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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Kunihiko Aizawa, Francesco Casanova, Phillip E. Gates, David M. Mawson, Kim M. Gooding, W. David Strain, Gerd Ostling, Jan Nilsson, Faisel Khan, Helen M. Colhoun, Carlo Palombo, Kim H. Parker, Angela C. Shore, Alun D. Hughes
Summary: Parameters derived from reservoir-excess pressure analysis can be used to assess cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes patients, indicating the potential prognostic value of these parameters in various populations.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Toshihide Izumida, Teruhiko Imamura, Nikhil Narang, Koichiro Kinugawa
Summary: Pemafibrate effectively lowers serum triglyceride levels and reduces the risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Factors such as comorbidities and pemafibrate dosage are associated with the occurrence of cardiovascular events, suggesting that a higher dose of pemafibrate should be considered for patients with chronic heart failure or coronary disease.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Gyeyoon Yim, Yuting Wang, Caitlin G. Howe, Megan E. Romano
Summary: This scoping review summarizes the literature on the cardiotoxicity of exposure to metal mixtures and identifies the trends and focus areas in the research. The majority of the studies were conducted in the United States and China, with an increase in publications in recent years. The commonly investigated metals included cadmium, lead, arsenic, and cobalt, with a focus on their impact on blood pressure, preeclampsia, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular disease outcomes.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Darja Smigoc Schweiger, Tadej Battelino, Urh Groselj
Summary: This review discusses the factors contributing to cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, as well as the impact of gender differences on risk profiles. Females with type 1 diabetes may have a more adverse cardiovascular disease risk profile compared to males.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
J. Mesquita Bastos, Lisa Ferraz, Flavio G. Pereira, Susana Lopes
Summary: This study found that ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) can predict cardiovascular events in patients with resistant hypertension. The study revealed that 24 h systolic blood pressure, night systolic blood pressure, and 24 h pulse pressure were independent predictors of cardiovascular events. Particularly, patients with a 24 h daytime and nighttime pulse pressure > 60 mm Hg had a higher risk of future cardiovascular events.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Shinjeong Song, Hye Ah Lee, Yeji Kim, Bo Kyung Jeon, Chang Mo Moon, Junbeom Park
Summary: This study aimed to examine the association between dynamic smoking habit change and cardiovascular risk in a population newly diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. The results showed that worsening of smoking habits was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and death.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Aliza Hussain, Wensheng Sun, Anita Deswal, James A. de Lemos, John W. McEvoy, Ron C. Hoogeveen, Kunihiro Matsushita, David Aguilar, Biykem Bozkurt, Salim S. Virani, Amil M. Shah, Elizabeth Selvin, Chiadi Ndumule, Christie M. Ballantyne, Vijay Nambi
Summary: Elevated NT-proBNP is independently associated with increased CVD risk and can help identify individuals at higher risk, especially in those with stage 1 hypertension but elevated NT-proBNP levels.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Shishir Rao, Milad Nazarzadeh, Dexter Canoy, Yikuan Li, Jing Huang, Mohammad Mamouei, Gholamreza Salimi-Khorshidi, Aletta E. Schutte, Bruce Neal, George Davey Smith, Kazem Rahimi
Summary: This study analyzed health data from 475,442 individuals in the UK aged 60-90 who had at least one prescription of paracetamol. It found that paracetamol formulations containing sodium bicarbonate were associated with increased blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, and all-cause mortality. However, further analysis showed that this association was primarily due to confounding by indication related to dysphagia and related conditions. Therefore, this study concludes that short-term use of sodium bicarbonate paracetamol in routine clinical practice does not increase the risk of elevated blood pressure and cardiovascular events.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Chang Hee Kwon, Woohyeun Kim, Jeong-Hun Shin, Chan Joo Lee, Hyeon-Chang Kim, Si-Hyuck Kang, Mi-Hyang Jung, Dae-Hee Kim, Ju-Hee Lee, Hack Lyoung Kim, Hyue Mee Kim, In Jeong Cho, Iksung Cho, Dae Ryong Kang, Hae-Young Lee, Wook-Jin Chung, Sang-Hyun Ihm, Kwang Il Kim, Eun Joo Cho, Il-Suk Sohn, Sungha Park, Jinho Shin, Sung Kee Ryu, Seok-Min Kang, Myeong-Chan Cho, Ju Han Kim, Jun Hyeok Lee, Jang-Young Kim, Wook Bum Pyun, Ki-Chul Sung
Summary: The study found that blood pressure levels are significantly correlated with the risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE) in Korean patients with hypertension, with no additional benefits observed for MACE among those treated for hypertension with a BP <120/70 mm Hg.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Min-Sik Kim, Gee-Hee Kim
Summary: The study demonstrates that postmenopausal women continue to have increased cardiovascular disease risk at higher blood pressure levels, while there is no increased risk for men at blood pressure values below the optimal level. Therefore, well-controlled blood pressure is more crucial for postmenopausal women.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Haixu Wang, Siyao He, Jinping Wang, Yali An, Xuan Wang, Guangwei Li, Ningling Sun, Qiuhong Gong
Summary: This post-hoc study found no evidence that high-normal blood pressure increases cardiovascular risk in the Da Qing study population, suggesting that it is reasonable to continue defining hypertension at 140/90 mmHg in China.
DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM
(2023)
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Kosuke Inoue, Tamara Horwich, Roshni Bhatnagar, Karan Bhatt, Deena Goldwater, Teresa Seeman, Karol E. Watson
Summary: Higher levels of urinary stress hormones were associated with an increased risk of incident hypertension in this multiethnic population study. Urinary cortisol levels were also found to be associated with an increased risk of incident cardiovascular events. These findings suggest a potential important role of stress hormones in the prevention and treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Leroy L. Cooper, Jian Rong, Niema M. Pahlevan, Derek G. Rinderknecht, Emelia J. Benjamin, Naomi M. Hamburg, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Martin G. Larson, Morteza Gharib, Gary F. Mitchell
Summary: Novel intrinsic frequencies may serve as valuable markers of heart failure risk in the community, with higher omega(1) and Delta omega being associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and heart failure, while lower omega(2) is associated with reduced risk.
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Rheumatology
Anthony James Ocon, George Reed, Dimitrios A. Pappas, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Joel M. Kremer
Summary: The study found that initiating glucocorticoids in steroid-naive RA patients is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, especially at daily doses of >= 5mg, cumulative doses exceeding 1100mg, and durations longer than 81 days. No increased risk was found at lower doses or shorter durations.
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2021)
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Shota Ikeda, Keisuke Shinohara, Nobuyuki Enzan, Shouji Matsushima, Takeshi Tohyama, Kouta Funakoshi, Junji Kishimoto, Hiroshi Itoh, Issei Komuro, Hiroyuki Tsutsui
Summary: Intensive statin therapy targeting LDL-C <70 mg/dl showed benefits in primary prevention of cardiovascular events among patients with type 2 diabetes and retinopathy, particularly in those with high visit-to-visit blood pressure variability.
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2021)