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de Bakker M, Loncq de Jong M, Petersen T, de Lange I, Akkerhuis KM, Umans VA, Rizopoulos D, Boersma E, Brugts JJ, Kardys I. Sex-specific cardiovascular protein levels and their link with clinical outcome in heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2024; 11:594-600. [PMID: 38009274 PMCID: PMC10804167 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14578] [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: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023] Open
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AIMS This study aims to provide insight into sex-specific cardiovascular protein profiles and their associations with adverse outcomes, which may contribute to a better understanding of heart failure (HF) pathophysiology and the optimal use of circulating proteins for prognostication in women and men. METHODS AND RESULTS In 250 stable patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), we performed trimonthly blood sampling (median follow-up: 26 [17-30] months). We selected all baseline samples and two samples closest to the primary endpoint (PEP; composite of cardiovascular death, heart transplantation, left ventricular assist device implantation, and HF hospitalization) or one sample closest to censoring and applied the Olink Cardiovascular III panel. We used linear regression to study sex-based differences in baseline levels and joint models to study differences in the prognostic value of serially measured proteins. In 66 women and 184 men (mean age of 66 and 67 years, respectively), 21% and 28% reached the PEP, respectively. Mean baseline levels of fatty acid-binding protein 4, secretoglobin family 3A member 2, paraoxonase 3, and trefoil factor 3 were higher in women (Pinteraction : 0.001, 0.007, 0.018, and 0.049, respectively), while matrix metalloproteinase-3, interleukin 1 receptor-like 1, and myoglobin were higher in men (Pinteraction : <0.001, 0.001, and 0.049, respectively), independent of clinical characteristics. No significant differences between sexes were observed in the longitudinal associations of proteins with the PEP. Only peptidoglycan recognition protein 1 showed a suggestive interaction with sex for the primary outcome (Pinteraction = 0.028), without multiple testing correction, and was more strongly associated with adverse outcome in women {hazard ratio [HR] 3.03 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.42 to 6.68], P = 0.008} compared with men [HR 1.18 (95% CI, 0.84 to 1.66), P = 0.347]. CONCLUSIONS Although multiple cardiovascular-related proteins show sex differences at baseline, temporal associations with the adverse outcome do not differ between women and men with HFrEF.
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- Marie de Bakker
- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center RotterdamRoom Na‐316, P.O. Box 20403000 CARotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center RotterdamRoom Na‐316, P.O. Box 20403000 CARotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center RotterdamRoom Na‐316, P.O. Box 20403000 CARotterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of BiostatisticsErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center RotterdamRoom Na‐316, P.O. Box 20403000 CARotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center RotterdamRoom Na‐316, P.O. Box 20403000 CARotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyNorthwest ClinicsAlkmaarThe Netherlands
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- Department of BiostatisticsErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of EpidemiologyErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center RotterdamRoom Na‐316, P.O. Box 20403000 CARotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center RotterdamRoom Na‐316, P.O. Box 20403000 CARotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center RotterdamRoom Na‐316, P.O. Box 20403000 CARotterdamThe Netherlands
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de Bakker M, Scholte NTB, Oemrawsingh RM, Umans VA, Kietselaer B, Schotborgh C, Ronner E, Lenderink T, Aksoy I, van der Harst P, Asselbergs FW, Maas A, Oude Ophuis AJ, Krenning B, de Winter RJ, The SHK, Wardeh AJ, Hermans W, Cramer GE, van Schaik RH, de Rijke YB, Akkerhuis KM, Kardys I, Boersma E. Acute Coronary Syndrome Subphenotypes Based on Repeated Biomarker Measurements in Relation to Long-Term Mortality Risk. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e031646. [PMID: 38214281 PMCID: PMC10926784 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031646] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to identify patients with subphenotypes of postacute coronary syndrome (ACS) using repeated measurements of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and growth differentiation factor 15 in the year after the index admission, and to investigate their association with long-term mortality risk. METHODS AND RESULTS BIOMArCS (BIOMarker Study to Identify the Acute Risk of a Coronary Syndrome) was an observational study of patients with ACS, who underwent high-frequency blood sampling for 1 year. Biomarkers were measured in a median of 16 repeated samples per individual. Cluster analysis was performed to identify biomarker-based subphenotypes in 723 patients without a repeat ACS in the first year. Patients with a repeat ACS (N=36) were considered a separate cluster. Differences in all-cause death were evaluated using accelerated failure time models (median follow-up, 9.1 years; 141 deaths). Three biomarker-based clusters were identified: cluster 1 showed low and stable biomarker concentrations, cluster 2 had elevated concentrations that subsequently decreased, and cluster 3 showed persistently elevated concentrations. The temporal biomarker patterns of patients in cluster 3 were similar to those with a repeat ACS during the first year. Clusters 1 and 2 had a similar and favorable long-term mortality risk. Cluster 3 had the highest mortality risk. The adjusted survival time ratio was 0.64 (95% CI, 0.44-0.93; P=0.018) compared with cluster 1, and 0.71 (95% CI, 0.39-1.32; P=0.281) compared with patients with a repeat ACS. CONCLUSIONS Patients with subphenotypes of post-ACS with different all-cause mortality risks during long-term follow-up can be identified on the basis of repeatedly measured cardiovascular biomarkers. Patients with persistently elevated biomarkers have the worst outcomes, regardless of whether they experienced a repeat ACS in the first year.
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- Marie de Bakker
- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyNoordwest ZiekenhuisgroepAlkmaarThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyHagaZiekenhuisDen HaagThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyReinier de Graaf HospitalDelftThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyZuyderland HospitalHeerlenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyAdmiraal de Ruyter HospitalGoesThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of CardiologyUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Health Data Research UK and Institute of Health InformaticsUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of CardiologyGelre HospitalZutphenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of CardiologyFranciscus Gasthuis & VlietlandRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of CardiologyUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyTreant ZorggroepEmmenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyElizabeth‐Tweesteden HospitalTilburgThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyRadboud University Medical Center NijmegenNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical ChemistryErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical ChemistryErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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de Bakker M, Petersen TB, Rueten-Budde AJ, Akkerhuis KM, Umans VA, Brugts JJ, Germans T, Reinders MJT, Katsikis PD, van der Spek PJ, Ostroff R, She R, Lanfear D, Asselbergs FW, Boersma E, Rizopoulos D, Kardys I. Machine learning-based biomarker profile derived from 4210 serially measured proteins predicts clinical outcome of patients with heart failure. Eur Heart J Digit Health 2023; 4:444-454. [PMID: 38045440 PMCID: PMC10689916 DOI: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztad056] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Aims Risk assessment tools are needed for timely identification of patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who are at high risk of adverse events. In this study, we aim to derive a small set out of 4210 repeatedly measured proteins, which, along with clinical characteristics and established biomarkers, carry optimal prognostic capacity for adverse events, in patients with HFrEF. Methods and results In 382 patients, we performed repeated blood sampling (median follow-up: 2.1 years) and applied an aptamer-based multiplex proteomic approach. We used machine learning to select the optimal set of predictors for the primary endpoint (PEP: composite of cardiovascular death, heart transplantation, left ventricular assist device implantation, and HF hospitalization). The association between repeated measures of selected proteins and PEP was investigated by multivariable joint models. Internal validation (cross-validated c-index) and external validation (Henry Ford HF PharmacoGenomic Registry cohort) were performed. Nine proteins were selected in addition to the MAGGIC risk score, N-terminal pro-hormone B-type natriuretic peptide, and troponin T: suppression of tumourigenicity 2, tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase cytoplasmic, histone H2A Type 3, angiotensinogen, deltex-1, thrombospondin-4, ADAMTS-like protein 2, anthrax toxin receptor 1, and cathepsin D. N-terminal pro-hormone B-type natriuretic peptide and angiotensinogen showed the strongest associations [hazard ratio (95% confidence interval): 1.96 (1.17-3.40) and 0.66 (0.49-0.88), respectively]. The multivariable model yielded a c-index of 0.85 upon internal validation and c-indices up to 0.80 upon external validation. The c-index was higher than that of a model containing established risk factors (P = 0.021). Conclusion Nine serially measured proteins captured the most essential prognostic information for the occurrence of adverse events in patients with HFrEF, and provided incremental value for HF prognostication beyond established risk factors. These proteins could be used for dynamic, individual risk assessment in a prospective setting. These findings also illustrate the potential value of relatively 'novel' biomarkers for prognostication. Clinical Trial Registration https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01851538?term=nCT01851538&draw=2&rank=1 24.
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- Marie de Bakker
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Wilhelminalaan 12, 1815 JD, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Wilhelminalaan 12, 1815 JD, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Delft University of Technology, Van Mourik Broekmanweg 6, 2628 XE, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- SomaLogic, Inc., 2945 Wilderness Pl., Boulder, CO 80301, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, 1 Ford Pl, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research (CIGMA), Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit MI, 48202, USA
- Heart and Vascular Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of Cardiology, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Health Data Research UK and Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, Gower St, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Petersen TB, de Bakker M, Asselbergs FW, Harakalova M, Akkerhuis KM, Brugts JJ, van Ramshorst J, Lumbers RT, Ostroff RM, Katsikis PD, van der Spek PJ, Umans VA, Boersma E, Rizopoulos D, Kardys I. HFrEF subphenotypes based on 4210 repeatedly measured circulating proteins are driven by different biological mechanisms. EBioMedicine 2023; 93:104655. [PMID: 37327673 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND HFrEF is a heterogenous condition with high mortality. We used serial assessments of 4210 circulating proteins to identify distinct novel protein-based HFrEF subphenotypes and to investigate underlying dynamic biological mechanisms. Herewith we aimed to gain pathophysiological insights and fuel opportunities for personalised treatment. METHODS In 382 patients, we performed trimonthly blood sampling during a median follow-up of 2.1 [IQR:1.1-2.6] years. We selected all baseline samples and two samples closest to the primary endpoint (PEP; composite of cardiovascular mortality, HF hospitalization, LVAD implantation, and heart transplantation) or censoring, and applied an aptamer-based multiplex proteomic approach. Using unsupervised machine learning methods, we derived clusters from 4210 repeatedly measured proteomic biomarkers. Sets of proteins that drove cluster allocation were analysed via an enrichment analysis. Differences in clinical characteristics and PEP occurrence were evaluated. FINDINGS We identified four subphenotypes with different protein profiles, prognosis and clinical characteristics, including age (median [IQR] for subphenotypes 1-4, respectively:70 [64, 76], 68 [60, 79], 57 [47, 65], 59 [56, 66]years), EF (30 [26, 36], 26 [20, 38], 26 [22, 32], 33 [28, 37]%), and chronic renal failure (45%, 65%, 36%, 37%). Subphenotype allocation was driven by subsets of proteins associated with various biological functions, such as oxidative stress, inflammation and extracellular matrix organisation. Clinical characteristics of the subphenotypes were aligned with these associations. Subphenotypes 2 and 3 had the worst prognosis compared to subphenotype 1 (adjHR (95%CI):3.43 (1.76-6.69), and 2.88 (1.37-6.03), respectively). INTERPRETATION Four circulating-protein based subphenotypes are present in HFrEF, which are driven by varying combinations of protein subsets, and have different clinical characteristics and prognosis. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01851538https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01851538. FUNDING EU/EFPIA IMI2JU BigData@Heart grant n°116074, Jaap Schouten Foundation and Noordwest Academie.
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- Teun B Petersen
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of Cardiology, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Health Data Research UK and Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, Gower St, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart and Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Wilhelminalaan 12, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- British Heart Foundation Research Accelerator, University College London, Gower St, London, UK; Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, Gower St, London, UK; Health Data Research UK London, University College London, Gower St, London, UK
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Wilhelminalaan 12, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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de Bakker M, Petersen TB, Akkerhuis KM, Harakalova M, Umans VA, Germans T, Caliskan K, Katsikis PD, van der Spek PJ, Suthahar N, de Boer RA, Rizopoulos D, Asselbergs FW, Boersma E, Kardys I. Sex-based differences in cardiovascular proteomic profiles and their associations with adverse outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure. Biol Sex Differ 2023; 14:29. [PMID: 37198662 DOI: 10.1186/s13293-023-00516-9] [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] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies focusing on sex differences in circulating proteins in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are scarce. Insight into sex-specific cardiovascular protein profiles and their associations with the risk of adverse outcomes may contribute to a better understanding of the pathophysiological processes involved in HFrEF. Moreover, it could provide a basis for the use of circulating protein measurements for prognostication in women and men, wherein the most relevant protein measurements are applied in each of the sexes. METHODS In 382 patients with HFrEF, we performed tri-monthly blood sampling (median follow-up: 25 [13-31] months). We selected all baseline samples and two samples closest to the primary endpoint (PEP: composite of cardiovascular death, heart transplantation, left ventricular assist device implantation, and HF hospitalization) or censoring. We then applied an aptamer-based multiplex proteomic assay identifying 1105 proteins previously associated with cardiovascular disease. We used linear regression models and gene-enrichment analysis to study sex-based differences in baseline levels. We used time-dependent Cox models to study differences in the prognostic value of serially measured proteins. All models were adjusted for the MAGGIC HF mortality risk score and p-values for multiple testing. RESULTS In 104 women and 278 men (mean age 62 and 64 years, respectively) cumulative PEP incidence at 30 months was 25% and 35%, respectively. At baseline, 55 (5%) out of the 1105 proteins were significantly different between women and men. The female protein profile was most strongly associated with extracellular matrix organization, while the male profile was dominated by regulation of cell death. The association of endothelin-1 (Pinteraction < 0.001) and somatostatin (Pinteraction = 0.040) with the PEP was modified by sex, independent of clinical characteristics. Endothelin-1 was more strongly associated with the PEP in men (HR 2.62 [95%CI, 1.98, 3.46], p < 0.001) compared to women (1.14 [1.01, 1.29], p = 0.036). Somatostatin was positively associated with the PEP in men (1.23 [1.10, 1.38], p < 0.001), but inversely associated in women (0.33 [0.12, 0.93], p = 0.036). CONCLUSION Baseline cardiovascular protein levels differ between women and men. However, the predictive value of repeatedly measured circulating proteins does not seem to differ except for endothelin-1 and somatostatin.
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- Marie de Bakker
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Na-316, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Na-316, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Na-316, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart and Lungs, Circulatory Health Research Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Na-316, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Na-316, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Na-316, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of Cardiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Health Data Research UK and Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Na-316, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Cardiovascular Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room Na-316, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Gürgöze MT, Kardys I, Akkerhuis KM, Oemrawsingh RM, Groot HE, van der Harst P, Umans VA, Kietselaer B, Ronner E, Lenderink T, Asselbergs FW, Manintveld OC, Boersma E. Relation of Iron Status to Prognosis After Acute Coronary Syndrome. Am J Cardiol 2022; 168:22-30. [PMID: 35045937 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Iron deficiency has been extensively researched and is associated with adverse outcomes in heart failure. However, to our knowledge, the temporal evolution of iron status has not been previously investigated in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Therefore, we aimed to explore the temporal pattern of repeatedly measured iron, ferritin, transferrin, and transferrin saturation (TSAT) in relation to prognosis post-ACS. BIOMArCS (BIOMarker study to identify the Acute risk of a Coronary Syndrome) is a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study conducted in The Netherlands between 2008 and 2015. A total of 844 patients with post-ACS were enrolled and underwent high-frequency (median 17) blood sampling during 1 year follow-up. Biomarkers of iron status were measured batchwise in a central laboratory. We analyzed 3 patient subsets, including the case-cohort (n = 187). The primary endpoint (PE) was a composite of cardiovascular mortality and repeat nonfatal ACS, including unstable angina pectoris requiring revascularization. The association between iron status and the PE was analyzed using multivariable joint models. Mean age was 63 years; 78% were men, and >50% had iron deficiency at first sample in the case-cohort. After adjustment for a broad range of clinical variables, 1 SD decrease in log-iron was associated with a 2.2-fold greater risk of the PE (hazard ratio 2.19, 95% confidence interval 1.34 to 3.54, p = 0.002). Similarly, 1 SD decrease in log-TSAT was associated with a 78% increased risk of the PE (hazard ratio 1.78, 95% confidence interval 1.17 to 2.65, p = 0.006). Ferritin and transferrin were not associated with the PE. Repeated measurements of iron and TSAT predict risk of adverse outcomes in patients with post-ACS during 1 year follow-up. Trial Registration: The Netherlands Trial Register. Unique identifiers: NTR1698 and NTR1106. Registered at https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/1614 and https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/1073.
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van den Berg VJ, Vroegindewey MM, Umans VA, van der Harst P, Asselbergs FW, Akkerhuis KM, Kardys I, Boersma E. Persistently elevated levels of sST2 after acute coronary syndrome are associated with recurrent cardiac events. Biomarkers 2022; 27:264-269. [PMID: 35078373 DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2022.2032350] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Purpose Higher soluble ST2 (sST2) levels at admission are associated with adverse outcome in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. We studied the dynamics of sST2 over time in post-ACS patients prior to a recurrent ACS or cardiac death.Methods We used the BIOMArCS case-cohort, consisting of 187 patients who underwent serial blood sampling during one year follow-up post-ACS. sST2 was batch-wise quantified after completion of follow-up in a median of 8 (IQR: 5-11) samples per patient. Joint-modelling was used to investigate the association between longitudinally measured sST2 and the endpoint, adjusted for gender, GRACE risk score and history of cardiovascular diseases.Results Median age was 64 years and 79% were men. The 36 endpoint patients had systematically higher sST2 levels than those that remained endpoint free (mean value 29.6 ng/ml versus 33.7 ng/ml, p-value 0.052). The adjusted hazard ratio for the endpoint per standard deviation increase of sST2 was 1.64 (95% confidence interval: 1.09-2.34; p = 0.019) at any time point. We could not identify a steady or sudden increase of sST2 in the run-up to the combined endpoint.Conclusion Asymptomatic post-ACS patients with persistently higher sST2 levels are at higher risk of recurrent ACS or cardiac death during one year follow-up.
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- Victor J van den Berg
- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Cardiology, the Netherlands.,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Cardiology, the Netherlands.,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Cardiology, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Cardiology, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Cardiology, the Netherlands
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Iswandi CP, van den Berg VJ, Simsek S, van Velzen D, Boekel ET, Cornel JH, de Boer S, de Mulder M, Akkerhuis KM, Boersma E, Umans VA, Kardys I. IGF-1 is not related to long-term outcome in hyperglycemic acute coronary syndrome patients. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2021; 18:14791641211047436. [PMID: 34851758 PMCID: PMC8743970 DOI: 10.1177/14791641211047436] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) has been associated with both protective and detrimental effects on the development of ischemic heart disease. The relationship between IGF-1 levels and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between IGF-1 admission levels in hyperglycemic ACS patients and: (1) MACE over a 5 years follow-up, (2) type 2 diabetes at discharge, and (3) post-ACS myocardial infarct size and dysfunction. METHODS This was a post hoc analysis of the BIOMArCS-2 randomized controlled trial. From July 2008 to February 2012, 276 ACS patients with admission plasma glucose level between 140 and 288 mg/dL were included. Records of the composite of all-cause mortality and recurrent non-fatal myocardial infarction were obtained during 5 years follow-up. Venous blood samples were collected on admission. IGF-1 was measured batchwise after study completion. Oral glucose tolerance test was performed to diagnose type 2 diabetes, whereas infarct size and left ventricular function were assessed by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) imaging, 6 weeks post-ACS. RESULTS Cumulative incidence of MACE was 24% at 5 years follow-up. IGF-1 was not independently associated with MACE (HR:1.00 (95%CI:0.99-1.00), p = 0.29). Seventy-eight patients (28%) had type 2 diabetes at discharge, and the highest quartile of IGF-1 levels was associated with the lowest incidence of diabetes (HR:0.40 (95%CI:0.17-0.95), p = 0.037). IGF-1 levels were not associated with post-ACS myocardial infarct size and dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS IGF-1 carries potential for predicting type 2 diabetes, rather than long-term cardiovascular outcomes and post-ACS myocardial infarct size and dysfunction, in hyperglycemic ACS patients.
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- Cindya P Iswandi
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Umans VA, van Ramshorst J, de Boer S, Duffels M. THE VIRTUAL WARD, CONNECTED CARE FOR IV ANTIOBIOTIC ENDOCARDITIS TREATMENT AT HOME. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)03061-8] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Schreuder MM, Schuurman A, Akkerhuis KM, Constantinescu AA, Caliskan K, van Ramshorst J, Germans T, Umans VA, Boersma E, Roeters van Lennep JE, Kardys I. Sex-specific temporal evolution of circulating biomarkers in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Int J Cardiol 2021; 334:126-134. [PMID: 33940096 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.04.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to assess differences in clinical characteristics, prognosis, and the temporal evolution of circulating biomarkers in male and female patients with HFrEF. METHODS We included 250 patients (66 women) with chronic heart failure (CHF) between 2011 and 2013 and performed trimonthly blood sampling during a median follow-up of 2.2 years [median (IQR) of 8 (5-10) urine and 9 (5-10) plasma samples per patient]. After completion of follow-up we measured 8 biomarkers. The primary endpoint (PE) was the composite of cardiac death, cardiac transplantation, left ventricular assist device implantation, and hospitalization due to acute or worsened CHF. Joint models were used to determine whether there were differences in the temporal patterns of the biomarkers between men and women as the PE approached. RESULTS A total of 66 patients reached the PE of which 52 (78.8%) were male and 14 (21.2%) were female. The temporal patterns of all studied biomarkers were associated with the PE, and overall showed disadvantageous changes as the PE approached. For NT-proBNP, HsTnT, and CRP, women showed higher levels over the entire follow-up duration and concomitant numerically higher hazard ratios [NT-proBNP: women: HR(95%CI) 7.57 (3.17-21.93), men: HR(95%CI) 3.14 (2.09-4.79), p for interaction = 0.104, HsTnT: women: HR(95%CI) 6.38 (2.18-22.46), men: HR(95%CI) 4.91 (2.58-9.39), p for interaction = 0.704, CRP: women: HR(95%CI) 7.48 (3.43-19.53), men: HR(95%CI) 3.29 [2.27-5.44], p for interaction = 0.106). In contrast, temporal patterns of glomerular and tubular renal markers showed similar associations with the PE in men and women. CONCLUSION Although interaction terms are not statistically significant, the associations of temporal patterns of NT-proBNP, HsTnT, and CRP appear more outspoken in women than in men with HFrEF, whereas associations seem similar for temporal patterns of creatinine, eGFR, Cystatin C, KIM-1 and NAG. Larger studies are needed to confirm these potential sex differences.
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- M M Schreuder
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Schuurman AS, Tomer A, Akkerhuis KM, Brugts JJ, Constantinescu AA, Ramshorst JV, Umans VA, Boersma E, Rizopoulos D, Kardys I. Personalized screening intervals for measurement of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide improve efficiency of prognostication in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2020; 28:e11-e14. [PMID: 33611526 DOI: 10.1177/2047487320922639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Anne-Sophie Schuurman
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Umans VA, van Ramshorst J, de Boer S. HOSPITAL AT HOME. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)34127-9] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Oemrawsingh RM, Akkerhuis KM, de Mulder M, Umans VA, Kietselaer B, Schotborgh C, Ronner E, Lenderink T, Liem A, Haitsma D, van der Harst P, Asselbergs FW, Maas A, Oude Ophuis AJ, Ilmer B, Dijkgraaf R, de Winter RJ, Kie The SH, Wardeh AJ, Hermans W, Cramer E, van Schaik RH, Hoefer IE, Doevendans PA, Simoons ML, Boersma E. High-Frequency Biomarker Measurements of Troponin, NT-proBNP, and C-Reactive Protein for Prediction of New Coronary Events After Acute Coronary Syndrome. Circulation 2019; 139:134-136. [PMID: 30592652 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.036349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 11/16/2022]
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- Rohit M Oemrawsingh
- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.M.O., K.M.A., M.d.M., R.H.v.S., M.L.S., E.B.)
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.M.O., K.M.A., M.d.M., R.H.v.S., M.L.S., E.B.)
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.M.O., K.M.A., M.d.M., R.H.v.S., M.L.S., E.B.)
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- Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (B.K.)
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- Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, the Netherlands (E.R.)
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- Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (A.L.)
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- Admiraal de Ruyter Hospital, Goes, the Netherlands (D.H.)
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- Gelre Hospital, Zutphen, the Netherlands (A.M.)
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- Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (A.J.O.O.).,Working Group on Cardiovascular Research Netherlands, Utrecht, the Netherlands (A.J.O.O.)
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- Havenziekenhuis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B.I.)
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- St. Jansdal Hospital, Harderwijk, the Netherlands (R.D.)
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- Treant Zorggroep, location Bethesda, Hoogeveen, the Netherlands (S.H.K.T.)
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- Medisch Centrum Haaglanden location Westeinde, Den Haag, the Netherlands (A.J.W.)
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- Elizabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands (W.H.)
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- Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, the Netherlands (E.C.)
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.M.O., K.M.A., M.d.M., R.H.v.S., M.L.S., E.B.)
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- University Medical Center Utrecht,the Netherlands (F.W.A., I.E.H., P.A.D.)
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- University Medical Center Utrecht,the Netherlands (F.W.A., I.E.H., P.A.D.).,Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht (P.A.D.)
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.M.O., K.M.A., M.d.M., R.H.v.S., M.L.S., E.B.)
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.M.O., K.M.A., M.d.M., R.H.v.S., M.L.S., E.B.)
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Bouwens E, Van Den Berg VJ, Akkerhuis KM, Baart S, Caliskan K, Brugts JJ, Mouthaan H, Van Ramshorst J, Germans T, Umans VA, Boersma H, Kardys I. 5948Circulating biomarkers of cell adhesion in relation to clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure: the Bio-SHiFT study. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Cardiovascular inflammation and vascular endothelial dysfunction are present in chronic heart failure (CHF), and cellular adhesion molecules are considered to play a key role in these mechanisms. The temporal patterns of the blood biomarkers involved could provide further insights into these processes.
Purpose
We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the temporal patterns of blood biomarkers of cell adhesion in stable patients with CHF.
Methods
In 263 patients, a median of 9 (IQR: 5–10) serial, tri-monthly blood samples were collected during a median follow-up of 2.2 (IQR: 1.4–2.5) years. The composite primary endpoint (PE) of cardiovascular mortality, HF-hospitalization, heart transplantation and LVAD was reached in 70 patients. For efficiency, we selected all baseline samples, the two samples closest to a PE, and the last sample available for event-free patients. Thus, in 567 samples we measured twelve biomarkers of cell adhesion using the Olink Proteomics Cardiovascular III multiplex assay. Associations between biomarkers and first PE were investigated by combining linear mixed effect models and Cox regression (so-called joint model).
Results
Median age was 68 (IQR: 59–76) years, with 72% men and 74% NYHA class I-II. Levels of CD93 (Complement component C1q receptor), CDH5 (VE cadherin), CHI3L1 (Chitinase-3-like protein 1), EPHB4 (Ephrin type-B receptor 4) and JAM-A (Junctional adhesion molecule A) differed at baseline already. The average biomarker evolutions of these markers, and additionally of ICAM-2 (Intercellular adhesion molecule-2), showed different patterns in patients approaching the PE versus those who remained event-free (Figure 1). Repeatedly measured levels of these biomarkers were independently associated with the PE. Corresponding HRs [95% CI] per 1SD increase in log2 level (arbitrary unit) were: CD93: 1.85 [1.29–2.70], CDH5: 1.72 [1.23–2.44], CHI3L1: 2.45 [1.73–3.56], EPHB4: 1.83 [1.33–2.55], ICAM2: 1.74 [1.24–2.46] and JAM-A: 2.07 [1.39–3.18], adjusted for clinical characteristics (age, sex, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, baseline NYHA class, diuretics, systolic blood pressure and eGFR).
Figure 1. Average temporal patterns of cell adhesion biomarkers during follow-up.
Conclusion
CD93, CDH5, CHI3L1, EPHB4, ICAM2 and JAM-A show different patterns as adverse events approach in CHF patients, and their temporal patterns strongly predict clinical outcome. These findings demonstrate the incremental value of repeated measurements of biomarkers of cell adhesion in stable patients with CHF.
Acknowledgement/Funding
This work was supported by the Jaap Schouten Foundation and the Noordwest Academie.
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- E Bouwens
- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Medical Center Alkmaar, Cardiology, Alkmaar, Netherlands (The)
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- Medical Center Alkmaar, Cardiology, Alkmaar, Netherlands (The)
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- Medical Center Alkmaar, Cardiology, Alkmaar, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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Schuurman AS, Tomer A, Akkerhuis KM, Brugts JJ, Constantinescu AA, Van Ramshorst J, Umans VA, Boersma H, Rizopoulos D, Kardys I. P1644Personalized screening intervals for measurement of n-terminal pro-b-type natriuretic peptide improve efficiency of prognostication in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Predefined screening intervals and target levels do not account for variations in temporal patterns of biomarkers between individuals, which may hamper their potential use for therapy guidance. Conversely, a personalized screening approach with screening intervals and target levels based on the evolution of biomarkers in individual patients may further improve risk assessment and therapy guidance.
Purpose
We hypothesize that personalized screening intervals for N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) measurements in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) maximize information gain on the individual patient's disease progression, while minimizing the number of necessary measurements. We aim to compare such personalized scheduling of NT-proBNP measurements to a predefined fixed scheduling approach.
Methods
In 263 CHF patients from the Bio-SHiFT study, NT-proBNP was measured trimonthly according to a prespecified, fixed schedule [median: 9 (IQR: 5–10) measurements per patient].The primary composite endpoint (PE) comprised cardiac death, cardiac transplantation, left ventricular assist device implantation or heart failure hospitalization, and occurred in 70 patients (26.6%). Using joint models for time-to-event and longitudinal data, we modelled the association between repeated NT-proBNP measurements and the PE. Using the fitted joint model, for each patient at each follow-up visit, we determined the optimal time point of the next NT-proBNP measurement based on the patient's individual risk profile and the maximum information gain on the patient's prognosis as assessed by the Kullback-Leibler divergence. Personalized scheduling was compared to fixed (trimonthly) scheduling by means of a realistic simulation study, based on a replica of the study population included in the Bio-SHiFT study. In this simulation study, we stopped monitoring NT-proBNP to potentially enable appropriate timely intervention if the cumulative risk of PE exceeded an arbitrary risk threshold of 7.5% within 3-months. We compared personalized scheduling with fixed scheduling in terms of capability of identification of high-risk intervals (whether timely intervention was enabled before occurrence of PE), number of measurements needed, and costs.
Results
Compared to fixed scheduling, personalized scheduling saved on average 2 measurements [personalized; median: 7 (IQR: 7–8) vs. fixed; 9 (IQR: 8–10) measurements], while the start of the time-window identified for therapeutic intervention to avoid the occurrence of PE was similar in both approaches [personalized; median: 6.6 (IQR: 4.5–11.3) vs. fixed; 6.3 (IQR: 4.2–10.3) months before occurrence of PE]. Costs saved were €165 per patient per year.
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Conclusion
Personalized scheduling of NT-proBNP measurements in CHF patients shows similar prognostic performance as fixed scheduling, but requires fewer NT-proBNP measurements. This may improve efficiency of natriuretic guided therapy, if the latter were to be installed.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Funding for this study was provided by the Jaap Schouten Foundation and Erasmus MC Efficiency Research grant
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- A.-S Schuurman
- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Biostatistics, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Northwest Clinics, Cardiology, Alkmaar, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Biostatistics, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands (The)
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van Boven N, Battes LC, Akkerhuis KM, Rizopoulos D, Caliskan K, Anroedh SS, Yassi W, Manintveld OC, Cornel JH, Constantinescu AA, Boersma E, Umans VA, Kardys I. Toward personalized risk assessment in patients with chronic heart failure: Detailed temporal patterns of NT-proBNP, troponin T, and CRP in the Bio-SHiFT study. Am Heart J 2018; 196:36-48. [PMID: 29421013 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Nick van Boven
- Cardiology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, the Netherlands; Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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van Boven N, van Domburg RT, Kardys I, Umans VA, Akkerhuis KM, Lenzen MJ, Valgimigli M, Daemen J, Zijlstra F, Boersma E, van Geuns RJ. Development and validation of a risk model for long-term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention: The IDEA-BIO Study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 91:686-695. [PMID: 28707322 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27182] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to develop a model to predict long-term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), to aid in selecting patients with sufficient life expectancy to benefit from bioabsorbable scaffolds. BACKGROUND Clinical trials are currently designed to demonstrate superiority of bioabsorbable scaffolds over metal devices up to 5 years after implantation. METHODS From 2000 to 2011, 19.532 consecutive patients underwent PCI in a tertiary referral hospital. Patients were randomly (2:1) divided into a training (N = 13,090) and validation (N = 6,442) set. Cox regression was used to identify determinants of long-term mortality in the training set and used to develop a risk model. Model performance was studied in the training and validation dataset. RESULTS Median age was 63 years (IQR 54-72) and 72% were men. Median follow-up was 3.6 years (interquartile range [IQR] 2.4-6.8). The ratio elective vs. non-elective PCIs was 42/58. During 88,620 patient-years of follow-up, 3,156 deaths occurred, implying an incidence rate of 35.6 per 1,000. Estimated 5-year mortality was 12.9%.Regression analysis revealed age, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency, prior myocardial infarction, PCI indication, lesion location, number of diseased vessels and cardiogenic shock at presentation as determinants of mortality. The long-term risk model showed good discrimination in the training and validation sets (c-indices 0.76 and 0.74), whereas calibration was appropriate. CONCLUSIONS A simple risk model, containing 9 baseline clinical and angiographic variables effectively predicts long-term mortality after PCI and may possibly be used to select suitable patients for bioabsorbable scaffolds.
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- Nick van Boven
- Department of Cardiology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, The Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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van Boven N, Akkerhuis KM, Anroedh SS, Rizopoulos D, Pinto Y, Battes LC, Hillege HL, Caliskan KC, Germans T, Manintveld OC, Cornel JH, Constantinescu AA, Boersma E, Umans VA, Kardys I. Serially measured circulating miR-22-3p is a biomarker for adverse clinical outcome in patients with chronic heart failure: The Bio-SHiFT study. Int J Cardiol 2017; 235:124-132. [PMID: 28274577 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several studies have suggested circulating microRNAs (miRs) are associated with heart failure, but these studies were small, and limited to single miR measurements. We examined 7 miRs which were previously linked to heart failure, and tested whether their temporal expression level predicts prognosis in a prospective cohort of chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. METHODS AND RESULTS In 2011-2013, 263 CHF patients were included. At inclusion and subsequently every 3months, we measured 7miRs. The primary endpoint (PE) comprised heart failure hospitalization, cardiovascular mortality, cardiac transplantation and LVAD implantation. Associations between temporal miR patterns and the PE were investigated by joint modelling, which combines mixed models with Cox regression. Mean age was 67±13years, 72% were men and 27% NYHA classes III-IV. We obtained 873 blood samples (median 3 [IQR 2-5] per patient). The PE was reached in 41 patients (16%) during a median follow-up of 0.9 [0.6-1.4] years. The temporal pattern of miR-22-3p was independently associated with the PE (HR [95% CI] per doubling of level: 0.64 [0.47-0.77]). The instantaneous change in level (slope of the temporal miR pattern) of miR-22-3p was also independently associated with the PE (HR [95% CI] per doubling of slope: 0.33 [0.20-0.51]). These associations remained statistically significant after adjustment for temporal patterns of NT-proBNP, Troponin T and CRP. CONCLUSIONS The temporal pattern of circulating miR-22-3p contains important prognostic and independent information in CHF patients. This concept warrants further investigation in larger series with extended follow-up.
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- Nick van Boven
- Cardiology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Oemrawsingh RM, Akkerhuis KM, Umans VA, Kietselaer B, Schotborgh C, Ronner E, Lenderink T, Liem A, Haitsma D, van der Harst P, Asselbergs FW, Maas A, Oude Ophuis AJ, Ilmer B, Dijkgraaf R, de Winter RJ, The SHK, Wardeh AJ, Hermans W, Cramer E, van Schaik RH, Hoefer IE, Doevendans PA, Simoons ML, Boersma E. Cohort profile of BIOMArCS: the BIOMarker study to identify the Acute risk of a Coronary Syndrome-a prospective multicentre biomarker study conducted in the Netherlands. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e012929. [PMID: 28011810 PMCID: PMC5223698 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 01/24/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Progression of stable coronary artery disease (CAD) towards acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a dynamic and heterogeneous process with many intertwined constituents, in which a plaque destabilising sequence could lead to ACS within short time frames. Current CAD risk assessment models, however, are not designed to identify increased vulnerability for the occurrence of coronary events within a precise, short time frame at the individual patient level. The BIOMarker study to identify the Acute risk of a Coronary Syndrome (BIOMArCS) was designed to evaluate whether repeated measurements of multiple biomarkers can predict such 'vulnerable periods'. PARTICIPANTS BIOMArCS is a multicentre, prospective, observational study of 844 patients presenting with ACS, either with or without ST-elevation and at least one additional cardiovascular risk factor. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We hypothesised that patterns of circulating biomarkers that reflect the various pathophysiological components of CAD, such as distorted lipid metabolism, vascular inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, increased thrombogenicity and ischaemia, diverge in the days to weeks before a coronary event. Divergent biomarker patterns, identified by serial biomarker measurements during 1-year follow-up might then indicate 'vulnerable periods' during which patients with CAD are at high short-term risk of developing an ACS. Venepuncture was performed every fortnight during the first half-year and monthly thereafter. As prespecified, patient enrolment was terminated after the primary end point of cardiovascular death or hospital admission for non-fatal ACS had occurred in 50 patients. A case-cohort design will explore differences in temporal patterns of circulating biomarkers prior to the repeat ACS. FUTURE PLANS AND DISSEMINATION Follow-up and event adjudication have been completed. Prespecified biomarker analyses are currently being performed and dissemination through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations is expected from the third quarter of 2016. Should identification of a 'vulnerable period' prove to be feasible, then future research could focus on event reduction through pharmacological or mechanical intervention during such periods of high risk for ACS. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NTR1698 and NTR1106.
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- Rohit M Oemrawsingh
- Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute COEUR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Heart Institute/Interuniversity Cardiology Institute Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute COEUR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division Heart & Lungs, Department of Cardiology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Durrer Center for Cardiovascular Research, Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Population Health Sciences, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Working Group on Cardiovascular Research the Netherlands (WCN), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Havenziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda, Hoogeveen, The Netherlands
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- Medisch Centrum Haaglanden location Westeinde, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division Heart & Lungs, Department of Cardiology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Heart Institute/Interuniversity Cardiology Institute Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute COEUR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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van der Zant FM, Wondergem M, Lazarenko SV, Geenen RW, Umans VA, Cornel JH, Knol RJ. Ruling Out Coronary Artery Disease in Women with Atypical Chest Pain: Results of Calcium Score Combined with Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography and Associated Radiation Exposure. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2015; 24:550-6. [DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2014.4929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- Department of Cardiac Imaging, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Imaging, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Imaging, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Imaging, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Imaging, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Imaging, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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Verhagen MP, van Boven N, Ruiter JH, Kimman GJP, Tahapary GJ, Umans VA. Follow-up of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: comparison of coronary artery disease and dilated cardiomyopathy. Neth Heart J 2014; 22:431-7. [PMID: 25169578 PMCID: PMC4188850 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-014-0595-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Since several large trials have proven the effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, disadvantages have become more apparent. As the prognosis of patients with cardiovascular diseases is improving, assessment of ICD patients and re-evaluation of the current guidelines is mandatory. We aimed to evaluate differences in mortality and occurrence of (in)appropriate shocks in ICD patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) or dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). METHODS In a large teaching hospital, all consecutive patients with systolic dysfunction due to CAD or DCM who received an ICD with and without resynchronisation therapy, were collected in a database. RESULTS A total of 320 consecutive patients (age 67 ± 10 years) were classified as CAD patients and 178 (63 ± 11 years) as DCM patients. Median follow-up was 40 months (interquartile range [IQR] 23─57 months). All-cause mortality was 14 % (CAD 15 % vs DCM 13 %). Appropriate shocks occurred in 13 % of all patients (CAD 15 % vs DCM 11 %, p = 0.12) and inappropriate shocks occurred in 10 % (CAD 8 % vs DCM 12 %, p = 0.27). Multivariate analysis demonstrated impaired left ventricular ejection fraction, QRS >120, age ≥75 years and low estimated glomerular filtration rate as predictors for all-cause mortality. Predictors for inappropriate shocks were permanent and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. CONCLUSION Mortality rates were similar in patients with CAD and DCM who received an ICD. Furthermore, no differences were found in the occurrence of appropriate and inappropriate ICD interventions between these patient groups.
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- M P Verhagen
- Department of Cardiology, Medical Centre Alkmaar (MCA), Wilhelminalaan 12, 1815 JD, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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van Boven N, Windecker S, Umans VA, van Domburg RT, Kardys I, Akkerhuis KM, van Geuns RJ, Serruys PW, Magro M, Räber L, Boersma E. Stent thrombosis in early-generation drug-eluting stents versus newer-generation everolimus-eluting stent assorted by LVEF. Heart 2014; 101:50-7. [PMID: 25163692 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-305743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Everolimus drug-eluting stents (EES) are superior to early-generation drug-eluting stents (DES), releasing sirolimus (SES) or paclitaxel (PES) in preventing stent thrombosis (ST). Since an impaired LVEF seems to increase the risk of ST, we aimed to investigate the difference in outcome of patients with varying LVEF using EES versus early-generation DES. METHODS In a prospective cohort study, we compared the risk of ST in patients in three LVEF subgroups: normal (LVEF >50%), mildly impaired (LVEF >40% and ≤50%) and moderate-severely impaired (LVEF ≤40%). Within these various LVEF groups, we compared EES with SES and PES after adjustment for baseline differences. RESULTS We assessed a cohort of 5363 patients, with follow-up of up to 4 years and available LVEF. Overall definite ST occurred in 123 (2.3%) patients. ST rates were higher in the LVEF moderate-severely impaired group compared with the normal LVEF group (2.8% vs 2.1%; HR 1.82; CI 1.10 to 3.00). Especially early ST (EST) was more frequent in the moderate-severely impaired LVEF group (HR 2.20; CI 1.06 to 4.53). Overall rates of definite ST were lower in patients using EES compared with patients using SES or PES in all LVEF groups. Interaction terms were not statistically significant. ST rates were higher in the moderate-severely impaired LVEF group compared with the normal LVEF group when using SES or PES, but not significantly different when using EES. CONCLUSIONS EES was associated with a lower risk of definite ST compared with early-generation DES. This lower risk was independent of LVEF, even though ST rates were higher in patients with a moderate-severely impaired LVEF. TRIAL REGISTRATION NO MEC-2013-262.
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- Nick van Boven
- Department of Cardiology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands Cardiovascular Research School (COEUR), Erasmus university, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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de Mulder M, Umans VA, Boersma E. Intensive glucose control for acute myocardial infarction--reply. JAMA Intern Med 2014; 174:826-7. [PMID: 24799015 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Maarten de Mulder
- Department of Cardiology, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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de Mulder M, Umans VA, Cornel JH, van der Zant FM, Stam F, Oemrawsingh RM, Akkerhuis KM, Boersma E. Intensive glucose regulation in hyperglycemic acute coronary syndrome: results of the randomized BIOMarker study to identify the acute risk of a coronary syndrome-2 (BIOMArCS-2) glucose trial. JAMA Intern Med 2013; 173:1896-904. [PMID: 24018647 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.10074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Elevated plasma glucose levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) on hospital admission are associated with increased mortality. Clinical trials of glucose regulation have provided inconsistent results with respect to cardiovascular outcomes, perhaps because target glucose levels have been suboptimal. OBJECTIVE To study the effectiveness and safety of intensive glucose management in patients with ACS who have hyperglycemia, aiming at strict blood glucose normalization. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Single-center, prospective, open-label, randomized clinical trial in a large teaching hospital. Patients with ACS with an admission plasma glucose level of 140 to 288 mg/dL were eligible for inclusion and enrolled from July 23, 2008, to February 8, 2012. Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were excluded. Informed consent was obtained from 294 patients, who were randomized. Of these, 93.6% received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). INTERVENTIONS Intensive glucose management strategy, aiming at a plasma glucose level of 85 to 110 mg/dL by using intravenous insulin, or to conventional expectative glucose management. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES End points were assessed according to the intention-to-treat principle. The primary end point was high-sensitivity troponin T value 72 hours after admission (hsTropT72); secondary end points, area under the curve of creatine kinase, myocardial band (AUC-CK-MB), release and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy findings at 6 weeks' follow-up. RESULTS In the intensive management arm, median hsTropT72 was 1197 ng/L (25th and 75th percentiles of distribution, 541-2296 ng/L) vs 1354 ng/L (530-3057 ng/L) in the conventional arm (P = .41). Median AUC-CK-MB was 2372 U/L (1242-5004 U/L) vs 3171 U/L (1620-5337 U/L) (P = .18). The difference in median extent of myocardial injury measured by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy was not significant (2% vs 4%) (P = .07). Severe hypoglycemia (<50 mg/dL) was rare and occurred in 13 patients. Before discharge, death or a spontaneous second myocardial infarction occurred in 8 patients (5.7%) vs 1 (0.7%) (P = .04). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Intensive glucose regulation did not reduce infarct size in hyperglycemic patients with ACS treated with PCI, and was associated with harm. Future studies should focus on patients with ACS who have persistently elevated blood glucose after PCI, and should evaluate alternative strategies for optimizing glycemia. TRIAL REGISTRATION www.trialregister.nl Identifier: NTR1205.
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- Maarten de Mulder
- Department of Cardiology, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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de Waard GA, Jansen EK, de Mulder M, Vonk ABA, Umans VA. Long-term outcomes of isolated aortic valve replacement and concomitant AVR and coronary artery bypass grafting. Neth Heart J 2012; 20:110-7. [PMID: 22311176 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0238-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is well established that concomitant aortic valve replacement (AVR) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has a higher operative mortality rate than isolated AVR. However, studies report conflicting results on the long-term mortality. The aim of this prospective study was to explore and compare the outcomes and risk factors of isolated AVR and concomitant AVR and CABG in a consecutive Dutch patient population. METHODS From January 2001 through January 2010, 332 consecutive patients underwent AVR with or without CABG at a single institution (197 isolated AVR and 135 concomitant AVR and CABG). A multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis was performed to determine the independent risk factors for long-term mortality after aortic valve replacement. RESULTS All 332 consecutive, referred patients who underwent aortic valve surgery were followed for up to 10 years. Median follow-up length was 48 months. The population had a median age of 73 years (IQR 65-78) and predominantly consisted of males (62%). Patients in the combined AVR and CABG group were older, had worse cardiac risk profiles and had worse preoperative cardiac statuses than those receiving isolated AVR. Five-year survival was 85% in AVR and 73% in AVR-CABG (p-value 0.012). Independent risk factors for mortality were higher creatinine values, previous CABG and increasing age. CONCLUSION Unselected, consecutive patients who underwent aortic valve replacement surgery and who received concomitant bypass surgery between 2001-2010 had higher 5-year mortality than their counterparts without CABG. Prior CABG, renal function, age but not concomitant CABG remained independently associated with increased mortality. Finally, the observed mortality rate in this consecutive patient group compared favourably with preoperative risk assessment using the EuroSCORE.
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- G A de Waard
- Department of Cardiology, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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de Mulder M, Umans VA, Stam F, Cornel JH, Oemrawsingh RM, Boersma E. Intensive management of hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes. Study design and rationale of the BIOMArCS 2 glucose trial. Diabet Med 2011; 28:1168-75. [PMID: 21480974 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03307.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Elevated admission plasma glucose is associated with increased mortality in patients who are admitted with an acute coronary syndrome. This may be mediated by increased inflammation, apoptosis and coagulation, and by a disturbed endothelial function that can be found in hyperglycaemic patients. Insulin has several characteristics that may potentially counteract these mechanisms. METHODS The BIOMArCS programme is a multi-centre initiative and currently consists of three different studies. The effects of acute coronary syndrome on acute biomarkers washout are studied in the BIOMArCS pilot and the value of biomarkers in predicting upcoming acute coronary syndrome events is studied in BIOMArCS 1. The third study (BIOMArCS 2 glucose), which will be presented here, investigates the effectiveness and safety of intensive glucose level control compared with conventional glucose management in patients with acute coronary syndrome and an admission plasma glucose of 7.8-16 mmol/l. In BIOMArCS 2 glucose, a total of 300 patients without insulin-treated diabetes mellitus will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either intensive or conventional glucose management on top of standard medical care. The primary endpoint is infarct size as expressed by the cardiac troponin T level 72 h after admission. To study the metabolic effects of insulin administration, we will investigate biomarker washout patterns of various metabolic mechanisms up to 7 days after admission. These markers will address inflammation, oxidative stress, hypercoagulability, endothelial activation and vasodilatation. IMPLICATIONS Current acute coronary syndrome guidelines lack a clear strategy for hyperglycaemia treatment. This study will extend our knowledge on this matter as it may clarify mechanisms and generate hypotheses of if and how myocardial infarct size may be limited by glucose management at admission.
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- M de Mulder
- Department of Cardiology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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de Mulder M, Oemrawsingh RM, Stam F, Boersma E, Umans VA. Comparison of diagnostic criteria to detect undiagnosed diabetes in hyperglycaemic patients with acute coronary syndrome. Heart 2011; 98:37-41. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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de Mulder M, van der Ploeg T, de Waard GA, Boersma E, Umans VA. Admission Glucose Does Not Improve GRACE Score at 6 Months and 5 Years after Myocardial Infarction. Cardiology 2011; 120:227-34. [DOI: 10.1159/000335715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 12/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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de Mulder M, Cornel JH, van der Ploeg T, Umans VA, Boersma E. INCREASED ADMISSION GLUCOSE RELATES WITH INCREASED 5-YEAR MORTALITY IN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE INITIALLY APPLIED REPERFUSION STRATEGY. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)61115-1] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Peels HO, de Swart H, Ploeg TV, Hautvast RW, Cornel JH, Arnold AE, Wharton TP, Umans VA. Percutaneous coronary intervention with off-site cardiac surgery backup for acute myocardial infarction as a strategy to reduce door-to-balloon time. Am J Cardiol 2007; 100:1353-8. [PMID: 17950789 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2007] [Revised: 06/13/2007] [Accepted: 06/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We investigated whether primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients admitted with an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction could be performed more rapidly and with comparable outcomes in a community hospital versus a tertiary center with cardiac surgery. We started the first PCI with an off-site surgery program in The Netherlands in 2002 and report the results of 439 consecutive patients. In the safety phase, 199 patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction were randomly assigned to treatment at our off-site center versus a more distant cardiac surgery center. In the confirmation phase, 240 consecutive patients were treated in the off-site hospital. Safety and efficacy end points were the rate of an angiographically successful PCI procedure (diameter stenosis <50% and Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction grade 3 flow) in the absence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events at 30 days. The randomization phase showed a 37-minute decrease in door-to-balloon time (p <0.001) with comparable procedural and clinical successes (91% Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction grade 3 flow in the 2 groups). In the confirmation phase, the 30-day rate without major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events was 95%. None of the 439 patients in the study required emergency surgery for failed primary PCI. In conclusion, time to treatment with primary PCI can be significantly shortened when treating patients in a community hospital setting with off-site cardiac surgery backup compared with transport for PCI to a referral center with on-site surgery. PCI at hospitals with off-site cardiac surgery backup can be considered a needed strategy to improve access to primary PCI for a larger segment of the population and can be delivered with a very favorable safety profile.
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Wharton TP, Umans VA, Peels HO. PCI for stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med 2007; 357:415; author reply 417-8. [PMID: 17663029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Umans VA, Peels HO, Wharton T. Door-to-balloon time in acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 2007; 356:1476-7; author reply 1478-9. [PMID: 17415908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Broers C, Hogeling-Koopman J, Burgersdijk C, Cornel JH, van der Ploeg J, Umans VA. Safety and efficacy of a nurse-led clinic for post-operative coronary artery bypass grafting patients. Int J Cardiol 2006; 106:111-5. [PMID: 16321673 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2004] [Revised: 02/28/2005] [Accepted: 03/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND New opportunities are emerging for nurses as sovereign health care specialists. In accordance with British and American experience, several universities on the European Continent started Advance Nursing Practice programs for nurses to become certified nurse specialists, functioning as intermediates between the consultant, the ward nurse and the patient. AIMS This observational study was conducted to evaluate safety and efficacy of a nurse-led clinic for patients recovering after a successful coronary artery bypass grafting operation. METHODS From April 1999 to June 2002, 584 consecutive patients underwent a coronary artery bypass graft operation after which they were admitted to the cardiology ward. Subsequently, these patients were treated either by a certified nurse practitioner or by a resident. Both were supervised by an attending cardiologist. The study elapses three time phases: phase I (1999) first control period, phase II (2000-2002) the nurse practitioner was in charge, and phase III (2002) the second control period. RESULTS A total of 584 patients were admitted at a mean of 5.5 and 6.3 days after the operation (phase II vs I+III, respectively). Typically these patients were men (79%) with a mean age of 67+/-11 years. During the observation period, 349 patients were treated by the nurse practitioner and 235 by a resident (89 in phase I and 146 in phase III). Two patients suddenly died while admitted. All other patients recovered and were discharged. The nurse-treated patients (phase II) were discharged significantly sooner than those treated by the regular staff (11.5 vs 14.7 days; p<0.001, respectively). The 30-day mortality rate was 0.4% and did not differ between the respective patient or time-phase groups. CONCLUSION A nurse-led clinic for patients recovering from a coronary artery bypass graft operation was safely and efficaciously introduced in a large Dutch non-cardiac surgery hospital. This study protocol may serve as a preamble for upcoming nurse-led programs to developed and implement the sovereign care by nurse practitioners for various diseases and in different settings.
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- Carla Broers
- Department of Cardiology, Medical Center Alkmaar, PO Box 1800, 1815 JD Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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Dirkali A, Umans VA. Clopidogrel and percutaneous coronary interventions. JAMA 2003; 289:1926; author reply 1926-7. [PMID: 12697788 DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.15.1926-c] [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] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Umans VA, Cornel JH, Velthoven SSV, Kloeg P, Bartels P, Bronzwaer J. Safety and efficacy of treatment with platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptor blockade in unstable angina patients awaiting PTCA at a referring clinic. Int J Cardiovasc Intervent 2003; 2:223-230. [PMID: 12623572 DOI: 10.1080/acc.2.4.223.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Although balloon angioplasty has assumed an important role in the management of refractory unstable angina (UA), that is, UA that does not respond to conventional therapy, it is limited by complications related to thrombosis and acute coronary occlusion. The complication rate is higher in patients with UA than in those whose condition is stable. Preprocedural use of abciximab, a monoclonal platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blocker, has been used effectively in patients with UA, but its acceptance may be limited by safety concerns and economic constraints. The current trial investigated a protocol for abciximab pretreatment in patients with UA awaiting transfer from referring hospitals to a site of intervention (the 'drip and ship' protocol). AIMS: This observational study was conducted to evaluate whether a prophylactic, preprocedural regimen of abciximab can be safely and effectively administered to UA patients in referring hospitals while awaiting coronary angioplasty at the interventional clinic. METHODS: From April 1996 to December 1998, 168 consecutive patients with refractory UA (Braunwald class II or III) received abciximab prospectively at the referring clinic before undergoing PTCA or stent implantation at the interventional clinic. The following cost-conscious protocol was used: a 0.25 mg/kg bolus of abciximab followed by 10 micro g/min intravenously for 16 hours, in addition to intravenous nitrates, heparin and aspirin therapy. Patients were then transferred to a facility with PTCA capability via high-speed ambulance transport. No specific alterations of routine-transfer protocol were needed. Platelet aggregation studies were conducted during abciximab infusion. All interventions were performed while abciximab was given. Procedural and clinical success and long-term outcomes also were assessed. RESULTS: The primary angiographic success rate (patients with post-PTCA diameter stenosis < 50%) was 98%, and the in-hospital clinical success rate (angiographic success without major complications) was 98%. No major bleeding complications occurred during the abciximab pretreatment period. Platelet aggregation findings in the study patients showed a stable inhibition of >80% at the time of angioplasty. At 30-day follow-up, all patients were alive and 91% were free of major adverse events. Outcomes of balloon angioplasty and stenting were equally favorable, indicating no device-specific effect. Event-free survival at six months was 89% with a target vessel revascularization rate of 10%. CONCLUSION: Abciximab was administered safely and effectively to angioplasty patients with refractory UA awaiting transfer from a noninterventional setting to the site of angioplasty. These results extend the current knowledge base that has been established in randomized trials performed in interventional centers. The study protocol potentially could make abciximab therapy more feasible economically, and therefore more widely available to patients who are most likely to benefit from prophylactic administration.
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- Victor A Umans
- Department of Cardiology, Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Bholasingh R, Cornel JH, Kamp O, van Straalen JP, Sanders GT, Tijssen JG, Umans VA, Visser CA, de Winter RJ. Effective predischarge triage at the emergency room with dobutamine stress echocardiography and cardiac troponin T. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)81574-1] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Otterspoor LC, Bronzwaer J, Huybregts M, Spruijt HJ, Umans VA. Clinical efficacy of the use of information technology in cardiology: initial results of angiographic teleconsultation in the Netherlands. Neth Heart J 2001; 9:379-382. [PMID: 25696768 PMCID: PMC2504441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND With the increasing use of cineless diagnostic angiography laboratories, modern telecommunication networks provide an excellent opportunity to transfer dynamic cardiac catheterisation images from a referring centre to a cardiac intervention centre. This electronic data transfer may lead to improved patient care and reduced waiting times. METHODS Two departments of cardiology started a pilot project using a digital ISDN-30 point-to-point data-line connection between Alkmaar and Amsterdam over which MPEG compressed angiograms are sent. The network consists of a PC based client/server structure and two ISDN modular routers. RESULTS From June 1998 to January 2001, 127 patients were referred for urgent PTCA or CABG using this network. All patients were admitted to the CCU for unstable angina and had a suitable anatomy for coronary angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery. In all cases the MPEG compressed images were successfully stored on the server and could be accessed in Amsterdam. During the pilot phase all X-ray runs (11 + 3) were sent. Following transmission, all patients were accepted for intervention. Review of the DICOM images from the CD-Medical immediately before the PTCA or CABG did not change the planned strategy. The patients were successfully treated 1 to 2 days after data transmission. During this phase, the average variable costs of this network was € 5.90 per patient as opposed to € 69.00 when using a courier service. CONCLUSION This study shows that personal computer-based telecommunication network systems are feasible for clinical use in daily practise. Access to a remotely located cardiac intervention centre can be achieved promptly at low costs and improves patient care by reducing waiting times.
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Akkerhuis KM, Klootwijk PA, Lindeboom W, Umans VA, Meij S, Kint PP, Simoons ML. Recurrent ischaemia during continuous multilead ST-segment monitoring identifies patients with acute coronary syndromes at high risk of adverse cardiac events; meta-analysis of three studies involving 995 patients. Eur Heart J 2001; 22:1997-2006. [PMID: 11603907 DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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AIMS Recurrent ischaemia, detected by continuous ECG monitoring, in patients with unstable angina increases the risk of unfavourable outcome. Studies that evaluated this relationship have been limited by the small series of patients. By combining data from three studies, the present analysis aims to provide an accurate assessment of the impact of recurrent ischaemia detected by multilead ECG-ischaemia monitoring on the occurrence of death and myocardial infarction in patients with acute coronary syndromes. METHODS AND RESULTS Data were obtained from CAPTURE, PURSUIT and FROST, three trials evaluating glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockers in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes. Patients were monitored for 24 h after enrollment with a computer-assisted 12-lead or a vectorcardiographic ECG-ischaemia monitoring device. In a retrospective blinded analysis, recurrent ischaemic episodes were identified by a computer algorithm. The number of ischaemic episodes was normalized to 24 h. Ischaemic episodes were detected in 271 (27%) of 995 patients. There was a direct proportional relationship between the number of ischaemic episodes per 24 h and the probability of cardiac events at 5 and 30 days. The 30-day composite of death and myocardial infarction occurred in 5.7% of patients without episodes and increased to 19.7% in patients with >/=5 episodes. After adjustment for baseline predictors of adverse outcome, the relative risk of death or myocardial infarction at 5 and 30 days increased by 25% for each additional ischaemic episode per 24 h. CONCLUSIONS This analysis emphasizes the need for integration of multilead ECG-ischaemia monitoring systems in coronary care units and emergency wards to improve early risk stratification in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
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- K M Akkerhuis
- The Thoraxcenter, University Hospital Rotterdam, Room H-543, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Diabetes is a risk factor for increased mortality after a myocardial infarction. Whether this applies for patients with hyperglycemia during the acute phase of a acute myocardial infarction is unclear. Therefore we determined the relation between admission plasma glucose level and mortality in a prospectively collected series of 336 consecutive AMI patients. Patients were divided in four groups based on WHO criteria for glucose levels: I: <5.6 mmol/l, II: 5.6--8.3 mmol/l, III: 8.4--11.0 mmol/l, IV: 11.1 mmol/l. The average age was 68+/-11 years with a peak CK of 1378+/-160 U/l, 34% were anterior wall AMIs and 52% were treated with thrombolysis. All patients had a long-term follow-up control at an average of 14.2 months. One year mortality rate was 19.3% and rose to 44% in patients with glucose levels >11.1 mmol/l. The mortality was higher in diabetic patients than in non-diabetic patients (40 vs. 16%; P<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed an independent effect of glucose level on mortality. In conclusions, our study in an unselected patient population demonstrates that admission plasma glucose level independently predicts 1 year mortality even in absence of diagnosed diabetes mellitus. Further studies evaluating the effect of acute insulin intervention in reducing mortality are warranted.
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- J Bolk
- Department of Cardiology, Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, Postbus 501, 1800 AM Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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Zwart-van Rijkom JE, Klungel OH, Leufkens HG, Broekmans AW, Schrijver-van Velthoven S, Umans VA. Costs and effects of combining stenting and abciximab (ReoPro) in daily practice. Int J Cardiol 2001; 77:299-303. [PMID: 11182196 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(00)00453-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM The combined use of stents and abciximab in percutaneous coronary intervention has been evaluated in the EPISTENT trial. However, the clinical and economic findings in trials are not necessarily generalisable to a general population setting. We conducted a study in daily clinical practice comparing stented and non-stented patients undergoing coronary angioplasty with abciximab administration. Furthermore, we compare our results with the findings of the EPISTENT trial. METHODS From 1995 to 1999, refractory unstable patients scheduled for angioplasty and receiving abciximab in a Dutch regional hospital were followed prospectively for 6 months. Total costs were considered in addition to 2 composite clinical endpoints: (1) death or myocardial infarction (MI); and (2) death, MI, or any revascularisation procedure (major adverse cardiac events, MACE). RESULTS Stented patients (N=101) experienced less MACE than non-stented patients (N=83) (6.9% vs. 16.9%, OR=0.37, P=0.04). The total costs were similar for stented and non-stented patients (EUR 7 844 vs. EUR 7 904, P=0.93). Adjustment for baseline characteristics yielded similar results, although significance subsided. The relative risk reduction of 44% that we found, closely resembles the 42% that was found in the EPISTENT trial. CONCLUSIONS In everyday practice, as in the EPISTENT trial, the addition of a stent to abciximab treatment does seem to reduce the risk of MACE by about 40% at no additional costs.
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- J E Zwart-van Rijkom
- Utrecht University, Department of Pharmaco-epidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Klootwijk P, Lenderink T, Meij S, Boersma H, Melkert R, Umans VA, Stibbe J, Müller EJ, Poortermans KJ, Deckers JW, Simoons ML. Anticoagulant properties, clinical efficacy and safety of efegatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor, in patients with unstable angina. Eur Heart J 1999; 20:1101-11. [PMID: 10413640 DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1999.1477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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AIMS Thrombin plays a key role in the clinical syndrome of unstable angina. We investigated the safety and efficacy of five dose levels of efegatran sulphate, a direct thrombin inhibitor, compared to heparin in patients with unstable angina. METHODS Four hundred and thirty-two patients with unstable angina were enrolled. Five dose levels of efegatran were studied sequentially, ranging from 0.105 mg. kg(-1). h(-1)to 1.2 mg. kg(-1). h(-1)over 48 h. Safety was assessed clinically, with reference to bleeding and by measuring clinical laboratory parameters. Efficacy was assessed by the number of patients experiencing any episode of recurrent ischaemia as measured by computer-assisted continuous ECG ischaemia monitoring. Clinical end-points were: episodes of recurrent angina, myocardial infarction, coronary intervention (PTCA or CABG), and death. RESULTS Efegatran demonstrated dose dependent ex-vivo anticoagulant activity with the highest dose level of 1.2 mg. kg(-1). h(-1)resulting in steady state mean activated partial thromboplastin time values of approximately three times baseline. Thrombin time was also increased. Neither of the efegatran doses studied were able to suppress myocardial ischaemia during continuous ECG ischaemia monitoring to a greater extent than that seen with heparin. There were no statistically significant differences in clinical outcome or major bleeding between the efegatran and heparin groups. Minor bleeding and thrombophlebitis occurred more frequently in the efegatran treated patients. CONCLUSION Administration of efegatran sulphate at levels of at least 0.63 mg. kg(-1). h(-1)provided an anti-thrombotic effect which is at least comparable to an activated partial thromboplastin time adjusted heparin infusion. There was no excess of major bleeding. The level of thrombin inhibition by efegatran, as measured by activated partial thromboplastin time, appeared to be more stable than with heparin. Thus, like other thrombin inhibitors, efegatran sulphate is easier to administer than heparin. However, no clinical benefits of efegatran over heparin were apparent.
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- P Klootwijk
- Department of Cardiology, Rotterdam Heart Centre, Division Thoraxcentre, The Netherlands
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Kok WE, Umans VA, Arnold AE. Transfer delay for primary PTCA: does it influence clinical outcome? Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. J Am Coll Cardiol 1999; 33:2087-8. [PMID: 10362221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Umans VA, Cornel JH, Hic C. Digoxin in patients with heart failure. N Engl J Med 1997; 337:129; author reply 130-1. [PMID: 9221338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Klootwijk P, Meij S, von Es GA, Müller EJ, Umans VA, Lenderink T, Simoons ML. Comparison of usefulness of computer assisted continuous 48-h 3-lead with 12-lead ECG ischaemia monitoring for detection and quantitation of ischaemia in patients with unstable angina. Eur Heart J 1997; 18:931-40. [PMID: 9183584 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a015381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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AIMS The selection of ECG leads used for ST monitoring may influence detection and quantitation of ischaemia. METHODS We compared on-line continuous 48-h 12-lead against 3-lead ST monitoring in 130 unstable angina patients (Mortara. ELI-100). Onset and offset of ST episodes were defined by the lead with the first > or = 100 microV ST change relative to baseline and the lead with the latest return to baseline ST level, respectively. ST episodes were calculated for 12 leads and 3 leads (V2, V5, III) separately. RESULTS ST episodes were detected in 88 patients (77%) by 12-lead and in 71 patients (62%) by 3-lead ST monitoring (P < 0.02). The median number (25.75%) of episodes/patient was 1 (0.3) for 3-lead and 2 (1.6) for 12-lead (P < 0.0001). The total duration of ischaemia detected during 12-lead far exceeded 3-lead monitoring: 12.3 (1, 58.2) and 1.7 (0, 23.3) min respectively (P < 0.0001). The probability of recurrent ischaemia declined most during the first 24 h of monitoring. After a period without ST changes of 1, 12, 24 and 36 h, the probabilities of recurrent ischaemia were 63, 31, 14 and 9%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Continuous 12-lead ST monitoring increases detection rate and duration of ST episodes compared to 3-lead ST monitoring. The use of continuous 12-lead ECG monitoring devices on emergency wards and coronary care units is recommended.
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- P Klootwijk
- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Umans VA, Melkert R, Foley DP, Serruys PW. Clinical and angiographic comparison of matched patients with successful directional coronary atherectomy or stent implantation for primary coronary artery lesions. J Am Coll Cardiol 1996; 28:637-44. [PMID: 8772750 DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00229-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study was designed to compare the long-term clinical and angiographic effects of successful directional atherectomy and stent implantation and to examine whether restenosis is related to the mechanism of lumen improvement as well as the extent of lumen gain. BACKGROUND Directional atherectomy and coronary stent implantation have been shown to achieve a more optimal immediate result that may lead to a more favorable long-term angiographic outcome and fewer target vessel revascularizations than does angioplasty. However, it remains to be determined whether one of the devices used in these interventions provides consistently better results than the other. METHODS To allow meaningful comparisons a prospectively collected series of 117 patients successfully treated with atherectomy were individually matched with a prospectively collected series of 117 patients successfully treated with stent implantation. Matching for baseline characteristics identified patients with identical lesion location and lesion severity, and immediate and late angiographic and clinical outcome were compared. To evaluate the possibility of a procedure effect on restenosis, patients were further matched for both immediate angiographic outcome and baseline characteristics, providing 150 matched patients for comparison. As confirmatory analysis, multivariate models were constructed to predict late lumen diameter. RESULTS Matching resulted in two comparable groups with equivalent baseline clinical and stenosis characteristics (n = 117 pairs). Atherectomy led to a smaller immediate gain than stenting and, because late loss was similar in both groups, stenting resulted in a larger late lumen (1.96 +/- 0.51 vs. 1.66 +/- 0.55 mm, p < 0.0001). When patients were matched for immediate gain and baseline characteristics (n = 75 pairs), lumen loss was more pronounced after atherectomy, and thus the minimal lumen diameter at follow-up differed significantly between the two groups (1.66 +/- 0.53 vs. 1.90 +/- 0.47 mm, p = 0.004). This beneficial angiographic effect of stenting was accompanied by a reduced need for repeat interventions. Multivariate analysis confirmed the independent effect of the interventional device used, whereby less loss and greater lumen diameter at follow-up were predicted for stent implantation than for atherectomy. CONCLUSIONS Successful stent implantation provided a more favorable long-term angiographic outcome and lower rates of restenosis and need for target lesion revascularization than did atherectomy. This favorable effect of stenting not only is related to a larger, immediate gain, but also seems to attenuate late lumen loss.
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- V A Umans
- Catheterization Laboratory Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Herrman JP, Azar A, Umans VA, Boersma E, von Es GA, Serruys PW. Inter- and intra-observer variability in the qualitative categorization of coronary angiograms. Int J Card Imaging 1996; 12:21-30. [PMID: 8847451 DOI: 10.1007/bf01798114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The ABC classification of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association is a commonly used categorization to estimate the risk and success of intracoronary intervention, as well as the probability of restenosis. To evaluate the reliability of qualitative angiogram readings, we randomly selected 200 films from single lesion angioplasty procedures. A repeated visual assessment (> or = 2 months interval) by two independent observers resulted in kappa values of inter and intra-observer variability for the ABC lesion classification and for all separate items that compile it. Variability in assessment is expressed in percentage of total agreement, and in kappa value, which is a parameter of the agreement between two or more observations in excess of the chance agreement. Percentage of total agreement and kappa value was 67.8% and 0.33 respectively for the ABC classification, indicating a poor agreement. Probably this is due to the deficiency of strict definitions. Further investigation has to demonstrate whether improvement can be achieved using complete and detailed definitions without ambiguity, and consensus after panel assessment.
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- J P Herrman
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Violaris AG, de Jong M, MacLeod DC, Umans VA, Verdouw PD, Serruys PW. Increased extracellular matrix synthesis by smooth-muscle cells obtained from in vivo restenotic lesions by directional coronary atherectomy. Am Heart J 1996; 131:613-5. [PMID: 8604649 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(96)90548-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- A G Violaris
- Catheterisation Laboratory, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Baptista J, Umans VA, di Mario C, Escaned J, de Feyter P, Serruys PW. Mechanisms of luminal enlargement and quantification of vessel wall trauma following balloon coronary angioplasty and directional atherectomy. Eur Heart J 1995; 16:1603-12. [PMID: 8881854 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the dual action of lumen enlargement and vessel wall damage following either balloon angioplasty or directional atherectomy, using intracoronary ultrasound, and angioscopy. BACKGROUND Differences in the mechanisms of action of balloon angioplasty and directional atherectomy may have a significant bearing on the immediate outcome and the restenosis rate at 6 months. METHODS A total of 36 patients were studied before and after either balloon angioplasty (n = 18) or directional atherectomy (n = 18). Ultrasound measurements included changes in lumen area, external elastic membrane area and plaque burden. In addition, the presence and extent of dissections were assessed to derive a damage score. Angioscopic assessment of the dilated or atherectomized stenotic lesions was translated into semi-quantitative dissection, thrombus and haemorrhage scores. RESULTS Atherectomy patients had a larger angiographic vessel size compared with the angioplasty group (3.55 +/- 0.46 mm vs 3.00 +/- 0.64 mm, P < 0.05); however, minimal lumen diameter (1.18 +/- 0.96 mm vs 0.85 +/- 0.49 mm) and plaque burden (17.04 +/- 3.69 vs 15.23 +/- 4.92 mm2) measurements did not differ significantly. As a result of plaque reduction, atherectomy produced a larger increase in luminal area than the angioplasty group (5.80 +/- 1.78 mm2 vs 2.44 +/- 1.36 mm2, P < 0.0001). Lumen increase after angioplasty was the result of 'plaque compression' (50%) and wall stretching (50%). Additionally, in both groups there was indirect angioscopic evidence of thrombus 'microembolization' as an adjunctive mechanism of lumen enlargement. Angioscopy identified big flaps in six and small intimal flaps in 11 of the atherectomized patients as compared with five and 12 patients in the angioplasty group. Changes in thrombus score following both coronary interventions were identical (0.72 +/- 3.42 points atherectomy vs -0.38 +/- 3.27 points balloon angioplasty, ns). CONCLUSIONS Lumen enlargement after directional atherectomy is mainly achieved by plaque removal (87%), whereas balloon dilation is the result of vessel wall stretching (50%) and plaque reduction (50%). Despite the fact that the luminal gain achieved by directional atherectomy is twice that achieved with balloon angioplasty, the extent of trauma induced by both techniques seems to be similar.
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- J Baptista
- Intracoronary Imaging and Catheterisation Laboratories, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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