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Bosch X, Mota Gomes T, Montori-Palacin E, Moreno P, López-Soto A. Time to Diagnosis and Presenting Symptoms of Patients Diagnosed With Cancer Through Emergency and Nonemergency Routes: A Large Retrospective Study From a High-Volume Center. JCO Oncol Pract 2024:OP2300567. [PMID: 38457754 DOI: 10.1200/op.23.00567] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
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PURPOSE The symptoms with which a patient with cancer presents and the route taken to diagnosis (emergency v nonemergency) may affect the speed with which the diagnosis of cancer is made, thereby affecting outcomes. We examined time to diagnosis by symptom for cancers diagnosed through emergency and nonemergency routes (NERs). METHODS We performed a retrospective review of patients diagnosed with 10 solid cancers at Hospital Clínic of Barcelona between March 2013 and June 2023. Cancers were diagnosed through emergency presentation and admission (inpatient emergency route [IER]), emergency presentation and outpatient referral (outpatient emergency route [OER]), and primary care presentation and outpatient referral (NER). We assessed the effect of diagnostic routes on intervals to diagnosis for 19 cancer symptoms. RESULTS A total of 5,174 and 1,607 patients were diagnosed with cancer through emergency routes and NERs, respectively. Over 85% of patients presenting with alarm (localizing) symptoms such as hematuria through emergency routes were diagnosed with the expected cancer, whereas those with nonlocalizing symptoms such as abdominal pain had a more heterogeneous cancer-site composition. Median intervals were shorter for alarm than nonlocalizing symptoms and tended to be shorter in IERs than OERs. However, for most symptoms, intervals in both routes were invariably shorter than in the NER. For example, diagnostic intervals for hematuria and abdominal pain were 3 and 5 days shorter in IERs than OERs, but they were 5-8 and 17-22 days shorter than in the NER, respectively. CONCLUSION For patients with alarm symptoms, intervals were shorter than for those with nonlocalizing symptoms and, for most symptoms, intervals were shorter when patients were evaluated by emergency routes rather than NERs.
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- Xavier Bosch
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), Barcelona, Spain
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Dohner E, Kierdorf F, Moreno P, Langer R, Zuber M, Fahrner R. Neurogenic appendicopathy: A rare differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis. J Visc Surg 2024; 161:15-20. [PMID: 36841641 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2023.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY In histologically non-inflamed but clinically suspect appendices, changes described as neurogenic appendicopathy with fibrous or fibrolipomatous obliterations can be observed. The purpose of this study was to analyse the incidence of these entities of the appendix in a longitudinal patient cohort. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a retrospective single-centre study of 457 patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy from 2017 to 2020 due to suspected acute appendicitis. RESULTS In 72 patients (15.8%) with clinically suspected acute appendicitis, the appendix showed no distinct signs of acute inflammation during the procedure. In 43 patients, histological analysis revealed neurogenic appendicopathy or fibrous and fibrolipomatous obliteration. Female gender (P=0.088), younger age (P<0.0001), longer pain duration (P<0.0001) and repetitive pain episodes were more frequent in these patients than in those with acute appendicitis. Inflammation markers were also decreased in the group of patients with neurogenic appendicopathy (leukocytes 9.8±3.5 vs. 13.0±4.5 G/L and C-reactive protein 38.7±60.7 vs. 59.4±70.5mg/L). CONCLUSION Neurogenic appendicopathy with fibrous/fibrolipomatous obliteration is a differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis that can only be confirmed by pathology. Female gender, young age, prolonged duration with repetitive episodes of pain, and relatively low inflammatory markers are evocative of this diagnosis.
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- E Dohner
- Department of Surgery, Bürgerspital Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Bürgerspital Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Bürgerspital Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Kepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Bürgerspital Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland; Clarunis University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Saint-Clara Hospital Basel and University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Bürgerspital Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland; Department of Surgery, Hospital Thun, Thun, Switzerland.
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Rojop N, Moreno P, Grajeda L, Romero J, Reynoso L, Muñoz E, Palmer GH, Cordón-Rosales C, Call DR, Ramay BM. Informal sale of antibiotics in Guatemalan convenience stores before and after implementation of federal antibiotic dispensing legislation. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2024; 25:11. [PMID: 38273410 PMCID: PMC10809560 DOI: 10.1186/s40360-023-00720-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Convenience stores in Guatemala provide essential consumer goods in communities, but many dispense antibiotics illegally. Federal legislation, passed in August of 2019, requires prescriptions for antibiotic purchase at pharmacies but it is unclear if this legislation is enforced or if it has any impact on unlawful sales of antibiotics. METHODS To determine if antibiotic availability changed in convenience stores, we carried out a repeated measures study collecting antibiotic availability data before and after implementation of the dispensing regulation. RESULTS There was no statistical difference in the proportion of convenience stores that sold antibiotics before and after antibiotic regulations [66.6% (295/443) and 66.7% (323/484), respectively, P>0.96], nor in the number of stores selling amoxicillin [55.5% (246/443) and 52.3% (253/484), respectively, P>0.96], but fewer stores (20%) sold tetracycline capsules after regulation was passed (P<0.05). For stores visited both before and after passage of legislation (n=157), 15% stopped selling antibiotics while 25% started selling antibiotics. Antibiotics from convenience stores were reportedly sold for use in people and animals. CONCLUSIONS Antibiotics remain widely available in convenience stores consistent with no significant change in the informal sector after implementation of prescription requirements for pharmacies. Importantly, effects from regulatory change could have been masked by potential changes in antibiotic use during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.
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- N Rojop
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
- Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America.
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Orozco MI, Moreno P, Guevara M, Abonia R, Quiroga J, Insuasty B, Barreto M, Burbano ME, Crespo-Ortiz MDP. In silico prediction and in vitro assessment of novel heterocyclics with antimalarial activity. Parasitol Res 2023; 123:75. [PMID: 38155300 PMCID: PMC10754745 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-023-08089-7] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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The development of new antimalarials is paramount to keep the goals on reduction of malaria cases in endemic regions. The search for quality hits has been challenging as many inhibitory molecules may not progress to the next development stage. The aim of this work was to screen an in-house library of heterocyclic compounds (HCUV) for antimalarial activity combining computational predictions and phenotypic techniques to find quality hits. The physicochemical determinants, pharmacokinetic properties (ADME), and drug-likeness of HCUV were evaluated in silico, and compounds were selected for structure-based virtual screening and in vitro analysis. Seven Plasmodium target proteins were selected from the DrugBank Database, and ligands and receptors were processed using UCSF Chimera and Open Babel before being subjected to docking using Autodock Vina and Autodock 4. Growth inhibition of P. falciparum (3D7) cultures was tested by SYBR Green assays, and toxicity was assessed using hemolytic activity tests and the Galleria mellonella in vivo model. From a total of 792 compounds, 341 with good ADME properties, drug-likeness, and no interference structures were subjected to in vitro analysis. Eight compounds showed IC50 ranging from 0.175 to 0.990 µM, and active compounds included pyridyl-diaminopyrimido-diazepines, pyridyl-N-acetyl- and pyridyl-N-phenyl-pyrazoline derivatives. The most potent compound (UV802, IC50 0.178 µM) showed no toxicophoric and was predicted to interact with P. falciparum 1-cysperoxidredoxin (PfPrx1). For the remaining 7 hits (IC50 < 1 μM), 3 showed in silico binding to PfPrx1, one was predicted to bind the haloacid dehalogenase-like hydrolase and plasmepsin II, and one interacted with the plasmodial heat shock protein 90.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Microbiology, Group of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Universidad del Valle, San Fernando Campus, Calle 4 B #36-00, 760043, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Microbiology, Group of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Universidad del Valle, San Fernando Campus, Calle 4 B #36-00, 760043, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Microbiology, Group of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Universidad del Valle, San Fernando Campus, Calle 4 B #36-00, 760043, Cali, Colombia.
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Ríos A, Ruiz-Pardo J, Balaguer-Román A, Puñal JA, Moreno P, Mercader E, Ferrero E, Morlán MA, Martín J, Durán M, Bravo JM, Casanova D, Salvador-Egea MP, Torregrosa NM, Exposito-Rodríguez A, Martínez-Fernández G, Carrión AM, Vidal O, Herrera F, Ruiz-Merino G, Rodríguez JM. Is unicentric familial papillary thyroid microcarcinoma different from multicentric? Endocrine 2023; 82:613-621. [PMID: 37490266 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-023-03455-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Familial papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (FPTMC) appears to be more aggressive than sporadic papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (SPTMC). However, there are authors who indicate that unicentric FPTMC has a similar prognosis to SPTMC. The objective is to analyze whether unicentric FPTMC has a better prognosis than multicentric FPTMC. DESIGN AND METHODS Type of study: National multicenter longitudinal analytical observational study. STUDY POPULATION Patients with FPTMC. STUDY GROUPS Two groups were compared: Group A (unicentric FPTMC) vs. Group B (multicentric FPTMC). STUDY VARIABLES It is analyzed whether between the groups there are: a) differentiating characteristics; and b) prognostic differences. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Cox regression analysis and survival analysis. RESULTS Ninety-four patients were included, 44% (n = 41) with unicentric FPTMC and 56% (n = 53) with multicentric FPTMC. No differences were observed between the groups according to socio-familial, clinical or histological variables. In the group B a more aggressive treatment was performed, with higher frequency of total thyroidectomy (99 vs. 78%; p = 0.003), lymph node dissection (41 vs. 15%; p = 0.005) and therapy with radioactive iodine (96 vs. 73%; p = 0.002). Tumor stage was similar in both groups (p = 0.237), with a higher number of T3 cases in the group B (24 vs. 5%; p = 0.009). After a mean follow-up of 90 ± 68.95 months, the oncological results were similar, with a similar disease persistence rate (9 vs. 5%; p = 0.337), disease recurrence rate (21 vs. 8%; p = 0.159) and disease-free survival (p = 0.075). CONCLUSIONS Unicentric FPTMC should not be considered as a SPTMC due to its prognosis is similar to multicentric FPTMC.
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- A Ríos
- Unidad de Cirugía Endocrina. Servicio de Cirugía General y de Aparato Digestivo. Instituto Murciano de Investigación Bio-Sanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca). Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Murcia, Spain.
- Departamento de Cirugía, Pediatría y Obstetricia, y Ginecología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Torrecardenas, Almería, Spain
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- Unidad de Cirugía Endocrina. Servicio de Cirugía General y de Aparato Digestivo. Instituto Murciano de Investigación Bio-Sanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca). Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Murcia, Spain
- Departamento de Cirugía, Pediatría y Obstetricia, y Ginecología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo. C.H.U, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cirugía Endocrina, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge. L´Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Sección de Cirugía Endocrino-Metabólica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General, Aparato Digestivo y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato digestivo, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa. Leganés, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Complejo Hospitalario de Pamplona. Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de Santa Lucia, Cartagena, Murcia, España
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de Basurto, Vizcaya, España
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- Unidad de Cirugía Endocrina, Servicio de Cirugía General (Hospital Universitario de Cruces), Barakaldo (Bizkaia), Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital General Básico Santa Ana, Motril (Granada), Spain
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- FFIS, Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, España
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- Unidad de Cirugía Endocrina. Servicio de Cirugía General y de Aparato Digestivo. Instituto Murciano de Investigación Bio-Sanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca). Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Murcia, Spain
- Departamento de Cirugía, Pediatría y Obstetricia, y Ginecología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Bosch X, Montori-Palacin E, Calvo J, Carbonell I, Naval-Álvarez J, Moreno P, López-Soto A. Time intervals and previous primary care consultations in the pathway to emergency cancer diagnosis. Cancer Epidemiol 2023; 86:102445. [PMID: 37651939 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2023.102445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Time intervals and number of prior consultations in primary care (PC) are recognised metrics of diagnostic timeliness of cancer and are interrelated. However, whether and how the two measures correlate with each other in the emergency diagnostic pathway is unknown. We investigated the association between the number of prereferral consultations and the length of intervals from PC presentation to cancer diagnosis following emergency referral to hospital. METHODS Patients were eligible if they first consulted in PC and were diagnosed with cancer following emergency or nonemergency referral to hospital. We analysed for differences in PC and diagnostic intervals and number of consultations between emergency and nonemergency presenters and determined their associations by cancer type. Differences in presenting symptoms and stage at diagnosis between populations and according to number of consultations were also examined. RESULTS There were 796 emergency and 865 nonemergency presenters with comparable sociodemographic and comorbidity data. Correlation analysis in emergency presenters revealed a strong positive association between number of consultations and intervals for seven of 13 different cancers, including cancers characterised by high proportions of > 3 consultations and long intervals (pancreatic, lung, and colorectal cancer) and vice versa for others (e.g., endometrial, cervical, or oesophageal cancer). Additionally, emergency presenters with > 3 consultations were more likely than those with 1-2 to report nonspecific symptoms (60 vs. 40%, respectively) and to be diagnosed at a later stage. CONCLUSION System level interventions are needed to reduce unnecessary delays in the emergency diagnostic pathway, particularly in cancer patients with multiple prereferral consultations. The findings also suggest opportunities to reduce the proportion of emergency diagnoses by targeting symptomatic individuals pre-presentation.
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- Xavier Bosch
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Pérez MS, Rodríguez-Capitán J, Requena-Ibáñez JA, Santos-Gallego CG, Urooj Zafar M, Escolar G, Mancini D, Mitter S, Lam D, Contreras JP, Fergus I, Atallah-Lajam F, Abascal V, Lala A, Moreno P, Moss N, Lerakis S, Sanz J, Fuster V, Badimon JJ. Rationale and Design of the SOTA-P-CARDIA Trial (ATRU-V): Sotagliflozin in HFpEF Patients Without Diabetes. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023:10.1007/s10557-023-07469-6. [PMID: 37318685 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-023-07469-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is now the most common form of heart failure (HF). This syndrome is associated with an elevated morbi-mortality, and effective therapies are urgently needed. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are the first pharmacological class that has demonstrated to reduce hospitalization and cardiovascular mortality in large clinical trials in HFpEF. Furthermore, the dual SGLT 1/2 inhibitor sotagliflozin has shown a reduction in cardiovascular outcomes in diabetic HF patients, regardless of ejection fraction Sotagliflozin on Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Post Worsening Heart Failure (SOLOIST-WHF) Trial, and prevents the development of HF in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease Sotagliflozin on Cardiovascular and Renal Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Moderate Renal Impairment Who Are at Cardiovascular Risk (SCORED) trial. The major objective of the Sotagliflozin in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Patients (SOTA-P-CARDIA) trial (NCT05562063) is to investigate whether the observed cardiorenal benefits of sotagliflozin in HF patients with diabetes can be extended to a non-diabetic population. The SOTA-P-CARDIA is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study that will randomize non-diabetic patients with the universal definition of HFpEF (ejection fraction > 50% assessed the day of randomization). Qualifying patients will be randomized, in blocks of 4, to receive either sotagliflozin or placebo for a period of 6 months. The primary outcome is changes in left ventricular mass by cardiac magnetic resonance from randomization to end of the study between the groups. Secondary end points include changes in peak VO2; myocardial mechanics, interstitial myocardial fibrosis, and volume of epicardial adipose tissue; distance in the 6-min walk test; and quality of life. Finally, the authors expect that this trial will help to clarify the potential benefits of the use of sotagliflozin in non-diabetic HFpEF patients.
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- Maeve Soto Pérez
- Atherothrombosis Research Unit, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029-0310, USA.
- Cardiology Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain.
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- Atherothrombosis Research Unit, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029-0310, USA.
- Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Cardiology Department (Hospital, Universitario Virgen de La Victoria), IBIMA-Plataforma BIONAND, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
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- Atherothrombosis Research Unit, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029-0310, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Atherothrombosis Research Unit, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029-0310, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Atherothrombosis Research Unit, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029-0310, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Atherothrombosis Research Unit, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029-0310, USA
- Department of Hematopathology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA
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- Atherothrombosis Research Unit, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029-0310, USA.
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, NY, USA.
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Bosch X, Montori-Palacin E, Naval-Álvarez J, Matas A, Moreno P, López-Soto A. Time intervals in the pathway to emergency cancer diagnosis. Future Oncol 2023. [PMID: 37170913 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2023-0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Aim: Evidence on time-based metrics for cancers diagnosed through emergency presentation is lacking. We examined the duration of intervals from first symptoms to cancer diagnosis in the emergency versus primary care (PC) presentation route. Methods: Retrospective study of outpatients diagnosed with 15 solid cancers over 5 years. The outcome was the length of prediagnostic intervals by diagnostic route. Results: Median intervals in emergency presenters (n = 3167) were shorter than in PC presenters (n = 2215). However, intervals in emergency presenters with three or more prior PC consultations were similar to PC but remarkably longer than in those with one or two and no consultations. Conclusion: As we provide new interval measures for the emergency diagnostic pathway, results highlight the contribution of prior consultations to interval lengths.
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- Xavier Bosch
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) & Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) & Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) & Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) & Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) & Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) & Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Khera S, Krishnamoorthy P, Sharma SK, Kini AS, Dangas GD, Goel S, Lerakis S, Anastasius M, Moreno P, Tang GHL. Improved Commissural Alignment in TAVR With the Newest Evolut FX Self-Expanding Supra-Annular Valve: First-in-Human Experience. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:498-500. [PMID: 36858671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Khera S, Koshy AN, Tang GHL, Moreno P, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Bronster D, Kini AS, Fara M, Sharma SK. Prevention and Management of Stroke After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The Mount Sinai Stroke Initiative. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e028182. [PMID: 36752233 PMCID: PMC10111471 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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- Sahil Khera
- Division of Interventional Cardiology Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY
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- Division of Neurology Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY
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Hussain B, Dhulipala V, Devarakonda P, Moreno P. CRT-700.76 Clinical Outcomes of Cardiac Device Implantation in Patients With Underlying Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.01.349] [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: 02/22/2023]
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Minatoguhi S, Yasumura K, Vengrenyuk Y, Sweeny J, Krishnamoorthy P, Suleman J, Barman N, Moreno P, Narula J, Sharma S, Kini A. CRT-400.03 Lipoprotein(a) and Plaque Morphology by OCT After High-Dose Statin Treatment. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.01.204] [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: 02/22/2023]
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Ríos A, Rodríguez MA, Puñal JA, Moreno P, Mercader E, Ferrero E, Ruiz-Pardo J, Morlán MA, Martín J, Durán-Poveda M, Bravo JM, Casanova D, Egea MPS, Torregrosa NM, Exposito-Rodríguez A, Martínez-Fernández G, Carrión AM, Vidal O, Herrera F, Ruiz-Merino G, Rodríguez JM. Biological behavior of familial papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: Spanish multicenter study. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2022; 407:3631-3642. [PMID: 36251077 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-022-02704-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Familial papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (FPTMC) can present a more aggressive behavior than the sporadic microcarcinoma. However, few studies have analyzed this situation. The objective is to analyze the recurrence rate of FPTMC and the prognostic factors which determine that recurrence in Spain. METHODS Spanish multicenter longitudinal analytical observational study was conducted. Patients with FPTMC received treatment with curative intent and presented cure criteria 6 months after treatment. Recurrence rate and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed. Two groups were analyzed: group A (no tumor recurrence) vs. group B (tumor recurrence). RESULTS Ninety-four patients were analyzed. During a mean follow-up of 73.3 ± 59.3 months, 13 recurrences of FPTMC (13.83%) were detected and mean DFS was 207.9 ± 11.5 months. There were multifocality in 56%, bilateral thyroid involvement in 30%, and vascular invasion in 7.5%; that is to say, they are tumors with histological factors of poor prognosis in a high percentage of cases. The main risk factors for recurrence obtained in the multivariate analysis were the tumor size (OR: 2.574, 95% CI 1.210-5.473; p = 0.014) and the assessment of the risk of recurrence of the American Thyroid Association (ATA), both intermediate risk versus low risk (OR: 125, 95% CI 10.638-1000; p < 0.001) and high risk versus low risk (OR: 45.454, 95% CI 5.405-333.333; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION FPTMC has a recurrence rate higher than sporadic cases. Poor prognosis is mainly associated with the tumor size and the risk of recurrence of the ATA.
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- A Ríos
- Unidad de Cirugía Endocrina, Servicio de Cirugía General Y de Aparato Digestivo, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Bio-Sanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca), Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de La Arrixaca, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Murcia, Spain. .,Departamento de Cirugía, Pediatría Obstetricia, Y Ginecología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Cirugía, Pediatría Obstetricia, Y Ginecología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y Aparato Digestivo, C.H.U, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cirugía Endocrina, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L´Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Sección de Cirugía Endocrino-Metabólica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General, Aparato Digestivo Y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario, 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Almeria, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de La Salud, Toledo, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos. Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y Digestiva, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de Santa Lucia, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General Y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de Basurto, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Unidad de Cirugía Endocrina, Servicio de Cirugía General (Hospital Universitario de Cruces), Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Cirugía General Y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital General Básico Santa Ana, Motril, Granada, Spain
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- FFIS, Fundación Para La Formación E Investigación Sanitarias de La Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Unidad de Cirugía Endocrina, Servicio de Cirugía General Y de Aparato Digestivo, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Bio-Sanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca), Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de La Arrixaca, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Murcia, Spain.,Departamento de Cirugía, Pediatría Obstetricia, Y Ginecología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Bosch X, Montori‐Palacin E, Martínez‐Ferrer R, Aldea A, Moreno P, López‐Soto A. Time intervals in the care pathway to cancer diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A large retrospective study from a high-volume center. Int J Cancer 2022; 152:384-395. [PMID: 36053784 PMCID: PMC9539134 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Despite extensive research on cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence on the impact on prediagnostic time intervals is lacking. To better understand how COVID-19 changed the pathway to diagnosis of cancer, we examined the length of intervals from symptom onset to diagnosis for 13 common cancer types with known clinical stage over 1-year nonpandemic period (March 2019 to March 2020; N = 844) and three biannual COVID periods (March 2020 to September 2021; N = 1172). We analyzed the patient interval (from first symptoms to presentation to a physician), the primary care/emergency department interval (from presentation with relevant symptoms to a primary care or emergency department physician to referral to a hospital-based diagnosis center) and the hospital interval (from referral to diagnosis). Compared to nonpandemic data, there were significant changes across COVID periods. The pandemic mostly impacted patient intervals for cancers diagnosed over the first 6 months after onset in March 2020. Overall median patient intervals were longest in the early COVID period (39 [IQR 22-64] days) and shortest in the nonpandemic period (20 [IQR 13-30] days; Kruskal-Wallis test [χ2 ], P < .0001). Differences in clinical stage between periods were relevant, with cancers from the mid-period (September 2020 to March 2021) showing the most advanced stage. A shift to later stage was plausibly a result of delayed intervals in the early COVID period. Since intervals are eventually relevant to prognosis, our results provide a baseline against which the impact of improvement strategies to minimize the negative outcomes of COVID-19-associated cancer delays can be assessed and implemented.
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- Xavier Bosch
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB)University of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain,Campus Villarroel Medical CenterBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB)University of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain,Campus Hospital Plató Medical CenterBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB)University of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain,Campus Hospital Plató Medical CenterBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB)University of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain,Campus Villarroel Medical CenterBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB)University of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain,Campus Villarroel Medical CenterBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB)University of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain,Campus Villarroel Medical CenterBarcelonaSpain,Campus Hospital Plató Medical CenterBarcelonaSpain
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Minatoguchi S, Yasumura K, Vengrenyuk Y, Sweeny J, Krishnamoorthy P, Suleman J, Moreno P, Narula J, Sharma S, Kini A. TCT-577 Lipoprotein(a) and Intracoronary Imaging After Intensive Statin Treatment. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Jou S, Vogel B, Snyder C, Sartori S, Farhan S, Nicolas J, Cao D, Moreno P, Sweeny J, Krishnan P, Dangas G, Kini A, Sharma S. TCT-566 Impact of Sex on Risk for Adverse Events Associated With Polyvascular Disease in Patients After PCI. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Moreno P, López C, Ruiz-Ruiz S, Peña L, Guerri J. From the smallest to the largest subcellular plant pathogen: Citrus tristeza virus and its unique p23 protein. Virus Res 2022; 314:198755. [PMID: 35341876 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2022.198755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Knowledge on diseases caused by Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) has greatly increased in last decades after their etiology was demonstrated in the past seventies. Professor Ricardo Flores substantially contributed to these advances in topics like: i) improvement of virus purification to obtain biologically active virions, ii) sequencing mild CTV isolates for genetic comparisons with sequences of moderate or severe isolates and genetic engineering, iii) analysis of genetic variation of both CTV genomic RNA ends and features of the highly variable 5' end that allow accommodating this variation within a conserved secondary structure, iv) studies on the structure, subcellular localization and biological functions of the CTV-unique p23 protein, and v) potential use of p23 and other 3'-proximal regions of the CTV genome to develop transgenic citrus resistant to the virus. Here we review his main achievements on these topics and how they contributed to deeper understanding of CTV biology and to new potential measures for disease control.
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- Pedro Moreno
- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, 46113-Valencia, Spain. (Retired).
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- Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Genómica y Salud, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO), 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), 46022-Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, 46113-Valencia, Spain. (Retired)
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Salmerón JA, Martínez De Miguel S, Moreno P. The perception of old age in social education students. EJHR 2021. [DOI: 10.32457/ejhr.v7i1.1397] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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It is considered that the social educator from a multi and interdisciplinary perspective, is the professional adequately qualified to project and carry out basic actions at the community level, for the development of actions that favor active aging. For this reason, the objective of this research was proposed to analyze the negative stereotypes towards old age that may exist on the part of the students of the Degree in Social Education. Data were collected using the Negative Stereotypes Towards Old Age Questionnaire (CENVE). The results obtained refer to the highest proportion of stereotypes in the students related to the health factor. Lower levels of stereotypes were related in students who were in the last years of the Degree in Social Education compared to those in initial courses, where significant differences were observed (t = 2.76;
p = 0.01). It can be concluded that as students increase their academic trajectory during the Degree in Social Education at the University of Murcia, their level of stereotypes towards old age is lower, although their eradication is not achieved at the end of their training. The need to review the curriculum in the direction of increasing knowledge related to older people is pointed out.
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Cassinello J, Domínguez-Lubillo T, Gómez-Barrera M, Hernando T, Parra R, Asensio I, Casado MA, Moreno P. Optimal treatment sequencing of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone and enzalutamide in patients with castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Treat Rev 2021; 93:102152. [PMID: 33486302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2020.102152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the impact of the hormonal treatment sequencing including abiraterone acetate plus prednisone (AAP) and enzalutamide (ENZ) in mCRPC, and determine which sequence provides more benefits for patients. METHODS Studies published in English between 1 January 2013 and 30 September 2017 were identified in PubMed and EMBASE electronic databases. Studies assessing the efficacy of treatment sequences, based on AAP and ENZ, in mCRPC patients, were eligible for analysis. RESULTS Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria. Two assessed both treatment sequences AAP → ENZ and ENZ → AAP; it was found that sequence of AAP → ENZ showed a statistically significantly longer PSA-PFS than the observed in ENZ → AAP (pooled HR: 0,54; 95% CI; 0,36-0,82; p < 0,05). The nine studies analysing Doc → AAP → ENZ sequence, revealed favourable results in terms of PFS. The 5 studies which analysed AAP → ENZ sequence, show a decrease in PSA levels ≥ 50% in 11-41% of patients treated with enzalutamide after previous treatment with AAP. In the two studies that analysed the Doc → ENZ → AAP sequence, PSA response rates were much lower than those reported with Doc → AAP → ENZ, with decreases in PSA ≥ 30 of 3-18% and PSA ≥ 50 of 8-11%. CONCLUSION Significant clinical efficacy of AAP administered as the first-line treatment in mCRPC patients followed by enzalutamide, delaying disease progression, compared with the ENZ → AAP sequence. However, more studies and randomized trials are needed, to validate the best treatment sequencing.
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- J Cassinello
- Department of Oncology, University General Hospital of Guadalajara, Calle Donante de Sangre, S/N, 19002, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Department of health economics and market access, Janssen-Cilag, Paseo Doce Estrellas 5-7, 28042 Madrid, Spain
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- Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Iberia (PORIB), Paseo Joaquín Rodrigo, 4 i, 28224, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of health economics and market access, Janssen-Cilag, Paseo Doce Estrellas 5-7, 28042 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of health economics and market access, Janssen-Cilag, Paseo Doce Estrellas 5-7, 28042 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of health economics and market access, Janssen-Cilag, Paseo Doce Estrellas 5-7, 28042 Madrid, Spain
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- Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Iberia (PORIB), Paseo Joaquín Rodrigo, 4 i, 28224, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of health economics and market access, Janssen-Cilag, Paseo Doce Estrellas 5-7, 28042 Madrid, Spain.
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Talebi S, Moreno P, Dominguez AC, Tamis-Holland JE. The Imaging Toolbox to Assess Patients with Suspected Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (MINOCA). Curr Cardiol Rep 2020; 22:134. [DOI: 10.1007/s11886-020-01379-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Aoi S, Baber U, Kovacic JC, Mehran R, Aquino M, Dangas G, Sweeny J, Vijay P, Shah S, Barman N, Moreno P, Kini AS, Sharma SK. Combined and independent impact of coronary artery calcification and inflammation on risk for adverse cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention: Results from a large single-center registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 96:E278-E286. [PMID: 32087000 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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PURPOSE Our study investigated the impact of coronary artery calcification (CAC) and systemic inflammation on risks for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). BACKGROUND CAC and systemic inflammation are known to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. METHODS A total of 17,711 consecutive patients who underwent PCI in our hospital between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2015 were categorized according to the degree of CAC (moderate/severe vs. none/mild) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level (≥2 vs. <2 mg/L). MACE was defined as death, myocardial infarction (MI), or target vessel revascularization (TVR) occurring over 1 year. RESULTS Within the four groups, patients with both moderate/severe CAC and elevated hsCRP (n = 1,814 [10.2%]) were older with more comorbid risk factors compared to those with moderate/severe CAC alone (n = 1,687 [9.5%]), elevated hsCRP alone (n = 7,597 [42.9%]) or neither abnormality (n = 6,613 [37.3%]). The analogous 1-year MACE rates were 21.2, 14.9, 11.5, and 7.8%, respectively (p-trend < .001). Results were unchanged after multivariable adjustment, suggesting synergistic adverse effects in patients with both CAC and elevated hsCRP. CONCLUSIONS The presence of both moderate/severe CAC and systemic inflammation confers a synergistic effect on risk for MACE following PCI, indicating the need for novel or more intense therapeutic interventions to mitigate risk in such patients.
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- Shunsuke Aoi
- Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Monzón EM, Abejón D, Moreno P. Use of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during epiduroscopy as a safety measure. Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2020; 5:118-124. [PMID: 32613150 PMCID: PMC7322361 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objective In this study, we present the first 12 cases of the use of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) during therapeutic epiduroscopy in patients with clinical canal stenosis. Methods IESS was performed using two working instruments: an epidural balloon to dilate the epidural space without damaging the nerve structures (Resaloon®) and an element to perform flavotomy of the ligamentum flavum (Resaflex®). The procedure was performed at levels of the greatest stenosis, as detected using preoperative magnetic resonance imaging. Results Of the 12 cases that used IONM, 2 patients presented neurotonic activity in roots during ligamentum flavum ablation, 1 patient presented neurotonic activity while using Resaloon® in a root contralateral to the level at which the procedure was conducted, and other presented neurotonic activity in a root below the level at which the ligamentum flavum was ablated. In all cases, potentially harmful discharges stopped when the procedure was interrupted momentarily. Conclusions Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring detected alterations in surgical field and roots below and/or contralateral to the field, which disappeared with complete recovery after interrupting the procedure; this can avoid the possible prolonged or even permanent complications postoperatively. Significance Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during epiduroscopy is safe, thus optimizing surgical outcomes.
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- Eva M. Monzón
- Pain Management Unit, Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid, C/ Diego de Velázquez, 1; 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
- Corresponding author.
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- Pain Management Unit, Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud Madrid, Ruber Juan Bravo Hospital Complex, Hospital Quirónsalud San José, C/ Diego de Velázquez, 1 28223; Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Neurophysiology Department, Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud Madrid, C/ Diego de Velázquez, 1 28223; Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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Chandrasekhar J, Dangas G, Baber U, Sartori S, Qadeer A, Aquino M, Vogel B, Faggioni M, Vijay P, Claessen BE, Goel R, Moreno P, Krishnan P, Kovacic JC, Kini A, Mehran R, Sharma S. Impact of insulin treated and non‐insulin‐treated diabetes compared to patients without diabetes on 1‐year outcomes following contemporary PCI. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 96:298-308. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Jaya Chandrasekhar
- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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Bosch X, Moreno P, Guerra-García M, Guasch N, López-Soto A. What is the relevance of an ambulatory quick diagnosis unit or inpatient admission for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer? A retrospective study of 1004 patients. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e19009. [PMID: 32176029 PMCID: PMC7440208 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Quick diagnosis units (QDU) have become an alternative hospital-based ambulatory medicine strategy to inpatient hospitalization for potentially serious illnesses in Spain. Whether diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is better accomplished by an ambulatory or inpatient approach is unknown. The main objective of this retrospective study was to examine and compare the diagnostic effectiveness of a QDU or inpatient setting in patients with pancreatic cancer.Patients with a diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma who had been referred to a university, tertiary hospital-based QDU or hospitalized between 2005 and 2018 were eligible. Presenting symptoms and signs, risk and prognostic factors, and time to diagnosis were compared. The costs incurred during the diagnostic assessment were analyzed with a microcosting method.A total of 1004 patients (508 QDU patients and 496 inpatients) were eligible. Admitted patients were more likely than QDU patients to have weight loss, asthenia, anorexia, abdominal pain, jaundice, and palpable hepatomegaly. Time to diagnosis of inpatients was similar to that of QDU patients (4.1 [0.8 vs 4.3 [0.6] days; P = .163). Inpatients were more likely than QDU patients to have a tumor on the head of the pancreas, a tumor size >2 cm, a more advanced nodal stage, and a poorer histological differentiation. No differences were observed in the proportion of metastatic and locally advanced disease and surgical resections. Microcosting revealed a cost of &OV0556;347.76 (48.69) per QDU patient and &OV0556;634.36 (80.56) per inpatient (P < .001).Diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is similarly achieved by an inpatient or QDU clinical approach, but the latter seems to be cost-effective. Because the high costs of hospitalization, an ambulatory diagnostic assessment may be preferable in these patients.
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- Xavier Bosch
- Quick Diagnosis Unit, Adult Day Care Center, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona
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- Adult Day Care Center, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Adult Day Care Center, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona
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Santos-Gallego CG, Palamara G, Requena-Ibanez JA, Vargas AP, Mohebi R, Abascal V, Moreno P, Badimon JJ. PRETREATMENT WITH SGLT2 INHIBITORS AMELIORATES CONTRAST-INDUCED NEPHROPATHY. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32032-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Plitt A, Claessen BE, Sartori S, Baber U, Chandrasekhar J, Aquino M, Vijay P, Elsayed S, Kovacic JC, Sweeny J, Barman N, Moreno P, Krishnan P, Demopoulos A, Dangas G, Kini AS, Mehran R, Sharma SK. Impact of stent diameter on outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention with second‐generation drug‐eluting stents: Results from a large single‐center registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 96:558-564. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Anna Plitt
- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular InstituteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City New York
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Barrera A, Alhambra M, Molina M, Rebollo Á, Alcántara M, León S, Moreno P, Muñoz C, Manzano G, Padillo J, Calañas A, Gutiérrez J, Gálvez M. MON-PO368: Nutritional Status and Immunonutrition in Patients Intervened for Total Laringectomy for Cancer. Clin Nutr 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(19)32202-2] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Guedeney P, Claessen BE, Baber U, Camaj A, Sorrentino S, Aquino M, Blum M, Chandiramani R, Goel R, Elsayed S, Kovacic JC, Sweeny J, Barman N, Moreno P, Dangas GD, Kini A, Sharma S, Mehran R. Temporal Trends in Statin Prescriptions and Residual Cholesterol Risk in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol 2019; 123:1788-1795. [PMID: 30955866 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Intensive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction with statins is recommended after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We aimed to evaluate adherence to guideline-recommended statin therapy (GRST) and the rate of residual cholesterol risk (RCR) at follow-up after elective PCI. All patients who underwent elective PCI between January 2010 and May 2016 were prospectively included in this single-center study. GRST was defined as high-intensity statin (HIS) therapy for patients ≤75 years old and moderate-intensity statin (MIS) or HIS therapy for patients >75 years. RCR at follow-up was defined as <50% decrease in LDL-C with HIS or <30% with MIS for statin-naïve patients and as LDL-C >70 mg/dL for nonstatin-naïve patients. A total of 2,653 patients were included, with 1,304 (49.2%) discharged with GRST. There was a significant increase in the number of patients discharged with GRST over time from 44.2% in 2010 to 63.0% in 2016 (p <0.001). Conversely, RCR at follow-up was present in 1,120 patients (42.2%) overall and remained stable over time. Risk factors of RCR at follow-up were female gender (odds ratio [OR]: 1.38; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13 to 1.70), previous myocardial infarction (OR: 1.37; 95% CI 1.12 to 1.64), smoking (OR: 1.30; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.67), higher LDL-C level at baseline (OR: 1.22; 95% CI 1.18 to 1.25). The presence of RCR was associated with an increased adjusted risk of death within 1 year of the second LDL-C measurement (adjHR: 2.78; 95% CI 1.15 to 6.67). In conclusion, although the rate of GRST at discharge has improved significantly over time in patients who underwent elective PCI, the prevalence of RCR at follow-up has not changed appreciably suggesting that further implementation of guidelines as well as novel or more intensive pharmacotherapy may be warranted.
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Díez JJ, Galofré JC, Oleaga A, Grande E, Mitjavila M, Moreno P. Results of a nationwide survey on multidisciplinary teams on thyroid cancer in Spain. Clin Transl Oncol 2019; 21:1319-1326. [PMID: 30721524 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-019-02056-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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AIM There is an important lack of knowledge as to the functioning of multidisciplinary teams on thyroid cancer in current clinical practice. We aimed to retrieve data on the composition, structure, and procedures developed by the multidisciplinary units of thyroid cancer in Spain. METHODS A nationwide survey consisting of questions about composition, structure, and functioning of multidisciplinary teams was designed. It was available online from November 15, 2017 to February 15, 2018. RESULTS Seventy-two multidisciplinary units responded to our survey. Of these, 15 (20.8%) focused only in thyroid cancer, while 57 (79.2%) included other endocrine disorders or non-endocrine tumors. The median (interquartile range) of members of the teams was 11 (9-14). The most frequent medical specialties in the units were endocrinology (100%), surgery (94.4%), pathology (80.6%), radiology (75.0%), nuclear medicine (73.6%), and medical oncology (55.6%). The annual number of patients reviewed by the teams was 40 (20-74). 56.9% of the multidisciplinary teams have elaborated clinical protocols for local use. Apart from clinical case discussions in the meetings, 45.8% of the units included educational activities and 36.1% research subjects. Quality indicators were developed by 22% of the teams. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that there are some hopeful signs that international recommendations of having multidisciplinary approach to patients with thyroid cancer are being followed in Spain. This gives us the opportunity to proceed with further studies to analyze the real impact of this high standard of care on patient outcomes.
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- J J Díez
- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. .,Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Calle Manuel de Falla, 1, 28222, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Ruiz-Ruiz S, Navarro B, Peña L, Navarro L, Moreno P, Di Serio F, Flores R. Citrus tristeza virus: Host RNA Silencing and Virus Counteraction. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 2015:195-207. [PMID: 31222705 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9558-5_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To dissect the host RNA silencing response incited by citrus tristeza virus (CTV, genus Closterovirus), a (+) ssRNA of ~19300 nt, and the counter reaction deployed by the virus via its three RNA silencing suppressors (RSS), the small RNAs (sRNAs) of three virus-host combinations were deep sequenced. The subsequent analysis indicated that CTV sRNAs (1) constitute more than half of the total sRNAs in the susceptible Mexican lime and sweet orange, while only 3.5% in the restrictive sour orange; (2) are mostly of 21-22 nt, with those of (+) sense predominating slightly; and (3) derive from all the CTV genome, as evidenced by its entire recomposition from viral sRNA contigs but adopt an asymmetric pattern with a hotspot mapping at the 3'-terminal ~2500 nt. The citrus homologues of Arabidopsis Dicer-like (DCL) 4 and 2 most likely generate the 21 and 22 nt CTV sRNAs, respectively, by dicing the gRNA and the 3' co-terminal sgRNAs and, particularly, their double-stranded forms accumulating in infected cells. The plant sRNA profile, very similar and dominated by the 24 nt sRNAs in the three mock-inoculated controls, displayed a major reduction of the 24 nt sRNAs in Mexican lime and sweet orange, but not in sour orange. CTV infection also influences the levels of certain microRNAs.The high accumulation of CTV sRNAs in two of the citrus hosts examined suggests that it is not their synthesis, but their function, the target of the RSS encoded by CTV: p25 (intercellular), p23 (intracellular) and p20 (both). The two latter might block the loading of CTV sRNAs into the RNA silencing complex or interfere with it through alternative mechanisms. Of the three CTV RSS, p23 is the one that has been more thoroughly studied. It is a multifunctional RNA-binding protein with a putative Zn finger domain and basic motifs that (1) has no homologues in other closteroviruses, (2) accumulates in the nucleolus and plasmodesmata, (3) regulates the asymmetric balance of CTV (+) and (-) RNA strands, and (4) induces CTV syndromes and stimulates systemic infection in certain citrus species when expressed as a transgene ectopically or in phloem-associated cells.
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- Susana Ruiz-Ruiz
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain
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- Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bari, Italy
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain.,Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, Moncada, Spain
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- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain
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- Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bari, Italy
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain.
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Guedeney P, Baber U, Claessen B, Aquino M, Camaj A, Sorrentino S, Vogel B, Farhan S, Faggioni M, Chandrasekhar J, Kalkman DN, Kovacic JC, Sweeny J, Barman N, Moreno P, Vijay P, Shah S, Dangas G, Kini A, Sharma S, Mehran R. Temporal trends, determinants, and impact of high-intensity statin prescriptions after percutaneous coronary intervention: Results from a large single-center prospective registry. Am Heart J 2019; 207:10-18. [PMID: 30404046 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND High-intensity statins (HIS) are recommended for secondary prevention following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We aimed to describe temporal trends and determinants of HIS prescriptions after PCI in a usual-care setting. METHODS All patients with age ≤75 years undergoing PCI between January 2011 and May 2016 at an urban, tertiary care center and discharged with available statin dosage data were included. HIS were defined as atorvastatin 40 or 80 mg, rosuvastatin 20 or 40 mg, and simvastatin 80 mg. RESULTS A total of 10,495 consecutive patients were included. Prevalence of HIS prescriptions nearly doubled from 36.6% in 2011 to 60.9% in 2016 (P < .001), with a stepwise increase each year after 2013. Predictors of HIS prescriptions included ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction/non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (odds ratio [OR] 4.60, 95% CI 3.98-5.32, P < .001) and unstable angina (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.19-1.45, P < .001) as index event, prior myocardial infarction (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.34-1.65, P < .001), and co-prescription of β-blocker (OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.12-1.43, P < .001). Conversely, statin treatment at baseline (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.77-0.96, P = .006), Asian races (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.65-0.83, P < .001), and older age (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.88-0.92, P < .001) were associated with reduced HIS prescriptions. There was no significant association between HIS prescriptions and 1-year rates of death, myocardial infarction, or target-vessel revascularization (adjusted hazard ratio 0.98, 95% CI 0.84-1.15, P = .84), although there was a trend toward reduced mortality (adjusted hazard ratio 0.71, 95% CI 0.50-1.00, P = .05). CONCLUSION Although the rate of HIS prescriptions after PCI has increased in recent years, important heterogeneity remains and should be addressed to improve practices in patients undergoing PCI.
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- Paul Guedeney
- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; ACTION study group, Sorbonne université, INSERM UMRS 1166, Institut de Cardiologie (AP-HP), Hospital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
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Soler N, Plomer M, Fagoaga C, Moreno P, Navarro L, Flores R, Peña L. Methods for Producing Transgenic Plants Resistant to CTV. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 2015:229-243. [PMID: 31222708 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9558-5_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Conventional breeding of citrus types demands a long-term effort due to their complex reproductive biology and long juvenile period. As a compelling alternative, genetic engineering of mature tissues allows the insertion of specific traits into specific elite cultivars, including well-known and widely grown varieties and rootstocks, thus reducing the time and costs involved in improving and evaluating them. Conventional breeding for resistance to CTV in citrus varieties has been largely unsuccessful as well as cloning of the genes conferring resistance to specific citrus types. RNA interference (RNAi), based on producing dsRNAs (usually using intron-hairpin constructs) highly homologous to specific CTV sequences to trigger RNA silencing, has been employed to produce virus-resistant transgenic citrus plants. The most successful construct has been an intron-hairpin vector carrying full-length, untranslatable versions of the genes p25, p20, and p23 from the virus. Using it, we have generated full resistance against CTV in Mexican lime. Moreover, this strategy is applicable to all those citrus varieties amenable to mature transformation, including sweet oranges, sour oranges, mandarins, Citrus macrophylla, and limes.
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- Nuria Soler
- Granada Coating S.L., Carchuna, Granada, Spain
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- Facultad de Veterinaria y Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad Católica de Valencia (UCV), Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain.
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Barman N, Okamoto N, Ueda H, Chamaria S, Bhatheja S, Vengrenyuk Y, Gupta E, Sweeny J, Kapur V, Hasan C, Baber U, Moreno P, Sharma S, Kini AS. Predictors of side branch compromise in calcified bifurcation lesions treated with orbital atherectomy. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018; 94:45-52. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Nitin Barman
- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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- Division of Cardiology; Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York New York
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Argulian E, Ramirez R, Hobson S, Bavishi C, Casso Dominguez A, Selby A, Talebi S, Moreno P, Ahmadi AA, Bax JJ, Narula J. Comparison of Insonation-Augmented Physical Examination With Standard Physical Examination in Detecting Severe Left-Sided Valve Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2018; 12:759-760. [PMID: 30448136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ruiz-Ruiz S, Spanò R, Navarro L, Moreno P, Peña L, Flores R. Citrus tristeza virus co-opts glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase for its infectious cycle by interacting with the viral-encoded protein p23. Plant Mol Biol 2018; 98:363-373. [PMID: 30392159 PMCID: PMC7088584 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-018-0783-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Citrus tristeza virus encodes a unique protein, p23, with multiple functional roles that include co-option of the cytoplasmic glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase to facilitate the viral infectious cycle. The genome of citrus tristeza virus (CTV), genus Closterovirus family Closteroviridae, is a single-stranded (+) RNA potentially encoding at least 17 proteins. One (p23), an RNA-binding protein of 209 amino acids with a putative Zn-finger and some basic motifs, displays singular features: (i) it has no homologues in other closteroviruses, (ii) it accumulates mainly in the nucleolus and Cajal bodies, and in plasmodesmata, and (iii) it mediates asymmetric accumulation of CTV RNA strands, intracellular suppression of RNA silencing, induction of some CTV syndromes and enhancement of systemic infection when expressed as a transgene ectopically or in phloem-associated cells in several Citrus spp. Here, a yeast two-hybrid screening of an expression library of Nicotiana benthamiana (a symptomatic experimental host for CTV), identified a transducin/WD40 domain protein and the cytosolic glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) as potential host interactors with p23. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation corroborated the p23-GAPDH interaction in planta and showed that p23 interacts with itself in the nucleolus, Cajal bodies and plasmodesmata, and with GAPDH in the cytoplasm (forming aggregates) and in plasmodesmata. The latter interaction was preserved in a p23 deletion mutant affecting the C-terminal domain, but not in two others affecting the Zn-finger and one internal basic motif. Virus-induced gene silencing of GAPDH mRNA resulted in a decrease of CTV titer as revealed by real-time RT-quantitative PCR and RNA gel-blot hybridization. Thus, like other viruses, CTV seems to co-opt GAPDH, via interaction with p23, to facilitate its infectious cycle.
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- Susana Ruiz-Ruiz
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain.
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Singh R, Moreno P, Hajjar RJ, Lebeche D. A role for calcium in resistin transcriptional activation in diabetic hearts. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15633. [PMID: 30353146 PMCID: PMC6199245 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34112-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The adipokine resistin has been proposed to link obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes. We have previously reported that diabetic hearts express high levels of resistin while overexpression of resistin in adult rat hearts gives rise to a phenotype resembling diabetic cardiomyopathy. The transcriptional regulation of resistin in diabetic cardiac tissue is currently unknown. This study investigated the mechanism of resistin upregulation and the role of Serca2a in its transcriptional suppression. We demonstrate that restoration of Ca2+ homeostasis in diabetic hearts, through normalization of Serca2a function genetically and pharmacologically, suppressed resistin expression via inhibition of NFATc. H9c2 myocytes stimulated with high-glucose concentration or Ca2+ time-dependently increased NFATc and resistin expression while addition of the Ca2+ chelator BAPTA-AM attenuated this effect. NFATc expression was enhanced in hearts from ob/ob diabetic and from cardiac-specific Serca2a−/− mice. Similarly, NFATc increased resistin expression in myocytes cultured in low glucose while the NFATc inhibitor VIVIT blocked glucose-induced resistin expression, suggesting that hyperglycemia/diabetes induces resistin expression possibly through NFATc activation. Interestingly, overexpression of Serca2a or VIVIT mitigated glucose-stimulated resistin and NFATc expression and enhanced AMPK activity, a downstream target of resistin signaling. NFATc direct activation of resistin was verified by resistin promoter luciferase activity and chromatin-immunoprecipitation analysis. Interestingly, activation of Serca2a by a novel agonist, CDN1163, mirrored the effects of AAV9-Serca2a gene transfer on resistin expression and its promoter activity and AMPK signaling in diabetic mice. These findings parse a role for Ca2+ in resistin transactivation and provide support that manipulation of Serca2a-NFATc-Resistin axis might be useful in hyper-resistinemic conditions.
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- Rajvir Singh
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, 10029, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, 10029, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, 10029, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, 10029, USA. .,Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, 10029, USA. .,Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, 10029, USA.
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Bitencourt TA, Rezende CP, Quaresemin NR, Moreno P, Hatanaka O, Rossi A, Martinez-Rossi NM, Almeida F. Extracellular Vesicles From the Dermatophyte Trichophyton interdigitale Modulate Macrophage and Keratinocyte Functions. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2343. [PMID: 30356863 PMCID: PMC6190888 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The release of biomolecules critically affects all pathogens and their establishment of diseases. For the export of several biomolecules in diverse species, the use of extracellular vesicles (EVs) is considered to represent an alternative transport mechanism, but no study to date has investigated EVs from dermatophytes. Here, we describe biologically active EVs from the dermatophyte Trichophyton interdigitale, a causative agent of mycoses worldwide. EV preparations from T. interdigitale were examined using nanoparticle-tracking analysis, which revealed vesicular structures 20–380 nm in diameter. These vesicles induced the production of proinflammatory mediators by bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) and keratinocytes in a dose-dependent manner, and an addition of the EVs to BMDMs also stimulated the transcription of the M1-polarization marker iNOS (inducible nitric oxide synthase) and diminished the expression of the M2 markers arginase-1 and Ym-1. The observed M1 macrophages' polarization triggered by EVs was abolished in cells obtained from knockout Toll-like receptor-2 mice. Also, the EVs-induced productions of pro-inflammatory mediators were blocked too. Furthermore, the EVs from T. interdigitale enhanced the fungicidal activity of BMDMs. These results suggest that EVs from T. interdigitale can modulate the innate immune response of the host and influence the interaction between T. interdigitale and host immune cells. Our findings thus open new areas of investigation into the host-parasite relationship in dermatophytosis.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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Barrera A, Molina M, Rebollo Á, Alcántara M, Manzano G, Padillo J, Calañas A, Moreno P, Alhambra M, Gálvez M. Nutritional status in patients undergoing total laryngectomy because of neoplasia. Clin Nutr 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.1298] [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: 11/28/2022]
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García ML, Bó ED, da Graça JV, Gago-Zachert S, Hammond J, Moreno P, Natsuaki T, Pallás V, Navarro JA, Reyes CA, Luna GR, Sasaya T, Tzanetakis IE, Vaira AM, Verbeek M, Ictv Report Consortium. Corrigendum: ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Ophioviridae. J Gen Virol 2018; 99:949. [PMID: 29966549 PMCID: PMC6152370 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- María Laura García
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Texas A and M University-Kingsville, Citrus Center, Weslaco, USA
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- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland, USA
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- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones, Agrarias, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Utsunomiya, Japan
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de plantas (IBMCP), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de plantas (IBMCP), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Department of Planning and Coordination, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) - CNR, Torino, Italy
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- Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Bavishi C, Lemor A, Trivedi V, Chatterjee S, Moreno P, Lasala J, Aronow HD, Dawn Abbott J. Etiologies and predictors of 30-day readmissions in patients undergoing percutaneous mechanical circulatory support-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: Insights from the Nationwide Readmissions Database. Clin Cardiol 2018; 41:450-457. [PMID: 29697866 DOI: 10.1002/clc.22893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Revised: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients undergoing percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS)-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) represent a high-risk group vulnerable to complications and readmissions. HYPOTHESIS Thirty-day readmissions after pMCS-assisted PCI are common among patients with comorbidities and account for a significant amount of healthcare spending. METHODS Patients undergoing PCI and pMCS (Impella, TandemHeart, or intra-aortic balloon pump) for any indication between January 1, 2012, and November 30, 2014, were selected from the Nationwide Readmissions Database. Patients were identified using appropriate ICD-9-CM codes. Clinical risk factors and complications were analyzed for association with 30-day readmission. RESULTS Our analysis included 29 247 patients, of which 4535 (15.5%) were readmitted within 30 days. On multivariate analysis, age ≥ 65 years, female sex, hypertension, diabetes, chronic lung disease, heart failure, prior implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, liver disease, end-stage renal disease, and length of stay ≥5 days during index hospitalization were independent predictors of 30-day readmission. Cardiac etiologies accounted for ~60% of readmissions, of which systolic or diastolic heart failure (22%), stable coronary artery disease (11.1%), acute coronary syndromes (8.9%), and nonspecific chest pain (4.0%) were the most common causes. In noncardiac causes, sepsis/septic shock (4.6%), hypotension/syncope (3.2%), gastrointestinal bleed (3.1%), and acute kidney injury (2.6%) were among the most common causes of 30-day readmissions. Mean length of stay and cost of readmissions was 4 days and $16 191, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Thirty-day readmissions after pMCS-assisted PCI are common and are predominantly associated with increased burden of comorbidities. Reducing readmissions for common cardiac etiologies could save substantial healthcare costs.
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- Chirag Bavishi
- Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospitals, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospitals, New York, New York
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Cardiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brown University and Providence VAMC, Rhode, Providence, Island
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- Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospitals, New York, New York
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Rhode, Providence, Island
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- Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Rhode, Providence, Island
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Bosch X, Sanclemente-Ansó C, Escoda O, Monclús E, Franco-Vanegas J, Moreno P, Guerra-García M, Guasch N, López-Soto A. Time to diagnosis and associated costs of an outpatient vs inpatient setting in the diagnosis of lymphoma: a retrospective study of a large cohort of major lymphoma subtypes in Spain. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:276. [PMID: 29530002 PMCID: PMC5848556 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4187-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mainly because of the diversity of clinical presentations, diagnostic delays in lymphoma can be excessive. The time spent in primary care before referral to the specialist may be relatively short compared with the interval between hospital appointment and diagnosis. Although studies have examined the diagnostic intervals and referral patterns of patients with lymphoma, the time to diagnosis of outpatient compared to inpatient settings and the costs incurred are unknown. METHODS We performed a retrospective study at two academic hospitals to evaluate the time to diagnosis and associated costs of hospital-based outpatient diagnostic clinics or conventional hospitalization in four representative lymphoma subtypes. The frequency, clinical and prognostic features of each lymphoma subtype and the activities of the two settings were analyzed. The costs incurred during the evaluation were compared by microcosting analysis. RESULTS A total of 1779 patients diagnosed between 2006 and 2016 with classical Hodgkin, large B-cell, follicular, and mature nodal peripheral T-cell lymphomas were identified. Clinically aggressive subtypes including large B-cell and peripheral T-cell lymphomas were more commonly diagnosed in inpatients than in outpatients (39.1 vs 31.2% and 18.9 vs 13.5%, respectively). For each lymphoma subtype, inpatients were older and more likely than outpatients to have systemic symptoms, worse performance status, more advanced Ann Arbor stages, and high-risk prognostic scores. The admission time for diagnosis (i.e. from admission to excisional biopsy) of inpatients was significantly shorter than the time to diagnosis of outpatients (12.3 [3.3] vs 16.2 [2.7] days; P < .001). Microcosting revealed a mean cost of €4039.56 (513.02) per inpatient and of €1408.48 (197.32) per outpatient, or a difference of €2631.08 per patient. CONCLUSIONS Although diagnosis of lymphoma was quicker with hospitalization, the outpatient approach seems to be cost-effective and not detrimental. Despite the considerable savings with the latter approach, there may be hospitalization-associated factors which may not be properly managed in an outpatient unit (e.g. aggressive lymphomas with severe symptoms) and the cost analysis did not account for this potentially added value. While outcomes were not analyzed in this study, the impact on patient outcome of an outpatient vs inpatient diagnostic setting may represent a challenging future research.
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- Xavier Bosch
- Quick Diagnosis Unit, Adult Day Care Center, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
- Quick Diagnosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Quick Diagnosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Quick Diagnosis Unit, Adult Day Care Center, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Quick Diagnosis Unit, Adult Day Care Center, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Quick Diagnosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Adult Day Care Center, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Adult Day Care Center, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Dominguez AC, Herrera Y, El Hayek G, Lemor A, Yue B, Moreno P. OXYGEN THERAPY FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)30712-5] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Mahajan A, Chandrasekhar J, Sartori S, Baber U, Dangas G, Kovacic J, Krishnan P, Moreno P, Sweeny J, Barman N, Vijay P, Kini AS, Mehran R, Sharma SK. CLINICAL OUTCOMES BY SEX AND ETHNICITY AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31563-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Patel YR, Moreno P, Bavishi C, Kolte D, Abbott J, Aronow HD. TRANSRADIAL ACCESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER RISK OF DIALYSIS AND ACUTE RENAL FAILURE THAN TRANSFEMORAL ACCESS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31807-2] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Gómez‐Muñoz N, Velázquez K, Vives MC, Ruiz‐Ruiz S, Pina JA, Flores R, Moreno P, Guerri J. The resistance of sour orange to Citrus tristeza virus is mediated by both the salicylic acid and RNA silencing defence pathways. Mol Plant Pathol 2017; 18:1253-1266. [PMID: 27588892 PMCID: PMC6638288 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) induces in the field the decline and death of citrus varieties grafted on sour orange (SO) rootstock, which has forced the use of alternative decline-tolerant rootstocks in affected countries, despite the highly desirable agronomic features of the SO rootstock. Declining citrus plants display phloem necrosis below the bud union. In addition, SO is minimally susceptible to CTV compared with other citrus varieties, suggesting partial resistance of SO to CTV. Here, by silencing different citrus genes with a Citrus leaf blotch virus-based vector, we have examined the implication of the RNA silencing and salicylic acid (SA) defence pathways in the resistance of SO to CTV. Silencing of the genes RDR1, NPR1 and DCL2/DCL4, associated with these defence pathways, enhanced virus spread and accumulation in SO plants in comparison with non-silenced controls, whereas silencing of the genes NPR3/NPR4, associated with the hypersensitive response, produced a slight decrease in CTV accumulation and reduced stunting of SO grafted on CTV-infected rough lemon plants. We also found that the CTV RNA silencing suppressors p20 and p23 also suppress the SA signalling defence, with the suppressor activity being higher in the most virulent isolates.
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- Neus Gómez‐Muñoz
- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)Centro de Protección Vegetal y BiotecnologíaMoncada, Valencia46113Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)Centro de Protección Vegetal y BiotecnologíaMoncada, Valencia46113Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)Centro de Protección Vegetal y BiotecnologíaMoncada, Valencia46113Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)Centro de Protección Vegetal y BiotecnologíaMoncada, Valencia46113Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)Centro de Protección Vegetal y BiotecnologíaMoncada, Valencia46113Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (UPV‐CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Avenida de los NaranjosValencia46022Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)Centro de Protección Vegetal y BiotecnologíaMoncada, Valencia46113Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)Centro de Protección Vegetal y BiotecnologíaMoncada, Valencia46113Spain
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Zafar MU, Vorchheimer D, Gaztanaga J, Velez M, Yadegar D, Moreno P, Kunitada S, Pagan J, Fuster V, Badimon J. Antithrombotic effects of factor Xa inhibition with DU-176b: Phase-I study of an oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor using an ex-vivo flow chamber. Thromb Haemost 2017; 98:883-8. [DOI: 10.1160/th07-04-0312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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SummaryDirect and specific inhibition of factor Xa is an emerging therapeutic strategy for atherothrombotic disease. Parenteral factor Xa inhibitors promise efficacy comparable to standard therapies, which could be extended to ambulatory patients with oral agents. We evaluated the antithrombotic effect of the oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor DU-176b in a phase-I study. Healthy subjects (n=12) received a single, 60 mg dose of DU-176b. Antithrombotic effects were assessed by comparing ex-vivo thrombus formation at 1.5, 5, and 12 hours post-dose versus baseline, along with factor Xa activity, thrombin generation and clotting parameters. Under venous flow after 1.5 and 5 hours, the thrombus was 28% and 21% smaller versus baseline, respectively (p<0.05). Under arterial condition, the reduction was 26% and 17% (p<0.05). Thrombin generation decreased by 28% at 1.5 hours and 10% at 5 hours. Changes in PT and INR correlated well with plasma drug concentrations (R2=0.79 and 0.78). Direct and specific inhibition of factor Xa by DU-176b significantly reduced ex-vivo thrombus formation at both venous and arterial rheologies, up to 5 hours post-dose. The effects mirrored changes in clotting parameters, suggesting their potential usefulness for monitoring in a clinical setting.
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Theodoropoulos K, Mennuni MG, Sartori S, Meelu OA, Yu J, Baber U, Stefanini GG, Mastoris I, Moreno P, Dangas GD, Mehran R, Sharma SK, Kini AS. Quantitative angiographic characterisation of coronary artery disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. EUROINTERVENTION 2017; 12:1757-1765. [PMID: 27840323 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-15-00409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (MI), and 6.5-15% of mortality in this population is attributable to cardiovascular disease. However, the angiographic pattern of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with HIV undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unknown. We sought to assess and describe the angiographic features and burden of CAD in patients with HIV as compared to those without HIV infection. METHODS AND RESULTS This is a retrospective, single-centre study comparing 93 patients with HIV infection who underwent PCI between 2003 and 2011 with 93 control patients without HIV infection matched for age (±3 years), gender, diabetes, and year of PCI (±2 years). Quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) was performed for all treated lesions at baseline and following PCI in both groups. One-year clinical outcomes post PCI were also analysed and compared. The mean age for both study populations was 57 years; patients with HIV were more likely to present with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Patients had a similar extent of CAD as measured by the presence of multivessel disease as well as SYNTAX score; however, patients with HIV were more likely to have lesions in the proximal segment of the respective coronary artery. While both groups mostly displayed none/mild calcified lesions, HIV+ patients had longer and fewer stenotic lesions. Clinical outcomes at one year were similar. CONCLUSIONS While HIV+ patients were more likely to present with STEMI, detailed coronary angiographic analysis revealed less complex lesions and favourable anatomy. This paradox may suggest alterations in genesis and progression of atherosclerosis in this clinical setting.
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Pellitero S, Piquer-Garcia I, Ferrer-Curriu G, Puig R, Martínez E, Moreno P, Tarascó J, Balibrea J, Lerin C, Puig-Domingo M, Villarroya F, Planavila A, Sánchez-Infantes D. Opposite changes in meteorin-like and oncostatin m levels are associated with metabolic improvements after bariatric surgery. Int J Obes (Lond) 2017; 42:919-922. [PMID: 29081506 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective therapy for type 2 diabetes. However, the mechanisms underlying its beneficial effects remain elusive. Here we studied the effects of bariatric surgery on circulating meteorin-like (Metrnl) and oncostatin m (OSM) levels, two hormones intimately linked to energy homeostasis. Metrnl and OSM levels were assessed at baseline, 6 and 12 months after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in 25 patients with obesity, as well as in 33 normal-weight controls. At baseline, patients with obesity showed lower Metrnl and higher OSM levels compared to controls. LSG increased Metrnl and decreased OSM levels, in correlation to improvements in glucose and lipid homeostasis. Our data indicate that LSG conversely modulated Metrnl and OSM levels, and suggest that a dual approach modulating these two molecules might provide a novel strategy for obesity and type 2 diabetes treatment.
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- S Pellitero
- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain and CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain and CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine. Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain and CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain and CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Unit, EAC-BS Center of Excellence, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain and CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine. Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine. Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain and CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
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Dopazo CP, Moreno P, Olveira JG, Borrego JJ. The theoretical reliability of PCR-based fish viral diagnostic methods is critically affected when they are applied to fish populations with low prevalence and virus loads. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 124:977-989. [PMID: 28915317 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS The reliability of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques is an important issue in viral diagnosis, and it is even crucial when they must be applied for detection of viruses in asymptomatic carriers. The problems will arise when the aim is to study wild fish populations, where the viral loads and prevalence values are extremely low. We have evaluated several PCR procedures employed by two laboratories for monitoring fish captured in several oceanographic campaigns performed in the Gulf of Cádiz. METHODS AND RESULTS To evaluate the reliability of different diagnostics test used, we have re-analysed fish samples that had been previously subjected to diagnosis for a surveillance of viruses performed in 2010-2011 in wild fish populations. The following parameters were employed: the clinical sensitivity (Ss), the clinical specificity (Sp), the predictive positive value, the predictive negative value, and the positive and negative likelihood ratio (LR+ and LR- ). For viral nervous necrosis virus, a RT-PCR procedure supplemented by nested PCR showed the highest values (100%) for all the parameters. For viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus, the highest values were provided by RT-PCR supplemented by dot-blot hybridization. In the case of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus, none of the procedures yielded 100% for any parameter. CONCLUSIONS The results obtained for viral prevalence indicate: (i) that the conservation of the samples at -80°C did not affect to the capacity of detection of the virus in the tissues, and (ii) that the reproducibility of the diagnosis can be affected by factors including the staff experience and/or the materials employed. Finally, the use of a combination of procedures in advised to ensure the maximum reliability of the diagnosis when it is applied to asymptomatic fish populations. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This paper describes a strategy of combining diagnostic tests for the surveillance and monitoring of wild fish populations to reduce underestimation of the prevalence of viruses this type of populations.
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- C P Dopazo
- Unidad de Ictiopatología-Patologia Viral, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitologia, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Malaga, Malaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Ictiopatología-Patologia Viral, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitologia, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Malaga, Malaga, Spain
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Farhan S, Baber U, Vogel B, Sartori S, Chandrasekhar J, Sorrentino S, Sharma M, Ge Z, Levine H, Barman N, Vijay P, Shah S, Kovacic J, Moreno P, Giustino G, Mehran R, Kini A, Sharma S. TCT-565 Long-term Outcomes and Predictors Of Adverse Events After Successful Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention. Results from A Large Single-Center. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.745] [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: 11/27/2022]
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