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Yin Q, Jiang H, Zhang Z, Zhang L, Wu Z, Huang L, Chen X. Influence of enhanced external counterpulsation on endothelial function: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2023; 57:2273223. [PMID: 37876280 DOI: 10.1080/14017431.2023.2273223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is an effective and noninvasive treatment for patients with refractory angina and chronic heart failure. However, previous studies evaluating the influence of EECP on endothelial function showed inconsistent results. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effects of EECP on endothelial function measured by brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD). DESIGN PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, and Wanfang databases were searched for randomized controlled trials comparing the influence of EECP versus usual care on FMD in adult population. A random-effects model incorporating the potential influence of heterogeneity was used to pool the results. RESULTS Nineteen studies with 1647 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Compared with usual care or conventional therapy, additional treatment with EECP for 3-7 weeks was associated with a significantly improved FMD (mean difference [MD]: 1.96%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.57-2.36, p < 0.001, I2 = 52%). Subgroup analysis showed consistent results in patients with coronary artery disease and in patients with other diseases (p for subgroup difference = 0.21). Results of meta-regression analysis showed that the mean baseline FMD level was positively correlated with the influence of EECP on FMD (coefficient = 0.42, p < 0.001). Results of subgroup analysis suggested that the increment of FMD following EECP was larger in patients with baseline FMD ≥ 5% (MD: 2.69, 95% CI: 2.27-3.10, p < 0.001; I2 = 15%) compared to those with baseline FMD < 5% (MD: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.13-1.85, p < 0.001; I2 = 0%; p for subgroup difference < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS EECP may be effective in improving endothelial function measured by FMD.
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- Qiulin Yin
- Department of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuhan Asian Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China
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Reijnders E, van der Laarse A, Jukema JW, Cobbaert CM. High residual cardiovascular risk after lipid-lowering: prime time for Predictive, Preventive, Personalized, Participatory, and Psycho-cognitive medicine. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1264319. [PMID: 37908502 PMCID: PMC10613690 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1264319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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As time has come to translate trial results into individualized medical diagnosis and therapy, we analyzed how to minimize residual risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by reviewing papers on "residual cardiovascular disease risk". During this review process we found 989 papers that started off with residual CVD risk after initiating statin therapy, continued with papers on residual CVD risk after initiating therapy to increase high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), followed by papers on residual CVD risk after initiating therapy to decrease triglyceride (TG) levels. Later on, papers dealing with elevated levels of lipoprotein remnants and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] reported new risk factors of residual CVD risk. And as new risk factors are being discovered and new therapies are being tested, residual CVD risk will be reduced further. As we move from CVD risk reduction to improvement of patient management, a paradigm shift from a reductionistic approach towards a holistic approach is required. To that purpose, a personalized treatment dependent on the individual's CVD risk factors including lipid profile abnormalities should be configured, along the line of P5 medicine for each individual patient, i.e., with Predictive, Preventive, Personalized, Participatory, and Psycho-cognitive approaches.
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- E. Reijnders
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Li Y, Zhang Y, Xiao K, Si J, Zhang H, Sun L, Miao Z, Zhao T, Sun J, Sun X, Liu Z, Gao J, Zhao J, Chu X, Li J. The incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis in subjects with low and moderate cardiovascular risk. Clin Cardiol 2023; 46:1260-1267. [PMID: 37522647 PMCID: PMC10577528 DOI: 10.1002/clc.24087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The cardiovascular risk models and subclinical atherosclerotic indicators are both recommended for cardiovascular risk stratification. The accordance between the incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis and subjects with low and moderate cardiovascular risk is unclear. HYPOTHESIS Subjects with low and moderate cardiovascular risk have a lower incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis compared with subjects with high risk. METHODS Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (BaPWV) and brachial flow-mediated dilation (BFMD) were measured in 421 subjects without a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) from October 2016 to January 2020. All subjects were classified into low, moderate, and high risk based on Framingham and China-par risk models respectively. RESULTS Mean age was 57.05 ± 9.35 years and 248 (58.9%) were male. In subjects with low, moderate, and high risk assessed by Framingham and China-par risk models, the percentage of abnormal BaPWV ( > 1400 cm/s) was 42.9%, 70.1%, 85.7%, and 40.4%, 71.4%, 89.7%, respectively. Meanwhile, the percentage of abnormal BFMD ( ≤ 7%) was 43.8%, 68.5%, 77.3%, and 44.9%,72.1%, and 76.6%. According to Framingham-based high-risk categories, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), sensitivity and specificity for BaPWV abnormality were 85.7%, 39.4%, 36.1%, and 87.5%, respectively. For BFMD abnormality, the values were 77.3%, 40.1%, 34.1%, and 81.8%, respectively. According to China-par high-risk categories, the values for BaPWV abnormality were 89.7%, 43.8%, 45.6%, and 89.0%, respectively. For BFMD abnormality, the values were 76.6%, 41.3%, 40.7%, and 77%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, age and blood pressure were the independent predictors for subclinical atherosclerosis in subjects with low-moderate risk. CONCLUSIONS More than one-half of subjects with low and moderate risk already have detectable subclinical atherosclerosis, indicating higher cardiovascular risk beyond the traditional stratification.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DiseasesBeijingChina
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- Department of CardiologyChui Yang Liu Hospital affiliated to Tsinghua UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DiseasesBeijingChina
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DiseasesBeijingChina
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DiseasesBeijingChina
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DiseasesBeijingChina
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DiseasesBeijingChina
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DiseasesBeijingChina
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DiseasesBeijingChina
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuanwu HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuanwu HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuanwu HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Health Management Center, Xuanwu hospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Health Management Center, Xuanwu hospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric DiseasesBeijingChina
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Heiss C, Rodriguez-Mateos A, Bapir M, Skene SS, Sies H, Kelm M. Flow-mediated dilation reference values for evaluation of endothelial function and cardiovascular health. Cardiovasc Res 2023; 119:283-293. [PMID: 35709326 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS Endothelial function is essential for cardiovascular health, and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is an established technique to measure it. This paper aims to assess FMD values in apparently healthy individuals and provides reference values to facilitate wider clinical use. METHODS AND RESULTS In 1,579 apparently healthy individuals (aged 18-76), fasted FMD values (data from 44 studies, 6 institutions, 22 operators) were normally distributed and inversely univariately correlated with age, body mass index, glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, and brachial artery (BA) diameter. Significant multivariate predictors of FMD were age (-0.4%/decade), BMI (0.04%/kg/m2), smoking (-0.7%), and BA diameter (-0.44%/mm) that together explained 19% of the variability independent of operator, institution or ultrasound machine. Individuals in the high FMD tertile (>6.8%) were younger, had smaller BA diameter, lower blood pressure and cholesterol. In individuals with low- and intermediate fatal cardiovascular risk (SCORE), 26% and 53% of individuals, respectively, had FMD values in the low tertile (<5.4%). After adding data from 385 patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), ROC analysis (c = 0.841, P < 0.001) showed that FMD of >6.5% excluded CAD (95% sensitivity; 60% specificity) and FMD <3.1% excluded 95% healthy individuals (95% specificity, 31% sensitivity). A meta-analysis and meta-regression of 82 clinical trials (11 countries, n = 3,509) using similar FMD methodology showed that despite considerable heterogeneity (I2 = 0.97) FMD in healthy individuals was on average 6.4% (95%CI: 6.2%, 6.7%) with no significant differences between countries but a significant age-dependent decline (-0.3%/decade, R2 = 0.13). CONCLUSIONS We provide an age-adapted frame of FMD reference intervals in apparently healthy individuals for use as a biomarker of cardiovascular health. As the degree of vascular endothelial function integrates environmental and genetic factors with classical CV risk factors, FMD may more comprehensively classify individuals with and without standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors and serve as a target for cardiovascular prevention.
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- Christian Heiss
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Stag Hill, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Vascular Department, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Stag Hill, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Stag Hill, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- Institute for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Chen CM, Lu CF, Liu WS, Gong ZH, Wang XQ, Xu F, Ji JF, Fang XX. Association between fibrinogen/albumin ratio and arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study. Front Pharmacol 2023; 13:1120043. [PMID: 36712669 PMCID: PMC9877411 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1120043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background: Fibrinogen albumin ratio (FAR) is significantly correlated with the severity and prognosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Arterial stiffness is an early lesion of CVD, but no studies have examined the correlation between arterial stiffness and FAR. This study aimed to examine the relationship between FAR and arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), as measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV). Methods: In this cross-sectional investigation, patients with T2D were enrolled between January 2021 and April 2022. In each patient, the levels of fibrinogen and albumin in the serum, and baPWV in the serum were measured. A baPWV greater than 1800 cm/s was utilized to diagnose arterial stiffness. Results: The study included 413 T2D patients. The mean age of these participants was 52.56 ± 11.53 years, 60.8% of them were male, and 18.6% of them had arterial stiffness. There were significant differences in baPWV level and proportion of arterial stiffness (p < .001) between the four subgroups categorized by the FAR quartile. The relationships between the FAR and baPWV and arterial stiffness were significantly favorable in the overall population and subgroups of elderly men and non-elderly men (p < .01), while they were insignificant in subgroups of elderly and non-elderly women (p > .05). To investigate the correlation between the FAR and baPWV, the arterial stiffness and the FAR in male T2D patients, respectively, multivariable logistic regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were developed. The lnFAR and lnbaPWV had a significant relationship in the multiple linear regression analysis fully adjusted model. After adjusting for potential covariables, multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that the FAR was independently associated with arterial stiffness [OR (95% CI), 1.075 (1.031-1.120)]. In addition, receiver operating characteristic analysis indicated that the best FAR cutoff value for detecting arterial stiffness in male T2D patients was 76.67 mg/g. Conclusion: The level of FAR had an independent and positive correlation with baPWV and arterial stiffness in male patients with T2D, but not in female patients.
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- Chun-mei Chen
- Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University and First People’s Hospital of Nantong City, Nantong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University and First People’s Hospital of Nantong City, Nantong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University and First People’s Hospital of Nantong City, Nantong, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University and First People’s Hospital of Nantong City, Nantong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University and First People’s Hospital of Nantong City, Nantong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University and First People’s Hospital of Nantong City, Nantong, China,*Correspondence: Feng Xu, ; Jian-feng Ji, ; Xing-xing Fang,
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University and First People’s Hospital of Nantong City, Nantong, China,*Correspondence: Feng Xu, ; Jian-feng Ji, ; Xing-xing Fang,
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University and First People’s Hospital of Nantong City, Nantong, China,*Correspondence: Feng Xu, ; Jian-feng Ji, ; Xing-xing Fang,
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Wung CH, Wang YH, Lee YC, Chang CW, Wu PY, Huang JC, Tsai YC, Chen SC, Chang JM, Hwang SJ. Association between Flow-Mediated Dilation and Skin Perfusion Pressure with Peripheral Artery Disease in Hemodialysis Patients. J Pers Med 2021; 11:jpm11121251. [PMID: 34945724 PMCID: PMC8708979 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11121251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is used to noninvasively assess the health of blood vessels and it has been shown to have a similar predictive ability for cardiovascular disease to traditional risk factors. Skin perfusion pressure (SPP) refers to the blood pressure required to restore capillary or microcirculatory flow after controlled occlusion and the return of flow. SPP has been shown to be an important measurement when making clinical decisions for patients with limb ischemia and to be a predictor of the likelihood of wound healing. Peripheral artery disease is common in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, little is known about the association between FMD or SPP and peripheral artery disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between FMD and SPP with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and ankle-brachial index (ABI) in HD patients in Taiwan, an area with a high rate of ESRD. This study was conducted at a regional hospital in southern Taiwan. ABI and baPWV values were measured using an ABI automated device. FMD and SPP were measured using ultrasound and a microvasculature blood flow monitor, respectively. Eighty patients were enrolled in this study. Compared to the patients with an ABI ≥ 0.95, those with an ABI < 0.95 had lower SPP of the feet (dorsal and plantar portions, both p < 0.001). After multivariable adjustments, low triglycerides (p = 0.033) and high calcium–phosphate product (p = 0.018) were significantly associated with low FMD. Further, low ABI (p = 0.001) and low baPWV (p = 0.036) were significantly associated with low SPP of dorsal portions. Old age (p = 0.005), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p = 0.016), and low ABI (p = 0.002) were significantly associated with low SPP of plantar portions. This study demonstrated an association between FMD and SPP with peripheral artery disease in HD patients. Patients with low ABI and baPWV had a high risk of low SPP of the feet. However, there was no significant correlation between FMD and ABI or baPWV.
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- Chih-Hsuan Wung
- Department of Post Baccalaureate Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
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- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan; (Y.-H.W.); (Y.-C.L.); (C.-W.C.)
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- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan; (Y.-H.W.); (Y.-C.L.); (C.-W.C.)
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- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan; (Y.-H.W.); (Y.-C.L.); (C.-W.C.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (P.-Y.W.); (J.-C.H.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan; (Y.-C.T.); (J.-M.C.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (P.-Y.W.); (J.-C.H.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan; (Y.-C.T.); (J.-M.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan; (Y.-C.T.); (J.-M.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (P.-Y.W.); (J.-C.H.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan; (Y.-C.T.); (J.-M.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (S.-C.C.); (S.-J.H.); Tel.: +886-7-8036783 (ext. 3440) (S.-C.C.); +886-7-3121101 (ext. 7351) (S.-J.H.); Fax: +886-7-8063346 (S.-C.C.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan; (Y.-C.T.); (J.-M.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan; (Y.-C.T.); (J.-M.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (S.-C.C.); (S.-J.H.); Tel.: +886-7-8036783 (ext. 3440) (S.-C.C.); +886-7-3121101 (ext. 7351) (S.-J.H.); Fax: +886-7-8063346 (S.-C.C.)
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Kajikawa M, Higashi Y. Promising Assessment of Vascular Function for Future Cardiovascular Events. J Atheroscler Thromb 2021; 28:1123-1125. [PMID: 33361649 PMCID: PMC8592704 DOI: 10.5551/jat.ed154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Masato Kajikawa
- Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital
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- Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital.,Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University
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Xu T, Zhou F, Xu C, Chen A, Huang S, Zhou H. The relationship between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in hypertensives: a cross-sectional study. J Hum Hypertens 2021; 36:651-658. [PMID: 34117347 DOI: 10.1038/s41371-021-00553-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Arteriosclerosis is the common pathological basis of hypertension-related target organ damage, and pulse wave velocity (PWV) is commonly used to assess the degree of arterial stiffness. Previous studies have reported the correlation between peripheral blood inflammatory indicators and PWV in hypertensives, but few studies examined the role of immune cells in arteriosclerosis in the context of human hypertension. In order to enrich the understanding of this topic, we conducted a cross-sectional study on hospitalized hypertensives in Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology from January 2015 to February 2017 to investigate the relationship between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets. Sixty-four eligible patients were enrolled in our study. The patients' blood pressure, height, body weight, and baPWV were collected, along with the lab results of their peripheral complete blood count, blood chemistry, and lymphocyte subsets. We studied the Spearman correlation between baPWV and lymphocyte subsets and other variables. We further used multivariable stepwise linear regression analysis and the results showed that baPWV was significantly correlated with age, height, systolic blood pressure, and the level of T lymphocytes (CD3+CD45+) in hypertensive patients (β = 8.77, P = 0.006; β = -17.50, P = 0.001; β = 6.70, P = 0.002, and β = -7.093, P = 0.024, respectively). According to our findings, baPWV was independently and negatively correlated with the level of peripheral blood T lymphocytes in hypertensives, and infiltration of T lymphocytes into the vessels wall may be a key part of the immune mechanism of arteriosclerosis in hypertension.
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- Ting Xu
- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Benxi Central Hospital, Benxi, China
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- School of Information Systems & Technology Management, Business School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. .,Department and Institute of Infectious Disease, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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