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The leading risk factors for CVDs were determined to be high systolic blood pressure, high low density lipoprotein cholesterol, smoking, air pollution, a diet low in whole grains, and a diet low in fruit. CVDs are a major public health problem in Nepal contributing to the high DALYs with unacceptable numbers of premature deaths. There is an urgent need to address the increasing burden of CVDs and their associated risk factors, particularly high blood pressure, body mass index and unhealthy diet.Background Active cigarette smoking (CS) is a contraindication for Orthotopic Heart Transplantation (OHT) with a recommendation that HT candidates be free from CS for at minimum 6 months prior to HT. Animal studies have shown that a history of CS is associated with increased risk of allograft rejection, but few studies have examined the association of past CS and HT outcomes. Methods Data were analyzed from HT recipients captured in the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) transplant registry. Adults aged 18-79 who underwent HT from 1987 to 2018 and with data for all covariates (N = 32,260) were included in this study. The cohort was categorized by past smoking history (CS vs non-CS). Post-transplant outcomes of interest included survival, graft failure, treated rejection, malignancy and hospitalization for infection. Baseline characteristics were compared between the two groups using the chi-squared analysis. Unadjusted associations between CS and patient survival were determined using the Kaplan-Meier estimations and confounding was addressed using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models. Results HT recipients with a history of CS were older (55 vs 50, p = less then 0.0001), more likely to be Caucasian (75.7 vs 62.3, p = less then 0.0001), male (81.7 vs 68.2, p = less then 0.0001), and diabetic (27.4 vs 24.4, p = less then 0.0001). CS was associated with significantly worse survival (HR 1.23, p less then 0.0001). A history of CS was also associated with increased risk of acute rejection (OR 1.20, p less then 0.0001), hospitalization for infection (OR1.24, p less then 0.0001), graft failure (OR1.23, p less then 0.0001) and post-transplant malignancy (OR1.43, p less then 0.0001). Conclusion A history of CS is associated with increased risk of adverse events post OHT.
Heart failure (HF) has become a significant health burden in developing countries where anemia is highly prevalent. Limited data exists on the effects of anemia on HF in these population.
A retrospective observational study was conducted in all adult patients hospitalized due to HF at Buriram Hospital in Thailand, during July 2010 to June 2015. Survival analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of anemia on 1- year all-cause mortality for the overall cohort, patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
A total of 414 HF patients including 287 HFpEF patients (69.3%) and 127 HFrEF patients (30.7%) were included in our analysis. Mean age was 62.51 ± 14.89 years, with 55% female. Overall prevalence of anemia in HF was 62.6% (259 patients). One-year all-cause mortality was significantly higher in patients with anemia than in non-anemia groups (20.08% vs 12.26%, p = 0.041). When analyzed based on types of HF, anemia significantly increased mortality risk in HFpEF group [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 2.667, 95%CI, 1.216-5.853, p = 0.014] but not with HFrEF group (adjusted HR 0.901, 95%CI, 0.376-2.155, p = 0.804). The mortality of anemic patients who were left untreated was significantly higher than those who were treated (adjusted HR 2.13, 95%CI, 1.13-3.99, p = 0.027).
Anemia significantly increased mortality in HF patients, especially among HFpEF. Attempts to identify, diagnose and manage anemia should be integrated in HF care plan in developing countries with high prevalence of anemia.
Anemia significantly increased mortality in HF patients, especially among HFpEF. Attempts to identify, diagnose and manage anemia should be integrated in HF care plan in developing countries with high prevalence of anemia.The unique conditions of space harbor considerable challenges for astronauts to overcome. Namely, the ionizing content of space radiation and the effects of microgravity have been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Post-flight carotid arterial stiffness was demonstrated in astronaut studies while early arteriosclerosis has been linked with microgravity-induced oxidative stress in cellular studies. Similarly, radiation has been shown to disrupt molecular pathways, enhance reactive oxygen species and increase risk of cardiovascular disease in exposed populations. These results may bear even more significance in space owing to the propensity for microgravity and space radiation to yield synergistic and/or additive interactions. Potential countermeasures such as α-tocopherol and captopril target these oxidative pathways and may help to protect against the effects of microgravity and radiation-induced cardiac damage. However, more research needs to be conducted in this area to facilitate a safe passage for humans to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Current recommendations for valve size selection are based on multidimensional annular measurements, yet the overlap between two different transcatheter heart valve (THV) sizes remains. We sought to evaluate whether undersizing but overfilling eliminates the gray zones of valve sizing.
Data of 246 consecutive patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the balloon-expandable bioprosthesis with either conventional sizing and nominal filling (group 1 (NF-TAVR), n=154) or undersizing but overfilling under a Less Is More (LIM)-Principle (group 2 (LIM-TAVR), n=92) were compared. Paravalvular leakage (PVL) was graded angiographically and quantitatively using invasive hemodynamics.
Annulus rupture (AR) occurred only in group 1 (n=3). Due to AR adequate evaluation of PVL was possible in 152 patients of group 1. Oxaliplatin in vivo More than mild PVL was found in 13 (8.6%) patients of group 1 and 1 (1.1%) patient of group 2 (p=0.019). Postdilatation was performed in 31 (20.1%) patients of group 1 and 6 patients (6.