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Xu HY, Zhong JJ, Yao QM, Liu L, Hu YG, Yu CM. [The research of liver failure in Banna miniature pigs caused by amanita exitialis]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2023; 41:443-447. [PMID: 37400406 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20220531-00292] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Objective: To explore the characteristics of Banna miniature pig liver failure induced by amanita exitialis. Methods: From September to October 2020, a reverse high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method was used to determine the toxin content of amanita exitialis solution, and 2.0 mg/kg amanita exitialis solution (α-amanitins+β-amanitins) was administered orally to Banna miniature pigs. Toxic symptoms, blood biochemical indexes and histopathological changes of liver, heart and kidney were observed at each time point. Results: All Banna miniature pigs died within 76 h of exposure, and different degrees of digestive tract symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea appeared between 6 and 36 h. The biochemical indexes of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, total bilirubin, lactate dehydrogenase, myoglobin, creatine kinase isoenzyme, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine increased significantly at 52 h after exposure, and the differences were statistically significant compared with 0 h (P<0.05). The bleeding of liver and heart was obvious under macroscopic and microscopic observation, hepatocyte necrosis, renal tubule epithelial cell swelling. Conclusion: Large dose of amanita exitialis can cause acute liver failure of Banna miniature pigs, which is in line with the pathophysiological characteristics of acute liver failure, and lays a foundation for further research on the toxic mechanism and detoxification drugs of amanita exitialis induced liver failure.
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- H Y Xu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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Zhong JJ, Liu L, Yu CM, Yao QM. [Investigation on a case of Amanita neoovoidea poisoning]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2023; 41:130-132. [PMID: 36882278 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20211104-00544] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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This paper reported a case of poisoning caused by ingestion of Amanita neoovoidea. The patient experienced nausea, vomiting, oliguria, acute renal function injury, and was discharged after symptomatic support treatment and blood purification treatment. Given the different toxicity of different mushrooms, species identification of poisonous mushrooms can help clinicians in diagnosis and treatment.
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- J J Zhong
- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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Pu Y, Yao QM, Zhong JJ, Yu CM. [Three cases of mushroom poisoning caused by lethal Amanita species]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2021; 39:787-788. [PMID: 34727664 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20201221-00707] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Mushroom poisoning with amatoxins can cause liver dysfunction in patients, and death in severe cases. The amatoxins detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can help early clinical diagnosis. Three patients were identified as α-amatoxin containing mushroom poisoning by ELISA. The first symptoms of patients was gastrointestinal symptoms, and liver function damage occured later. One patient gave up treatment and died. After received supportive treatments such as adsorption of toxins, catharsis, fluid supplementation to promote toxin metabolism and liver protection, 2 patients were recovered and discharged.
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- The People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- The People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- The People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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- The People's Hospital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong 675000, China
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Amano M, Izumi C, Kim YJ, Park SJ, Park SW, Tanaka H, Hozumi T, Ling LH, Yu CM, Fukuda S, Otsuji Y, Song JK, Sohn DW. P914 Changes of echocardiographic parameters in primary mitral regurgitation and determinants of symptom: an assessment from the Asian valve registry data. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.550] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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[Background]Clinicians often have a difficulty in determining the presence of mitral regurgitation (MR)-relatedsymptoms because of subjectivity.However, there are few actual measurement data for echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) size related to the severity of MR and the relationship between MR-related symptoms and these echocardiographic parameters.
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to clarify actual values for echocardiographic parameters related to severity of MR and determinant factors of MR-related symptoms.
[Methods] Among patients enrolled in the Asian Valve Registry, we investigated 778 consecutive patients with primary MR showing sinus rhythm. Symptoms were determined by NYHA (≤ II or ≥ III).
[Results]MR severity was mild in 106, moderate in 285, and severe in 387 patients. LA volume index, LV end-diastolic diameter, and LV mass index increased with increasing MR grade [LA volume index: 47.9 (mild), 56.2 (moderate), and 64.9 ml/m2(severe) (p < 0.001), LV end-diastolic diameter: 51.2, 54.5, 58.1 mm (p < 0.001), and LV mass index: 101, 109, 123 g/m2(p < 0.001)]. Regarding moderate and severe MR, 70 patients (10.4%) were symptomatic. Table shows multivariable analysis for being symptomatic in moderate and severe MR patients. LV mass index (p = 0.040), ejection fraction (p < 0.001), female gender (p = 0.004), and heart rate (p = 0.007) were independent factors for MR-related symptoms.
[Conclusions] LV and LA parameters on echocardiography worsened as MR severity progressed. Larger LV mass index and lower ejection fraction were independent determinant factors for MR-related symptoms. We should also pay attention to LV hypertrophy in patients with primary MR.
Determinant factors for mitral regurgita Model 1 Model 2 OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value Age, per 1-y increment 1.03 (1.00-1.05) 0.035 1.02 (0.99-1.05) 0.053 Sex (female) 2.23 (1.20-4.16) 0.011 2.28 (1.31-3.98) 0.004 Hear rate, per 1 bpm increment 1.03 (1.00-1.05) 0.025 1.03 (1.01-1.05) 0.007 LVDs index, per 1 mm increment 0.99 (0.90-1.09) 0.90 EF, per 1% increment 0.95 (0.92-0.99) 0.019 0.96 (0.93-0.98) <0.001 LV mass index, per 10 g/m2increment 1.12 (1.01-1.25) 0.033 1.09 (1.005-1.18) 0.040 LA volume index, per 10 mL/m2increment 0.96 (0.90-1.03) 0.23 E wave, per 1cm/s increment 1.81 (0.70-4.66) 0.23 TR pressure gradient >40 mmHg 2.11 (0.97-4.57) 0.057 Hypertention 1.40 (0.75-2.63) 0.29
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- M Amano
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Cardiology, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Samsung Medical Center, Cardiology, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Samsung Medical Center, Cardiology, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Kobe University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Wakayama Medical University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama, Japan
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- National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- The University of Hong Kong, Medicine and Therapeutics, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Cardiology, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Gevaert AB, Borizanova A, Graziani F, Galuszka OM, Stathogiannis K, Lervik Nilsen LC, Nishino S, Willis J, Venner C, Luo XX, Van De Heyning CM, Castaldi B, Michalski BW, Wang TL, Aktemur T, Dorlet S, Verseckaite R, Amzulescu MS, Brecht A, Brand M, Galli E, Murzilli R, Bica R, Teixeira R, Schmid J, Miglioranza MH, Cherneva ZH, Gheghici S, Pernigo M, Rafael D, Van Craenenbroeck AH, Shivalkar B, Lemmens K, Vrints CJ, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Somleva D, Zlatareva- Gronkova N, Kinova E, Goudev A, Camporeale A, Pieroni M, Pedicino D, Laurito MP, Verrecchia E, Lanza GA, Manna R, Crea F, Reinthaler M, Rutschow S, Gross M, Landmesser U, Kasner M, Toutouzas K, Drakopoulou M, Latsios G, Synetos A, Kaitozis O, Trantalis G, Mastrokostopoulos A, Kotronias R, Tousoulis D, Brekke BB, Aase SA, Lonnebakken MT, Stensvag D, Amundsen B, Torp H, Stoylen A, Watanabe N, Kimura T, Nakama T, Furugen M, Koiwaya H, Ashikaga K, Kuriyama N, Shibata Y, Augustine DX, Knight D, Sparey J, Coghlan G, Easaw J, Huttin O, Voilliot D, Mercy M, Villemin T, Olivier A, Mandry D, Chaouat A, Juilliere Y, Selton-Suty C, Fang F, Li S, Zhang ZH, Yu CM, Bertrand PB, De Maeyer C, De Bock D, Paelinck BP, Vrints CJ, Claeys MJ, Reffo E, Balzarin M, Zulian F, Milanesi O, Miskowiec D, Kupczynska K, Peczek L, Nawrot B, Lipiec P, Kasprzak JD, Li H, Jin XY, Poci N, Kaymaz C, Huttin O, Voilliot D, Venner C, Villemin T, Manenti V, Carillo S, Chabot F, Juilliere Y, Selton-Suty C, Mizariene V, Rimkeviciute D, Bieseviciene M, Jonkaitiene R, Jurkevicius R, Roy C, Slimani A, Boileau L, De Meester C, Vancraeynest D, Pasquet A, Vanoverschelde JL, Pouleur AC, Gerber BL, Oertelt-Prigione S, Seeland U, Ruecke M, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Stangl V, Knebel F, Laux D, Roeing J, Butz T, Christ M, Grett M, Wennemann R, Trappe HJ, Fournet M, Leclercq C, Samset E, Daubert JC, Donal E, Leo LA, Pasotti E, Klersy C, Moccetti T, Faletra FF, Dobre D, Darmon S, Dumitrescu S, Calistru P, Monteiro R, Ribeiro M, Garcia J, Cardim N, Goncalves L, Kaufmann R, Grubler MR, Verheyen N, Weidemann F, Binder JS, Santanna RT, Rover MM, Leiria T, Kalil R, Picano E, Gargani L, Kuneva ZK, Vasilev DV, Ianula R, Dasoveanu M, Calin C, Homentcovsci C, Siliste R, Bergamini C, Mantovani A, Bonapace S, Lipari P, Barbieri E, Bonora E, Targher G, Camarozano AC, Pereira Da Cunha CL, Padilha SL, Souza AM, Freitas AKE. HIT Poster session 1P154Preclinical diastolic dysfunction is related to impaired endothelial function in patients with chronic kidney diseaseP155Early detection of left atrial and left ventricular abnormalities in hypertensive and obese womenP156Right ventricle preserved systolic function irrespective of right ventricular hypertrophy and disease severity in anderson fabry diseaseP157Left atrial volume and function in patients undergoing percutaneous mitral valve repairP158Impact of left ventricular dysfunction on outcomes of patients undergoing direct TAVI with a self-expanding bioprosthesisP159Anatomic Doppler spectrum – retrospective spectral tissue Doppler from ultra high frame rate tissue Doppler imaging for evaluation of tissue deformationP160Phasic dynamics of ischaemic mitral regurgitation after primary coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction: serial echocardiographic assessment from emergency room to long-term follow-upP161Reproducibility of 3DE RV volumes - novel insights at a regional levelP162Pulmonary vascular capacitance as assessed by echocardiography in pulmonary arterial hypertensionP163Three-dimensional endocardial area strain: a novel parameter for quantitative assessment of global left ventricular systolic functionP164Role of exercise hemodynamics assessed by echocardiography on symptom reduction after MitraClipP165Early identification of ventricular dysfunction in patients with juvenile systemic sclerosisP166Heart failure with and without preserved ejection fraction - the role of biomarkers in the aspect of global longitudinal strainP167Complex systolic deformation of aortic root: insights from two dimensional speckle tracking imageP168Volumetric and deformational imaging usind 2d strain and 3d echocardiography in patients with pulmonary hypertensionP169Influence of pressure load and right ventricular morphology and function on tricuspid regurgitation in pulmonary arterial hypertensionP170Left ventricular myocardial diastolic deformation analysis by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography and relationship with conventional diastolic parameters in chronic aortic regurgitationP171Extracellular volume, and not native T1 time, distinguishes diffuse fibrosis in dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at 3TP172Left atrial strain is significantly reduced in arterial hypertensionP173Symptomatic severe secondary mitral regurgitation: LV enddiastolic diameter (LVEDD) as preferable parameter for risk stratificationP174Left ventricular mechanics in isolated left bundle branch block at rest and when exercising: exploration of the concept of conductive cardiomyopathyP175Assessment of myocardial scar by 2D contrast echocardiographyP176Chronic pericarditis - expression of a rare disease: Erdheim Chester diseaseP177Aortic arch mechanics with two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography to estimate the left ventricular remodelling in hypertensive patientsP178Strain analysis by tissue doppler imaging: comparison of conventional manual measurement with a semi-automated approachP179Distribution of extravascular lung water in heart failure patients assessed by lung ultrasoudP180Surrogate markers for obstructive coronary artery diseaseP181LA deformation and LV longitudinal strain by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography as predictors of postoperative AF development after aortic valve replacement in ASP182Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in type 2 diabetic patients with non alcoholic fatty liver diseaseP183Myocardial strain by speckle-tracking and evaluation of 3D ejection fraction in drug-induced cardiotoxicity's approach in breast cancer. 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Fang F, Santoro C, Hristova K, Yoon HJ, Abid L, Poller A, Erdei T, Ahmed T, Geraeli B, Gascuena R, Li YJ, Yang J, Bartel T, Erbel R, Ya Y, Yu CM, Schiano Lomoriello V, Esposito R, Casaretti L, Ilardi F, Fazio V, De Simone G, Trimarco B, Galderisi M, Hristova K, Marinov R, Marinov R, Katova TZ, Katova TZ, Kostova V, Kostova V, Simova I, Kim KH, Cho JY, Park JC, Ben Kahla S, Bech-Hanssen O, Sunderji I, Sanchez-Martinez S, Edwards J, Braim D, Price C, Bijnens B, Fraser AG, Mohmed LA, Abd-Elhady B, Abdellaha M, Mazen A, Sattarzadeh Badkoubeh R, Hassanbeigy HR, Tavoosi A, Larti F, Saberi K, Rubio L, Terol B, Rico C. Moderated Posters session: diastolic function in clinical perspectiveP1260Coronary flow reserve in patients with chest pain but without significant coronary stenosis: the role of hypertensionP1261Diastolic bicycle exercise: normal reference values and determinantsP1262Prediction of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in breast cancer patients after chemotherapyP1263Impaired diastolic recovery is associated with adverse events in the patients with hypertensive heart failureP1264Diastolic strain parameters in hypertensive heart disease: Insights from a speckle tracking imagingP1265Standard echocardiographic parameters to assess right ventricular diastolic function does not detect increased end diastolic right ventricular pressure in pulmonary vascular diseaseP1266In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction carotid arterial stiffness is increased and may contribute to reduced functional reserveP1267Study of left atrial function by speckle tracking in young Egyptian females with unexplained dyspnea; pilot reportP1268stress effect on diastolic functionP1269Diastolic function and adjusted diastolic index in apparently healthy obese patients. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev271] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Martins Fernandes S, Badano L, Garcia Campos A, Erdei T, Mehdipoor G, Hanboly N, Michalski BW, Vriz O, Mo VY, Le TT, Ribeiro JM, Ternacle J, Yurdakul SELEN, Shetye A, Stoebe S, Lisowska A, Chinali M, Orabona M, Contaldi C, De La Chica JA, Codolosa JN, Trzcinski P, Prado Diaz S, Morales Portano JD, Ha SJ, Valente F, Joseph G, Valente F, Scali MC, Cordeiro F, Duchateau N, Fabris E, Costantino MF, Cho IJ, Goublaire C, Lam W, Galli E, Kim KH, Mariani M, Malev E, Zuercher F, Tang Z, Cimino S, Mahia P, De La Chica JA, Petrovic J, Ciobotaru V, Remsey- Semmelweiss E, Kogoj P, Guerreiro S, Saxena A, Mozenska O, Pontone G, Macaya Ten F, Caballero L, Avegliano G, Halmai L, Reis L, Trifunovic D, Gospodinova M, Makavos G, D'ascenzi F, Dantas Tavares De Melo M, Bonapace S, Kulkarni A, Cameli M, Ingvarsson A, Driessen MMP, Tufekcioglu O, Radulescu D, Barac A, Cioffi G, Almeida Morais L, Ledakowicz-Polak A, Portugal G, Naksuk N, Parato VM, Kovalova S, Cherubini A, Corrado G, Malev E, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Lesevic H, Laredj N, Pieles GE, Generati G, Van Zalen JJ, Aquila I, Cheng HL, Lanzoni L, Asmarats Serra L, Kadrabulatova S, Ranjbar S, Szczesniak-Stanczyk D, Sharka I, Di Salvo G, Ben Kahla S, Li L, Hadeed HA, Habeeb HA, Toscano A, Granata F, Djikic D, Wdowiak-Okrojek K, Girgis HYA, Sharma A, Soro C, Gallego Page JC, Corneli M, Teixeira R, Roussin I, Lynch M, Muraru D, Romeo G, Ermacora D, Marotta C, Aruta P, Cucchini U, Iliceto S, Martin-Fernandez M, De La Hera Galarza JM, Corros-Vicente C, Colunga Blanco S, Velasco-Alonso E, Leon-Aguero V, Rodriguez-Suarez ML, Moris De La Tassa C, Edwards J, Braim D, Price C, Fraser AG, Salmani F, Arjmand Shabestari A, Szymczyk E, Kupczynska K, Peczek L, Nawrot B, Lipiec P, Kasprzak JD, Driussi C, Ferrara F, Brosolo G, Antonini-Canterin F, Magne J, Aboyans V, Bossone E, Bellucci BM, Fisher JM, Balekian AA, Idapalapati S, Huang F, Wong JI, Tan RS, Teixeira R, Madeira M, Almeida I, Reis L, Siserman A, Dinis P, Dias L, Ramos AP, Goncalves L, Wan FW, Sawaki DS, Dubois-Rande JLDR, Adnot SA, Czibik GC, Derumeaux GD, Ercan G, Tekkesin ILKER, Sahin ST, Cengiz B, Celik G, Demircan S, Aytekin SAIDE, Razvi NA, Nazir SA, Price N, Khan JN, Kanagala P, Singh A, Squire I, Mccann GP, Langel M, Pfeiffer D, Hagendorff A, Ptaszynska-Kopczynska K, Marcinkiewicz-Siemion M, Knapp M, Witkowski M, Musial WJ, Kaminski K, Natali B, D' Anna C, Leonardi B, Secinaro A, Pongiglione G, Rinelli G, Renard S, Michel N, Mancini J, Haentjens J, Sitbon O, Habib G, Imbriaco M, Alcidi G, Santoro C, Buonauro A, Lo Iudice F, Lembo M, Cuocolo A, Trimarco B, Galderisi M, Mora Robles J, Roldan Jimenez MA, Mancisidor MA, De Mora MA, Alnabelsi T, Goykhman I, Koshkelashvili N, Romero-Corral A, Pressman GS, Michalski BW, Kupczynska K, Miskowiec D, Lipiec P, Kasprzak JD, Montoro Lopez N, Refoyo Salicio E, Valbuena Lopez SC, Gonzalez O, Alvarez C, Moreno Yanguela M, Bartha Rasero JL, De La Calle M, Guzman Martinez G, Suarez-Cuenca JA, Merino JA, Gomez Alvarez EB, Delgado LG, Woo YM, Bang WD, Sohn GH, Cheong SS, Yoo SY, Rodriguez Palomares JF, Gutierrez L, Maldonado G, Pineda V, Galian L, Teixido G, Gonzalez Allujas MT, Evangelista A, Garcia Dorado D, Zaremba T, Ekeloef S, Heiberg E, Engblom H, Jensen SE, Sogaard P, Rodriguez Palomares JF, Gutierrez L, Garcia G, Pineda V, Galian L, Teixido G, Gonzalez Allujas MT, Evangelista A, Garcia Dorado D, Dini FL, Galli F, Lattanzi F, Picano E, Marzilli M, Leao S, Moz M, Magalhaes P, Trigo J, Mateus PS, Ferreira A, Moreira JI, De Craene M, Legallois D, Labombarda F, Pellissier A, Sermesant M, Saloux E, Merlo M, Moretti M, Barbati G, Stolfo D, Gigli M, Pinamonti B, Sinagra G, Dores E, Matera A, Innelli P, Innelli P, Lopizzo A, Violini R, Fiorilli R, Cappabianca G, Picano E, Tarsia G, Seo J, Chang HJ, Heo R, Kim IC, Shim CY, Hong GR, Chung N, Melissopoulou MM, Nguyen V, Brochet E, Cimadevilla C, Codogno I, Vahanian A, Messika-Zeitoun D, Pontana F, Vassiliou V, Prasad S, Leclercq C, Samset E, Donal E, Lim DS, Bianchi G, Rossi F, Gianetti J, Marchi F, Cerone E, Nardelli A, Terrazzi M, Solinas M, Maffei S, Pshepiy A, Vasina L, Timofeev E, Reeva S, Zemtsovsky E, Brugger N, Jahren S, De Marchi SF, Seiler C, Jin CN, Tang H, Fan K, Kam K, Yan BP, Yu CM, Lee PW, Reali M, Silvetti E, Salatino T, Mancone M, Pennacchi M, Giordano A, Sardella G, Agati L, Tirado G, Nogales-Romo MT, Marcos-Alberca P, De Agustin A, Almeria C, Rodrigo JL, Garcia Fernandez MA, Macaya C, Perez De Isla L, Mancisidor M, Lara Garcia C, Vivancos R, De Mora M, Petrovic M, Vujisic-Tesic B, Trifunovic D, Boricic-Kostic M, Petrovic I, Draganic G, Petrovic O, Tomic-Dragovic M, Furlan T, Ambrozic J, Mohorko Pleskovic PN, Bunc M, Ribeiras R, Abecasis J, Andrade MJ, Mendes M, Ramakrishnan S, Gupta SK, Juneja R, Kothari SS, Zaleska M, Segiet A, Chwesiuk S, Kroc A, Kosior DA, Andreini D, Solbiati A, Guglielmo M, Mushtaq S, Baggiano A, Beltrama V, Rota C, Guaricci AI, Pepi M, Pons Llinares J, Asmarats Serra L, Pericas 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Poster session 2THE IMAGING EXAMINATIONP536Appropriate use criteria of transthoracic echocardiography and its clinical impact: a continuous challengeP537Implementation of proprietary plug-ins in the DICOM-based computerized echo reporting system fuels the use of 3D echo and deformation imaging in the clinical routine of a multivendor laboratoryP538Exercise stress echocardiography appropriate use criteria: real-life cases classification ease and agreement among cardiologistsANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HEART AND GREAT VESSELSP539Functional capacity in older people with normal ejection fraction correlates with left ventricular functional reserve and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity but not with E/e and augmentation indexP540Survey of competency of practitioners for diagnosis of acute cardiopulmonary diseases manifest on chest x-rayASSESSMENT OF DIAMETERS, VOLUMES AND MASSP541Left atrium remodeling in dialysis patients with normal ejection fractionP542The prediction of postinfarction left ventricular remodeling and the role of of leptin and MCP-1 in regard to the presence of metabolic syndromeP543Ascending aorta and common carotid artery: diameters and stiffness in a group of 584 healthy subjectsAssessments of haemodynamicsP544Alternate echo parameters in patients without estimable RVSPAssessment of systolic functionP545Reduced contractile performance in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: determination using novel preload-adjusted maximal left ventricular ejection forceP546Left ventricular dimensions and prognosis in acute coronary syndromesP547Time course of myocardial alterations in a murine model of high fat diet: A strain rate imaging studyP548Subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with premature ventricular contractionsP549Global myocardial strain by CMR-based feature tracking (FT) and tagging to predict development of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction after acute st-elevation myocardial infarctionP550Echocardiographic analysis of left and right ventricular function in patients after mitral valve reconstructionP551The role of regional longitudinal strain assessment in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and left bundle branch blockP552Speckle tracking automatic border detection improves echocardiographic evaluation of right ventricular systolic function in repaired tetralogy of fallot patients: comparison with MRI findingsP553Echocardiography: a reproducible and relevant tool in pah? intermediate results of the multicentric efort echogardiographic substudy (evaluation of prognostic factors and therapeutic targets in pah)Assessment of diastolic functionP554Relationship between left ventricular filling pressures and myocardial fibrosis in patients with uncomplicated arterial hypertensionP555Cardiac rehabilitation improves echocardiographic parameters of diastolic function in patients with ischemic heart diseaseP556Diastolic parameters in the calcified mitral annulusP557Biomarkers and echocardiography - combined weapon to diagnose and prognose heart failure with and without preserved ejection fractionP558Diastolic function changes of the maternal heart in twin and singleton pregnancyIschemic heart diseaseP559Syntax score as predictor for the correlation between epicardial adipose tissue and the severity of coronary lesions in patients with significant coronary diseaseP560Impact of strain analysis in ergonovine stress echocardiography for diagnosis vasospastic anginaP561Cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking: a novel method to predict infarct transmurality in acute myocardial infarctionP562Infarct size is correlated to global longitudinal strain but not left ventricular ejection fraction in the early stage of acute myocardial infarctionP563Magnetic resonance myocardial deformation assessment with tissue tracking and risk stratification in acute myocardial infarction patientsP564Increase in regional end-diastolic wall thickness by transthoracic echocardiography as a biomarker of successful reperfusion in anterior ST elevation acute myocardial infarctionP565Mitral regurgitation is associated with worse long-term prognosis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary interventionP566Statistical significance of 3D motion and deformation indexes for the analysis of LAD infarctionHeart valve DiseasesP567Paradoxical low gradient aortic stenosis: echocardiographic progression from moderate to severe diseaseP568The beneficial effects of TAVI in mitral insufficiencyP569Impact of thoracic aortic calcification on the left ventricular hypertrophy and its regression after aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosisP570Additional value of exercise-stress echocardiography in asymptomatic patients with aortic valve stenosisP571Valvulo-arterial impedance in severe aortic stenosis: a dual imaging modalities studyP572Left ventricular mechanics: novel tools to evaluate left ventricular performance in patients with aortic stenosisP573Comparison of long-term outcome after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty versus mitral valve replacement in moderate to severe mitral stenosis with left ventricular dysfunctionP574Incidence of de novo left ventricular dysfunction in patient treated with aortic valve replacement for severe aortic regurgitationP575Transforming growth factor-beta dependant progression of the mitral valve prolapseP576Quantification of mitral regurgitation with multiple jets: in vitro validation of three-dimensional PISA techniqueP577Impaired pre-systolic contraction and saddle-shape deepening of mitral annulus contributes to atrial functional regurgitation: a three-dimensional echocardiographic studyP578Incidence and determinants of left ventricular (lv) reverse remodeling after MitraClip implantation in patients with moderate-to severe or severe mitral regurgitation and reduced lv ejection fractionP579Severe functional tricuspid regurgitation in rheumatic heart valve disease. New insights from 3D transthoracic echocardiographyP58015 years of evolution of the etiologic profile for prosthetic heart valve replacement through an echocardiography laboratoryP581The role of echocardiography in the differential diagnosis of prolonged fever of unknown originP582Predictive value for paravalvular regurgitation of 3-dimensional anatomic aortic annulus shape assessed by multidetector computed tomography post-transcatheter aortic valve replacementP583The significance and advantages of echo and CT imaging & measurement at transcatherter aortic valve implantation through the left common carotid accessP584Comparison of the self-expandable Medtronic CoreValve versus the balloon-expandable Edwards SAPIEN bioprostheses in high-risk patients undergoing transfemoral aortic valve implantationP585The impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on mitral regurgitation severityP586Echocardiographic follow up of children with valvular lesions secondary to rheumatic heart disease: Data from a prospective registryP587Valvular heart disease and different circadian blood pressure profilesCardiomyopathiesP588Comparison of transthoracic echocardiography versus cardiac magnetic for implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in primary prevention strategy dilated cardiomyopathy patientsP589Incidence and prognostic significance of left ventricle reverse remodeling in a cohort of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathyP590Early evaluation of diastolic function in fabry diseaseP591Echocardiographic predictors of atrial fibrillation development in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyP592Altered Torsion mechanics in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: LVOT-obstruction is the topdog?P593Prevention of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: what has changed in the guidelines?P594Coronary microcirculatory function as determinator of longitudinal systolic left ventricular function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyP595Detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction by tissue Doppler ehocardiography in patients with muscular dystrophiesP596Speckle tracking myocardial deformation analysis and three dimensional echocardiography for early detection of chemotherapy induced cardiac dysfunction in bone marrow transplantation patientsP597Left ventricular non compaction or hypertrabeculation: distinguishing between physiology and pathology in top-level athletesP598Role of multi modality imaging in familiar screening of Danon diseaseP599Early impairment of global longitudinal left ventricular systolic function independently predicts incident atrial fibrillation in type 2 diabetes mellitusP600Fetal cardiovascular programming in maternal diabetes mellitus and obesity: insights from deformation imagingP601Longitudinal strain stress echo evaluation of aged marginal donor hearts: feasibility in the Adonhers project.P602Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular size and function following heart transplantation - Gender mattersSystemic diseases and other conditionsP603The impact of septal kinetics on adverse ventricular-ventricular interactions in pulmonary stenosis and pulmonary arterial hypertensionP604Improvement in right ventricular mechanics after inhalation of iloprost in pulmonary hypertensionP605Does the treatment of patients with metabolic syndrome correct the right ventricular diastolic dysfunction?P606Predictors of altered cardiac function in breast cancer survivors who were treated with anthracycline-based therapyP607Prevalence and factors related to left ventricular systolic dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective tissue-doppler echocardiography studyP608Diastolic and systolic left ventricle dysfunction presenting different prognostic implications in cardiac amyloidosisP609Diagnostic accuracy of Bedside Lung Ultrasonography in Emergency (BLUE) protocol for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolismP610Right ventricular systolic dysfunction and its incidence in breast cancer patients submitted to anthracycline therapyP611Right ventricular dysfunction is an independent predictor of survival among cirrhotic patients undergoing liver transplantCongenital heart diseaseP612Hypoplasia or absence of posterior leaflet: a rare congenital anomaly of the mitral valveP613ECHO screening for Barlow disease in proband's relativesDiseases of the aortaP614Aortic size distribution and prognosis in an unselected population of patients referred for standard transthoracic echocardiographyP615Abdominal aorta aneurysm ultrasonographic screening in a large cohort of asympromatic volounteers in an Italian urban settingP616Thoracic aortic aneurysm and left ventricular systolic functionStress echocardiographyP617Wall motion score index, systolic mitral annulus velocity and left ventricular mass predicted global longitudinal systolic strain in 238 patients examined by stress echocardiographyP618Prognostic parameters of exercise-induced severe mitral valve regurgitation and exercise-induced systolic pulmonary hypertensionP619Risk stratification after myocardial infarction: prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiographyP620relationship between LV and RV myocardial contractile reserve and metabolic parameters during incremental exercise and recovery in healthy children using 2-D strain analysisP621Increased peripheral extraction as a mechanism compensatory to reduced cardiac output in high risk heart failure patients with group 2 pulmonary hypertension and exercise oscillatory ventilationP622Can exercise induced changes in cardiac synchrony predict response to CRT?Transesophageal echocardiographyP623Fully-automated software for mitral valve assessment in chronic mitral regurgitation by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographyP624Real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography provides more accurate orifice measurement in percutaneous transcatheter left atrial appendage closureP625Percutaneous closure of left atrial appendage: experience of 36 casesReal-time three-dimensional TEEP626Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography during pulmonary vein cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrilationP627Three dimensional ultrasound anatomy of intact mitral valve and in the case of type 2 disfunctionTissue Doppler and speckle trackingP629Left ventricle wall motion tracking from echocardiographic images by a non-rigid image registrationP630The first experience with the new prototype of a robotic system for remote echocardiographyP631Non-invasive PCWP influence on a loop diuretics regimen monitoring model in ADHF patients.P632Normal range of left ventricular strain, dimensions and ejection fraction using three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in neonatesP633Circumferential ascending aortic strain: new parameter in the assessment of arterial stiffness in systemic hypertensionP634Aortic vascular properties in pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta: a two-dimensional echocardiography derived aortic strain studyP635Assessment of cardiac functions in children with sickle cell anemia: doppler tissue imaging studyP636Assessment of left ventricular function in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: relation to duration and control of diabetesP637A study of left ventricular torsion in l-loop ventricles using speckle-tracking echocardiographyP638Despite No-Reflow, global and regional longitudinal strains assessed by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography are predictive indexes of left ventricular remodeling in patients with STEMIP639The function of reservoir of the left atrium in patients with medicaly treated arterial hypertensionP640The usefulness of speckle tracking analysis for predicting the recovery of regional systolic function after myocardial infarctionP641Two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in assessment of left ventricular systolic function in patients with rheumatic severe mitral regurgitation and normal ejection fractionP642The prediction of left-main and tripple vessel coronary artery disease by tissue doppler based longitudinal strain and strain rate imagingP643Role of speckle tracking in predicting arrhythmic risk and occurrence of appropriate implantable defibrillator Intervention in patients with ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathyComputed Tomography & Nuclear CardiologyP644Cardiac adrenergic activity in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. Correlation with echocardiographyP645Different vascular territories and myocardial ischemia, there is a gradient of association? Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev278] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Zheng Y, Yan BP, Zhang Y, Yu CM, Poon CCY. Wearable cuff-less PTT-based system for overnight blood pressure monitoring. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2015; 2013:6103-6. [PMID: 24111132 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2013.6610945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A wearable cuff-less pulse transit time (PTT) based monitoring device is developed for ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring. Ten healthy subjects (aged 27 ± 4 years old) underwent 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring using 1) a standard brachial cuff-based oscillometric device as reference and 2) the proposed cuff-less PTT measuring system. Raw PTT and BP measurements were linearly interpolated and then smoothed by a low-pass filter to remove aliasing effect caused by the low sampling rate and synchronized. Resampled PTT and BP were assessed for correlation using correlation coefficients and Bland-Altman plots. Our study showed that PTT estimated systolic BP most accurately within 4.8 ± 4.3 mmHg on healthy young subjects during sleep time. We conclude from this study that the proposed cuff-less PTT-based BP monitoring system has potential to be a less intrusive alternative to standard oscillometric method for long-term overnight BP monitoring.
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Vwy L, Chau R, Cheung H, Yu CM, Lam YY, Yan BP. Does the Current Recommended Target LDL Goal Improve Survival for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Hong Kong? Value Health 2014; 17:A723. [PMID: 27202567 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Liu M, Lee APW, Richards AM, Renneberg R, Zhang Q, Lam C, Huang XR, Lan HY, Yan BP, Yu CM. Predictive value of novel biomarkers for response to medical treatment in systolic heart failure. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht308.p1479] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Jin CN, Lee APW, Liu M, Fang F, Yu CM. The prevalence and prognosis of resistant hypertension in patients with congestive heart failure. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p4303] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kwong JSW, Yu CM. Ultrafiltration for acute decompensated heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht311.5889] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chung ACK, Liu M, Dong Y, Lee APW, Lan HY, Coats AJ, Richards AM, Lam C, Zhang Q, Yu CM. Circulating microRNAs as markers for prediction of heart failure medical treatment outcome. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p4214] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Wang JING, Fang FANG, Feng WEI, Yu CM, Lam YY. Left ventricular performance and dyssynchrony in heart failure and normal ejection fraction: assessment by stress echocardiography. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht307.p677] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wong MCS, Tam WWS, Cheung CSK, Tong ELH, Sek ACH, John G, Cheung NT, Yan BPY, Yu CM, Leeder S, Griffiths S. Initial antihypertensive prescription and switching: a 5 year cohort study from 250,851 patients. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53625. [PMID: 23341959 PMCID: PMC3544913 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Purpose Adverse effects of antihypertensive therapy incur substantial cost. We evaluated whether any major classes of antihypertensive drugs were significantly associated with switching as a proxy measure of medication side effects in a large Chinese population in Hong Kong. Methods From a clinical database, all adult patients newly prescribed an antihypertensive mono-therapy in Hong Kong between the years 2001–2003 and 2005 were included. Those who paid only one visit, died or stayed in the cohort for <180 days after the prescription, or prescribed more than one antihypertensive agent were excluded. The factors associated with switching at 180 days were evaluated by multivariate regression analyses. Age, gender, payment status, service type, district of residence, drug class, systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were predictor variables. Results From 250,851 subjects, 159,813 patients were eligible. A total of 6,163 (3.9%) switched their medications within 180 days. Patients prescribed thiazide diuretics had the highest switching rate (5.6%), followed by ACEIs (4.5%), CCBs (4.4%) and beta-blockers (3.2%). When compared with ACEIs, patients on thiazide diuretics were significantly more likely to be switchers (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.49, 95% C.I. 1.31–1.69, p<0.001), whilst patients prescribed CCBs and beta-blockers were similarly likely to have switching. Following these patients up for 5 years showed that thiazide had the most marked increase in switching rate. Conclusions The higher rates of switching among thiazide diuretics in this study might raise a probably greater incidence of their adverse effects in this Chinese population, yet other factors might also influence switching rates. Patients prescribed thiazide diuretics for longer term should be observed for their intolerability.
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- Martin C. S. Wong
- School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Hospital Authority Information Technology Services, Health Informatics Section, Hong Kong
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- Hospital Authority Information Technology Services, Health Informatics Section, Hong Kong
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- Hospital Authority Information Technology Services, Health Informatics Section, Hong Kong
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- University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Hospital Authority Information Technology Services, Health Informatics Section, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Wong MCS, Tam WWS, Cheung CSK, Wang HHX, Tong ELH, Sek ACH, Yan BPY, Cheung NT, Leeder S, Yu CM, Griffiths S. Drug adherence and the incidence of coronary heart disease- and stroke-specific mortality among 218,047 patients newly prescribed an antihypertensive medication: a five-year cohort study. Int J Cardiol 2012; 168:928-33. [PMID: 23174167 PMCID: PMC7114239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Background Randomized trials have shown that optimal adherence to antihypertensive agents could protect against cardiovascular diseases, but whether adherence reduces cardiovascular deaths in community settings has not been explored so fully. This study evaluates the association between antihypertensive adherence and cardiovascular (coronary heart disease and stroke) mortality in the primary care settings. Methods From a territory-wide database in Hong Kong, we included all patients who were prescribed their first-ever antihypertensive agents in the years between 2001 and 2005 from the public healthcare sector. All patients were followed up for five years, and assigned as having poor (Proportion of Days Covered [PDC] < 40%), intermediate (40–79%), and high (≥ 80%) adherence to antihypertensive agents. The association between antihypertensive adherence and cardiovascular mortality was evaluated by using the Cox proportional hazard models. Results From a total of 218,047 eligible patients, 3825 patients (1.75%) died of cardiovascular disease within five years after having received their first-ever antihypertensive agents. The proportions of patients having poor, intermediate, and high medication adherence were 32.9%, 12.1%, and 55.0%, respectively. Higher adherence levels at PDC 40%–79% (HR = 0.46, 95% C.I. 0.41–0.52, p < 0.001) and ≥ 80% (HR = 0.91, 95% C.I. 0.85–0.98, p = 0.012) were significantly less likely to be associated with mortality than the poor adherence (PDC0.040) group. Conclusions Better antihypertensive adherence was associated with lower cardiovascular mortality. This highlights the need to promote adherence through strategies which have been proved to be effective in clinical settings.
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- Martin C S Wong
- Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Totzeck M, Hendgen-Cotta U, Rammos C, Petrescu A, Stock P, Goedecke A, Shiva S, Kelm M, Rassaf T, Duerr GD, Heuft T, Klaas T, Suchan G, Roell W, Zimmer A, Welz A, Fleischmann BK, Dewald O, Luedde M, Carter N, Lutz M, Sosna J, Jacoby C, Floegel U, Hippe HJ, Adam D, Heikenwaelder M, Frey N, Sobierajski J, Luedicke P, Hendgen-Cotta U, Lue H, Totzeck M, Dewor M, Kelm M, Bernhagen J, Rassaf T, Cortez-Dias N, Costa M, Carrilho-Ferreira P, Silva D, Jorge C, Robalo Martins S, Fiuza M, Pinto FJ, Nunes Diogo A, Enguita FJ, Tsiachris D, Tsioufis C, Kasiakogias A, Flessas D, Antonakis V, Kintis K, Giakoumis M, Hatzigiannis P, Katsimichas T, Stefanadis C, Andrikou E, Tsioufis C, Thomopoulos C, Kasiakogias A, Tzamou V, Andrikou I, Bafakis I, Lioni L, Kintis K, Stefanadis C, Lazaros G, Tsiachris D, Tsioufis C, Vlachopoulos C, Brili S, Chrysohoou C, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C, Santos De Sousa CI, Pires S, Nunes A, Cortez Dias N, Belo A, Cabrita I, Pinto FJ, Benova T, Radosinska J, Viczenczova C, Bacova 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Gruenenfelder J, Felix C, Bettex D, Datta S, Jenni R, Tanner F, Herzog B, Fattouch K, Murana G, Castrovinci S, Sampognaro R, Bertolino EC, Caccamo G, Ruvolo G, Speziale G, Lancellotti P. 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Shang Q, Yip GWK, Tam LS, Zhang Q, Sanderson JE, Lam YY, Li CM, Wang T, Li EKM, Yu CM. SLICC/ACR damage index independently associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2012; 21:1057-62. [PMID: 22554929 DOI: 10.1177/0961203312446628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction has been reported in both active and inactive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients without clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between the long-term inflammatory burden reflected by the SLICC/ACR damage index and LV diastolic function has not been studied. Eighty-two SLE patients and 82 controls matched for age, sex, body mass index, blood pressure and heart rate underwent echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). LV diastolic function was estimated by the myocardial early diastolic velocity (E') at the lateral annulus. There were 51 patients (62.2%) with nephritis, 23 patients (28.0%) with hypertension, 21 patients (25.6%) with vasculitis, 16 patients (19.5%) with pulmonary hypertension, 4 patients (4.9%) with cerebrovascular disease and 2 patients (2.4%) with diabetes mellitus. Sixty-two patients (75.6%) were taking prednisone and 35 patients (42.7%) used a immunosuppressant. Forty-five patients (54.8%) had active disease and suffered from disease-related end-organ damage. Patients with SLICC/ACR damage index ≥1 had more evidence of LV diastolic dysfunction with lower lateral annulus E' (9.6 ± 3.4 vs 12.9 ± 3.5 cm/s, p < 0.001) than those without. In addition, the proportion of patients with abnormal LV myocardial relaxation (defined as lateral E' < 10.0 cm/s) (51.1% vs 16.2%, χ(2) = 10.8, p = 0.001) were significantly higher. Multivariate analysis showed that the SLICC/ACR damage index ≥1 was independently associated with LV diastolic dysfunction (OR = 3.80, 95%CI: 1.21-11.95, p = 0.023) after adjusting for hypertension, disease duration and medical therapy. This may suggest that the overall inflammatory burden in SLE, as reflected by SLICC/ACR damage index, is associated with the development of diastolic dysfunction in SLE patients.
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- Q Shang
- Division of Cardiology The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Rashid H, Abdel-Moniem A, Email S, El-Batran M, Rashid H, Mansour H, Mahmoud S, Ashour Z, Mustafa S, Khodeer SA, Abdu-Allah AM, Al-Assal M, Rashid HK, Ghosh Dastidar A, Garg P, West J, Muthusamy R, Gunn J, Zhu F, Lee A, Chee YE, Li ZJ, Kang CS, Chen ZY, Zhang YX, Zhao ZX, Song Q, Rong Y, Bao W, Shan ZL, Rong S, Wang D, Yao P, Liu LG, Zhu LX, Ho SC, Ruan GQ, Xie Q, Sit JWH, Yang YL, Chan MCH, Hu M, Chan TYK, Tomlinson B, Wu HS, Wang LS, Qin J, Wong TT, Heng PA, Yu CM, Luis SA, Luis CR, Habibian M, Courtney A, Hamilton-Craig C, Strugnell W, Poon K, Slaughter R, Raffel OC, Raffel OC, Luis SA, Hansen M, Slaughter R, Hamilton-Craig C, Liang Y, Bai Y, Chen T, Feng GX, Yang YM, Wang XY, Yang YJ, Zhu J, Al-Mohammadi M, Hersi A, Alhabib KF, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Sulaiman K, Alfaleh H, Alsaif S, Almahmeed W, Asaad N, Amin H, Al-Motarreb A, Al-Suwaid J, Blanco JRF, Velasco AB, Mancera J, Francisco A, CA, Zhuravlyova L, Lopina N, Song HH, Xu SH, Huang MZ, Xu CS, Xie LD, Ko B, Cameron J, Seneviratne S, Leung M, Antonis P, Koutsoubos J, Malaiapan Y, Meredith I, Capros N, Istrati V, Matcovschi S, Dumitras T, Istrati S, Nicolenco I, Hotineanu R, Manea D, Gherman O, Hsiung MC, Ko CH, Wei J, Tung TH, Graham CA, Chan JWM, Rotherary KR, Rainer TH, Yan B, Liu M, Huang XR, Li RJ, Lam YY, Yu CM. P033 * Evaluation of myocardial function in patients with chronic stable angina and apparent normal ventricular function (tissue doppler study before and after PCI). Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur025] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Youssef AA, Kishk YT, Abdelhafez HA, Bafadhl TA, Tsui PT, Lau CL, Lo YK, Chan NY, Choy CC, Yuen HC, Chu PS, Chow HF, Fong HF, Mok NS, Lau ST, Tsui PT, Lau CL, Lo YK, Chan NY, Choy CC, Yuen HC, Chu PS, Chow HF, Fong HF, Mok NS, Lau ST, Chow HF, Tsui PT, Lau CL, Lo YK, Chan NY, Choy CC, Yuen HC, Chu PS, Fong HF, Mok NS, Lau ST, Chen YL, Yip HK, Chen SY, Poon KKC, Luis SA, Savage M, Raffel OC, Walters DL, Poon KKC, Luis SA, Raffel OC, Aroney C, Walters DL, Qin J, Li S, Wu HS, Wang LS, Wang XX, Wong TT, Yu CM, Heng PA, Liew M, Ong SH, Gan HW, Chai SC, Goh PP, Chair SY, Wong EML, Sit JWH, Leung DYP, So WKW, Chan CWH, Pun SPY, Chan AWK, Sattwika PD, Taufiq N, Kurniawan IWSE, Sattwika KA. P097 * Prognostic significance of high sensitivity C-reactive protein before and after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with angina pectoris. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur030] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Joe BH, Sohn IS, Park BJ, Park JH, Jin ES, Cho JM, Kim CJ, Saleh A, Matsumori A, Negm H, Shalaby M, Haykal M, Tsverava M, Tsverava D, Lobjanidse N, Han JY, Ha SI, Yang JS, Choi DH, Chung JW, Koh YY, Chang KS, Hong SP, Adachi H, Taguchi T, Oshima H, Huang FQ, Zhong L, Le TT, Tan RS, Zhao QY, Yu SB, Huang H, Qin M, Cui HY, Huang T, Huang CX, Chan WYW, Blomqvist A, Melton IC, Crozier IG, Noren K, Troughton RW, Indriani S, Siswanto BB, Soerarso R, Hersunarti N, Harimurti GM, Margey R, Hynes B, Pomerantsev E, Moran D, Hatim M, Kiernan T, Inglessis I, Palacios I, Margey R, Suh W, Witzke C, Moran D, Hatim M, Kiernan T, Yeh R, Sahkuja R, Seto A, Palacios I, Chen Y, Chen Y, Li H, Zhou B, Shi SQ, Rao L, Gong H, Wang X, Ling Y, Obispo-Mortos SA, Reyes DRC, Cabasan G, Caguioa EVS, Ramirez MFL, Navarra SV, Wang S, Lam YY, Fang F, Shang Q, Luo XX, Liu M, Wang J, Sanderson JE, Sun JP, Yu CM, Wang S, Lam YY, Fang F, Shang Q, Luo XX, Liu M, Wang J, Sanderson JE, Sun JP, Yu CM, Hernandez-Madrid A, Matia Frances R, Bullon M, Moro C, Luo XX, Fang F, Sun JP, Sanderson JE, Kwong SW, Lee PW, Lam YY, Yu CM, Larina VN, Bart BY. P058 * APACHE II score, rather than cardiac function, may predict poor prognosis in patients with stress-induced cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur027] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Liu Y, Pan L, Zhang ZN, Shi ZH, Wang Y, Jing ZC, Lee WY, Chan MC, Cheun TK, So KH, Yu CM, Lee WY, Pang TY, Kong WY, Chan KH, Kwok LM, Chan SW, Ko SSW, Tam CWY, Fok BSP, Hu M, Yin OQP, Chow MSS, Tomlinson B, Guo ZR, Wu M, Zhang LJ, Luo WS, Liu JC, Ding Y, Zhu QR, Chen Q, Chan SSW, Ahmad I, Graham CA, Rainer TH, Berdina ON, Madaeva IM, Dolgikh VV, Xie MX, Li YM, Gao X, Wang GY, Wang AL, Xu T, Tong WJ, Zhang YH, Pogodina AV, Dolgikh VV, Moretzkaya IS, Nawaz SK, Xu JB, Zhang YL, Liu Y, Huang G, Zhang TJ, Huang XB, Ou YLY, Chan SSW, Tse MM, Chan CPY, Graham CA, Rainer TH, Wong MCS, Yan B, Tam WWS, Wang HHX, Liu KSD, Liu KQ, Cheung CSK, Tong ELH, Sek ACH, John GK, Cheung NT, Yu CM, Leeder S, Griffiths S, Wang HHX, Wong MCS, Yan B, Tang JL, Wang JJ, Yu CM, Griffiths S, Wong MCS, Yan B, Tam WWS, Wang HHX, Liu KSD, Liu KQ, Cheung CSK, Tong ELH, Sek ACH, Cheung NT, Yu CM, Leeder S, Griffiths S, Shin SH, Woo SI, Kim DH, Park KS, Kwan J, Liu KQL, Wong MCS, Wang HHX, Liu KSD, Yan B, Yu CM, Griffiths S, Borumand H, Cheang IN, Law TC, Choi SKV, Chung LH, Chan SLD, Li YC, Choy PS, Hung YKS, Cheung YHK, Chan LH, Chan KHK. P077 * Evaluation of two-dimensional strain echocardiography in quantifying right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur028] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Allam R, Galal W, El-Damnhoury H, Mortada A, Guo R, Fang F, Xie JM, Zhang Q, Chan YS, Fung WH, Razali O, Azlan H, Lam KH, Chan CK, Yu CM, Wong FMF, Sit JWH, Wong EML, Lee V, Hemingway H, Harb R, Crake T, Lambiase P, Zhao QY, Yu SB, Huang H, Qin M, Cui HY, Huang T, Huang CX, Leung YW, Yue CS, Leung KF, Fung CYR, Mak YMW, Chow KS, Tang SK, Sperzel J, Tscheliessnigg K, Bucx JJJ, Silvestre J, Oza AL, Yu Mironov N, Golitsyn SP, Sokolov SF, Yuricheva YA, Maikov EB, Shlevkov NB, Mareev YV, Rosenstraukh LV, Chazov EI, Li BN, Qin J, Xiang K, Pang WM, Wang LS, Wu HS, Qin J, Wong TT, Yu CM, Heng PA, Clatot J, Ziyadeh-Isleem A, Coulombe A, Maugenre S, Dilanian G, Hatem S, Denjoy I, Neyroud N, Guicheney P, Plameras GB, Valentin MV, Ramirez M, Suga C, Hirahara T, Sugawara Y, Nakajima J, Wakaba H, Ako J, Momomura S, Ye Volkov D, Karpenko YI, Lopin DA, Chair SY, Lee JCK, Choi KC, Sit JWH, Wong EM, Chan CWH, So WKW, Cheng AHY, Hamid AK, Lainchbury JG, Troughton RW, Yandle TG, Frampton CM, Richards AM. P001 * Reversal of endothelial dysfunction after AF cardioversion. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur022] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Garg P, Ashrafi R, Lagan J, Feeney L, Wong P, Rodrigues E, Davis G, Chen YL, Yip HK, Li S, Gai L, Yang TS, Zhang L, Xu XL, Bai QC, Xu H, Wang YT, Fang F, Lam YY, Sanderson J, Luo XX, Jiang X, Lin QS, Zhang YC, Yu CM, Wei LH, Huang XR, Zhang Y, Li YQ, Chen HY, Yu CM, Lan HY, Ko B, Cameron J, Meredith I, Leung M, Antonis P, Nasis A, Crossett M, Seneviratne S. Coronary Artery Disease. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur020] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Peng H, Zhang X, Gao X, Zhang Y, Mohammad BI, Jawad HM, Hadi NR, Liang ML, Xie LD, Li HL, Wang HJ, Xu CS, Yip HK, Yip HK, Li ZJ, Kang CS, Chen XY, Zhang YX, Zhao ZX, Song Q, Ren WY, Jin X, Tian C, Zhang R, Long J, Ying CJ, Wang J, Qin XJ, Xie MX, Lv Q, Wang XF, He L, Liu YY, Xie MX, Qin XJ, Wang XF, Lv Q, Zhang L, Zhang J, Xiang FX, Zhang YR, Zhang Y, Huang XR, Wei LH, Meng XM, Yu CM, Lan HY, Kim S, Yang J, Koh E, Harada Y, Inoue N, Okada T, Harada A, Yoshikawa Y, Bekki N, Kanai H. P017 * Inflammatory and endothelial dysfunction biomarkers and cardiovascular disease risk factors among Inner Mongolians in China. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur023] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Jain P, Varma Y, Jain S, Dandekar P, Sharma VK, Yadav BS, Arya A, Gupta R, Zhu QR, Guo ZR, Hu XS, Wu M, Luo WS, Liu JC, Ding Y, Gu SJ, Liu MM, Shi L, Hui CN, Wang D, Chu WCW, Yu CM, Ahuja AT, Hong L, Xie MX, Wang X, Gong H, Ling Y, Chan YH, Lai WK, Chow SL, Chow L, Yam PW, Ko WC, Wong ML, Chu CK, Fong CH, Lee S, Hsiung MC, Chen KC, Wei J, Tung TH. P122 * Relationship between retinal microvascular complications in metabolic syndrome (MS) and its association with serum uric acid level. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur029] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Lee WY, Tam CS, Yan PY, Lam YY, Duchatelet S, Peat RA, Denjoy I, Itoh H, Berthet M, Crotti L, Ohno S, Pedrazzini M, Klug D, Schwartz PJ, Shimizu W, Horie M, Tregouet DA, Guicheney P, Tiong WN, Hwang SS, Fong AYY, Wee CC, Lai LYH, Tiong LL, Chang BC, Ong TK, Garg P, Ashraffi R, Chuah S, Baho H, Draz S, Mously F, Atta J, Kouatly A, Hussian A, Abu zeid H, Courtney A, Hamilton-Craig C, Strugnell W, Slaughter R, Luis CR, Habibian M, Luis SA, Raffel OC, Tung TH, Hsiung MC, Wei J, Clements IP, Hodge DO, Scott CG, Chai SC, Liew M, Leong G, Peng H, Ding J, Peng Y, Zhang Q, Xu Y, Chao X, Tian H, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Tong WJ, Liu YY, Wang J, Zhang YH, Wong MCS, Yan B, Tam WWS, Wang HHX, Liu KSD, Liu KQ, Cheung CSK, Tong ELH, Sek ACH, Cheung NT, Yu CM, Leeder S, Griffiths S, Poon KKC, Wong HL, Ng SH, Kwok WT, Yeung CL, Yu SY, Wan YP, Wan S, Underwood MJ, Chan PH, Alegria-Barrero E, Price S, Kelleher A, Moat N, Mario CD, Franzen O, Zhang YC, Lee AP, Lin QS, Fang F, Wan S, Underwood M, Yu CM, Mirhoseini SJ, Frouzannia SK, Mostafavi Pour Manshadi SMY, Naderi N, Sayegh S, Dandekar PG, Verma Y. A001 * Barriers of warfarin use for atrial fibrillation patients in Hong Kong. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur021] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Bu N, Wang SH, Yu CM, Zhang Y, Ma CY, Li XM, Ma LJ. Genotoxicity of fenpropathrin and fenitrothion on root tip cells of Vicia faba. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2011; 87:517-521. [PMID: 21785877 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-011-0366-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
The genotoxicity of fenpropathrin and fenitrothion on root tip cells of Vicia faba was studied. The symptoms were investigated about the mitotic index, the micronucleus frequency and chromosomal aberration frequency of root tip cells of Vicia faba which were induced by different concentrations of fenpropathrin and fenitrothion (1 × 10(-10)-1 × 10(-2) g L(-1)). Results showed that fenpropathrin and fenitrothion could induce the micronucleus of root tip cells of Vicia faba. It occurred in a dose-dependent manner. Peaks were observed at 1 × 10( -6) g L(-1) fenpropathrin and 1 × 10(-4) g L(-1) fenitrothion, and micronucleus frequency reached 14.587 ± 1.511‰ and 14.164 ± 1.623‰, respectively. From 1 × 10(-10) g L(-1) to 1 × 10( -6) g L(-1) fenpropathrin and 1 × 10(-4) g L(-1) fenitrothion, the micronucleus frequency increased with the increase of the concentrations, but beyond this range, the micronucleus frequency decreased with the further increase of the concentrations. A similar trend was observed for mitotic index. Moreover, fenpropathrin and fenitrothion could induce various types of chromosome aberration, such as lagging chromosomes, chromosome fragment, chromosome bridge, multipolar, nuclear buds, karyorrhexis, etc.
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China
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Santoro G, Gaio G, Palladino MT, Iacono C, Pacileo G, Russo MG, Calabro R, Wang YS, Dong LL, Shu XH, Pan CZ, Zhou DX, Sen T, Tufekcioglu O, Ozdemir M, Tuncez A, Uygur B, Golbasi Z, Kisacik H, Delfino L, De Leo FD, Chiappa LC, Abdel Ghani B, Schiavina R, Salvade P, Morganti A, Bedogni F, Mahia P, Gutierrez L, Pineda V, Garcia B, Otaegui I, Rodriguez JF, Gonzalez MT, Descalzo M, Evangelista A, Garcia-Dorado D, Bruin De- Bon HACM, Van Den Brink RBA, Surie S, Bresser P, Vleugels J, Eckmann HM, Samson DA, Bouma BJ, Dedobbeleer C, Antoine M, Remmelink M, Unger P, Roosens B, Hmila I, Hernot S, Droogmans S, Van Camp G, Lahoutte T, Muyldermans S, Cosyns B, Feltes G, Serra V, Azevedo O, Barbado J, Herrera J, Rivera A, Paniagua J, Valverde V, Torras J, Arriba G, Christodoulides T, Ioannides M, Simamonian K, Yiangou K, Myrianthefs M, Nicolaides E, Dedobbeleer C, Pandolfo M, Unger P, Kleijn SA, Aly MFAA, Terwee CB, Van Rossum AC, Kamp O, Delgado V, Shanks M, Siebelink HM, Sieders A, Lamb H, Ajmone 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Fung JW, Sperzel J, Yu CM, Chan JY, Gelder RN, Yang MX, Rooke R, Boileau P, Frohlig G. Multicenter clinical experience with an atrial lead designed to minimize far-field R-wave sensing. Europace 2009; 11:618-24. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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To evaluate the relationships between arterial stiffness, disease activity and end-organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), non-invasive vascular assessments were made on 32 female SLE patients and 32 female normal controls. The patients had significantly increased brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (PWV) (13.06 +/- 1.79 vs. 11.50 +/- 1.00 m/s; P < 0.001), heart-ankle PWV (8.98 +/- 1.16 vs. 7.88 +/- 0.73 m/s; P < 0.001), carotid augmentation index (AI) (21.6 +/- 17.2% vs. 5.4 +/- 14.0%; P = 0.001) and carotid intima-medial thickness (IMT) (0.753 +/- 0.132 vs. 0.644 +/- 0.092 mm; P = 0.002) when compared with controls. The disease activity and organ damage were evaluated by SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) and systemic lupus international collaborating clinics (SLICC) damage index. Patients with active disease (SLEDAI > or = 3) had significantly higher carotid AI (34.4 +/- 9.7% vs. 17.8 +/- 17.3%, P < 0.05) than stable ones (SLEDAI < 3) and those with organ damage (SLICC > or = 1) had significantly higher heart-ankle PWV (9.69 +/- 1.13 vs. 8.61 +/- 1.02 m/s, P < 0.05) than those with SLICC = 0. After making adjustments for age, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure, carotid AI was found to show correlation with SLEDAI and haPWV with SLICC. A carotid AI value of 33.3% identified SLEDAI > or = 3 with a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 80%, whereas a heart-ankle PWV value of 9.0 m/s identified SLICC > or = 1 with a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 67%. In conclusion, SLE was an independent risk factor of sub-clinical atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness may identify the presence of active disease.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Cowie MR, Conraads V, Tavazzi L, Yu CM. Rationale and design of a prospective trial to assess the sensitivity and positive predictive value of implantable intrathoracic impedance monitoring in the prediction of heart failure hospitalizations: the SENSE-HF study. J Card Fail 2009; 15:394-400. [PMID: 19477399 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2008] [Revised: 11/30/2008] [Accepted: 12/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intrathoracic impedance monitoring is a new diagnostic tool for patients with heart failure that may aid early identification of decompensation and pulmonary congestion. METHODS AND RESULTS The Sensitivity of the InSync Sentry feature for the Prediction of Heart Failure (ie, SENSE-HF) trial is a prospective multicenter international study designed to evaluate the sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of the intrathoracic impedance diagnostic tool, OptiVol, present in Medtronic implantable devices. A total of 500 patients will be enrolled in the trial, with follow-up for up to 24 months. The study has 3 phases. Phase I is double-blind, and evaluates retrospectively the sensitivity and PPV of the intrathoracic impedance data for the prediction of hospitalization with the signs and/or symptoms of pulmonary congestion. At 6 months, the patient enters Phase II, which evaluates the clinical utility of the nominal "alarm" threshold value for identification of episodes of decompensation. The patient enters the final phase (Phase III) after an episode of decompensation correctly identified by the Fluid Trend data ("true" positive alarm), with data collection on how physicians use the Fluid Trend data to influence management. An end point committee adjudicates health care utilizations events (hospitalizations and doctor visits) for their association with signs and/or symptoms of pulmonary congestion. CONCLUSIONS The study completed recruitment during 2008.
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- Martin R Cowie
- Clinical Cardiology, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK.
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BACKGROUND The role of verapamil in the prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with recurrent AF is unknown. HYPOTHESIS The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of verapamil on the prevention of AF in patients implanted with an implantable atrial defibrillator (IAD). METHODS The effects of verapamil (240 mg/day) on the total duration of AF, number of AF recurrences, and number of cardioversions were prospectively evaluated in a randomized, crossover fashion over an 8-week period in 11 patients (9 men, 2 women; mean age: 60 +/- 6 years) implanted with an IAD. RESULTS Implantable atrial defibrillators successfully converted 13 of 14 (93%) spontaneous episodes of AF. There was no significant difference in the efficacy of cardioversion (86 vs. 100%, p = 0.8), the total duration of AF (173 +/- 198 vs. 270 +/- 241 h, p = 0.5), the number of AF episodes (8.5 +/- 9.0 vs. 9.3 +/- 10.2, p = 0.3), and the number of cardioversions (1.7 +/- 2.4 vs. 1.8 +/- 2.1 p = 0.7) with or without treatment with verapamil. CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study suggest that treatment with verapamil has no significant effect on the prevention of AF in patients treated with an LAD.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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Thompson DR, Oldridge NB, Yu DSF, Yu CM. Translation and validation of two Chinese health-related quality of life instruments in patients with coronary heart disease. Hong Kong Med J 2009; 15 Suppl 2:8-11. [PMID: 19258626] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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1. The Chinese version of the 27-item MacNew health-related quality of life (HRQL) questionnaire is a valid, reliable and responsive core coronary heart disease (CHD)-specific HRQL measure. It can be used to compare the health outcomes, burdens of illness, and treatment effectiveness in pure or mixed populations of patients with myocardial infarction, angina, or heart failure in clinical trials and in routine clinical practice. 2. The Chinese version of the 35-item Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) did not perform as well. Although four of the seven subscales, which cover the physical and psychosocial aspects of HRQL, are psychometrically sound when used to evaluate HRQL among CHD patients with different cardiac diagnostic categories, the remaining three subscales covering treatment-related aspects are not. The latter had only weak validity and responsiveness, which may be due to cultural differences. 3. To improve the overall performance of the Chinese version of the MIDAS, further effort is required to clarify the treatment-related impact of CHD on well-being from the patient's perspective.
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Doughty RN, Klein AL, Poppe KK, Gamble GD, Dini FL, Møller JE, Quintana M, Yu CM, Whalley GA. Independence of restrictive filling pattern and LV ejection fraction with mortality in heart failure: an individual patient meta-analysis. Eur J Heart Fail 2008; 10:786-92. [PMID: 18617438 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2008] [Accepted: 06/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Doppler echocardiographic restrictive mitral filling pattern (RFP) is an important prognostic indicator in patients with heart failure (HF), but the interaction between RFP, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and filling pattern remains uncertain. AIMS To determine whether the RFP is predictive of mortality independently of LVEF in patients with HF. METHODS Online databases were searched to identify studies assessing the relationship between prognosis and LV filling pattern in patients with HF. Individual patient data from 18 studies (3540 patients) were extracted and collated at the MeRGE Coordinating Centre (The University of Auckland). RESULTS Overall, RFP was associated with higher all-cause mortality than the non-restrictive filling pattern: hazard ratio 2.42 (95% CI 2.06, 2.83). In multivariable analysis the RFP, LVEF, NYHA class and age were independent predictors of mortality. The prevalence of the RFP was inversely related to LVEF but remained a predictor of mortality even in those patients with preserved LVEF. CONCLUSIONS The restrictive mitral filling pattern is a powerful predictor of mortality, independent of LVEF and age, in patients with HF. Doppler-derived LV filling patterns are an accessible marker from echocardiography that can readily be incorporated in risk stratification of all patients with HF.
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Møller JE, Whalley GA, Dini FL, Doughty RN, Gamble GD, Klein AL, Quintana M, Yu CM. Independent prognostic importance of a restrictive left ventricular filling pattern after myocardial infarction: an individual patient meta-analysis: Meta-Analysis Research Group in Echocardiography acute myocardial infarction. Circulation 2008; 117:2591-8. [PMID: 18474816 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.738625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Restrictive mitral filling pattern (RFP), the most severe form of diastolic dysfunction, is a predictor of outcome after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Low power has precluded a definite conclusion on the independent importance of RFP, especially when overall systolic function is preserved. We undertook an individual patient meta-analysis to determine whether RFP is predictive of mortality independently of LV ejection fraction (LVEF), end-systolic volume index, and Killip class in patients after AMI. METHODS AND RESULTS Twelve prospective studies (3396 patients) assessing the relationship between prognosis and Doppler echocardiographic LV filling pattern in patients after AMI were included. Individual patient data from each study were extracted and collated into a single database for analysis. RFP was associated with higher all-cause mortality (hazard ratio, 2.67; 95% CI, 2.23 to 3.20; P<0.001) and remained an independent predictor in multivariate analysis with age, gender, and LVEF. The overall prevalence of RFP was 20% but was highest (36%) in the quartile of patients with lowest LVEF (<39%) and lowest (9%) in patients with the highest LVEF (>53%; P<0.0001). RFP remained significant within each quartile of LVEF, and no interaction was found for RFP and LVEF (P=0.42). RFP also predicted mortality in patients with above- and below-median end-systolic volume index (1575 patients) and in different Killip classes (1746 patients). Importantly, when diabetes, current medication, and prior AMI were included in the model, RFP remained an independent predictor of outcome. CONCLUSIONS Restrictive filling is an important independent predictor of mortality after AMI regardless of LVEF, end-systolic volume index, and Killip class.
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Chua LP, Ji WF, Yu CM, Zhou TM, Tan YS. Particle image velocimetry measurements of three proximal anastomosis models under a pulsatile flow condition. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2008; 222:249-63. [DOI: 10.1243/09544119jeim141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study was designed to examine the effects of the anastomotic angle on the flow and haemodynamic parameter distribution patterns of the proximal anastomoses, with emphasis on identifying site-specific haemodynamic features that could reasonably be expected to trigger the initiation and further development of anastomotic intimal hyperplasia. Particle image velocimetry measurements were carried out with three simplified glass proximal models under a physiological flow condition. The results revealed that the disturbed flow and the induced shear stress patterns including low recirculation flow, stagnation point, high wall shear stress, high temporal wall shear stress gradient, low time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS), and high oscillating shear index (OSI) occurred around the anastomotic joints and the flow field at proximal anastomosis was strongly affected by the anastomotic angle. Among the three models investigated, the 45° backward anastomosis is found to have a smaller low-recirculation-flow region along the graft inner wall, non-stationary stagnation, and separation points, a higher TAWSS and smaller high-OSI low-TAWSS and low-OSI high-TAWSS regions.
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Thermal and Fluids Engineering Division, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Thermal and Fluids Engineering Division, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Thermal and Fluids Engineering Division, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Thermal and Fluids Engineering Division, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- National Heart Centre, Singapore
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RATIONALE Patient-reported outcomes such as health-related quality of life (HRQL) describe or characterize what patients have experienced as a result of their health care. However, treatment outcome comparisons among different pure or mixed populations of patients with myocardial infarction, angina or heart failure cannot be made using existing coronary heart disease (CHD)-specific HRQL instruments. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the MacNew in a cohort of Hong Kong patients diagnosed with CHD. METHODS Chinese translations of a CHD-specific HRQL instrument, the MacNew Heart Disease HRQL questionnaire (MacNew), the Short-form 36 Health Survey and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were administered to 365 Chinese-speaking patients with CHD at baseline and again 3 months later (n = 363). The Medical Outcomes Trust Scientific Advisory Committee criteria were used to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese MacNew Heart Disease HRQL questionnaire. RESULTS The results warrant recommending the use of the MacNew as an outcome measure to enhance treatment evaluation in Chinese patients with CHD and a diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina or heart failure, substantiating previous psychometric data on the MacNew in a number of different studies in patients speaking seven different languages. CONCLUSION The MacNew questionnaire may have value as a core CHD questionnaire for treatment outcome comparisons among pure or mixed populations of patients with myocardial infarction, angina or heart failure.
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Fok WY, Chan LY, Wong JT, Yu CM, Lau TK. Left ventricular diastolic function during normal pregnancy: assessment by spectral tissue Doppler imaging. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2006; 28:789-93. [PMID: 17063457 DOI: 10.1002/uog.3849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is an echocardiographic technique for assessing the diastolic function that is relatively independent of preload. Since loading conditions change significantly during pregnancy, a load-independent technique will give a more accurate assessment of diastolic function in pregnant women. The aim of this study was to evaluate maternal diastolic function using tissue Doppler imaging. METHODS This was a prospective observational study on 35 healthy pregnant women. M-mode, transmitral inflow (peak transmitral flow velocities during early diastole (E wave) and atrial contraction (A wave)) and TDI studies (peak myocardial velocities during early diastole (Em wave), during atrial contraction (Am wave) and peak systole in ejection phase (Sm)) were performed in each trimester and postpartum. The differences in variables between trimesters were analyzed. RESULTS The peak transmitral inflow velocity during early diastole (E wave) was significantly decreased during the third trimester and postpartum. The peak flow velocity during atrial contraction (A wave) was increased in the second trimester, but decreased again in the third trimester and postpartum period. As a result, the E/A ratio progressively reduced as pregnancy advanced. TDI showed that peak myocardial velocities during early diastole (Em) tended to increase during the second trimester, and then decreased significantly in the third trimester or postpartum period. The peak myocardial velocities during atrial contraction (Am) increased significantly with advancing gestational age. As a consequence, both Em/Am and E/Em ratios decreased significantly throughout pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the changes in myocardial relaxation velocity throughout pregnancy. Because of its advantage of being relatively load-independent, TDI may be a useful non-invasive technique for monitoring maternal cardiac function in high-risk pregnancies to detect the early signs of cardiac failure and to prevent further deterioration with prompt interventions.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
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The role of bronchoscopic management in post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis is not well defined. To investigate the role of bronchoscopic intervention, including silicone stenting, in the management of post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis, the current retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary referral hospital. Under rigid bronchoscopy, 80 patients underwent ballooning, neodymium-yttrium aluminium garnet laser resection and/or bougienation as first-line methods of airway dilatation between January 2000 and December 2003 inclusive, and were followed for a median of 41 months. Silicone stents were required in 75 out of 80 (94%) patients to maintain airway patency. Bronchoscopic intervention provided immediate symptomatic relief and improved lung function in 88% of the patients. After airway stabilisation, stents were removed successfully in 49 out of 75 (65%) patients at a median of 14 months post-insertion. Three patients out of 75 (4%) eventually underwent surgical management. Acute complications included: excessive bleeding (n = 1); pneumothorax (n = 5); and pneumomediastinum without mortality (n = 2). Stent-related late complications, such as migration (51%), granuloma formation (49%), mucostasis (19%) and re-stenosis (40%), were controllable during a median follow-up of 41 months. In conclusion, bronchoscopic intervention, including silicone stenting, could be a useful and safe method for treating post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Internal Medicine, Dongdaemun Hospital, Ewha Womans University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Koh WJ, Yu CM, Suh GY, Chung MP, Kim H, Kwon OJ, Lee NY, Chung MJ, Lee KS. Pulmonary TB and NTM lung disease: comparison of characteristics in patients with AFB smear-positive sputum. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006; 10:1001-7. [PMID: 16964791] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical and radiographic features of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung disease in patients with acid-fast bacilli (AFB) positive sputum specimens. DESIGN The initial clinical and radiographic features of 229 PTB patients were compared with those of 70 patients with NTM lung disease. The most commonly involved organisms in the NTM lung disease cases were Mycobacterium avium complex (n = 38, 54%) and M. abscessus (n = 26, 37%). RESULTS Clinical and radiographic findings that were more common in patients with NTM lung disease than in PTB patients were: older age (P < 0.001), non-smoker (P < 0.001), history of previous TB treatment (P < 0.001), absence of pleural effusion (P = 0.017), involvement of middle and/or lower lung zones (P = 0.007), and bilateral disease (P = 0.005). Multivariate analysis showed that older age (> or = 40 years), non-smoker, previous TB treatment, absence of pleural effusion and involvement of middle and/or lower lung zones were significant independent predictors for NTM lung disease. CONCLUSIONS There is considerable overlap in the clinical and radiographic appearances of PTB and NTM lung disease. The isolation and identification of causative organisms are mandatory for a correct diagnosis in patients with AFB-positive sputum specimens.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea.
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The exponential increase in the numbers of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) has led to many clinicians having to care for post-PCI patients. We review the management of early problems seen in post-PCI patients, such as vascular access site complications, contrast nephropathy, drug-induced thrombocytopaenia and chest pain. The management of possible restenosis and the use of stress testing are discussed. The complications from dual antiplatelet therapy are addressed. The prognosis of the post-PCI patient, the implications of co-existent heart failure and the newer technologies of implantable defibrillator and cardiac resynchronisation therapy are reviewed. We conclude by emphasising the importance of secondary prevention by risk factor modification as well as the communication between the clinician and the cardiologist.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Lee PW, Woo KS, Chow LTC, Ng HK, Chan WWM, Yu CM, Lo AWI. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Diffuse infiltration of lymphoma of the myocardium mimicking clinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2006; 113:e662-4. [PMID: 16567575 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.576306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- P W Lee
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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The lack of large randomised controlled trials to guide therapy in diastolic heart failure causes some difficulties for evidence-based medicine practising clinicians. Traditionally, treatments for systolic heart failure have been highjacked for diastolic heart failure without much proof of benefit. However, recent studies have began to provide some evidence base for our practice. Betablockers and angiotensin receptor antagonists have recently been shown to reduce hospitalisation in large randomised controlled trials. Diuretic based antihypertensive regimes have been shown to reduce heart failure by 50%. Left ventricular hypertrophy regression is likely to be a good surrogate endpoint for diastolic heart failure, although definitive proof for this is not yet available. Angiotensin receptor antagonists, ACEI, calcium channel blockers, diuretics and aldosterone blockers have all been shown to cause left ventricular hypertrophy regression. We recommend these drugs to achieve strict blood pressure control together with dietary and lifestyle modification for the treatment of diastolic heart failure. We emphasise the importance of rate control, as diastolic heart-failure patients tolerate tachycardia poorly. We further argue that the pathophysiology of diastolic heart failure is part of systolic heart failure and the two should not be thought of as separate entities. Therefore, our traditional practice of using systolic heart failure treatments for diastolic heart failure is theoretically sound and should not cause us undue anxiety.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
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Cheng L, Lai MD, Sanderson JE, Yu CM, Li M. Enhanced fusion of myoblasts with myofibers for efficient gene delivery induced by a partially purified protein fraction from rat muscle extract. Arch Biochem Biophys 2005; 441:141-50. [PMID: 16054108 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2005.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2005] [Revised: 06/10/2005] [Accepted: 06/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The biggest challenge to gene therapy is how to efficiently deliver the desired therapeutic gene into a sufficient number of recipient cells to achieve significant clinical efficacy. Here, we identified a partially purified extract from rat muscle probably containing myoblast specific fusion factor(s) (MSF), which significantly enhanced fusion of donor myoblast with host muscle fibers. Once incorporated, the introduced genetic construct could instruct the machinery of the hybrid cells to express the desired protein(s). Rat satellite cells containing a plasmid carrying a marker bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4) coding sequence were used as foreign gene delivery vehicle. BrdU labeling of the MSF-pretreated satellite cells allowed tracing the fate of the genetically modified satellite cells in the host muscles. Immunohistochemistry using anti-BMP-4 antibody demonstrated the translation of the introduced gene construct. It was demonstrated that in the presence of MSF, numerous BrdU positive nuclei and the expression of BMP-4 polypeptides could be observed in host hybrid fibers, while in the control group using rat serum to replace MSF containing fraction, only a few BrdU positive signals were detected. The expression of osteocalcin and the elevated alkaline phosphatase activity detected in the hybrid fibers indicated the proper folding, secretion and, post-translational modification of the expressed foreign protein. This strategy of enhanced myoblast-mediated gene transfer would break the major barrier in current practice of normal or engineered myoblast transplantation in the management of genetic muscle diseases or systemic genetic disorders.
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- L Cheng
- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Center for Environmental Genomics, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310031, China
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Sanderson JE, Leung LYC, Chan SKW, Yip GWK, Fung JWH, Yu CM. Do metoprolol and carvedilol have equivalent effects on diurnal heart rate in patients with chronic heart failure? Eur J Heart Fail 2005; 7:874-7. [PMID: 16043407 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 08/20/2004] [Revised: 01/22/2005] [Accepted: 03/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Carvedilol exerted a greater reduction in mortality than metoprolol tartrate in the Carvedilol or Metoprolol European Trial (COMET). However, it is unclear if the degree and time course of beta1-blockade during a 24-h period was similar with each agent at the doses used. Therefore we analyzed 24-h ECG Holter recordings from a study which compared the long-term clinical efficacy of metoprolol tartrate to carvedilol in chronic heart failure patients using the same dosing regimen as in COMET. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty-one patients with chronic heart failure with a mean LVEF 26+/-1.8% were randomized in a double-blind fashion to receive metoprolol tartrate 50 mg bid or carvedilol 25 mg bid. 24-h ECG monitoring (Holter) was performed at baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year. Adequate quality recordings for analysis were obtained from 43 subjects at baseline, 42 at 12 weeks and 29 subjects at 1 year. Both drugs produced a fall in average 24-h heart rate from baseline at 12 weeks and at 1 year: metoprolol 88+/-3 to 71+/-2 and 69+/-3 bpm; carvedilol 83+/-3 to 70+/-2 and 70+/-3 bpm respectively (all p<0.001). The pattern of suppression of heart rate during the 24-h period was similar for both drugs. CONCLUSION Metoprolol tartrate 50 mg bid and carvedilol 25 mg bid had similar effects on 24-h heart rate. This result suggests that the degree of beta1-blockade produced by these two drugs in these doses is comparable and the superior survival effect of carvedilol compared to metoprolol seen in COMET is likely to be due to actions of carvedilol other than beta1-blockade.
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- John E Sanderson
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 9th Fl Clinical Science Bldg, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR
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Yu CM, Bax JJ, Monaghan M, Nihoyannopoulos P. Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac dyssynchrony for predicting a favourable response to cardiac resynchronisation therapy. Heart 2005; 90 Suppl 6:vi17-22. [PMID: 15564420 PMCID: PMC1876327 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.048322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/03/2022] Open
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Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is an established therapy for patients with heart failure with wide QRS duration. Recent studies observed that assessment of systolic dyssynchrony is an important diagnostic tool as the treatment involves the re-coordination of regional wall contraction within the left ventricle. Therefore, the effectiveness of CRT depends heavily on whether systolic dyssynchrony is present before the treatment. Echocardiography is a useful tool for quantitative measurement of the severity of dyssynchrony in these patients before and after CRT. A number of echocardiographic tools have been developed during the past three years for such purpose, include M mode measurement of septal-to-posterior wall delay, tissue Doppler imaging for septal-to-lateral wall delay, the measurement of standard deviation of peak contraction time over 12 left ventricular segments, delayed longitudinal contraction, and potentially three dimensional echocardiography. This review discusses the potential role of various echocardiographic techniques in the assessment of systolic dyssynchrony and their clinical applications.
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- C M Yu
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Tissue Doppler imaging is being increasingly used for assessing global ventricular function in systole and diastole, and for quantifying regional wall motion abnormalities both in systolic heart failure with mechanical dyssynchrony and ischemic heart disease. Its use as a predictive tool is recent and the authors review publications relating to this aspect. RECENT FINDINGS Peak early diastolic mitral annular velocity is a powerful predictor of outcome in a variety of cardiovascular conditions and adds incremental value to clinical parameters and standard mitral Doppler inflow velocities. Tissue Doppler imaging can also predict the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in asymptomatic individuals carrying the genetic mutation even before the onset of overt left ventricular hypertrophy. In addition, the standard deviation of the time to peak systolic velocity is a good marker of mechanical asynchrony and can predict reverse remodeling. It may also be useful in identifying individuals with ischemic heart disease and regional wall motion abnormalities who have an adverse outcome. SUMMARY Tissue Doppler imaging is a powerful new echocardiographic tool that is now becoming the standard for assessing ventricular function in a variety of situations and diseases.
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- John E Sanderson
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, SAR.
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OBJECTIVE In 1981 the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes (the Code) to support breastfeeding. Despite improving trends, Hong Kong has low rates of breastfeeding compared to other developed countries. METHODS We surveyed companies marketing breast milk substitutes in Hong Kong to determine self-reported adherence to the Code. Companies were informed that individual responses would not be published and seven of nine companies responded to the questionnaire. RESULTS The majority of respondents promoted infant and follow-on formula in hospitals and provided free supplies of infant formula to hospitals. Follow-on formula and weaning foods were promoted in shops and to the general public and free samples were given to mothers reflecting a belief that, despite WHA resolutions, follow-on formula is not a breast milk substitute. CONCLUSIONS Transnational companies should follow the Code and subsequent WHA resolutions equally in all countries.
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- E A S Nelson
- Departments of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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