in ATT (P for trend <0·001). CONCLUSION Decreased ATT was associated with increased arterial stiffness, increased subclinical atherosclerosis and decreased SV. Current results suggest that ATT provides simultaneous information on several aspects of cardiovascular structure and function and could possibly serve as a new integrated parameter for cardiovascular risk stratification.
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- Teemu Koivistoinen
- Departments of Clinical Physiology, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
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