Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Bo Liu, Lan Gao, Bo Zheng, Ying Yang, Jia Jia, Pengfei Sun, Yimeng Jiang, Kaiyin Li, Jiahui Liu, Chuyun Chen, Jianping Li, Fangfang Fan, Yan Zhang, Yong Huo
Summary: This study evaluated and compared the relationships between pulse wave velocity (PWV) and carotid plaque, finding that both carotid-femoral PWV (cfPWV) and brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) were independently associated with carotid plaque. Furthermore, cfPWV was more strongly correlated with carotid plaque than baPWV in participants with baseline baPWV >= 16.85 m/s.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xin-Ning Ng, Jen-Pi Tsai, Chih-Hsien Wang, Bang-Gee Hsu
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of arterial stiffness measurement in predicting cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients. The results showed that patients with arterial stiffness had significantly higher rates of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Arterial stiffness was identified as an independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ningling Sun, Luyan Wang, Yang Xi, Hongyi Wang, Fan Yang, Yuanyuan Chen, Jing Liu, Yuxian Cui, Zhechun Zeng
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of smartwatches in estimating cfPWV. Results from testing 347 volunteers showed that smartwatches had high accuracy and consistency in measuring cfPWV. This method is simple and feasible, making it suitable for actively and early monitoring vascular elasticity.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Luca Mesin, Luca Floris, Piero Policastro, Stefano Albani, Paolo Scacciatella, Nicola Pugliese, Stefano Masi, Andrea Grillo, Bruno Fabris, Francesco Antonini-Canterin
Summary: This study examined the possibility of measuring aortic stiffness using ultrasound scans and the Bramwell-Hill equation. It was found that the biases between cf-PWV and aortic pulsatility were mainly attributed to blood pressure estimation, indicating that these two measures are not interchangeable.
BIOENGINEERING-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Kristian L. Funck, Esben Laugesen, Pernille Hoyem, Brian Stausbol-Gron, Won Y. Kim, Leif ostergaard, Dora Grauballe, Troels K. Hansen, Christian S. Buhl, Per L. Poulsen
Summary: The study found an association between pulse wave velocity and the progression of cerebral white matter hyperintensities, indicating that arterial stiffness may play a role in the early pathophysiology leading to cerebrovascular diseases in both patients with type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic controls.
DIABETOLOGY & METABOLIC SYNDROME
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Iwona Jannasz, Michal Pruc, Mansur Rahnama-Hezavah, Tomasz Targowski, Robert Olszewski, Stepan Feduniw, Karolina Petryka, Lukasz Szarpak
Summary: This study investigated the effect of COVID-19 on carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) as a measurement to evaluate its impact on arterial stiffness and might help predict COVID-19-related cardiovascular (CV) complications. The results showed a strong association between COVID-19 infection and increased cfPWV, illustrating the cardiovascular implications of COVID-19. However, further research is needed to better understand the connection between COVID-19 infection, arterial compliance, and subsequent CV events.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Xiaoqin Wu, Jingyuan Ya, Da Zhou, Yuchuan Ding, Xunming Ji, Ran Meng
Summary: The article focuses on the pathogenesis and neuroimaging features of white matter lesions (WMLs), revealing a series of pathophysiological findings and discussions about WMLs and providing robust references for clinicians to further understand and customize treatment strategies for different WML patterns caused by vascular etiologies.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Po-Yu Huang, Bang-Gee Hsu, Yu-Hsien Lai, Chih-Hsien Wang, Jen-Pi Tsai
Summary: Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a biomarker strongly correlated with aortic stiffness (AS) and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) therapy.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Hsin-Hsi Tsai, Ya-Fang Chen, Ruoh-Fang Yen, Yen-Ling Lo, Kai-Chien Yang, Jiann-Shing Jeng, Li-Kai Tsai, Che-Feng Chang
Summary: The study indicates that plasma soluble TREM2 is associated with white matter hyperintensity independent of amyloid and tau pathology, suggesting its potential utility as a predictive marker for small vessel disease-related white matter injury.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yuanlong Hu, Jiaming Huan, Xiaojie Wang, Lin Lin, Yuan Li, Lei Zhang, Yunlun Li
Summary: This study investigated the association between estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV) and frailty in middle-aged and older adults with cardiometabolic disease (CMD). The findings revealed that a higher ePWV level was associated with an increased risk of frailty, and the association showed a non-linear relationship. This suggests that ePWV could serve as a viable alternative for assessing frailty.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
De-Wei An, Iram Faqir Muhammad, Ming-Xuan Li, Yan Borne, Chang-Sheng Sheng, Margaretha Persson, Ren-Zhi Cai, Qian-Hui Guo, Ji-Guang Wang, Gunnar Engstrom, Yan Li, Peter M. Nilsson
Summary: The beat-to-beat variability of carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PTT) was found to predict mortality and improve risk stratification in elderly individuals, particularly in terms of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. This could potentially serve as a novel risk indicator for elderly populations.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jiabin Zang, Jian Shi, Jianwen Liang, Xiaocong Zhang, Wenbin Wei, Chun Yao, Xiaodong Zhuang, Guifu Wu
Summary: The study revealed a negative linear association between pulse pressure and cognitive performance, with white matter lesions playing a partial moderating role. Increased volume of white matter lesions was found to be related to cognitive decline associated with pulse pressure.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Huijuan Chao, Yan He, Qian Wang, Yaya Bai, Alberto Avolio, Xueqin Deng, Junli Zuo
Summary: Assessment of target organ damage (TOD) is crucial in hypertension diagnosis, with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) as the gold-standard for arterial stiffness evaluation. This study found that different phenotypes of peripheral blood pressure and cf-PWV are associated with varying risks of TOD. Individuals with elevated peripheral blood pressure have a higher risk of abnormal urinary albumin-creatinine ratio, while those with elevated cf-PWV are at a higher risk of left ventricular hypertrophy.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Sheng-Chao Wang, Yu-Hsien Lai, Chin-Hung Liu, Chih-Hsien Wang, Bang-Gee Hsu, Jen-Pi Tsai
Summary: In patients with chronic kidney disease, high serum levels of IS are significantly associated with arterial stiffness (AS), in addition to older age and higher systolic blood pressure.
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Danmei He, Lan Gao, Ying Yang, Jia Jia, Yimeng Jiang, Pengfei Sun, Bo Liu, Jianping Li, Fangfang Fan, Yan Zhang, Yong Huo
Summary: This study found that both cfPWV and baPWV are associated with increased cIMT in a Chinese community-based population. Furthermore, cfPWV is more strongly correlated with increased cIMT compared to baPWV.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION
(2022)
Article
Dermatology
Theodosios Bisdas, Nikolaos Patelis, Georgia Argyrakopoulou, Dimitrios Tsiachris, Aristotelis Kurtis, Panagiotis Gargalianos-Kakoliris, Christodoulos Stefanadis
Summary: The complexity of critical limb ischemia (CLI) requires a dedicated multidisciplinary team for treatment. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of referring CLI patients scheduled for major amputation elsewhere to a dedicated CLI center. The analysis showed that patients in severe stages of CLI who received a second opinion from a dedicated multidisciplinary team had high limb salvage and survival rates after major amputation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOWER EXTREMITY WOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Klavs W. Hansen, Bo M. Bibby
Summary: This study found that an increased scanning frequency is associated with increased TIR during both daytime and nighttime, with no change in TBR.
JOURNAL OF DIABETES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Dimitris Tsiachris, Ioannis Doundoulakis, Panagiotis Tsioufis, Eirini Pagkalidou, Christos-Konstantinos Antoniou, Stefanos M. Zafeiropoulos, Konstantinos A. Gatzoulis, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Christodoulos Stefanadis
Summary: This systematic review compares the effectiveness and safety of class Ic agents for cardioversion of paroxysmal AF and finds that intravenous flecainide is the most effective option. Class Ic agents appear to be safe for pharmacologic cardioversion of AF regardless of the presence of SHD.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Jay Pil Choi, Christodoulos Stefanadis
Summary: This article examines tippy network markets that allow price discrimination and finds that under certain conditions, network competition may lead to a unique subgame-perfect equilibrium where the winner's identity is fully determined by its product features. The concept of the dominant value margin is introduced as a metric for the effectiveness of divide-and-conquer strategies. However, the outcome of a market where suppliers with larger dominant value margins can sell to all customers does not necessarily result in social efficiency.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2022)
Letter
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Christodoulos Stefanadis, Christina Chrysohoou, Dimitrios Tsiachris, Christos-Konstantinos Antoniou, Panagiota Manolakou, Gerasimos Siasos, Konstantinos Tsioufis, George Panagiotakopoulos, Theoklis Zaoutis, Demosthenes Panagiotakos
HELLENIC JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dimitrios Tsiachris, Grigorios Chatzantonis, Christos-Konstantinos Antoniou, Haris Lalos, Gregory C. Bogdanis, Pantelis Nikolaou, Anastasios Spanos, Stefanos Karagiannis, Costas Tsiou, Ali Yilmaz, Christodoulos Stefanadis
HELLENIC JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Soren Gullaksen, Liv Vernstrom, Steffen S. Sorensen, Steffen Ringgaard, Christoffer Laustsen, Kristian L. Funck, Per L. Poulsen, Esben Laugesen
Summary: This study examined whether semaglutide (GLP-1ra), empagliflozin (SGLT2i) or their combination improve kidney oxygenation and perfusion. The results showed that empagliflozin reduced medullary kidney oxygenation, while semaglutide decreased kidney perfusion.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Soren Gullaksen, Liv Vernstrom, Steffen Skovgaard Sorensen, Kristian Lokke Funck, Line Petersen, Toke Bek, Per Logstrup Poulsen, Esben Laugesen
Summary: This study investigated the effects of Semaglutide and Empagliflozin, alone or in combination, on markers of retinal function. The results showed that these treatments did not alter retinal oxygenation, retinal vascular autoregulation, or retinal vessel diameter. However, Semaglutide slightly increased central retinal thickness, although the clinical significance of this finding is uncertain.
JOURNAL OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Diana Grove-Laugesen, Eva Ebbehoj, Torquil Watt, Anne Lene Riis, Torben Ostergard, Bjarke Johannessen Bruun, Jens Juel Christiansen, Klavs Wurgler Hansen, Lars Rejnmark
Summary: This study investigated the role of vitamin D in the treatment of Graves' disease (GD). The results showed that high-dose vitamin D supplementation did not improve the treatment outcome in patients with GD.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Klavs W. Hansen, Bo M. Bibby
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate rebound hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic events and their relation to other glycemic metrics. Data from 159 persons with type 1 diabetes were analyzed and it was found that there was a strong correlation between rebound hypoglycemia and rebound hyperglycemia, suggesting an individual behavioral characteristic toward intensive correction of glucose excursions.
JOURNAL OF DIABETES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dimitrios Tsiachris, Christos-Konstantinos Antoniou, Ioannis Doundoulakis, Panagiota Manolakou, Demetrios Sougiannis, Athanasios Kordalis, Konstantinos A. Gatzoulis, Gian-Battista Chierchia, Carlo de Asmundis, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Konstantinos Tsioufis
Summary: Nowadays, cryoballoon (CB) has become an established alternative to radio frequency (RF) ablation for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), with the ability to isolate PVs in a single application. In a study on over 1000 consecutive patients, our center optimized the CB PVI procedure. It is expected that future guidelines will recommend CB as the first-line PVI for patients with paroxysmal AF and a class I indication. In a long-term follow-up of the EARLY-AF trial, CB showed a lower incidence of persistent atrial fibrillation compared to anti-arrhythmic drugs.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Klavs Wurgler Hansen, Bo Martin Bibby
Summary: This study analyzed isCGM and HbA1c data and found that there is an optimal regression relationship between the average glucose over 60 days and HbA1c. Time in range is significantly correlated with glucose management indicator. High glycemic variability is positively associated with time below range. The combination of time in range and time below range is suggested as a new composite quality indicator.
JOURNAL OF DIABETES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Klavs Wurgler Hansen, Bo Martin Bibby
Summary: This study assessed the variation of glucose time in range (TIR) for individuals with type 1 diabetes who use intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM). The results showed that the within-individual standard deviation (SD) for TIR was small, but there were large differences in TIR between different time periods. However, these findings may not be applicable to individuals using closed-loop insulin delivery with insulin pumps.
ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES & METABOLISM
(2022)