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Xu L, Chen F, Fan W, Saito S, Cao D. The role of γδT lymphocytes in atherosclerosis. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1369202. [PMID: 38774876 PMCID: PMC11106432 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1369202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Atherosclerosis poses a significant threat to human health, impacting overall well-being and imposing substantial financial burdens. Current treatment strategies mainly focus on managing low-density lipids (LDL) and optimizing liver functions. However, it's crucial to recognize that Atherosclerosis involves more than just lipid accumulation; it entails a complex interplay of immune responses. Research highlights the pivotal role of lipid-laden macrophages in the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. These macrophages attract lymphocytes like CD4 and CD8 to the inflamed site, potentially intensifying the inflammatory response. γδ T lymphocytes, with their diverse functions in innate and adaptive immune responses, pathogen defense, antigen presentation, and inflammation regulation, have been implicated in the early stages of Atherosclerosis. However, our understanding of the roles of γδ T cells in Atherosclerosis remains limited. This mini-review aims to shed light on the characteristics and functions of γδ T cells in Atherosclerosis. By gaining insights into the roles of γδ T cells, we may uncover a promising strategy to mitigate plaque buildup and dampen the inflammatory response, thereby opening new avenues for effectively managing this condition.
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- LiMin Xu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Cao D, Saito S, Xu L, Fan W, Li X, Ahmed F, Jovanovic P, Shibata T, Che M, Bernstein EA, Gianni J, Divakaruni AS, Okwan-Duodu D, Khan Z, Riera CE, Chen F, Bernstein KE. Myeloid cell ACE shapes cellular metabolism and function in PCSK-9 induced atherosclerosis. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1278383. [PMID: 37928535 PMCID: PMC10623052 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1278383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is defined by impaired lipid handling by macrophages which increases intracellular lipid accumulation. This dysregulation of macrophages triggers the accumulation of apoptotic cells and chronic inflammation which contributes to disease progression. We previously reported that mice with increased macrophage-specific angiotensin-converting enzyme, termed ACE10/10 mice, resist atherosclerosis in an adeno-associated virus-proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (AAV-PCSK9)-induced model. This is due to increased lipid metabolism by macrophages which contributes to plaque resolution. However, the importance of ACE in peripheral blood monocytes, which are the primary precursors of lesional-infiltrating macrophages, is still unknown in atherosclerosis. Here, we show that the ACE-mediated metabolic phenotype is already triggered in peripheral blood circulating monocytes and that this functional modification is directly transferred to differentiated macrophages in ACE10/10 mice. We found that Ly-6Clo monocytes were increased in atherosclerotic ACE10/10 mice. The monocytes isolated from atherosclerotic ACE10/10 mice showed enhanced lipid metabolism, elevated mitochondrial activity, and increased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels which implies that ACE overexpression is already altered in atherosclerosis. Furthermore, we observed increased oxygen consumption (VO2), respiratory exchange ratio (RER), and spontaneous physical activity in ACE10/10 mice compared to WT mice in atherosclerotic conditions, indicating enhanced systemic energy consumption. Thus, ACE overexpression in myeloid lineage cells modifies the metabolic function of peripheral blood circulating monocytes which differentiate to macrophages and protect against atherosclerotic lesion progression due to better lipid metabolism.
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- DuoYao Cao
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Biobank and Pathology Shared Resource, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Stanford University, San Jose, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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van Rensburg WJJ. Post-mortem evidence of a diverse distribution pattern of atherosclerosis in the South African population. Sci Rep 2022; 12:11366. [PMID: 35790821 PMCID: PMC9256632 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15671-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of mortality worldwide. The disease profile of CVD varies considerably between different demographic groups and socioeconomic status. Atherosclerosis remains a major risk factor for CVD, and thus, believed to be a good indicator of the CVD profile in a population, yet little is known on its prevalence in sub-Saharan African populations. We aimed to determine the prevalence of atherosclerosis in a diverse South African population as found with post-mortem investigations. A retrospective file-audit was done on 10,240 forensic post-mortem reports done at a forensic pathology mortuary in South Africa, over 10-years. European descent males had the highest prevalence, with roughly one-quarter having coronary artery (CA) or large vessel (LV) atherosclerosis. European descent females followed closely, with one-fifth of the population having CA atherosclerosis and approximately a quarter having LV atherosclerosis. African descent males and females had a substantially lower prevalence in atherosclerosis for both CAs and LVs than European descendants. The mixed-ancestry population had a slightly higher prevalence of atherosclerosis in CAs and LVs than in the African population; however, it was still far lower than the European group. Some deviations in prevalence were noted within certain groups over the course of 10-years. The substantial difference in prevalence of atherosclerosis shows that in our region a diverse distribution pattern between ethnic groups and genders is present. However, follow-up studies are required to elucidate aetiological factors in cardiovascular health in our region.
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- Walter J Janse van Rensburg
- Human Molecular Biology Unit, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, PO Box 339 (G2), Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
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Jebari-Benslaiman S, Galicia-García U, Larrea-Sebal A, Olaetxea JR, Alloza I, Vandenbroeck K, Benito-Vicente A, Martín C. Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063346. [PMID: 35328769 PMCID: PMC8954705 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 94.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Atherosclerosis is the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Atherosclerosis is initiated by endothelium activation and, followed by a cascade of events (accumulation of lipids, fibrous elements, and calcification), triggers the vessel narrowing and activation of inflammatory pathways. The resultant atheroma plaque, along with these processes, results in cardiovascular complications. This review focuses on the different stages of atherosclerosis development, ranging from endothelial dysfunction to plaque rupture. In addition, the post-transcriptional regulation and modulation of atheroma plaque by microRNAs and lncRNAs, the role of microbiota, and the importance of sex as a crucial risk factor in atherosclerosis are covered here in order to provide a global view of the disease.
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- Shifa Jebari-Benslaiman
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (S.J.-B.); (I.A.); (K.V.)
- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), Barrio Sarriena s/n., 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (U.G.-G.); (A.L.-S.)
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- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), Barrio Sarriena s/n., 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (U.G.-G.); (A.L.-S.)
- Fundación Biofisika Bizkaia, Barrio Sarriena s/n., 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), Barrio Sarriena s/n., 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (U.G.-G.); (A.L.-S.)
- Fundación Biofisika Bizkaia, Barrio Sarriena s/n., 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (S.J.-B.); (I.A.); (K.V.)
- Inflammation & Biomarkers Group, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (S.J.-B.); (I.A.); (K.V.)
- Inflammation & Biomarkers Group, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, 48903 Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (S.J.-B.); (I.A.); (K.V.)
- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), Barrio Sarriena s/n., 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (U.G.-G.); (A.L.-S.)
- Correspondence: (A.B.-V.); (C.M.); Tel.: +34-946-01-2741 (C.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (S.J.-B.); (I.A.); (K.V.)
- Biofisika Institute (UPV/EHU, CSIC), Barrio Sarriena s/n., 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; (U.G.-G.); (A.L.-S.)
- Correspondence: (A.B.-V.); (C.M.); Tel.: +34-946-01-2741 (C.M.)
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Zaschke L, Habazettl H, Thurau J, Matschilles C, Göhlich A, Montagner M, Falk V, Kurz SD. Acute type A aortic dissection: Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score in emergency care – surgical delay because of initial misdiagnosis. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2020; 9:S40-S47. [DOI: 10.1177/2048872620914931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Background:
Acute type A aortic dissection requires immediate surgical treatment, but the correct diagnosis is often delayed. This study aimed to analyse how initial misdiagnosis affected the time intervals before surgical treatment, symptoms associated with correct or incorrect initial diagnosis and the potential of the Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score to improve the sensitivity of initial diagnosis.
Methods:
We conducted a retrospective analysis of 350 patients with acute type A aortic dissection. Patients were divided into two groups: initial misdiagnosis (group 0) and correct initial diagnosis of acute type A aortic dissection (group 1). Symptoms were analysed as predictors for the correct or incorrect initial diagnosis by multivariate analysis. Based on these findings, the Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score was calculated retrospectively; a result ⩾2 was defined as a positive score.
Results:
The early suspicion of aortic dissection significantly shortened the median time from pain to surgical correction from 8.6 h in patients with an initial misdiagnosis to 5.5 h in patients with the correct initial diagnosis (p<0.001). Of all acute type A aortic dissection patients, 49% had a positive Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score. Of all initial misdiagnosed patients, 41% had a positive score (⩾2). The presence of lumbar pain (p<0.001), any paresis (p=0.037) and sweating (p=0.042) was more likely to lead to the correct initial diagnosis.
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An early consideration of acute aortic dissection may reduce the delay of surgical care. The suggested Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score may be a useful tool to improve the preclinical assessment.
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- Lisa Zaschke
- Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Anaesthesiology, German Heart Center Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Anaesthesiology, German Heart Center Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Anaesthesiology, German Heart Center Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Anaesthesiology, German Heart Center Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, German Heart Center Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, German Heart Center Berlin, Germany
- Department of Health Science and Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Anaesthesiology, German Heart Center Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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Coronary Artery Disease: From Mechanism to Clinical Practice. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1177:1-36. [PMID: 32246442 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2517-9_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
In most developed countries, coronary artery disease (CAD), mostly caused by atherosclerosis of coronary arteries, is one of the primary causes of death. From 1990s to 2000s, mortality caused by acute MI declined up to 50%. The incidence of CAD is related with age, gender, economic, etc. Atherosclerosis contains some highly correlative processes such as lipid disturbances, thrombosis, inflammation, vascular smooth cell activation, remodeling, platelet activation, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, altered matrix metabolism, and genetic factors. Risk factors of CAD exist among many individuals of the general population, which includes hypertension, lipids and lipoproteins metabolism disturbances, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, age, genders, lifestyle, cigarette smoking, diet, obesity, and family history. Angina pectoris is caused by myocardial ischemia in the main expression of pain in the chest or adjoining area, which is usually a result of exertion and related to myocardial function disorder. Typical angina pectoris would last for minutes with gradual exacerbation. Rest, sit, or stop walking are the usual preference for patients with angina, and reaching the maximum intensity in seconds is uncommon. Rest or nitroglycerin usage can relieve typical angina pectoris within minutes. So far, a widely accepted angina pectoris severity grading system included CCS (Canadian Cardiovascular Society) classification, Califf score, and Goldman scale. Patients with ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) may have different symptoms and signs of both severe angina pectoris and various complications. The combination of rising usage of sensitive MI biomarkers and precise imaging techniques, including electrocardiograph (ECG), computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, made the new MI criteria necessary. Complications of acute myocardial infarction include left ventricular dysfunction, cardiogenic shock, structural complications, arrhythmia, recurrent chest discomfort, recurrent ischemia and infarction, pericardial effusion, pericarditis, post-myocardial infarction syndrome, venous thrombosis pulmonary embolism, left ventricular aneurysm, left ventricular thrombus, and arterial embolism.
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Cardiovascular Aging and Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019; 74:804-813. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.06.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chand Negi P, Mahajan K, Merwaha R, Asotra S, Sharma R. Epidemiological trends of acute coronary syndrome in Shimla district of the hilly state of Northern India: Six-year data from the prospective Himachal Pradesh acute coronary syndrome registry. Indian Heart J 2019; 71:440-445. [PMID: 32248915 PMCID: PMC7136351 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2020.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives The epidemiological trends of incidence, treatment practices, and outcomes are reported from Shimla district of the northern state of India. Methods The data of clinical characteristics, treatment practices, and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnosed using standard criteria were collected systematically from the defined hilly geographical region of the northern state of India from January 2013 to December 2018 as the part of Himachal Pradesh acute coronary syndrome (HP ACS) registry. The year-wise trends of incidence, demographic, clinical characteristics, treatment practices, and in-hospital mortality are reported. Results The incidence of ACS shows declining trends. The mean age at incident ACS is increasing without change in gender predilection. The prevalence of overweight/obesity and diabetes has increased significantly since 2013 but tobacco consumption has not changed. The reperfusion therapy has increased significantly (20.9% in 2013 to 42.1% in 2018, p < 0.01) primarily because of an increased use of percutaneous coronary angioplasty. There is a trend of increasing use of beta blockers. The use of other oral secondary preventive drugs remained more than 90% since 2013. The in-hospital mortality rate is declining (9.0% in 2013 to 6.0% in 2018, p < 0.01). Conclusions Epidemiological characteristics of the ACS population in Shimla district are changing. The trends of use of reperfusion therapy in ST segment elevated myocardial infarction population has although increased but is still suboptimal, and there is a need for taking initiatives both at the system and population level to improve the reperfusion therapy.
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The Women's Health Initiative studies and others have suggested that menopausal hormone therapy may enhance the risk of new cardiovascular (CV) events in older women and diminish the development of coronary atherosclerosis in younger women. The underlying mechanisms to explain these findings are encapsulated in the term "Timing Hypothesis." Extensive pathophysiologic studies have provided mechanistic evidence for the dichotomous effects of estrogen on coronary artery vasculature. Early in the atherosclerotic disease process, estrogen exerts protective effects on the endothelium and retards plaque formation. Late in the process, estrogen causes plaque erosion or rupture with subsequent thrombosis and acute coronary events. Analysis of the Timing Hypothesis in women examined in the Women's Health Initiative primarily used chronologic age to assess divergent effects of estrogen. The complexity of the data underlying coronary pathophysiology has resulted in controversy whether MHT can be used in older women or those with prior CV disease. In a debate of this issue at a recent International Menopause Society meeting, the concept of using CV age rather than chronologic age was discussed as a practical method of resolving this issue and facilitating therapeutic decisions in older women. This "Personal Perspective" will review the concepts underlying CV age, describe how it is determined, provide support for its utility, and propose future studies using this parameter.
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Zhang B, Gu J, Qian M, Niu L, Ghista D. Study of correlation between wall shear stress and elasticity in atherosclerotic carotid arteries. Biomed Eng Online 2018; 17:5. [PMID: 29338745 PMCID: PMC5771221 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-017-0431-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This paper presents the use of the texture matching method to measure the rabbit carotid artery elasticity value of the experimental group and control group respectively. It compares the experimental rabbits, when they are prompted by pathological histology to be at the period of carotid atherosclerosis fatty streaks and fiber plaques, with the control group. METHODS We have used ultrasound linear array probe for scanning the rabbit carotid arteries. This allows us to obtain the wall shear stress (WSS) and the elasticity values in the atherosclerotic arteries. Using statistical analysis, we are able to clarify whether the texture matching method can diagnose atherosclerosis at the early stage. We also analyze the rabbit carotid artery elasticity and WSS values to make sure whether there is a correlation between both. Combining the texture matching method with the WSS quantitative analysis in the future can enable better prediction of the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis by using noninvasive medical imaging techniques. RESULTS This study has confirmed that from the 2nd to the 10th week, with the development of atherosclerosis, the arterial WSS reduction has a negative correlation with the increasing of artery wall elasticity, which means that as the arterial WSS decreases the arterial wall becomes less elastic. Correlating shear stress with atherosclerosis can clarify that WSS can be used as one of the effective parameters of early diagnosis of atherosclerosis. CONCLUSION In summary, we have found that the elasticity value can reflect the degree of atherosclerosis more objectively. Therefore, by using noninvasive imaging, the quantitative analysis of shear stress and combined with texture matching method can assist in the early diagnosis of atherosclerosis.
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- Bo Zhang
- Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China.
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- Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- University 2020 Foundation, Northborough, MA, 01532, USA
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Zhang B, Gu J, Qian M, Niu L, Zhou H, Ghista D. Correlation between quantitative analysis of wall shear stress and intima-media thickness in atherosclerosis development in carotid arteries. Biomed Eng Online 2017; 16:137. [PMID: 29208019 PMCID: PMC5718157 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-017-0425-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background This paper presents quantitative analysis of blood flow shear stress by measuring the carotid arterial wall shear stress (WSS) and the intima-media thickness (IMT) of experimental rabbits fed with high-fat feedstuff on a weekly basis in order to cause atherosclerosis. Methods This study is based on establishing an atherosclerosis model of high-fat rabbits, and measuring the rabbits’ common carotid arterial WSS of the experimental group and control group on a weekly basis. Detailed analysis was performed by using WSS quantification. Results We have demonstrated small significant difference of rabbit carotid artery WSS between the experimental group and the control group (P<0.01) from the 1st week onwards, while the IMT of experimental group had larger differences from 5th week compared with the control group (P<0.05). Next, we have shown that with increasing blood lipids, the rabbit carotid artery shear stress decreases and the rabbit carotid artery IMT goes up. The decrease of shear stress appears before the start of IMT growth. Furthermore, our receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that when the mean value of shear stress is 1.198 dyne/cm2, the rabbit common carotid atherosclerosis fatty streaks sensitivity is 89.8%, and the specificity is 81.3%. The area under the ROC curve is 0.9283. Conclusions All these data goes to show that WSS decreasing to 1.198 dyne/cm2 can be used as an indicator that rabbit common carotid artery comes into the period of fibrous plaques. In conclusion, our study is able to find and confirm that the decrease of the arterial WSS can predict the occurrence of atherosclerosis earlier, and offer help for positive clinical intervention.
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- Bo Zhang
- Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China.
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- Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- University 2020 Foundation, Northborough, MA, 01532, USA
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Lawson JS. Multiple Infectious Agents and the Origins of Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease. Front Cardiovasc Med 2016; 3:30. [PMID: 27672638 PMCID: PMC5018484 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2016.00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Although deaths due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (ACAD) have fallen dramatically during the past 50 years, ACAD remains as the leading cause of death in all continents, except Africa, where deaths due to infections are still dominant. Although food and nutrition have a proven role in atherosclerosis, the underlying causes of ACAD remain unknown. This is despite a century of intensive research dominated by investigations into the saturated fat hypothesis. In this review, it is hypothesized that the rise and fall in ACAD during the past 100 years is primarily due to the parallel rise and fall in the prevalence of coronary atheroma, the underlying disease. It is further hypothesized that infectious pathogens initiate atherosclerosis mainly during infancy and childhood. It is speculated that widespread use of antibiotics and vaccines against bacterial and viral infections may be the reason for the dramatic fall in coronary atheroma and ACAD during the past 50 years. The relevant evidence and a working hypothesis are included in this review.
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- James S. Lawson
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Sanchis-Gomar F, Perez-Quilis C, Leischik R, Lucia A. Epidemiology of coronary heart disease and acute coronary syndrome. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2016; 4:256. [PMID: 27500157 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2016.06.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 621] [Impact Index Per Article: 77.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The aim of this review is to summarize the incidence, prevalence, trend in mortality, and general prognosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) and a related condition, acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Although CHD mortality has gradually declined over the last decades in western countries, this condition still causes about one-third of all deaths in people older than 35 years. This evidence, along with the fact that mortality from CHD is expected to continue increasing in developing countries, illustrates the need for implementing effective primary prevention approaches worldwide and identifying risk groups and areas for possible improvement.
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- Research Institute of the Hospital 12 de Octubre ('i+12'), Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, University Witten/Herdecke, Hagen, Germany
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- Research Institute of the Hospital 12 de Octubre ('i+12'), Madrid, Spain;; European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Nemetz PN, Smith CY, Bailey KR, Roger VL, Edwards WD, Leibson CL. Trends in Coronary Atherosclerosis: A Tale of Two Population Subgroups. Am J Med 2016; 129:307-14. [PMID: 26551982 PMCID: PMC4755914 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND We previously investigated trends in subclinical coronary artery disease and associated risk factors among autopsied non-elderly adults who died from nonnatural causes. Although grade of atherosclerosis declined from 1981 through 2009, the trend was nonlinear, ending in 1995, concurrent with increasing obesity/diabetes in this population. The previous study used linear regression and examined trends for all 4 major epicardial coronary arteries combined. The present investigation of coronary artery disease trends for the period 1995 through 2012 was prompted by a desire for more detailed examination of more recent coronary artery disease trends in light of reports that the epidemics of obesity and diabetes have slowed and are perhaps ending. METHODS This population-based series of cross-sectional investigations identified all Olmsted County, Minnesota residents aged 16-64 years who died 1995 through 2012 (N = 2931). For decedents with nonnatural manner of death, pathology reports were reviewed for grade of atherosclerosis assigned each major epicardial coronary artery. Using logistic regression, we estimated calendar-year trends in grade (unadjusted and age- and sex-adjusted) for each artery, initially as an ordinal measure (range, 0-4); then, based on evidence of nonproportional odds, as a dichotomous variable (any atherosclerosis, yes/no) and as an ordinal measure for persons with atherosclerosis (range, 1-4). RESULTS Of 474 nonnatural deaths, 453 (96%) were autopsied; 426 (90%) had coronary stenosis graded. In the ordinal-logistic model for trends in coronary artery disease grade (range, 0-4), the proportional odds assumption did not hold. In subsequent analysis as a dichotomous outcome (grades 0 vs 1-4), each artery exhibited a significant temporal decline in the proportion with any atherosclerosis. Conversely, for subjects with coronary artery disease grade 1-4, age- and sex-adjusted ordinal regression revealed no change over time in 2 arteries and statistically significant temporal increases in severity in 2 arteries. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that efforts to prevent coronary artery disease onset have been relatively successful. However, statistically significant increases in the grade of atherosclerosis in 2 arteries among persons with coronary artery disease may be indicative of a major public health challenge.
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- Peter N Nemetz
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
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Smith CY, Bailey KR, Emerson JA, Nemetz PN, Roger VL, Palumbo PJ, Edwards WD, Leibson CL. Contributions of increasing obesity and diabetes to slowing decline in subclinical coronary artery disease. J Am Heart Assoc 2015; 4:jah3915. [PMID: 25904589 PMCID: PMC4579948 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Our previous study of nonelderly adult decedents with nonnatural (accident, suicide, or homicide) cause of death (96% autopsy rate) between 1981 and 2004 revealed that the decline in subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) ended in the mid‐1990s. The present study investigated the contributions of trends in obesity and diabetes mellitus to patterns of subclinical CAD and explored whether the end of the decline in CAD persisted. Methods and Results We reviewed provider‐linked medical records for all residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, who died from nonnatural causes within the age range of 16 to 64 years between 1981 and 2009 and who had CAD graded at autopsy. We estimated trends in CAD risk factors including age, sex, systolic blood pressure, diabetes (qualifying fasting glucose or medication), body mass index, smoking, and diagnosed hyperlipidemia. Using multiple regression, we tested for significant associations between trends in CAD risk factors and CAD grade and assessed the contribution of trends in diabetes and obesity to CAD trends. The 545 autopsied decedents with recorded CAD grade exhibited significant declines between 1981 and 2009 in systolic blood pressure and smoking and significant increases in blood pressure medication, diabetes, and body mass index ≥30 kg/m2. An overall decline in CAD grade between 1981 and 2009 was nonlinear and ended in 1994. Trends in obesity and diabetes contributed to the end of CAD decline. Conclusions Despite continued reductions in smoking and blood pressure values, the previously observed end to the decline in subclinical CAD among nonelderly adult decedents was apparent through 2009, corresponding with increasing obesity and diabetes in that population.
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- Carin Y. Smith
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (C.Y.S., K.R.B., J.A.E., P.N.N., R., C.L.L.)
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (C.Y.S., K.R.B., J.A.E., P.N.N., R., C.L.L.)
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (C.Y.S., K.R.B., J.A.E., P.N.N., R., C.L.L.)
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (C.Y.S., K.R.B., J.A.E., P.N.N., R., C.L.L.)
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (P.N.N.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (R.)
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (C.Y.S., K.R.B., J.A.E., P.N.N., R., C.L.L.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (W.D.E.)
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (C.Y.S., K.R.B., J.A.E., P.N.N., R., C.L.L.)
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Ford ES, Roger VL, Dunlay SM, Go AS, Rosamond WD. Challenges of ascertaining national trends in the incidence of coronary heart disease in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc 2014; 3:e001097. [PMID: 25472744 PMCID: PMC4338697 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Earl S. Ford
- Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (E.S.F.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN (R., S.M.D.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, RochesterMN (R., S.M.D.)
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA (A.S.G.)
- Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (A.S.G.)
- Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA (A.S.G.)
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (W.D.R.)
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Dalen JE, Alpert JS, Goldberg RJ, Weinstein RS. The epidemic of the 20(th) century: coronary heart disease. Am J Med 2014; 127:807-12. [PMID: 24811552 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Heart disease was an uncommon cause of death in the US at the beginning of the 20th century. By mid-century it had become the commonest cause. After peaking in the mid-1960s, the number of heart disease deaths began a marked decline that has persisted to the present. The increase in heart disease deaths from the early 20th century until the 1960s was due to an increase in the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis with resultant coronary heart disease, as documented by autopsy studies. This increase was associated with an increase in smoking and dietary changes leading to an increase in serum cholesterol levels. In addition, the ability to diagnose acute myocardial infarction with the aid of the electrocardiogram increased the recognition of coronary heart disease before death. The substantial decrease in coronary heart disease deaths after the mid-1960s is best explained by the decreased incidence, and case fatality rate, of acute myocardial infarction and a decrease in out-of-hospital sudden coronary heart disease deaths. These decreases are very likely explained by a decrease in coronary atherosclerosis due to primary prevention, and a decrease in the progression of nonobstructive coronary atherosclerosis to obstructive coronary heart disease due to efforts of primary and secondary prevention. In addition, more effective treatment of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction has led to a substantial decrease in deaths due to acute myocardial infarction. It is very likely that the 20th century was the only century in which heart disease was the most common cause of death in America.
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- James E Dalen
- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
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- Department of Quantitative Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
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Singh M, Stewart R, White H. Importance of frailty in patients with cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J 2014; 35:1726-31. [PMID: 24864078 PMCID: PMC4565652 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Revised: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. With the ageing population, the prognostic determinants among others include frailty, health status, disability, and cognition. These constructs are seldom measured and factored into clinical decision-making or evaluation of the prognosis of these at-risk older adults, especially as it relates to high-risk interventions. Addressing this need effectively requires increased awareness and their recognition by the treating cardiologists, their incorporation into risk prediction models when treating an elderly patient with underlying complex CVD, and timely referral for comprehensive geriatric management. Simple measures such as gait speed, the Fried score, or the Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale can be used to assess frailty as part of routine care of elderly patients with CVD. This review examines the prevalence and outcomes associated with frailty with special emphasis in patients with CVD.
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- Mandeep Singh
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Increased risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction following testosterone therapy prescription in men. PLoS One 2014. [PMID: 24489673 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085805.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An association between testosterone therapy (TT) and cardiovascular disease has been reported and TT use is increasing rapidly. METHODS We conducted a cohort study of the risk of acute non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) following an initial TT prescription (N = 55,593) in a large health-care database. We compared the incidence rate of MI in the 90 days following the initial prescription (post-prescription interval) with the rate in the one year prior to the initial prescription (pre-prescription interval) (post/pre). We also compared post/pre rates in a cohort of men prescribed phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5I; sildenafil or tadalafil, N = 167,279), and compared TT prescription post/pre rates with the PDE5I post/pre rates, adjusting for potential confounders using doubly robust estimation. RESULTS In all subjects, the post/pre-prescription rate ratio (RR) for TT prescription was 1.36 (1.03, 1.81). In men aged 65 years and older, the RR was 2.19 (1.27, 3.77) for TT prescription and 1.15 (0.83, 1.59) for PDE5I, and the ratio of the rate ratios (RRR) for TT prescription relative to PDE5I was 1.90 (1.04, 3.49). The RR for TT prescription increased with age from 0.95 (0.54, 1.67) for men under age 55 years to 3.43 (1.54, 7.56) for those aged ≥ 75 years (p trend = 0.03), while no trend was seen for PDE5I (p trend = 0.18). In men under age 65 years, excess risk was confined to those with a prior history of heart disease, with RRs of 2.90 (1.49, 5.62) for TT prescription and 1.40 (0.91, 2.14) for PDE5I, and a RRR of 2.07 (1.05, 4.11). DISCUSSION In older men, and in younger men with pre-existing diagnosed heart disease, the risk of MI following initiation of TT prescription is substantially increased.
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Finkle WD, Greenland S, Ridgeway GK, Adams JL, Frasco MA, Cook MB, Fraumeni JF, Hoover RN. Increased risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction following testosterone therapy prescription in men. PLoS One 2014; 9:e85805. [PMID: 24489673 PMCID: PMC3905977 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 503] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background An association between testosterone therapy (TT) and cardiovascular disease has been reported and TT use is increasing rapidly. Methods We conducted a cohort study of the risk of acute non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) following an initial TT prescription (N = 55,593) in a large health-care database. We compared the incidence rate of MI in the 90 days following the initial prescription (post-prescription interval) with the rate in the one year prior to the initial prescription (pre-prescription interval) (post/pre). We also compared post/pre rates in a cohort of men prescribed phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5I; sildenafil or tadalafil, N = 167,279), and compared TT prescription post/pre rates with the PDE5I post/pre rates, adjusting for potential confounders using doubly robust estimation. Results In all subjects, the post/pre-prescription rate ratio (RR) for TT prescription was 1.36 (1.03, 1.81). In men aged 65 years and older, the RR was 2.19 (1.27, 3.77) for TT prescription and 1.15 (0.83, 1.59) for PDE5I, and the ratio of the rate ratios (RRR) for TT prescription relative to PDE5I was 1.90 (1.04, 3.49). The RR for TT prescription increased with age from 0.95 (0.54, 1.67) for men under age 55 years to 3.43 (1.54, 7.56) for those aged ≥75 years (ptrend = 0.03), while no trend was seen for PDE5I (ptrend = 0.18). In men under age 65 years, excess risk was confined to those with a prior history of heart disease, with RRs of 2.90 (1.49, 5.62) for TT prescription and 1.40 (0.91, 2.14) for PDE5I, and a RRR of 2.07 (1.05, 4.11). Discussion In older men, and in younger men with pre-existing diagnosed heart disease, the risk of MI following initiation of TT prescription is substantially increased.
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- William D. Finkle
- Consolidated Research, Inc., Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (RNH); (WDF)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Department of Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Consolidated Research, Inc., Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Consolidated Research, Inc., Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Consolidated Research, Inc., Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- * E-mail: (RNH); (WDF)
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Moura FA, Freitas WM, Sposito AC. Emergent cardiovascular risk factors in the very elderly. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/erc.12.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ng VG, Meller S, Shetty S, Lansky AJ. Diagnosing and characterizing coronary artery disease in women: developments in noninvasive and invasive imaging techniques. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2013; 6:740-51. [PMID: 23918630 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-013-9500-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in men and women in the USA; yet, coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be underrecognized and underdiagnosed in women. Noninvasive and invasive imaging techniques are constantly being developed in order to more accurately assess CAD. At the same time, the impact of gender on the interpretation and accuracy of these studies is still being elucidated. Furthermore, new imaging techniques have improved our understanding of CAD pathophysiology and progression and have begun to reveal gender differences in the development of CAD. This article will review current imaging techniques and their application to diagnosing and understanding CAD in women.
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- Vivian G Ng
- Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208017, New Haven, CT, 06520-8017, USA
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Freitas WM, Carvalho LSF, Moura FA, Sposito AC. Atherosclerotic disease in octogenarians: A challenge for science and clinical practice. Atherosclerosis 2012; 225:281-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.06.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2012] [Revised: 06/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ruiz-García J, Lerman A, Weisz G, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Fahy M, Xu K, Lansky AJ, Cristea E, Farah TG, Teles R, Botker HE, Templin B, Zhang Z, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Age- and gender-related changes in plaque composition in patients with acute coronary syndrome: the PROSPECT study. EUROINTERVENTION 2012; 8:929-38. [DOI: 10.4244/eijv8i8a142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Erete EI, Ogun OG, Oladapo OO, Akang EEU. Prevalence and severity of atherosclerosis in extra cranial carotid arteries in Nigeria: an autopsy study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2012; 12:106. [PMID: 23153371 PMCID: PMC3511262 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-12-106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 11/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background There has been a paucity of autopsy studies on atherosclerotic lesions in Nigerians, the last one conducted at our centre being more than four decades ago. There has also been considerable epidemiological transition. The objective of the study was to determine the frequency, severity, pattern and distribution of atherosclerotic lesions in extra cranial carotid arteries (ECCA) in Nigerians at autopsy. Methods ECCA of 30 consecutive Nigerian patients undergoing autopsy at a University teaching hospital were examined using the American Heart Association (AHA) histological grading and classification of atherosclerosis. Results Atherosclerotic lesions of ECCA were present in 73.3% of the subjects with the right and the left carotid bifurcations (28.3%) being the most frequently affected sites. Using the AHA classification of atherosclerosis, a total of 176(73.3%) lesions were found in the 240 histological sections of blood vessels examined. Of these, 22.5% were types I, 22.5% were types II, 15.4% were type V, and 7.5% were type III. The VII to type IX lesions were rare. When these atherosclerotic lesions were grouped into mild, moderate and severe, 52.5% were mild lesions (types I-III); 18.3% were moderate lesions (types IV and V); and 2.5% were severe lesions (types VI to IX). The severe lesions were most frequently observed in the left carotid bifurcation (50%) and they first appeared in the age group 45–49 years. Age, hypertension and diabetes mellitus were strong risk factors for atherosclerosis. Conclusions Compared with four decades ago there has been an apparent increase in severity and extent of ECCA atherosclerosis especially after the age of 45 years in autopsies from our centre. This change in the amount of atherosclerosis over time is possibly due to the epidemiologic transition. This may worsen the rise in stoke incidence within this community and as such, great effort should be made to follow-up and manage CVD risk factors within the community.
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- Erete I Erete
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, P O Box 14259, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Oliva A, Flores J, Merigioli S, LeDuc L, Benito B, Partemi S, Arzamendi D, Campuzano O, Leung TL, Iglesias A, Talajic M, Pascali VL, Brugada R. Autopsy investigation and Bayesian approach to coronary artery disease in victims of motor-vehicle accidents. Atherosclerosis 2011; 218:28-32. [PMID: 21663913 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2011] [Revised: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Each year, 1.2 million people die worldwide as a result of motor-vehicle accidents (MVA), representing a tremendous burden to healthcare. The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of coronary disease and its possible role in motor-vehicle accidents. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined consecutive cases of non-hospital sudden death autopsies in the area of West Quebec during the period of 2002-2006, and we focused on those victims of MVA. Severe coronary artery disease (CAD) was defined as a narrowing of ≥ 75% of a cross-sectional area or the presence of acute plaque events in major epicardial coronary arteries. From a total cohort of 1260 autopsies, MVA were responsible for 123 deaths, 100 of whom were men and 23 were women. Significant CAD was documented in approximately 37% of these cases. In individuals older than 60 years, the prevalence of significant CAD and ischemia were 86.2% and 19.8%, respectively. A percentage of 40% of the coronary patients showed erratic driving before the accident, as observed by witnesses. Statistical analysis showed that an individual affected by CAD has 9% probability of suffering a motor-vehicle accident. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of severe CAD and acute myocardial ischemia is very high among individuals who have suffered a MVA. Our data suggest the hypothesis that acute CAD could be the cause of accidents in a large group of the drivers affected by coronary disease. For these reasons CAD could be investigated in drivers above 50 years old, as a possible preventive measure and determinant of individual risk stratification.
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- Antonio Oliva
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Catholic University, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
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Mazzeffi MA, Lin HM, Flynn BC, O'Connell TL, DeLaet DE. Hypothyroidism and the risk of lower extremity arterial disease. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2010; 6:957-62. [PMID: 21057580 PMCID: PMC2964948 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s13535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although an independent association between hypothyroidism and coronary artery disease has been demonstrated, few studies have examined the association between hypothyroidism and peripheral arterial disease. In the current study, we test the hypothesis that there is an independent association between hypothyroidism and lower extremity arterial disease. METHODS We retrospectively compared the prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients who had infra-inguinal arterial bypass surgery over a 6-year period with that of a control group of surgical patients who had pure cardiac valve surgery during the same time period. Both unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios were calculated to estimate the association between hypothyroidism and lower extremity arterial disease. RESULTS A total of 614 cases and 529 control subjects had surgery during the study period. When comparing all subjects, there was no association between hypothyroidism and lower extremity arterial disease (unadjusted odds ratio 0.88; 95% confidence intervals [CI]: 0.61-1.28). However, gender was found to be a significant effect modifier (P < 0.001), and gender-stratified analyses were subsequently performed. In men, there was a positive independent association between hypothyroidism and lower extremity arterial disease (adjusted odds ratio 2.65; 95% CI: 1.19-5.89), whereas in women there was a negative independent association (adjusted odds ratio 0.22; 95% CI: 0.11-0.46). CONCLUSIONS Gender is a significant effect modifier for the association between hypothyroidism and lower extremity arterial disease. The association is positive in men and negative in women. Future prospective studies that evaluate hypothyroidism as a risk factor for peripheral arterial disease should consider gender stratification in order to corroborate this finding.
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- Michael A Mazzeffi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Qian J, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Margolis MP, Lerman A, Rogers J, Banai S, Kazziha S, Castellanos C, Dani L, Fahy M, Stone GW, Leon MB. Impact of gender and age on in vivo virtual histology-intravascular ultrasound imaging plaque characterization (from the global Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound [VH-IVUS] registry). Am J Cardiol 2009; 103:1210-4. [PMID: 19406261 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2008] [Revised: 01/13/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) analyses were performed in the first 990 patients enrolled in the 3,000+ patient global VH-IVUS Registry to assess the impact of gender and age on in vivo VH-IVUS plaque characterization. The 990 patients were divided into 3 age group terciles (<58, 58 to 68, and >68 years) and again divided according to gender. In conclusion, (1) both women and men had an increase in plaque with increasing age; (2) at any age, men had more plaque than women; (3) percentages of dense calcium and necrotic core increased with increasing patient age in both men and women; and (4) gender differences were lowest in the oldest tercile (>68 years).
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Tsai TT, Trimarchi S, Nienaber CA. Acute aortic dissection: perspectives from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD). Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008; 37:149-59. [PMID: 19097813 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2008] [Accepted: 11/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Acute aortic dissection is a rare but deadly disease first described over 200 years ago by the physician to the late King George II on necropsy. Over the ensuing 2 centuries, the understanding of the pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up has matured. In an effort to understand the contemporary treatment of this disease, the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) has enrolled over 2000 patients over the past 12 years. In this article we summarize the key lessons learned from this multi-national registry of patients presenting with acute aortic dissection.
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- T T Tsai
- Health Services Research and Development Center, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220, USA.
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McGill HC, McMahan CA, Gidding SS. Preventing heart disease in the 21st century: implications of the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) study. Circulation 2008; 117:1216-27. [PMID: 18316498 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.717033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Henry C McGill
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Tex, USA.
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Advanced age is a strong independent predictor for death, disability, and morbidity in patients with structural heart disease. With the projected increase in the elderly population and the prevalence of age-related cardiovascular disabilities worldwide, the need to understand the biology of the aging heart, the mechanisms for age-mediated cardiac vulnerability, and the development of strategies to limit myocardial dysfunction in the elderly have never been more urgent. Experimental evidence in animal models indicate attenuation in cardioprotective pathways with aging, yet limited information is available regarding age-related changes in the human heart. Human cardiac aging generates a complex phenotype, only partially replicated in animal models. Here, we summarize current understanding of the aging heart stemming from clinical and experimental studies, and we highlight targets for protection of the vulnerable senescent myocardium. Further progress mandates assessment of human tissue to dissect specific aging-associated genomic and proteomic dynamics, and their functional consequences leading to increased susceptibility of the heart to injury, a critical step toward designing novel therapeutic interventions to limit age-related myocardial dysfunction and promote healthy aging.
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- Arshad Jahangir
- Marriott Heart Disease Research Program, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Gerber Y, Jacobsen SJ, Frye RL, Weston SA, Killian JM, Roger VL. Secular trends in deaths from cardiovascular diseases: a 25-year community study. Circulation 2006; 113:2285-92. [PMID: 16682616 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.590463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although age-adjusted cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality has declined over the past decades, controversies remain about whether this trend was similar across locations of death and disease categories and about the existence of age and sex disparities. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined CVD mortality trends in Olmsted County, Minnesota, between 1979 and 2003 using the categories defined by the American Heart Association, including coronary heart disease (CHD), non-CHD diseases of the heart, and noncardiac circulatory diseases. Data on demographics, cause, and location of death of all 6378 residents who died of CVD were analyzed. Although decreases in the age-adjusted rates occurred in all groups, the magnitude of the decline varied widely. Lesser annual declines were noted in out-of-hospital than in-hospital deaths (1.8% versus 4.8%; P<0.001), in older than in younger persons (1.5% at age > or =85 years versus 3.9% for those < or =74 years of age; P<0.001), and in women relative to men (2.5% versus 3.3%; P=0.007). Furthermore, although CHD showed a marked annual decrease (3.3%), more modest decrements were found for non-CHD diseases of the heart (2.1%) and noncardiac circulatory diseases (2.4%) (P=0.02 and P=0.04 for the comparison with CHD decline, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Over the past 25 years, CVD mortality declined markedly in the community, but there were large disparities in the magnitude of the decline, resulting in a shift in the distribution toward out-of-hospital and non-CHD deaths. Further reduction in CVD mortality will require strategies directed at elderly persons and women, in whom out-of-hospital rates have improved only minimally.
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- Yariv Gerber
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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Fuiano G, Mancuso D, Indolfi C, Mongiardo A, Sabbatini M, Conte G, De Nicola L, Minutolo R, Mazza G, Cianfrone P, Andreucci M. Early detection of progressive renal dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease. Kidney Int 2006; 68:2773-80. [PMID: 16316352 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00748.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND An association between renal hemodynamic dysfunction and coronary artery disease (CAD) has been documented in chronic renal failure; however, no information is available in CAD patients with normal glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This study was aimed at evaluating early abnormalities and outcome of renal function in CAD patients. METHODS In 15 nondiabetic patients with normal renal function and no significant stenoses in renal arteries, and having undergone coronary arteriography, we studied systemic and renal hemodynamics before and after a vasodilating stimulus induced by aminoacid (AA) infusion. A control group (C) consisted of 15 sex- and age-matched kidney donors. The statistical adequacy of the sample size was preliminarily verified. Renal clearances were repeated after two years. RESULTS At baseline, GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) averaged 81.4 +/- 3.8 in CAD and 83.7 +/- 1.4 in C (P= NS); RPF (mL/min/1.73 m2) was 297 +/- 22 in CAD and 456 +/- 15 in C (P < 0.0001); filtration fraction was higher in CAD (P < 0.001). Plasma renin activity was higher in CAD (P < 0.005). The number of coronary stenoses was inversely correlated with RPF but not with GFR. In CAD, at variance with C, AA did not induce any increment of GFR, while RPF increased without achieving the unstimulated value of C. Blood pressure was comparable in CAD and C at baseline and not modified by AA. After two years, a significant decrease in GFR (-14%, P < 0.001) and RPF (-15%, P < 0.001) occurred only in CAD, and in either group, the response to AA did not differ from that detected at baseline. CONCLUSION In CAD patients with normal GFR, reduction in renal perfusion and absence of renal functional reserve likely represent early markers of progressive renal dysfunction.
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- Giorgio Fuiano
- Departments of Nephrology, and Cardiology, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy.
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Rodriguez-Porcel M, Gheysens O, Chen IY, Wu JC, Gambhir SS. Image-guided cardiac cell delivery using high-resolution small-animal ultrasound. Mol Ther 2005; 12:1142-7. [PMID: 16111921 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2005.07.532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2005] [Revised: 07/13/2005] [Accepted: 07/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Open-chest cardiac injection is the preferred delivery method for cardiac gene and stem cell therapy in small animals, but it is invasive and the operator is unable to see the actual delivery site. High-resolution ultrasound has recently been developed for small-animal imaging. We tested the hypothesis that image-guided cardiac cell delivery using high-resolution ultrasound guidance is feasible and reproducible. Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 11) were imaged using high-resolution ultrasound, and stably transfected cardiomyoblasts (plasmid-CMV-firefly luciferase) were injected into the anterior cardiac wall under ultrasound guidance (parasternal long-axis view), using a 28-gauge needle. After injection, bioluminescence imaging was performed using a cooled charged-coupled camera. Injection was successful in all animals and was associated with no mortality. The signal detected was positively correlated with the amount of cells transplanted (R(2) = 0.94, P = 0.03) and highly correlated with ex vivo assays (R(2) = 0.82). In addition, the optical signal could be followed longitudinally using bioluminescence imaging. Ultrasound image-guided cardiac cell delivery is an effective, safe, and reproducible way to perform cell delivery to a specific myocardial region and can be combined with assessment of cardiac function. We are confident that the use of these technologies will play a significant role in the future of gene and cell therapy.
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- Martin Rodriguez-Porcel
- Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Witt BJ, Roger VL. Sex differences in heart disease incidence and prevalence: implications for intervention. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2003; 4:675-83. [PMID: 12739993 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.4.5.675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Women present clinically with coronary disease later in life than men do, and given their increased life expectancy compared to men, represent an increasingly larger proportion of patients with coronary disease. Coronary disease in women results in a large human and financial burden to the healthcare system. Effective prevention measures should integrate the clinical and social features of coronary disease which are specific to women and should be anchored within a comprehensive understanding of the burden of coronary disease in women. While attention has been recently directed at coronary disease in women, there is relatively limited information on the incidence and prevalence of coronary disease in women and how it may have changed over time; few studies include sufficient numbers of women to draw appropriate inference. This paper reviews the epidemiology of coronary disease in women and discusses the implications for intervention.
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- Brandi J Witt
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Goraya TY, Leibson CL, Palumbo PJ, Weston SA, Killian JM, Pfeifer EA, Jacobsen SJ, Frye RL, Roger VL. Coronary atherosclerosis in diabetes mellitus: a population-based autopsy study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 40:946-53. [PMID: 12225721 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)02065-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The study was conducted to test the hypothesis that the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis is greater among diabetic than among nondiabetic individuals and is similar for diabetic individuals without clinical coronary artery disease (CAD) and nondiabetics with clinical CAD. BACKGROUND Persons with diabetes but without clinical CAD encounter cardiovascular mortality similar to nondiabetic individuals with clinical CAD. This excess mortality is not fully explained. We examined the association between diabetes and coronary atherosclerosis in a geographically defined autopsied population, while capitalizing on the autopsy rate and medical record linkage system available via the Rochester Epidemiology Project, which allows rigorous ascertainment of coronary atherosclerosis, clinical CAD, and diabetes. METHODS Using two measures, namely a global coronary score and high-grade stenoses, the prevalence of atherosclerosis was analyzed in a cohort of autopsied residents of Rochester, Minnesota, age 30 years or older at death, while stratifying on diabetes, clinical CAD diagnosis, age, and gender. RESULTS In this cohort, diabetes was associated with a higher prevalence of atherosclerosis. Among diabetic decedents without clinical CAD, almost three-fourths had high-grade coronary atherosclerosis and more than half had multivessel disease. Without diabetes, women had less atherosclerosis than men, but this female advantage was lost with diabetes. Among those without clinical CAD, diabetes was associated with a global coronary disease burden and a prevalence of high-grade atherosclerosis similar to that observed among nondiabetic subjects with clinical CAD. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide mechanistic insights into the excess risk of clinical CAD among diabetic individuals, thereby supporting the need for aggressive prevention of atherosclerosis in all diabetic individuals, irrespective of clinical CAD symptoms.
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- Tauqir Y Goraya
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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Roger VL, Killian J, Henkel M, Weston SA, Goraya TY, Yawn BP, Kottke TE, Frye RL, Jacobsen SJ. Coronary disease surveillance in Olmsted County objectives and methodology. J Clin Epidemiol 2002; 55:593-601. [PMID: 12063101 DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00390-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The community surveillance study of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Olmsted County, MN, is designed to estimate trends in myocardial infarction (MI) incidence, case fatality rate, and CHD mortality, while including all ages. A distinctive feature of this study is its ability to capture longitudinal data before and after index events via the medical record linkage system of the Rochester Epidemiology Project. The goal of this report is to describe the methods implemented to measure CHD trends, the implications of including elderly individuals on MI ascertainment and trends in prior CHD among persons with incident MI. The methods are based on standardized criteria involving the review of death certificate information and hospital records to identify CHD deaths, and incident MIs in Olmsted County. The medical record linkage system in place under the auspices of the Rochester Epidemiology Project was used to ascertain antecedent CHD and outcomes. Hospitalized MIs were screened from sampled events coded ICD9 codes 410-414 and classified using enzyme values, cardiac pain, and ECG coding. After screening 5,042 records, a cohort of 1,658 validated incident MIs was assembled 35% (575) among persons aged 75 years or greater. The proportion of MIs validated with cardiac pain and enzymes without Minnesota ECG coding was lower among the elderly than among persons less than 75 years of age (35 vs. 29%, respectively; P <.001). The proportion of events validated without requiring ECG coding decreased over time in both age strata (P for trend.001). Reliability analyses indicated excellent agreement in event classification. More than half of the incident MIs did not have antecedent CHD, and this proportion increased overtime. These data indicate that the elderly contribute approximately one-third of the cases of incident MI, underscoring the importance of including all ages to fully characterize the burden of CHD. Cases among elderly persons more frequently require ECG coding for validation, but standardized ascertainment procedures are feasible and reliable in all age groups. More than half of the incident MIs occurred among persons with no prior CHD, and this proportion increased over time. The combination of standardized methodology and of the longitudinal data via the record linkage system of the Rochester Epidemiology Project will allow reliable measures of CHD trends and help define preventive strategies.
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Targonski P, Jacobsen SJ, Weston SA, Leibson CL, Pfeifer E, Nemetz P, Roger VL. Referral to autopsy: effect of antemortem cardiovascular disease: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Ann Epidemiol 2001; 11:264-70. [PMID: 11306345 DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(00)00220-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Autopsy studies can provide insight into disease trends and their determinants, including data on the prevalence of atherosclerosis. However, such studies are subject to autopsy bias, which limits their generalizability to the source population. The impact of this bias on autopsy based estimates of time trends in heart disease prevalence is unknown. To report on the trends over time in autopsy rates in Olmsted County, MN, to examine the association between clinical diagnoses of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and referral to autopsy and how this association may have changed over time. METHODS We examined the trends in autopsy rates between 1979 and 1994 in Olmsted County, and the association between antemortem characteristics including cardiovascular diagnoses and autopsy referral. RESULTS From 1979 to 1994, a total of 9110 residents died in Olmsted County. The average annual autopsy rate was 30%. Autopsy rates declined from 36% in 1979 to 23% in 1994, corresponding to an average decline of 0.6%/year (p < 0.01). Referral to autopsy was positively associated with younger age, male sex, in-hospital place of death, antemortem diagnoses of myocardial infarction (MI) or peripheral vascular disease (PVD), and earlier calendar period. There was no evidence of an interaction between calendar period and any of these predictor variables. Antemortem diagnosis of heart failure was associated with a decrease in the odds of referral to autopsy over time as compared to persons without such diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS In Olmsted County, autopsy rates, although declining over time, have remained on average approximately 30%. Antemortem diagnoses of MI or PVD are associated with autopsy referral but this association did not change over time. While the greater decline overtime in the use of autopsy observed among decedents with an antemortem diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) deserves further studies, the present findings reduce the concern for bias of time trends in the prevalence of atherosclerosis by changes in the clinical characteristics of decedents referred to autopsy.
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- Division of Community Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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