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Qiu W, Cai A, Li L, Feng Y. Systolic blood pressure status modifies the associations between the triglyceride-glucose index and incident cardiovascular disease: a national cohort study in China. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2024; 23:135. [PMID: 38658924 PMCID: PMC11044345 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02227-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and blood pressure (BP) are correlated and serve as risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The potential impact of BP status on the association between the TyG index and CVD risk remains uncertain. This study aims to investigate the relationships between the TyG index and incident CVD in Chinese middle-aged and elderly adults, considering variations in BP status among participants. METHODS 6558 participants (mean age: 58.3 (± 8.7) years; 46.0% were men) without prevalent CVD were recruited from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Participants were divided into three groups according to their systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels (< 120mmHg, 120 ∼ 129mmHg, ≥ 130mmHg). The TyG index was computed as ln[triglyceride (mg/dl) * fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)/2]. The primary outcome was CVD (heart disease and stroke), and the secondary outcomes were individual CVD components. Cox regression models and restricted cubic splines were performed to investigate the associations between continuous and categorical TyG with CVD. RESULTS 1599 cases of CVD were captured during 58,333 person-years of follow-up. Per 1-SD higher TyG index was associated with a 19% (HR: 1.19; 95% CI: 1.12, 1.27) higher risk for incident CVD, and the participants with the highest quartile of TyG index had a 54% (HR: 1.54; 95% CI: 1.29, 1.84) higher risk of CVD compared to those in the lowest quartile. SBP significantly modifies the association between the TyG index and CVD, with higher HRs for CVD observed in those with optimal and normal SBP. SBP partially mediated the associations between the TyG index with CVD. The results were generally consistent among participants with varying pulse pressure statuses rather than diastolic BP statuses. CONCLUSIONS The associations between the TyG index and CVD were modified by BP status, with greater HRs for CVD observed among those who had SBP < 130mmHg. SBP can partially mediate the association between the TyG index with CVD, highlighting the importance of early screening for the TyG index to identify at risk of hypertension and CVD.
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- Weida Qiu
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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Chen C, Ou Y, Cai A, Huang Y, Feng Y, Nie Z. Household use of solid fuel and sarcopenia among middle-aged and older adults: The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Maturitas 2024; 182:107925. [PMID: 38325137 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.107925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Few studies have examined the effects of air pollution on the risk of sarcopenia, especially pollution in indoor settings. We explored the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of household use of solid fuel for cooking and heating, separately and simultaneously, with risk of sarcopenia. METHODS Cross-sectional and follow-up data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were used. Multivariable-adjusted generalized linear models and Cox proportional hazards regression models were performed to estimate the odds ratio and hazard ratio for sarcopenia, respectively. RESULTS 11,494 (median age: 57.0 years; 47.4 % males) and 7483 (median age: 57.0 years; 46.9 % males) participants were included in the cross-sectional and longitudinal study, respectively. After fully adjusting for covariates, including outdoor concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5), both the use of solid fuels for cooking and use for heating were positively associated with incident sarcopenia in the longitudinal analyses, with hazard ratios (95 % confidence interval) of 1.56 (1.28-1.89) and 1.26 (1.04-1.52), respectively. Moreover, significant multiplicative and/or additive interactions were observed between age, smoking and cooking with solid fuel and risk of sarcopenia (all P for interaction <0.05). Similar results were found in the cross-sectional analyses. CONCLUSIONS Household use of solid fuel was significantly associated with a higher risk of sarcopenia, while ageing and smoking had synergetic effects with burning solid fuels on the risk of sarcopenia. Our results highlight the importance of taking multi-pronged measures with respect to both air pollution and healthy lifestyle to prevent sarcopenia and promote healthy ageing.
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- Chaolei Chen
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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Yao Y, Zhou Z, Geng T, Cai A, Li T, Yang J, Chen J, Li L. Long-term cost-effectiveness of transcatheter mitral valve repair in HF patients with secondary mitral regurgitation. ESC Heart Fail 2024. [PMID: 38515335 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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AIMS The long-term cost-effectiveness of MitraClip in heart failure patients with secondary mitral regurgitation is still unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of MitraClip added to guideline-directed medical therapy vs. guideline-directed medical therapy alone in heart failure patients with secondary mitral regurgitation from the perspective of the healthcare systems of mainland China, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States. METHODS AND RESULTS A two-stage (decision + Markov) model was built. Health utilities were defined by the New York Heart Association class, heart failure re-hospitalization, and death and were calculated based on the 5 year follow-up results of the Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation trial. Direct healthcare costs were derived from the nationally representative data. Future utilities and costs were discounted at country-specific rates. The primary outcome was the lifetime incremental cost-effectiveness ratio. The mean age of the base case in our model was 72.2 years. Over a lifetime horizon, treatment with MitraClip was associated with 829 fewer heart failure re-hospitalizations per 1000 treated patients. The MitraClip treatment was associated with incremental quality-adjusted life-year gains of 0.71, 0.76, 0.78, and 0.78, as well as incremental cost-effectiveness ratios of ¥468 462, £28 910, €26 045, and $71 199 per quality-adjusted life-year for a lifetime horizon in mainland China, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States, respectively. In probabilistic sensitivity analysis, 0.2%, 59.4%, 99.6%, and 84.7% of patients were cost-effective in mainland China, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States at the country-specific willingness-to-pay thresholds. CONCLUSIONS MitraClip + guideline-directed medical therapy was cost-effective in heart failure patients with secondary mitral regurgitation in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States, but not in mainland China from the perspective of the national healthcare system.
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- Younan Yao
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China
- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Emergency, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China
- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Qiu W, Cai A, Li L, Feng Y. Association of depression trajectories and subsequent hypertension and cardiovascular disease: findings from the CHARLS cohort. J Hypertens 2024; 42:432-440. [PMID: 37937504 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Little evidence regarding the associations of longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms and incident hypertension and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between trajectories of depressive symptoms and new-onset hypertension and CVDs among the Chinese middle-aged and older general population. METHODS This prospective cohort study used data from a nationally representative sample aged older than 45 years of Chinese residents recruited for the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). The depressive symptoms were assessed using the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10). The outcomes of the study were new-onset hypertension and CVDs. RESULTS A total of 6071 participants were included in the final analysis and four trajectories of CES-D-10 were identified, including low-stable, medium-decreasing, medium-increasing, and high-stable trajectories. Until 2018, 1668 (27.5%) and 959 (15.8%) participants were newly diagnosed with hypertension and CVDs, respectively. Compared with participants with a low-stable trajectory, individuals with other three trajectories had a significantly higher risk of hypertension and CVDs. The results remained robust in several sensitivity analyses. The restricted cubic spline (RCS) showed an S-shaped relationship between the mean CES-D-10 score and hypertension/CVDs ( P for nonlinear <0.001). Hypertension partially mediated the association between CES-D-10 and CVDs. CONCLUSION Among Chinese aged older than 45 years' general adults, depressive symptoms were prevalent and associated with higher risks of incident hypertension and CVDs. Depressive symptoms mediated the development of CVDs by promoting hypertension progression. Immediate efforts are needed to improve depression management in China to further prevent CVDs.
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- Weida Qiu
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Cai A, Chen C, Wang J, Ou Y, Nie Z, Feng Y. Life's Essential 8 and risk of incident heart failure in community population without cardiovascular disease: Results of the sub-cohort of China PEACE Million Persons Project. Prev Med 2024; 178:107797. [PMID: 38065339 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The American Heart Association has introduced the Life's Essential 8 metrics to evaluate and promote cardiovascular health (CVH) and we aimed to evaluate the association of CVH and incident heart failure (HF). METHODS The China PEACE Million Persons Project is a population-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) screening study. This was a sub-cohort of the project that included individuals free of CVD at baseline. Components and classifications of CVH, including diet, physical activity, smoking status, sleep status, body mass index (BMI), non-high density lipoprotein (non-HDL), blood glucose and blood pressure, were determined based on the Life's Essential 8. CVH status was categorized as poor, intermediate and ideal status. HF cases were identified by linking hospital records. RESULTS Among the cohort (n = 38,571, median age 54 years and women 60.5%), proportion of individuals with poor, intermediate and ideal CVH was 30.7%, 56.9% and 12.4%. After a median follow-up of 3.56 years, the incidence of HF in individuals with poor, intermediate and ideal CVH was 2.5%, 1.1% and 0.5% respectively. Compared to poor CVH, intermediate (adjusted HR: 0.52 [95% CI: 0.43-0.61]) and ideal CVH (adjusted HR: 0.38 [95% CI: 0.26-0.57]) were associated with a lower HF risk. A gradient of association between CVH and HF risk was observed (P-trend<0.001). Ideal physical activity, ideal smoking status, and intermediate and ideal status of BMI, blood glucose and blood pressure were associated with a lower HF risk. CONCLUSION Poor CVH was associated with an increased risk of HF, and promotion of CVH may help prevent HF development.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Epidemiology, Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Sothern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Epidemiology, Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Sothern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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Cai A, Chen C, Wang J, Ou Y, Nie Z, Feng Y. Social Determinants of Health, Cardiovascular Health, and Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease. JACC Asia 2024; 4:44-54. [PMID: 38222255 PMCID: PMC10782398 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Background Limited data exist regarding the prognostic implications of social determinants of health (SDOH) and cardiovascular health (CVH) in Chinese community populations. Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of SDOH and CVH with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause death. Methods Individuals without cardiovascular disease were obtained from the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Million Persons Project. SDOH (educational attainment, economic stability, health care access, social support, and neighborhood) and CVH components were extracted. Participants were divided into groups with low and high burden of unfavorable SDOH and groups with poor, intermediate, and ideal CVH. MACE (a composite of coronary heart disease or myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, and cardiovascular death) and all-cause death were identified by linking hospital records with resident identity card number. Results Among the cohort (n = 38,571, median age 54 years, 60.5% women), the proportion of individuals with a high burden of unfavorable SDOH was 68.9%, and that with poor CVH was 30.7%. In reference to the group with a low burden of unfavorable SDOH, the adjusted HRs for MACE and all-cause death in the high burden group were 1.18 (95% CI: 1.08-1.30) and 1.35 (95% CI: 1.09-1.68), respectively. In reference to the group with ideal CVH, poor CVH was associated with higher risks for MACE and all-cause death. A high burden of unfavorable SDOH and poor CVH exerted joint effects on all-cause death (HR: 2.20; 95% CI: 1.08-4.48). Conclusions A high burden of unfavorable SDOH and poor CVH were associated with increased risks for MACE and mortality. Dedicated efforts are needed to address these health disparities.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Epidemiology, Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Sothern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Epidemiology, Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Sothern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Cai A, Dan Z, Zhou Y, Feng Y, Nie Z. Prognostic implications of machine learning-derived echocardiographic phenotypes in community hypertensive patients. Clin Exp Hypertens 2023; 45:2236334. [PMID: 37477238 DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2023.2236334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Echocardiogram is commonly used to evaluate cardiac remodeling in hypertension (HTN). However, study on echocardiographic phenotypes and their prognostic implications in HTN is limited. OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the prognostic implications echocardiographic phenotypes in community hypertensive patients. METHOD A total of 1881 community hypertensive patients without overt cardiovascular disease and severe renal disease (mean age 62.8 years, women 57.9%) were included. Using Two-Step cluster analysis with four conventional echocardiographic variables, two clusters with distinct echocardiographic phenotypes were identified. RESULT The Cluster 1 (namely "mild-remodeling" HTN; n = 1492) had low prevalence of enlarged left atrium (LA; 0.9%) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH; 16.2%) and better LV diastolic function. They were younger and more likely to be men and had lower comorbid burden. The Cluster 2 (namely "severe-remodeling" HTN; n = 389) had higher prevalence of enlarged LA (26.0%) and LVH (83.0%) and worse LV diastolic function. They were older and more likely to be women and had higher comorbid burden. After a median follow-up of 4.2 years, compared to the Cluster 1, the Cluster 2 had higher incidence of cardiovascular (4.1% vs 1.7%; P = .006) and all-cause (9.8% vs 4.8%; P < .001) death, with adjusted hazard ratio of 2.80 (95% CI 1.39-5.62; P = .004) and 2.04 (95% CI 1.32-3.14; P < .001) respectively. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that the conventional echocardiographic variables-based algorithm could help identify asymptomatic community hypertensive patients at risk for cardiovascular and all-cause death. Further studies are needed to develop and validate phenotype-specific prevention and intervention strategies in HTN.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Qiu W, Cai A, Nie Z, Wang J, Ou Y, Feng Y. Sex difference in incidence and risk factors of hospitalization for heart failure, and subsequent mortality: findings from the China PEACE million persons project. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:2356. [PMID: 38017495 PMCID: PMC10685651 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17286-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological study of sex differences in incidence and risk factors of heart failure (HF), and subsequent mortality attributed to HF in the Chinese general population is lacking. This study aims to assess the sex differences in the incidence and risk factors of hospitalization for HF and evaluate the sex differences in population attributable fractions (PAFs) for the subsequent mortality among the general population. METHODS Data were from a sub-cohort of the Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Million Persons Project in China. Fine and Gray models were conducted to calculate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) accounting for the competing risk of all-cause mortality. Propensity score matching analysis and subgroup analyses were used to verify the robustness of the results. Adjusted PAFs of HF for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality were evaluated by sex. RESULTS Of the 102,278 participants, 60.5% were women, and the mean age was 54.3 years. After a median follow-up of 3.52 years, 1588 cases of hospitalization for HF were identified. After adjusting for the covariates, women had 31% (95% CI: 0.61-0.79) lower risk for HF than men. The results were consistent in the propensity score matching cohort and across all subgroup analyses (all P sex-subgroups interaction > 0.05). Although women were associated with a lower risk of HF, they had a higher PAF (24.2%, 95% CI: 16.0-31.6) for subsequent cardiovascular mortality than men (16.5%, 95% CI: 11.3-21.5). Several significant differences in risk factors for HF were noted between sexes. CONCLUSION In the southern Chinese population, women had a lower risk of HF but had a higher cardiovascular mortality fraction attributed to HF than men. Sex-specific preventative strategies and management for HF should be warranted.
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- Weida Qiu
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People ' s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Cai A, Qiu W, Xia S, Zhou Y, Chen J, Tan N, Gao Z, Ou Y, Li W, Liao Y, Dong Y, Li X, Zhou J, Feng Y, Li L, Yang J. Sex-specific characteristics and outcomes in hospitalized heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the China Cardiovascular Association Database-Heart Failure Center Registry. Eur Heart J 2023; 44:4715-4718. [PMID: 37793124 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital to Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 1, Dahua Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China
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Qin X, Chen C, Wang J, Cai A, Feng X, Jiang X, Feng Y. Association of adiposity indices with cardiometabolic multimorbidity among 101,973 chinese adults: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:514. [PMID: 37865773 PMCID: PMC10590510 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03543-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) and obesity represent two major health problems. The relationship between adiposity indices and CMM, however, remains understudied. This study aimed to investigate the associations of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), a body shape index (ABSI), body roundness index (BRI), and conicity index (CI) with CMM among Chinese adults. METHODS Data of 101,973 participants were collected from a population-based screening project in Southern China. CMM was defined as having two or more of the following diseases: coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, and diabetes. The relationship between the six adiposity indices and CMM was investigated by multivariate logistic regression and restricted cubic splines. Receiver operator characteristic curve, C-statistic and net reclassification index were used to estimate the discriminative and incremental values of adiposity indices on CMM. RESULTS Logistic regression models showed the six adiposity indices were all significantly associated with the odds of CMM with non-linear relationships. For per SD increment, WC (Odds ratio [OR]: 1.66; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.62-1.70) and WHtR (OR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.58-1.65) were more significantly associated with a higher prevalence of CMM than BMI (OR, 1.55; 95% CI, 1.52-1.58) (all P < 0.05). In addition, WC, WHtR, and BRI displayed significantly better performance in detecting CMM compared with BMI (all P < 0.05). Their respective area under the curve (AUC) values were 0.675 (95% CI: 0.670-0.680), 0.679 (95% CI: 0.675-0.684), and 0.679 (95% CI: 0.675-0.684), while BMI yielded an AUC of 0.637 (95% CI: 0.632-0.643). These findings hold true across all subgroups based on sex and age. When Adding WC, WHtR, or BRI to a base model, they all provided larger incremental values for the discrimination of CMM compared with BMI (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Adiposity indices were closely associated with the odds of CMM, with WC and WHtR demonstrating stronger associations than BMI. WC, WHtR, and BRI were superior to BMI in discriminative ability for CMM. Avoidance of obesity (especially abdominal obesity) may be the preferred primary prevention strategy for CMM while controlling for other major CMM risk factors.
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- Xiaoru Qin
- Department of Cardiology, Zhuhai hospital affiliated with Jinan University (Zhuhai People's Hospital), Zhuhai, China
- Department of cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai hospital affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhuhai hospital affiliated with Jinan University (Zhuhai People's Hospital), Zhuhai, China.
- Department of cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Qiu W, Cai A, Xiao X, Gao Z, Feng Y, Li L. Association of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation and All-Cause Mortality in Ischemic Heart Failure Varies by Left Atrial Size: A Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Cardiol 2023; 205:50-57. [PMID: 37586121 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate whether the mortality risk of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) varies by left atrial (LA) size in patients with heart failure (HF). In total, 2,234 patients with ischemic HF were included. Participants were categorized as normal LA group and LA enlargement group based on the guideline recommendations, and in each group, patients were further classified as non/mild TR group and moderate/severe TR group according to echocardiographic examination. All-cause mortality was used as the only end point, and comparisons were conducted between the TR degree groups stratified by LA size status. Propensity-matched analyses and restricted cubic splines were performed to verify the robustness of the results. Of 2,234 patients with ischemic HF participants, 1,002 (44.9%) had LA enlargement and 294 (13.2%) had moderate/severe TR. After a median follow-up of 3.02 years (7,140 person-years), 453 patients (20.3%) died. After adjusting for the covariates, the higher mortality risk of moderate/severe TR was only observed in the normal LA diameter group (hazard ratio 1.64, 95% confidence interval 1.02 to 2.65) rather than the LA enlargement group (hazard ratio 0.96, 95% confidence interval 0.69 to 1.34). A significant interaction of TR degree was observed between the normal LA size group and the LA enlargement group. The relation was consistent in the propensity-matching cohort and in the restricted cubic splines analysis. In conclusion, mortality rate and prevalence of moderate/severe TR were high in patients with ischemic HF. Moderate/severe TR is significantly associated with all-cause mortality in those with normal LA diameter. The mechanisms underlying these observations merit further investigation.
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- Weida Qiu
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of the Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of the Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of the Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of the Concord Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of the Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of the Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Qiu W, Cai A, Li L, Feng Y. Lagging behind the Western countries: the knowledge gaps of gender differences in heart failure in Asia. ESC Heart Fail 2023; 10:2797-2806. [PMID: 37652064 PMCID: PMC10567648 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Gender differences in heart failure (HF), ranging from epidemiological and pathophysiological factors to therapeutic response and prognosis, have been well documented in Western countries, especially in Europe and North America. The above gender differences in HF found in Westerners are rarely investigated in Asians. In this review, we explore the worrying knowledge gap on the gender differences in HF that existed in Asia in contrast with Western populations based on the following four aspects: epidemiology, risk factors, therapy, and prognosis. Finally, we conclude that investigations of gender differences in HF in Asia lag behind those in Europe and North America. Future work is required to establish and better use the high-level, population-based cohorts and develop our own high-quality, convincing clinical trials to deliver robust gender-specific conclusions in Asia.
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- Weida Qiu
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityNo. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu DistrictGuangzhou510080China
- The Second School of Clinical MedicineSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityNo. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu DistrictGuangzhou510080China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityNo. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu DistrictGuangzhou510080China
- The Second School of Clinical MedicineSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical UniversityNo. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu DistrictGuangzhou510080China
- The Second School of Clinical MedicineSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Cai A, Zheng C, Qiu J, Fonarow GC, Lip GYH, Feng Y, Wang Z. Prevalence of heart failure stages in the general population and implications for heart failure prevention: reports from the China Hypertension Survey 2012-15. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2023; 30:1391-1400. [PMID: 37410587 DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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AIMS There are no nationwide epidemiological data on heart failure (HF) stages in China. Knowledge of the prevalence of HF stages is crucial for planning HF prevention and management strategies. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of HF stages in the general Chinese population and the specific prevalence by age, sex, and urbanity. METHODS AND RESULTS This is a cross-sectional study and national representative general population aged ≥ 35 years (n = 31 494, mean age 57.4 years, women 54.1%) were obtained from the China Hypertension Survey. Participants were divided into Stage A (at-risk for HF), Stage B (pre-HF), and Stage C (symptomatic HF). Survey weights were calculated based on the 2010 China population census data. The prevalence of Stage A was 35.8% (≈245.1 million), Stage B 42.8% (≈293.1 million), and Stage C 1.1% (≈7.5 million). The prevalence of Stages B and C increased with increasing age (P < 0.0001). Women had lower prevalence of Stage A (32.6% vs. 39.3%; P < 0.0001) but higher prevalence of Stage B (45.9% vs. 39.5%; P < 0.0001) than men. People from rural area had lower prevalence of Stage A (31.9% vs. 41.0%; P < 0.0001) but higher prevalence of Stage B (47.8% vs. 36.2%; P < 0.0001) than people from urban. The prevalence of Stage C was similar by sex and urbanity. CONCLUSION The burdens of pre-clinical and clinical HF are high and vary by age, sex, and urbanity in China. Targeted interventions are needed to reduce the high burden of pre-clinical and clinical HF.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No.106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 15 (Lin), Fengcunxili, Mentougou District, Beijing 102308, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 201701, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Danish Center for Clinical Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No.106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 15 (Lin), Fengcunxili, Mentougou District, Beijing 102308, China
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Qiu W, Cai A, Nie Z, Wang J, Ou Y, Feng Y. Sex-specific population attributable risk factors for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the general population: Findings from the China PEACE million persons project. Prev Med 2023; 174:107608. [PMID: 37422073 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Little evidence exists regarding the sex-specific population attributable risk factors for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the Chinese general population. We used a sub-cohort of the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events million persons project to evaluate the overall and sex-specific associations and population attributable fractions (PAFs) of twelve risk factors for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. 95,469 participants were included between January 2016 and December 2020. The twelve risk factors (including four socioeconomic status and eight modifiable risk factors) were collected or measured at baseline. The outcomes of the study were all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. Overall, 60.7% (N = 57,971) were women, and the mean age was 54.3 ± 10.2 years. After a median of 3.52 years of follow-up, 1311 (1.4%) people died, and 362 (0.4%) people died of cardiovascular causes. Majorities of risk factors were significantly associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, and suboptimal blood pressure and low educational attainment were the two leading attributable risk factors for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. The twelve risk factors collectively explained 72.4% (95% confidence interval (CI): 63.5, 79.2) and 84.0% (95% CI: 71.1, 91.1) of PAFs for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. When stratified by sex, men had more risk factors that were significantly attributable to mortality than women, whereas low educational attainment had a more pronounced impact on female cardiovascular health. This study found that the twelve risk factors collectively explained a significant proportion of PAFs for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Several sex-related disparities in the associations between risk factors and mortality were noted.
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- Weida Qiu
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Zhou D, Yan M, Cai A, Xie Q, Cheng Q, Tang S, Feng Y. Prognostic implications of left ventricular hypertrophy defined by the thresholds from the international and Chinese guidelines. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2023. [PMID: 37334744 DOI: 10.1111/jch.14687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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To compare the predictive value of mortality between left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) defined by Chinese thresholds and defined by international guidelines in hypertension individuals and investigate better indexation methods for LVH in Chinese population. We included 2454 community hypertensive patients with Left ventricular mass (LVM) and relative wall thickness. LVM was indexed to body surface area (BSA), height2 7 and height 1 7 . The outcomes were all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Cox proportional hazards models were used to explore the association between LVH and the outcomes. C-statistics and time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to evaluate the value of those indicators. During a median follow-up of 49 months (interquartile range 2-54 months), 174 participants (7.1%) died from any cause (n = 174), with 71 died of cardiovascular disease. LVM/BSA defined by the Chinese thresholds was significantly associated with cardiovascular mortality (HR: 1.63; 95%CI: 1.00-2.64). LVM/BSA was significantly associated with all-cause mortality using Chinese thresholds (HR: 1.56; 95%CI: 1.14-2.14) and using Guideline thresholds (HR: 1.52; 95%CI: 1.08-2.15). LVM/Height1.7 was significantly associated with all-cause mortality using Chinese thresholds (HR: 1.60; 95%CI: 1.17-2.20) and using Guideline thresholds (HR: 1.54; 95%CI: 1.04-2.27). LVM/Height2.7 was not significantly associated with all-cause mortality. C-statistics indicated that LVM/BSA and LVM/Height1.7 by Chinese thresholds had better predictive ability for mortality. Time-ROC indicated that only LVM/Height1.7 defined by Chinese threshold had incremental value for predicting mortality. We found that in community hypertensive populations, race-specific thresholds should be used to classify LV hypertrophy related to mortality risk stratification. LVM/BSA and LVM/Height1.7 are acceptable normalization method in Chinese hypertension.
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- Dan Zhou
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Community Health Center of Liao Bu Community, Dongguan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Cai A, Chen Z, Kang F. Giant T-wave Inversion in an Older Patient With Sudden Loss of Consciousness. JAMA Intern Med 2023; 183:482-483. [PMID: 36939691 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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This case report describes a patient in their 60s with long-term uncontrolled hypertension and possible hip fracture followed by loss of consciousness.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Emergency, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Jinan University, Daliang District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, ShunDe Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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Xiao M, Chen C, Wang J, Cai A, Zhou D, Liu G, Feng Y. Association of adiposity indices with prehypertension among Chinese adults: A cross-sectional study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2023; 25:470-479. [PMID: 36974365 PMCID: PMC10184478 DOI: 10.1111/jch.14622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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The association of adiposity indices with prehypertension remains unclear in the Chinese non-hypertensive population. This study aimed to compare the association of adiposity indices, including waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio, body roundness index (BRI), a body shape index (ABSI), and conicity index (CI), and prehypertension in the Chinese population. We recruited 61 475 participants from a population-based screening project in Guangdong province, China. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to detect the association between the six adiposity indices and prehypertension. Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC) analysis was used to evaluate the predictive values of adiposity indices to prehypertension. The individuals were divided into two categories by blood pressure (BP) levels: normotension (<120/80 mmHg) and prehypertension (120-139/80-89 mmHg). A total of 33 233 people had prehypertension, with a prevalence of 54.04% and 42% males. Both logistics regression models presented a positive association between each adiposity index and prehypertension (p < .05), except for ABSI. The body mass index (BMI) was slightly more correlated with prehypertension than any other index. The standardized ORs for the six indices were 1.392, 1.361, 1.406, 1.039, 1.372, and 1.151, respectively. Compared to other adiposity indices, the WC had a significantly higher area under the curve (AUC) for predicting prehypertension (AUC: .619, sensitivity: 57%, specificity: 60.6%). In conclusion, WC and BMI might be the best indicators for prehypertension. Increasing evidence supports avoiding obesity as a preferred primary prevention strategy for prehypertension while controlling other major hypertension risk factors.
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- Mengyuan Xiao
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicinethe First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine CenterAffiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical UniversityZhanjiangChina
- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's HospitalGuangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's HospitalGuangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's HospitalGuangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's HospitalGuangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's HospitalGuangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Gerontology CenterAffiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical UniversityZhanjiangChina
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicinethe First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's HospitalGuangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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Zhou D, Huang Y, Cai A, Yan M, Cheng Q, Feng X, Nie Z, Feng Y. Longitudinal Study of Left Ventricular Mass Index Trajectories and Risk of Mortality in Hypertension: A Cohort Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e028568. [PMID: 37119065 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Background Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) has been extensively studied for its relationship with mortality but has been typically assessed at a single time point. We, therefore, describe the trajectory of LVMI in a population with hypertension over 6 years to study the subsequent risk of mortality. Methods and Results We assessed LVMI that was collected during annual health examinations in round 1 (2010-2012), round 2 (2013-2014), and round 3 (2015-2016) with 2 allometric scalings, height2.7, and body surface area, in a cohort of participants with hypertension to identify 6-year trajectories of LVMI by latent class trajectory modeling. We followed up with participants for mortality by latent trajectory from the last echocardiographic examination (September 17, 2014-December 8, 2016) to December 31, 2018. We calculated mortality hazard ratios by assigned trajectory using Cox proportional hazards models. We obtained data for LVMI from 2453 participants (mean age, 61.80 [SD, 12.14] years, 1428 [58.2%] female). We identified 3 trajectories of LVM/H2.7, characterized by maintained low stable (1298 [52.9%]); moderate stable (935 [38.1%]); high stable (220 [9.0%]), as well as 3 trajectories by LVM/body surface area. During a median follow-up of 2.15 years, 167 participants developed all-cause mortality, and 71 were cardiovascular mortality. Only the high stable trajectory was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality compared with the low stable trajectory by LVM/H2.7 or LVM/body surface area (all P<0.05). In Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, the trajectory with high stable LVM/body surface area had significantly lower survival probability. Conclusions In community hypertension, the individuals with high stable LVMI trajectory had the highest risk of all-cause mortality. The individuals in the moderate stable trajectory had a similar risk for mortality as those in the low stable trajectory.
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- Dan Zhou
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences Guangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences Guangzhou People's Republic of China
- School of Medicine South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences Guangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences Guangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences Guangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences Guangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences Guangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences Guangzhou People's Republic of China
- School of Medicine South China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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Qiu W, Cai A, Xiao X, Gao Z, Feng Y, Li L. Diabetes mellitus status modifies the association between N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide and all-cause mortality risk in ischemic heart failure: a prospective cohort study. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2023; 15:72. [PMID: 37041629 PMCID: PMC10088130 DOI: 10.1186/s13098-023-01046-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) discriminates mortality risk in diabetes mellitus (DM) and in heart failure (HF) populations. Whether DM status modifies the association between NT-proBNP and all-cause mortality risk in ischemic HF is unknown. METHODS This was a single-center, prospective cohort study conducted with 2287 ischemic HF patients. Subjects were divided into with DM group and without DM group. Multivariate Cox proportional-hazards models were conducted to calculate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The product of DM status and NT-proBNP were used to assess the interaction. Propensity score matching analysis was used to verify the robustness of the results. RESULTS Of 2287 ischemic HF participants, 1172 (51.2%) had DM. After a median follow-up of 3.19 years (7287 person-years), 479 (20.9%) of the participants died. After adjusting for the covariates, continuous NT-proBNP was more prominently associated with risk of mortality in HF patients with DM (HR: 1.65, 95% CI: 1.43-1.91) than those without (HR: 1.28, 95% CI: 1.09-1.50). A significant interaction of DM status and NT-proBNP was observed (P-interaction = 0.016). The relationships were consistent when NT-proBNP was considered as a categorical variable and in the propensity matching analysis. CONCLUSIONS DM status modified the association between NT-proBNP and all-cause mortality in ischemic HF patients, suggesting that NT-proBNP was more prominently associated with risk of mortality in patients with DM than those without. Future studies to clarify the mechanisms underlying these observations are needed.
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- Weida Qiu
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Concord medical center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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Qiu W, Cai A, Xiao X, Xia S, Li L, Feng Y. Alcohol intake masked the protective effect of tea consumption against all-cause mortality and blood pressure progression: Findings from the CHNS cohort, 1993-2011. Nutrition 2023; 111:112003. [PMID: 37031522 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Whether the protective effects of tea consumption interact with the status of alcohol consumption remains unknown. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between tea consumption and mortality and blood pressure changes between alcohol consumers and non-consumers in a Chinese population. METHODS This study was conducted with a cohort of 6387 participants from the China Health and Nutrition Survey data between 1993 and 2011. Group-based trajectory modeling was conducted to identify distinct tea consumption trajectories. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression methods were used to estimate the cumulative rate of all-cause mortality. Restricted cubic spline was performed to determine the nonlinear relationships between mean tea consumption and mortality. Generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM) were conducted to assess the blood pressure changes among tea consumption trajectories. RESULTS We identified three tea consumption trajectories. After a median follow-up of 17.9 y, 580 (9.1%) participants died. The association between tea consumption and death interacted with alcohol drinking status. A lower morality risk for the high tea consumption trajectory was observed only in non-alcohol drinkers (hazard ratio, 0.56; 95% confidence interval, 0.40-0.77). The tea-mortality association was linear in current alcohol drinkers (Plinear = 0.002), demonstrating that mortality increased with increasing tea consumption. The results of GLMM showed that alcohol intake masked the protective effect against blood pressure progression. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study demonstrated that individuals with a long-term high tea consumption trajectory had a lower risk for all-cause mortality and a slower blood pressure growth rate. The beneficial effects of tea consumption were attenuated by alcohol intake or even harmful to health.
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Cheng Q, Liu X, Cai A, Zhou D, Huang Y, Feng Y. Serum sodium level is inversely associated with new-onset diabetes in hypertensive patients. J Diabetes 2022; 14:831-839. [PMID: 36470584 PMCID: PMC9789394 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.13338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum sodium level is associated with cardiovascular and endocrine health. Though decreased serum sodium is considered to be associated with reduced hypertension risk, some studies also found that it may increase the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the association of serum sodium with new-onset diabetes in hypertensive patients. METHODS Based on the annual health examinations from 2011 to 2016 in Dongguan City, Guangdong, China, hypertensive patients without diabetes at baseline were selected. Logistic regression and restricted cubic spline were used to evaluate the association between serum sodium level and new-onset diabetes. Subgroup analysis was also conducted. RESULTS A total of 4438 hypertensive patients with a mean age of 58.65 years were included, of whom 48.9% were male. During a median follow-up of 35.1 months, 617 (13.9%) of the subjects developed new-onset diabetes. Per 1-SD (3.39 mmol/L) increment of serum sodium was associated with a 14% lower risk of new-onset diabetes (odds ratio = 0.86; 95% CI: 0.78, 0.97; p = 0.01). The lowest quartile of serum sodium was associated with the lowest diabetes risk. The restricted cubic spline showed a linear inverse relationship (nonlinear p = 0.72). Across all the subgroups, the inverse association was consistent (p for interaction >0.05). CONCLUSION An inverse association of serum sodium with new-onset diabetes in hypertensive patients was observed.
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- Qi Cheng
- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular DiseaseGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular DiseaseGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular DiseaseGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular DiseaseGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular DiseaseGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular DiseaseGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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Qiu W, Xiao X, Cai A, Gao Z, Li L. Pulse pressure and all-cause mortality in ischaemic heart failure patients: a prospective cohort study. Ann Med 2022; 54:2701-2709. [PMID: 36223284 PMCID: PMC9559321 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2128208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Whether the association between pulse pressure (PP) and mortality varies with systolic blood pressure (SBP) in ischaemic heart failure (HF) with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) is unknown. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between PP and all-cause mortality in ischaemic HF patients with SBP status at admission. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective cohort study included 1581 ischaemic HF patients with LVSD. A total of 23.3% (n = 368) and 22.2% (n = 351) of the participants had SBP <110 mmHg and SBP >140 mmHg, respectively, with more than 80% of participants being male. Restricted cubic spline was performed to determine whether a nonlinear relationship existed between PP and all-cause mortality risk. A multivariable Cox proportional hazards model was used to assess the association between PP and all-cause mortality. RESULTS After a median of follow-up of 3.0 years, 257 events (16.4%) were observed in the cohort. There was a J-shaped relationship between PP and all-cause mortality (P value for nonlinearity = 0.020), with a risk nadir of approximately 46-49 mmHg. All-cause mortality risk varied with SBP status. Higher PP was associated with worse prognosis when the SBP was ≥110 mmHg, whereas the relationship did not reach statistical significance when the SBP was <110 mmHg. CONCLUSION A J-shaped relationship between PP and all-cause mortality was observed in ischaemic HF patients with LVSD, and higher PP was associated with worse prognosis only in those with SBP ≥110 mmHg. Further studies are needed to corroborate these findings.KEY MESSAGESA J-shaped relationship between pulse pressure and all-cause mortality was observed in ischaemic heart failure patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, with a risk nadir of approximately 46-49 mmHg.All-cause mortality risk varied with systolic blood pressure status, and higher pulse pressure was associated with worse prognosis when systolic blood pressure was above 110 mmHg.
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- Weida Qiu
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Concord Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Qiu W, Cai A, Li L, Feng Y. Longitudinal Trajectories of Alcohol Consumption with All-Cause Mortality, Hypertension, and Blood Pressure Change: Results from CHNS Cohort, 1993-2015. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14235073. [PMID: 36501103 PMCID: PMC9739068 DOI: 10.3390/nu14235073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated a J-shaped association of alcohol consumption with all-cause mortality and hypertension, but the majority of these studies focus on a single measurement of alcohol intake and were conducted in a Western population. Whether long-term trajectories of alcohol consumption are associated with all-cause mortality, hypertension, and a change in blood pressure remains to be elucidated. METHODS In the large, population-based China Health and Nutrition Survey cohort from between 1993 and 2015, group-based trajectory modeling was conducted to identify distinct alcohol-consumption trajectory classes. We investigated their association with all-cause mortality and hypertension using Cox regression and binary logistics regression models. A restricted cubic spline was performed to determine the nonlinear relationships of mean alcohol intake with mortality and hypertension. Multivariate-adjusted generalized linear mixed-effects models were conducted to assess the change in blood pressure among alcohol-consumption trajectory classes. RESULTS Among the 5298 participants, 48.4% were women and the mean age was 62.6 years. After 22 years of follow-up, 568 (10.7%) of the participants died and 1284 (24.2%) developed hypertension. Long-term light and moderate drinkers had a lower risk of death than the non-drinkers, and a restricted cubic spline showed a J-shaped relationship between mean alcohol intake and mortality. Although blood pressure increased slower in light and moderate drinkers, a reduced risk of hypertension was only observed in the former. The long-term heavy drinkers had the highest blood pressure and death rate. CONCLUSIONS Light alcohol intake might be protective even in the long run, while heavy drinking reversed the beneficial effect. The causality of such a connection needs to be further investigated.
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- Weida Qiu
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, China
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Chen C, Nie Z, Wang J, Ou Y, Cai A, Huang Y, Yang Q, Liu S, Li J, Feng Y. Prenatal exposure to the Chinese famine of 1959-62 and risk of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood: findings from the China PEACE million persons project. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2022; 29:2111-2119. [PMID: 36101510 DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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AIMS Much remains unknown about the role of prenatal exposure to environmental stressors in the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The current study aimed to investigate whether exposure to famine early in life was associated with a higher risk of CVD in adulthood. METHODS AND RESULTS Among 71 667 men and women participated in the Patient-centred Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE) Million Persons Project in southern China, specific years of birth were used to define two cohorts: the exposed group (born during the famine of 1959-62) and the non-exposed group [born before the famine (1949-58) or after the famine (1963-72)]. Multivariable-adjusted generalized linear models were used to examine the associations of famine exposure with the risk of developing CVD, as well as with the 10-year CVD risk defined by well-established risk scores. Compared with the non-famine group, early-life exposure to the Chinese famine was significantly associated with increased risks of total CVD (odds ratio, OR = 1.28, 95% confidence interval: 1.16-1.41), coronary heart disease [OR: 1.23 (1.07-1.41)], acute myocardial infarction [OR: 1.32 (1.01-1.70)], heart failure [OR: 2.01 (1.53-2.60)], and stroke [OR: 1.28 (1.12-1.45)] in adulthood. In those without established CVD, early-life exposure to the famine was associated with higher levels of total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, waist circumference, risk of diabetes, and therefore 10-year CVD risk. CONCLUSION Early-life exposure to the Chinese famine is associated with an elevated CVD risk later in life, independent of known risk factors.
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- Chaolei Chen
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
- Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Center for Global Cardiometabolic Health, School of Public Health, The Warrant Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Medicine, The Warrant Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Surgery, The Warrant Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Center for Global Cardiometabolic Health, School of Public Health, The Warrant Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Medicine, The Warrant Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Surgery, The Warrant Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Cai A, Qiu W, Zhou Y, Feng Y, Chen J, Xia S, Li W, Liao Y, Li X, Zhou J, Wang H, Jin W, Zhang Q, Sun Z, Chen M, Wang J, Kong H, Zhang Y, Dong W, Bai L, Xu D, Yuan J, Liu C, Jiang M, Xu Y, Li L, Dong Y, Yang J. Clinical characteristics and 1-year outcomes in hospitalized patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: results from the China Cardiovascular Association Database-Heart Failure Center Registry. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:2048-2062. [PMID: 36054149 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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AIM We aimed to evaluate clinical characteristics and 1-year outcomes in hospitalized patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) from China. Factors associated with outcomes (hospitalization for HF [HHF] and cardiovascular [CV] death) were assessed. METHOD AND RESULTS Data were from the China Cardiovascular Association (CCA) Database-HF Center Registry. Between January 2017 and June 2021, 41 708 hospitalized HFpEF patients with 1-year follow-up from 481 CCA Database-HF Center certified secondary and tertiary hospitals across overall 31 provinces of mainland China were included in this study. Of study participants (mean age 72.2 years, 49.3% female), 18.2% had HHF in prior 1 year and 55.8% had New York Heart Association class III/IV. Median left ventricular ejection fraction was 59%. Ischaemia (26.6%), infection (14.4%) and arrhythmia (10.5%) were the three most common precipitating factors for index HHF. Nearly 67.4% had ≥3 comorbidities. Hypertension (65.2%), coronary heart disease (60.3%) and atrial fibrillation (41.2%) were the three most common comorbidities. Device and medication therapy non-compliance with current HF guideline recommendation was observed. The 1-year rate of clinical outcomes was 16.4%, the 1-year rate of HHF was 13.6% and CV death was 3.1%. Factors associated with clinical outcomes included HHF in prior 1 year, serum level of sodium <135 mmol/L and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide >1800 pg/ml. CONCLUSION Patients with HFpEF from China were characterized by high comorbid burden and high 1-year risk of HHF and CV death. Immediate efforts are needed to improve HFpEF management in China.
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- Anping Cai
- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital to Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xinqiao Hospital, PLA Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital to Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Hypertension Research Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Center for Translational Medicine, Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Cai A, Nie Z, Ou Y, Wang J, Chen Y, Lu Z, Liang Y, Zhou Y, Feng Y. Association between sociodemographic status and cardiovascular risk factors burden in community populations: implication for reducing cardiovascular disease burden. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1996. [PMCID: PMC9624018 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14374-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background: We aimed to evaluate the burden of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in the community populations of Guangdong Province and its association with sociodemographic status (SDS). Method: The data were from the community populations of Guangdong Province who have participated in the China PEACE Million Persons Project between 2016 and 2020 (n = 102,358, women 60.5% and mean age 54.3 years). The prevalence of CV risk factors (smoking, drinking, overweight/obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus) and its association with SDS (age, sex and socioeconomic status [SES]) was evaluated cross-sectionally. Results: The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 48.9%, hypertension 39.9%, dyslipidemia 18.6%, smoking 17.2%, diabetes mellitus 16.1% and drinking 5.3%. Even in young adults (aged 35–44), nearly 60% had at least 1 CV risk factor. Overweight/obesity often coexisted with other risk factors, including smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus. The proportion of people with no risk factor decreased with increasing age. Women were more likely than men to have no CV risk factor (29.4% vs. 12.7%). People with ≥ high school degree were more likely than those with < high school to have no risk factor (28.5% vs. 20.4%), and farmers were less likely than non-farmers to have no risk factor (20.8% vs. 23.1%). Conclusion: The burden of CV risk factors is high and varied by SDS in the community populations of Guangdong Province. Cost-effective and targeted interventions are needed to reduce the burden of CV risk factors at the population level.
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- Anping Cai
- grid.410643.4Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080 Guangzhou, China
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- grid.410643.4Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080 Guangzhou, China ,grid.410643.4Department of Epidemiology, Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080 Guangzhou, China
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- grid.410643.4Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080 Guangzhou, China
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- grid.410643.4Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080 Guangzhou, China
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- Community Health Center of Liaobu County, Dongguan, Guangdong China
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- Community Health Center of Xiaolan County, Zhongshan, Guangdong China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Jiangmen, Jiangmen, Guangdong China
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- grid.410643.4Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080 Guangzhou, China
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- grid.410643.4Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080 Guangzhou, China ,grid.410643.4Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, 510080 Yuexiu District, Guangzhou China
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Zhang J, Cai A, Chen G, Wang X, Cai M, Li H, Nissen SE, Lip GYH, Lin H. Habitual fish oil supplementation and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation: findings from a large prospective longitudinal cohort study. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2022; 29:1911-1920. [PMID: 36047058 DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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AIMS Mixed effects of fish oil supplementation on the risks of atrial fibrillation (AF) were observed in several large-scale randomized controlled trials. Whether this relationship would be modified by genetic AF risk, baseline cardiovascular disease (CVD) status and background oily fish consumption are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS We included 468 665 participants without AF at baseline from the UK Biobank cohort. The association between fish oil supplementation and the AF risk was assessed in the study cohort and in several subgroups, including genetic AF predisposition, baseline CVD status, and background oily fish consumption. During a median follow-up of 11.1 years, fish oil users had a higher rate of incident AF (6.2% vs. 5.2%, adjusted hazard ratio of 1.10, and 95% confidence interval of 1.07, 1.13). Compared with non-users, fish oil users had a higher rate of incident AF in the low (3.7% vs. 3.0%, P= 0.02), intermediate (5.8% vs. 4.8%, P < 0.0001), and high (9.8% vs. 8.1%, P < 0.0001) genetic AF risk groups. In participants without CVD at baseline, fish oil users had a higher rate of incident AF (5.3% vs. 4.1%, P < 0.0001), which was not observed in participants with CVD at baseline (11.6% vs. 11.1%, P = 0.56), with significant interaction (P-interaction < 0.0001). The association between fish oil supplementation and the AF risk was not modified by background oily fish consumption (P-interaction = 0.62). CONCLUSION Habitual fish oil supplementation was associated with the risk of incident AF, regardless of genetic AF predisposition and background oily fish consumption. This association was observed only in individuals without CVD at baseline.
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- Junguo Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, 3688 Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 20997 Lorain Rd, Cleveland, OH, 44126, USA.,Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research, Cleveland Clinic, 9620 Carnegie Ave N Bldg, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, 6 West Derby St, Liverpool, L7 8TX, United Kingdom.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Cai A, Chen R, Pang C, Liu H, Zhou Y, Chen J, Li L. Machine learning model for predicting 1-year and 3-year all-cause mortality in ischemic heart failure patients. Postgrad Med 2022; 134:810-819. [PMID: 35984114 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2022.2115735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Machine learning (ML) model has not been developed specifically for ischemic heart failure (HF) patients. Whether the performance of ML model is better than the MAGGIC risk score and NT-proBNP is unknown. The current study was to apply ML algorithm to build risk model for predicting 1-year and 3-year all-cause mortality in ischemic HF patient and to compare the performance of ML model with the MAGGIC risk score and NT-proBNP. METHOD Three ML algorithms without and with feature selection were used for model exploration, and the performance was determined based on the area under the curve (AUC) in five-fold cross-validation. The best performing ML model was selected and compared with the MAGGIC risk score and NT-proBNP. The calibration of ML model was assessed by the Brier score. RESULTS Random forest with feature selection had the highest AUC (0.742 and 95% CI: 0.697-0.787) for predicting 1-year all-cause mortality, and support vector machine without feature selection had the highest AUC (0.732 and 95% CI: 0.694-0.707) for predicting 3-year all-cause mortality. When compared to the MAGGIC risk score and NT-proBNP, ML model had a comparable AUC for predicting 1-year (0.742 vs 0.714 vs 0.694) and 3-year all-cause mortality (0.732 vs 0.712 vs 0.682). The Brier score for predicting 1-year and 3-year all-cause mortality were 0.068 and 0.174, respectively. CONCLUSION ML models predicted prognosis in ischemic HF with good discrimination and well calibration. These models may be used by clinicians as a decision-making tool to estimate the prognosis of ischemic HF patients.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510080
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510080
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510080
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510080
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510080
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510080
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Stumpfe MC, Horch RE, Arkudas A, Cai A, Müller-Seubert W, Hauck T, Ludolph I. The Value of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy and Flap Surgery in Hidradenitis Suppurativa – A Single Center Analysis of Different Treatment Options. Front Surg 2022; 9:867487. [PMID: 35836613 PMCID: PMC9273893 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.867487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Hidradenitis suppurativa is manifested by painful abscesses and scarring of sweat glands. Axillary, inguinal and genital regions are mostly affected. Multiple options exist in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa. The aim of this retrospective, mono-center cohort study was to analyze the outcome of different treatment methods after radical excision of hidradenitis suppurativa. Methods We retrospectively evaluated the treatment strategy and recurrence rate of hidradenitis suppurativa. We included all eligible patients of legal age between February 2003 and October 2021, with the diagnosis of Hidradenitis suppurativa and the necessity for surgical treatment. All patients with surgical treatment and direct wound closure by suture were excluded. Bacterial load and flora were analyzed for primary and secondary reconstruction in combination with negative-pressure wound therapy. Patient data were analyzed for recurrence rate and remission time according to different reconstructive techniques. Results In 44 affected anatomical sites (n = 23 patients) we treated 15 patients with negative-pressure wound therapy. Bacterial load and flora were lower in the last wound swab of patients with multi-surgical procedures (22 localizations) compared to the first wound swab independent of the use of negative-pressure wound therapy. Wound closure, independent of a direct and multi-stage procedure was achieved by local fasciocutaneous flaps (n = 12), secondary intention healing (n = 7), secondary intention healing with buried chip skin grafts (n = 10), or split-thickness skin grafts (n = 15). Radical excision combined with split-thickness skin grafts showed the lowest recurrence rate in the follow-up (16%; n = 4). Conclusion Radical excision of hidradenitis suppurativa as gold standard for surgical treatment combined with negative-pressure wound therapy as multi-stage procedures ultimately reduced bacterial load and flora in our study. The use of split-thickness skin grafts showed the lowest recurrence rate.
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Cai A, Qiu W, Xiao X, Xia S, Zhou Y, Li L. All-Cause Mortality in Ischemic Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol 2022; 171:55-64. [PMID: 35305782 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.01.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate the association between percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment and all-cause mortality in patients with ischemic heart failure with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). We included 1,483 patients of which 39.5% (n = 586) had moderate-to-severe FMR. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard model was used to assess the association between PCI treatment and all-cause mortality. Furthermore, propensity score matching was used to account for nonrandom treatment assignment. In those with none-to-mild FMR, after a median follow-up of 3.1 years, the cumulative rate of all-cause mortality between the PCI and non-PCI groups was comparable (10.1% vs 14.2%), with an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 0.731 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.438 to 1.221, p = 0.232). In those with moderate-to-severe FMR, after a median follow-up of 2.9 years, the cumulative rate of all-cause mortality was lower in the PCI group (20.4% vs 31.6%), with an adjusted HR of 0.660 (95% CI 0.469 to 0.929, p = 0.017). The result was confirmed with propensity matching (HR 0.596 and 95% CI 0.363 to 0.977, p = 0.038). The mortality benefit associated with PCI treatment in patients with moderate-to-severe FMR was consistent regardless of the age, gender, reason for admission, presence of diabetes mellitus, left ventricular ejection fraction value, left main and 3-vessels disease. In conclusion, in patients with ischemic heart failure with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and moderate-to-severe FMR, PCI treatment was associated with improvement in all-cause mortality. Randomized clinical trials are needed to confirm the current results.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
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Wu Z, Xu L, Cai A, Chen W, Xia S, He X, Qiu W, Xiao X, Gao Z, Chen J, Li L. The prognostic significance of chronic kidney disease on the all-cause death of ischemic heart failure in the Chinese population: a prospective cohort study. Cardiorenal Med 2022; 12:61-70. [PMID: 35551121 DOI: 10.1159/000524908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Our team tried to explore the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on all-cause death among ischemic heart failure (IHF) patients. METHODS From December 2015 to June 2019, IHF patients were continuously recruited in the Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital. Participants were tracked through telephone interviews until October 15, 2020, or until the clinical endpoints appeared. The clinical endpoints were defined as all-cause death. The date of death or the last follow-up date minus the discharge date were used to calculate the follow-up time. RESULTS A total of 1568 IHF patients (mean age 63.5 ± 11.0 years old, 85.8% male) were included in this study. Using the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 as the dividing line, IHF patients were divided into non-CKD group (n = 1134) and CKD group (n = 434). After a median follow-up of 2.1 years, the all-cause death of non-CKD and CKD patients was 6.1/100 person-years and 13.7/100 person-years, respectively, and the incidence rate ratio was 2.24 (95% CI: 1.75-2.88; P value < 0.001). The cumulative all-cause death of non-CKD and CKD patients were 19.4% and 40.7%, respectively (p value < 0.001). CKD was an independent predictor of all-cause death in IHF patients (HR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.03-1.76, P value = 0.029). Among IHF patients, in 8 subgroups, the all-cause death of CKD patients was consistently higher than that of non-CKD patients. Among IHF patients, the risk of all-cause death gradually increased when eGFR gradually decreased. CONCLUSION Among IHF patients, CKD is a significant risk factor for all-cause death.
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- Zejia Wu
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Dongguan People's Hospital, Southern Medical University (Dongguan People's Hospital), Dongguan, China,
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China,
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Huizhou Third People's Hospital, Huizhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Hu X, Appleton AA, Ou Y, Zhang Y, Cai A, Zhou Y, Dong H. Abdominal volume index trajectories and risk of diabetes mellitus: Results from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. J Diabetes Investig 2022; 13:868-877. [PMID: 34902230 PMCID: PMC9077741 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Abdominal obesity is a risk factor for developing diabetes mellitus, but trajectories of abdominal obesity over time and incident diabetes mellitus have not been considered. We derived trajectories of abdominal volume index (AVI) over 16 years of follow up, and examined the associations between AVI trajectories and risk of diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were used from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, and 5,267 participants were enrolled to fit the trajectory of AVI by using latent class growth models. Multivariate logistic regression models explored the relationship between different AVI trajectories and risk of diabetes mellitus. In addition, we examined the slope of the AVI trajectories in relation to age to identify appropriate life course intervention opportunities for the prevention of diabetes mellitus. RESULTS Three trajectories were derived reflecting graded categories in the speed and slope of increase in AVI over time: slow, intermediate and fast increase group, respectively. After multivariate adjustment, the odds ratios for diabetes mellitus among those in the intermediate and fast increase groups were 1.81 (95% confidence interval 1.37-2.38, P < 0.001) and 2.80 (95% confidence interval 1.85-4.24, P < 0.001) respectively, relative to the slow increase group. The distribution of AVI slope in the slow increase group showed an inverted "U" shape, whereas the fast increase group presented a "U" shape. CONCLUSIONS AVI trajectory is associated with an increased risk of diabetes mellitus. These results provide new insights on the relationship between abdominal adiposity and diabetes mellitus, which in turn can help improve clinical and public health intervention for diabetes mellitus prevention.
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- Xiangming Hu
- The Second School of Clinical MedicineSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsUniversity at Albany School of Public HealthState University of New YorkRensselaerNew YorkUSA
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- Department of EpidemiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Department of CardiologyGuangdong Cardiovascular InstituteGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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Li T, Ou Q, Zhou X, Wei X, Cai A, Li X, Ren G, Du Z, Hong Z, Cheng Y, Liu H. Left ventricular remodeling and systolic function changes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a comprehensive contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance study. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2022; 12:436-452. [PMID: 36033230 PMCID: PMC9412210 DOI: 10.21037/cdt-22-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background A comprehensive assessment of left ventricular (LV) remodeling and systolic function using contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has not yet been reported. This retrospective case-control study aimed to explore and assess the myocardial structure, function, and tissue characteristic changes of LV remodeling in patients with OSA using the CMR method. Methods Fifty-one selected participants 32 OSA and 19 non-OSA underwent overnight polysomnography and CMR examination using T1 mapping and feature tracking techniques. Twenty age- and sex-matched healthy controls were also enrolled for comparison between the groups. Results Patients were grouped by apnea-hypopnea index (AHI): AHI <5 events/h as non-OSA group (n=19, 40.7±8.0 years), 5–30 events/h as mild-moderate OSA (n=13, 47.8±9.4 years), and >30 events/h as severe OSA (n=19, 39.0±10.0 years). The OSA group had a higher LV mass index (LVMI) to height2.7 than the non-OSA and healthy control groups (21.0±3.8 vs. 16.4±3.1 and 16.3±3.2 mL/m2.7, P<0.001). Compared with healthy controls, OSA patients had lower global circumferential strain values, although the LV ejection fraction was preserved. Late gadolinium enhancement was not detected in all participants, whereas the extracellular volume fraction was lower in patients with OSA than in the non-OSA and healthy control groups (24.4%±1.9% vs. 26.2%±2.5%, P=0.006 and 24.4%±1.9% vs. 26.5%±2.3%, P=0.004, respectively). The indexed cellular volume (iCV) of the myocardium was significantly higher in subjects with mild-to-moderate and severe OSA than in those without OSA (14.2±2.3 and 15.8±3.1 vs. 11.6±2.4 mL/m2.7, P<0.05). On multivariate linear regression analysis of patients with two different models, OSA severity remained significantly associated with increased LVMI (β=0.348, P=0.004 and β=0.233, P=0.048, respectively) and iCV (β=0.337, P=0.004 and β=0.231, P=0.047, respectively) after adjusting for clinical risk factors. Conclusions LVMI is elevated in OSA with a normal LV ejection fraction, mainly with cellular hypertrophy. Cellular hypertrophy without focal fibrosis in OSA may be our main finding.
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- Tingyu Li
- Department of Medical Imaging Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Sleep Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhuhai Hospital of Integrated of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Zhuhai, China
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- Sleep Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Image Analysis and Application, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Cai A, Zhu Y, Clarkson SA, Feng Y. The Use of Machine Learning for the Care of Hypertension and Heart Failure. JACC Asia 2021; 1:162-172. [PMID: 36338169 PMCID: PMC9627876 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2021.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Machine learning (ML) is a branch of artificial intelligence that combines computer science, statistics, and decision theory to learn complex patterns from voluminous data. In the last decade, accumulating evidence has shown the utility of ML for prediction, diagnosis, and classification of hypertension and heart failure (HF). In addition, ML-enabled image analysis has potential value in assessing cardiac structure and function in an accurate, scalable, and efficient way. Considering the high burden of hypertension and HF in China and worldwide, ML may help address these challenges from different aspects. Indeed, prior studies have shown that ML can enhance each stage of patient care, from research and development, to daily clinical practice and population health. Through reviewing the published literature, the aims of the current systemic review are to summarize the utilities of ML for the care of those with hypertension and HF.
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Key Words
- ANN, artificial neural network
- AUC, area under the curve
- CNN, convolutional neural network
- HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- LRM, linear or logistic regression model
- LVDD, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
- LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy
- ML, machine learning
- RF, random forest
- SVM, support vector machine
- algorithms
- heart failure
- hypertension machine learning
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Qiu W, Chen S, Cai A, Xiao X, Gao Z, Lin J, Li L. Prognostic Implication of Admission HbA1c for All-cause Mortality in Ischemic Heart Failure Among a Chinese Population: A Prospective Cohort Study.. [DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-728195/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Background: The impact of glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) on heart failure (HF) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) differs among studies, and IHD is a preponderant cause in HF. We investigated the link between admission HbA1c and all-cause mortality in a Chinese population with ischemic heart failure (IHF).Methods: Eligible patients with IHF at the Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital from December 2015 to June 2019 were enrolled to investigate the association between admission HbA1c and all-cause mortality of IHF with Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression analysis.Results: Of 1413 participants, the median age was 63.2 ± 10.9 years, 85% were men and median admission HbA1c level was 6.82%. All-cause mortality was higher in HbA1c >7% group compared with HbA1c ≤7% group (hazard ratio (HR): 1.328, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.016-1.735, p =0.037), and sensitivity analysis appeared the consistent result. The association between HbA1c and all-cause mortality was also statistically significant in the male and younger cohorts.Conclusions: Elevated admission HbA1c level (>7%) is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality of IHF in the general population, and there is also a consistent trend among male and younger individuals. Further explorations are required to elucidate whether glycemic management plays a crucial role in the progression of IHF within female and elderly population.
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- Guangdong Provincial People\'s Hospital: Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
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- Guangdong Provincial People\'s Hospital: Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
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- Guangdong Provincial People\'s Hospital: Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute
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Xia S, Qiu W, Cai A, Kong B, Xu L, Wu Z, Li L. The association of lipoprotein(a) and intraplaque neovascularization in patients with carotid stenosis: a retrospective study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021; 21:285. [PMID: 34107870 PMCID: PMC8190836 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-02038-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Lipoprotein(a) is genetically determined and increasingly recognized as a major risk factor for arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. We examined whether plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations were associated with intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) grade in patients with carotid stenosis and in terms of increasing plaque susceptibility to haemorrhage and rupture. Methods We included 85 patients diagnosed with carotid stenosis as confirmed using carotid ultrasound who were treated at Guangdong General Hospital. Baseline data, including demographics, comorbid conditions and carotid ultrasonography, were recorded. The IPN grade was determined using contrast-enhanced ultrasound through the movement of the microbubbles. Univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between lipoprotein(a) and IPN grade, with stepwise adjustment for covariates including age, sex, comorbid conditions and statin therapy (model 1), total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol calculated by Friedwald's formula, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein A and apolipoprotein B (model 2), maximum plaque thickness and total carotid maximum plaque thickness, degree of carotid stenosis and internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion (model 3). Results Lipoprotein(a) was a significant predictor of higher IPN grade in binary logistic regression before adjusting for other risk factors (odds ratio [OR] 1.238, 95% confidence interval [CI] (1.020, 1.503), P = 0.031). After adjusting for other risk factors, lipoprotein(a) still remained statistically significant in predicting IPN grade in all model. (Model 1: OR 1.333, 95% CI 1.074, 1.655, P = 0.009; Model 2: OR 1.321, 95% CI 1.059, 1.648, P = 0.014; Model 3: OR 1.305, 95% CI 1.045, 1.628, P = 0.019). Lp(a) ≥ 300 mg/L is also significantly related to IPN compare to < 300 mg/L (OR 2.828, 95% CI 1.055, 7.580, P = 0.039) as well as in model 1, while in model 2 and model 3 there are not significant difference. Conclusions Plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations were found to be independently associated with higher IPN grade in patients with carotid stenosis. Lowering plasma lipoprotein(a) levels may result in plaque stabilization by avoiding IPN formation.
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- Shuang Xia
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 of Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510100, Guangdong, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 of Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510100, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 of Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510100, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 of Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510100, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 of Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510100, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 of Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510100, Guangdong, China.
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Clarkson SA, Heindl B, Cai A, Beasley M, Dillon C, Limdi N, Brown TM. Outcomes of Individuals With and Without Heart Failure Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome. Am J Cardiol 2021; 148:1-7. [PMID: 33667441 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Major adverse cardiac event (MACE) and bleeding risks following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are not well defined in individuals with heart failure (HF). We followed 1,145 individuals in the Pharmacogenomic Resource to improve Medication Effectiveness Genotype Guided Antiplatelet Therapy cohort for MACE and bleeding events following PCI for ACS. We constructed Cox proportional hazards models to compare MACE and bleeding in those with versus without HF, adjusting for sociodemographics, comorbidities, and medications. We also determined predictors of MACE and bleeding events in both groups. 370 (32%) individuals did and 775 (68%) did not have HF prior to PCI. Mean age was 61.7 ± 12.2 years, 31% were female, and 24% were African American. After a median follow-up of 0.78 years, individuals with HF had higher rates of MACE compared to those without HF (48 vs. 24 events per 100 person years) which remained significant after multivariable adjustment (hazard ratio [HR] 1.31, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.00 to 1.72). Similarly, bleeding was higher in those with versus without HF (22 vs. 11 events per 100 person years), although this was no longer statistically significant after multivariable adjustment (HR 1.29, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.93). Diabetes and peripheral vascular disease were predictors of MACE, and end-stage renal disease was a predictor of bleeding among participants with HF. MACE risk is higher in individuals with versus without HF following PCI for ACS. However, the risk of bleeding, especially among those with end-stage renal disease , must be considered when determining post-PCI anticoagulant strategies.
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Cai A, Liu L, Zhou D, Zhou Y, Tang S, Feng Y. The patterns of left ventricular alteration by adipose tissue distribution: implication for heart failure prevention. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:3093-3105. [PMID: 34037322 PMCID: PMC8318514 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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AIMS The current study aimed to evaluate the associations between general and abdominal obesity with left ventricular (LV) structure and function and whether these associations differed by sex. METHODS AND RESULTS This is a community-based cross-sectional study, and 971 hypertensive individuals without overt cardiovascular disease were included. General obesity was defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 28 kg/m2 , and abdominal obesity was defined as waist circumference (WC) ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥85 cm for women. The associations between general and abdominal obesity with LV structure and function were examined using linear regression analysis, and the interaction by sex was performed. The mean age was 66.5 ± 11.4 years, and women accounted for 62%. General obese individuals (n = 205) were more likely to have concentric remodelling, LV hypertrophy, and worse diastolic function. Similar differences were observed in abdominal obese individuals (n = 593). General obesity was associated with LV end-diastolic volume, LV mass, left atrial volume, and septal E/e' ratio after adjusting for WC and clinical covariates; and abdominal obesity was associated with septal e' velocity after adjusting for BMI and clinical covariates. The associations between general obesity with LV structure and function did not differ by sex, while the magnitudes of the associations between abdominal obesity with LV mass and septal e' velocity were greater in men. CONCLUSIONS General and abdominal obesity were associated with different patterns of LV structural and functional alterations, stressing the importance of incorporating BMI and WC measurements into assessing obesity-related LV alterations.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Community Health Center of Liaobu County, Dongguan, 523000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Cai A, Zhou D, Liu L, Zhou Y, Tang S, Feng Y. Age-related alterations in cardiac and arterial structure and function in hypertensive women and men. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2021; 23:1322-1334. [PMID: 33960629 PMCID: PMC8678835 DOI: 10.1111/jch.14262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The study was to compare age‐related alterations in cardiac and arterial structure and function by sex and to explore the impacts of achieved systolic blood pressure (SBP; <130 mm Hg vs. <140 mm Hg) level on age‐related alterations in cardiac and arterial structure and function in hypertensive women and men. Community hypertensive individuals without cardiovascular disease who had echocardiographic examination were included. Age‐related alterations in cardiac and arterial structure and function were compared by sex, and interplay between age and sex was analyzed according to achieved SBP level. The mean age of the cohort was 66.5 years, and women accounted for 62% (n = 602) of the cohort (n = 971). Compared to men, women had worse left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and greater LV and arterial stiffness. After adjusting for covariates, the magnitude of the associations between age with septal E/e′ ratio, septal S′ velocity, effective arterial elastance (Ea) and LV end‐diastolic elastance (Eed) were greater in women. Sex differences in the magnitude of association between age with these four indices varied according to achieved SBP level. When achieved SBP <130 mm Hg, the magnitude of the associations between age with septal E/e′ ratio, septal S′ velocity, Ea and Eed did not differ by sex. Since age and sex are non‐modifiable, achieving SBP target, especially at a lower level, might be beneficial to attenuate sex differences in age‐related alterations in cardiac and arterial structure and function.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Community Health Center of the Liaobu County, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Tang C, Zhang W, Li H, Li L, Li Z, Cai A, Wang L, Shi D, Yan B. CNN-based qualitative detection of bone mineral density via diagnostic CT slices for osteoporosis screening. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:971-979. [PMID: 33165630 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05673-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED The features extracted from diagnostic computed tomography (CT) slices were used to qualitatively detect bone mineral density (BMD) through neural network models, and the evaluation results indicated that it may be a promising approach to perform osteoporosis screening in clinical practice. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to design a novelty diagnostic method for osteoporosis screening by using the convolutional neural network (CNN), which can be incorporated into the procedure of routine CT diagnostic in medical examination thereby improving the osteoporosis diagnosis and reducing the patient burden. METHODS The proposed CNN-based method mainly comprises two functional modules to perform qualitative detection of BMD by analyzing the diagnostic 2D CT slice. The first functional module aims to locate and segment the ROI of diagnostic 2D CT slice, called Mark-Segmentation-Network (MS-Net). The second functional module is used to determine the category of BMD by the features of ROI, called BMD-Classification-Network (BMDC-Net). The diagnostic 2D CT slice of pedicle level in lumbar vertebrae (L1) was selected from 3D CT image in our experiments firstly. Then, the trained MS-Net can get the mark image of input original 2D CT slice, thereby obtain the segmentation image. Finally, the trained BMDC-Net can obtain the probability value of normal bone mass, low bone mass, and osteoporosis by inputting the segmentation image. On the basis of network results, the radiologists can provide preliminary qualitative diagnosis results of BMD. RESULTS Training of the network was performed on diagnostic 2D CT slices of 150 patients. The network was tested on 63 patients. Each patient corresponds to a 2D CT slice. The proposed MS-Net has an excellent segmentation precision on the shape preservation of different lumbar vertebra. The dice index (DI), pixel accuracy (PA), and intersection over union (IOU) of segmentation results are greater than 0.8. The proposed BMDC-Net achieved an accuracy of 76.65% and an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.9167. CONCLUSIONS This study proposed a novel method for qualitative detection of BMD via diagnostic CT slices and it has great potential in clinical applications for osteoporosis screening. The method can potentially reduce the manual burden to radiologists and diagnostic cost to patients.
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Radiology in Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Radiology in Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, No.62 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
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Cai A, Wu Z, Xu L, Xia S, He X, Zhang Y, Chen J, Zhou Y, Li L. Association of anaemia and all-cause mortality in patients with ischaemic heart failure varies by renal function status. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:2270-2281. [PMID: 33838020 PMCID: PMC8120417 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aims The aims of the current study were to evaluate the association between anaemia and all‐cause mortality according to chronic kidney disease (CKD) status and to explore at what level of haemoglobin concentration would the all‐cause mortality risk increase prominently among CKD and non‐CKD patients, respectively. Methods and results This is a prospective cohort study, and 1559 patients with ischaemic heart failure (IHF) were included (mean age of 63.5 ± 11.0 years, 85.8% men) from December 2015 to June 2019. Patients were divided into the CKD (n = 481) and non‐CKD (n = 1078) groups based on the estimated glomerular filtration rate of 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. In the CKD group, the incidence rate of all‐cause mortality in anaemic and non‐anaemic patients was 15.4 per 100 person‐years and 10.8 per 100 person‐years, respectively, with an incidence rate ratio of 1.42 (95% confidence interval: 1.00–2.02; P‐value = 0.05). In the non‐CKD group, the incidence rate of all‐cause mortality in anaemic and non‐anaemic patients was 9.8 per 100 person‐years and 5.5 per 100 person‐years, respectively, with an incidence rate ratio of 1.78 (95% confidence interval: 1.20–2.59; P‐value = 0.005). After a median follow‐up of 2.1 years, the cumulative incidence rate of all‐cause mortality in anaemic and non‐anaemic patients was 41.5% and 44.1% (P‐value = 0.05) in the CKD group, and 30.9% and 18.1% (P‐value < 0.0001) in the non‐CKD group. In the CKD group, cumulative incidence rate of all‐cause mortality increased prominently when haemoglobin concentration was below 100 g/L, which was not observed in the non‐CKD group. Conclusions Results of the current study indicated that among IHF patients, the association between anaemia and all‐cause mortality differed by the renal function status. These findings underline the importance to assess mortality risk and manage anaemia among IHF patients according to the renal function status.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Kang F, Ma Y, Cai A, Cheng X, Liu P, Kuang J, Mai Z, Mai W. Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Low-Intensity Warfarin for Patients >65 Years of Age With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation. Am J Cardiol 2021; 142:74-82. [PMID: 33307015 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is the most common arrhythmia. It is of a high disability and death rate, and seriously affects quality of life. Although New oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are recommended for anticoagulation therapy of atrial fibrillation, they are not widely used for the high cost and limited availability. Warfarin is effective and economical. The risk of thromboembolism and anticoagulant hemorrhage is higher in patients >65 years with NVAF. So, it is of great clinical significance to explore the optimal anticoagulation intensity of warfarin in patients >65 years of China, and other ethnicities. Some studies suggested that low-intensity international normalized ratio (INR) has similar antithrombotic efficacy comparing to standard-intensity INR, whereas bleeding risk was significantly reduced. But others showed conflicting results. We pooled the efficacy and safety data of low- and standard-intensity warfarin therapy for patients over 65 years with NVAF by meta-analysis, as to evaluate optimal INR intensity of warfarin therapy in patients over 65 years. We identified 18 studies providing data of 2105 patients receiving anticoagulation therapy with warfarin. On meta-analysis (odds ratio [OR] [95% confidence interval {CI}]), low-intensity INR conferred similar efficacy to standard intensity INR on all thrombosis (1.28 [0.90 to 1.81]), stroke (1.09 [0.67 to 1.77]), other thromboembolism ([peripheral and pulmonary embolism] 2.26 [0.89 to 5.79]), and all cause death (1.38 [0.94 to 2.02]). Low-intensity INR conferred better safety profile than standard intensity INR in major bleeding (intracranial and gastrointestinal hemorrhage) (0.32 [0.19 to 0.52]), minor bleeding (gum, nasal cavity and conjunctival hemorrhage, skin ecchymosis, hematuria, hemoptysis) (0.30 [0.20 to 0.45]), and all bleeding (0.30 [0.22 to 0.40]). In conclusion, low-intensity INR (1.5 to 2.0) of warfarin therapy is as effective as standard intensity INR (2.0 to 3.0) therapy in reducing thromboembolic risk in patients>65 years with NVAF, and has a safer profile of bleeding.
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Cai A, Liu L, Siddiqui M, Zhou D, Chen J, Calhoun DA, Tang S, Zhou Y, Feng Y. Uric Acid Is Not Associated With Blood Pressure Phenotypes and Target Organ Damage According to Blood Pressure Phenotypes. Am J Hypertens 2021; 34:64-72. [PMID: 32812633 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypertensive patients with increased serum uric acid (SUA) are at increased cardiovascular (CV) risks. Both the European and American hypertension guidelines endorse the utilization of 24 h-ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (24 h-ABPM) for hypertensive patients with increased CV risk. While there is difference in identifying uric acid as a CV risk factor between the European and American guidelines. Therefore, it is unknown whether 24 h-ABPM should be used routinely in hypertensive patients with increased SUA. METHODS To address this knowledge gap, we investigated (i) the correlation between SUA and 24 h-ABP; (ii) the association between SUA and blood pressure (BP) phenotypes (controlled hypertension [CH], white-coat uncontrolled hypertension [WCUH], masked uncontrolled hypertension [MUCH], and sustained uncontrolled hypertension [SUCH]); (iii) the association between SUA and target organ damage (TOD: microalbuminuria, left ventricular hypertrophy [LVH], and arterial stiffness) according to BP phenotypes. RESULTS In 1,336 treated hypertensive patients (mean age 61.2 and female 55.4%), we found (i) there was no correlation between SUA and 24 h, daytime, and nighttime systolic blood pressure/diastolic blood pressure, respectively; (ii) in reference to CH, SUA increase was not associated WCUH (odds ratio [OR] 0.968, P = 0.609), MUCH (OR 1.026, P = 0.545), and SUCH (OR 1.003, P = 0.943); (iii) the overall prevalence of microalbuminuria, LVH, and arterial stiffness was 2.3%, 16.7%, and 23.2%, respectively. After adjustment for covariates, including age, sex, smoking, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, and estimated glomerular filtration rate, there was no association between SUA and TOD in all BP phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary findings did not support routine use of 24 h-ABPM in treated hypertensive patients with increased SUA.
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- Anping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Community Health Center of the Liaobu County, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Huang C, Huang Y, Zhong Q, Cai A, Feng YQ. Prevalence of and risk factors for abnormal left ventricular geometrical patterns in hypertensive subjects administered irbesartan. J Clin Lab Anal 2021; 35:e23688. [PMID: 33389756 PMCID: PMC7957976 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Distinct populations differ in LVH prevalence and impaired LV geometry. Currently, the prevalence of and risk factors for LV geometric patterns in Chinese hypertensives administered irbesartan have not been specifically addressed in large studies. Methods Totally 10,883 patients (6623 men and 4260 women) completed the survey, including 1181 hypertensives administered irbesartan (488 males and 693 females) that were finally enrolled. Based on LVMI and RWT derived from comprehensive echocardiography, the LV geometric patterns of irbesartan‐treated hypertensive individuals were classified into four types, including the normal, concentric remodeling, and concentric and eccentric hypertrophy groups. Logistic regression analysis was applied in males and females, respectively, for determining odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for various potential risk factors for abnormal LV geometrical patterns in irbesartan‐treated hypertensives. Results The clinical and echocardiographic data differed significantly between males and females. The prevalence rates of concentric remodeling, concentric hypertrophy, and eccentric hypertrophy were 36.3%, 15.4%, and 6.1% in males, respectively, and 23.5%, 20.3%, and 23.8% in females, accordingly. Gender, daily dose of irbesartan, BMI, SBP, WtHR, and neck‐circumference were significantly associated with LV geometric patterns. After adjustment for confounding factors, risk factors for LVH and impaired LV geometry included SBP, WtHR in males, and MAU‐Cr and WtHR in females. Conclusions LVH and impaired LV geometric patterns are more prevalent in females (67.7%) compared with that in males (57.8%) among hypertensives upon irbesartan administration. For such population, risk factors beyond elevated blood pressure may be involved in the progression of LVH and impaired LV geometric patterns in both genders.
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- Cheng Huang
- Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Cai A, Lakshmanan S, Dahal S, Onuegbu A, Rezvanizadeh V, Kinninger A, Roy S, Budoff M. Radiation Dose Reduction Using The GE Revolution 256 Detector CT Machine. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lakshmanan S, Onuegbu A, Dahal S, Cai A, Birudaraju D, Hamal S, Kinninger A, Roy S, Budoff M, Merz N, Handberg E, Pepine C. Differences In Burden Of Coronary Atherosclerosis By Coronary Cta In Symptomatic Women With Angina And No Obstructive Disease (inoca) Compared To Asymptomatic Women. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lakshmanan S, Holda M, Shekar C, Dahal S, Onuegbu A, Kinninger A, Cai A, Golub I, Cherukuri L, Birudaraju D, Hamal S, Hadeed S, Roy S, Nelson J, Bhatt D, Budoff M. Association Of Thoracic And Pericardial Fat Volumes With Burden Of Baseline Coronary Plaque Components: Evaporate Trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lakshmanan S, Kinninger A, Dahal S, Golub I, Onuegbu A, Birudaraju D, Cherukuri L, Cai A, Roy S, Budoff M. 20-year Trends Of Coronary Calcium Scores And Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Beach Cities/ Certified Blue Zones Of California: Impact Of Blue Zones Project? J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Birudaraju D, Lakhshmanan S, Mateusz H, Kinninger A, Cherukuri L, Shekar C, Ghanem A, Golub I, Rezvanizadeh V, Dahal S, Onuegbu A, Cai A, Flores F, Hamal S, Roy S, Nelson J, Budoff M. Association Of Serum Fibrinogen Levels With Thoracic Fat Volumes By Cardiac CT: EVAPORATE (Effect Of Vascepa On Improving Coronary Atherosclerosis In People With High Triglycerides (TGL) Taking Statin Therapy) Trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lakshmanan S, Holda M, Shekar C, Dahal S, Kinninger A, Golub I, Onuegbu A, Cai A, Birudaraju D, Cherukuri L, Hamal S, Roy S, Nelson J, Budoff M. Association Of Inflammatory Markers With Fatty Liver By Non Contrast Cardiac Ct:Evaporate Trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.06.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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