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1. Physical activity and brain health in patients with atrial fibrillation

Author: SWISS-AF Investigators, Herber, Elena, Aeschbacher, Stefanie, Coslovsky, Michael, Schwendinger, Fabian, Hennings, Elisa, Gasser, Andreas, Di Valentino, Marcello, Rigamonti, Elia, Reichlin, Tobias, Rodondi, Nicolas, Netzer, Seraina, Beer, Juerg H, Stauber, Annina, Mueller, Andreas, Ammann, Peter, Sinnecker, Tim, Düring, Marco, Wuerfel, Jens, Conen, David, Kühne, Michael, Osswald, Stefan, Bonati, Leo H, and Clinical sciences
Subjects: neurocognitive function, Neurology, cerebral microbleeds, total brain volume, White matter disease, Neuroscience(all), Atrial Fibrillation, Physical Activity, Neurology (clinical), cerebral infarction, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, cognitive disorders and dementia
Abstract: Background and purpose: Vascular brain lesions, such as ischemic infarcts, are common among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and are associated with impaired cognitive function. The role of physical activity (PA) in the prevalence of brain lesions and cognition in AF has not been investigated. Methods: Patients from the multicenter Swiss-AF cohort study were included in this cross-sectional analysis. We assessed regular exercise (RE; at least once weekly) and minutes of weekly PA using a validated questionnaire. We studied associations with ischemic infarcts, white matter hyperintensities, cerebral microbleeds, and brain volume on brain magnetic resonance imaging and with global cognition measured with a cognitive construct (CoCo) score. Results: Among 1490 participants (mean age = 72 ± 9 years), 730 (49%) engaged in RE. In adjusted regression analyses, RE was associated with a lower prevalence of ischemic infarcts (odds ratio [OR] = 0.78, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.63–0.98, p = 0.03) and of moderate to severe white matter hyperintensities (OR = 0.78, 95% CI = 0.62–0.99, p = 0.04), higher brain volume (β-coefficient = 10.73, 95% CI = 2.37–19.09, p = 0.01), and higher CoCo score (β-coefficient = 0.08, 95% CI = 0.03–0.12, p < 0.001). Increasing weekly PA was associated with higher brain volume (β-coefficient = 1.40, 95% CI = 0.65–2.15, p < 0.001). Conclusions: In AF patients, RE was associated with a lower prevalence of ischemic infarcts and of moderate to severe white matter disease, with larger brain volume, and with better cognitive performance. Prospective studies are needed to investigate whether these associations are causal. Until then, our findings suggest that patients with AF should be encouraged to remain physically active.
Published: 2022

2. Increased risk of severe clinical course of COVID-19 in carriers of HLA-C*04:01

Author: Weiner 3rd, January, Suwalski, Phillip, Holtgrewe, Manuel, Rakitko, Alexander, Thibeault, Charlotte, Müller, Melina, Patriki, Dimitri, Quedenau, Claudia, Krüger, Ulrike, Ilinsky, Valery, Popov, Iaroslav, Balnis, Joseph, Jaitovich, Ariel, Helbig, Elisa T., Lippert, Lena J., Stubbemann, Paula, Real, Luis M., Macías, Juan, Pineda, Juan A., Fernandez-Fuertes, Marta, Wang, Xiaomin, Karadeniz, Zehra, Saccomanno, Jacopo, Doehn, Jan-Moritz, Hübner, Ralf-Harto, Hinzmann, Bernd, Salvo, Mauricio, Blueher, Anja, Siemann, Sandra, Jurisic, Stjepan, Beer, Juerg H., Rutishauser, Jonas, Wiggli, Benedikt, Schmid, Hansruedi, Danninger, Kathrin, Binder, Ronald, Corman, Victor M., Mühlemann, Barbara, Arjun Arkal, Rao, Fragiadakis, Gabriela K., Mick, Eran, Consortium COMET, Calfee, Carolyn S., Erle, David J., Hendrickson, Carolyn M., Kangelaris, Kirsten N., Krummel, Matthew F., Woodruff, Prescott G., Langelier, Charles R., Venkataramani, Urmila, García, Federico, Zyla, Joanna, Drosten, Christian, Alice, Braun, Jones, Terry C., Suttorp, Norbert, Witzenrath, Martin, Hippenstiel, Stefan, Zemojtel, Tomasz, Skurk, Carsten, Poller, Wolfgang, Borodina, Tatiana, Study Group Pa-COVID, Ripke, Stephan, Sander, Leif E., Beule, Dieter, Landmesser, Ulf, Guettouche, Toumy, Kurth, Florian, Heidecker, Bettina, [Weiner, January] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Core Unit Bioinformat Berlin, Berlin Inst Hlth, DE-10178 Berlin, Germany, [Beule, Dieter] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Core Unit Bioinformat Berlin, Berlin Inst Hlth, DE-10178 Berlin, Germany, [Suwalski, Phillip] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Cardiol, DE-12203 Berlin, Germany, [Mueller, Melina] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Cardiol, DE-12203 Berlin, Germany, [Wang, Xiaomin] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Cardiol, DE-12203 Berlin, Germany, [Karadeniz, Zehra] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Cardiol, DE-12203 Berlin, Germany, [Skurk, Carsten] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Cardiol, DE-12203 Berlin, Germany, [Poller, Wolfgang] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Cardiol, DE-12203 Berlin, Germany, [Landmesser, Ulf] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Cardiol, DE-12203 Berlin, Germany, [Heidecker, Bettina] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Cardiol, DE-12203 Berlin, Germany, [Suwalski, Phillip] Charite, Berliner Simulat & Trainingszentrum, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Holtgrewe, Manuel] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Berlin Inst Hlth, Core Unit Genom Berlin, DE-10178 Berlin, Germany, [Krueger, Ulrike] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Berlin Inst Hlth, Core Unit Genom Berlin, DE-10178 Berlin, Germany, [Zemojtel, Tomasz] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Berlin Inst Hlth, Core Unit Genom Berlin, DE-10178 Berlin, Germany, [Rakitko, Alexander] Genotek Ltd, Nastavnicheskii Pereulok 17-1, R-105120 Moscow, Russia, [Ilinsky, Valery] Genotek Ltd, Nastavnicheskii Pereulok 17-1, R-105120 Moscow, Russia, [Popov, Iaroslav] Genotek Ltd, Nastavnicheskii Pereulok 17-1, R-105120 Moscow, Russia, [Thibeault, Charlotte] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Helbig, Elisa T.] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Lippert, Lena J.] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Stubbemann, Paula] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Saccomanno, Jacopo] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Doehn, Jan-Moritz] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Huebner, Ralf-Harto] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Suttorp, Norbert] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Witzenrath, Martin] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Hippenstiel, Stefan] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Sander, Leif E.] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Kurth, Florian] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Infect Dis & Resp Med Berlin, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Patriki, Dimitri] Kantonsspital Baden AG, Dept Med, CH-5404 Baden, Switzerland, [Jurisic, Stjepan] Kantonsspital Baden AG, Dept Med, CH-5404 Baden, Switzerland, [Beer, Juerg H.] Kantonsspital Baden AG, Dept Med, CH-5404 Baden, Switzerland, [Rutishauser, Jonas] Kantonsspital Baden AG, Dept Med, CH-5404 Baden, Switzerland, [Wiggli, Benedikt] Kantonsspital Baden AG, Dept Med, CH-5404 Baden, Switzerland, [Schmid, Hansruedi] Kantonsspital Baden AG, Dept Med, CH-5404 Baden, Switzerland, [Quedenau, Claudia] Max Delbrueck Ctr Mol Med Berlin, DE-13125 Berlin, Germany, [Borodina, Tatiana] Max Delbrueck Ctr Mol Med Berlin, DE-13125 Berlin, Germany, [Balnis, Joseph] Albany Med Coll, Dept Mol & Cellular Physiol, Albany, NY 12208 USA, [Jaitovich, Ariel] Albany Med Coll, Dept Mol & Cellular Physiol, Albany, NY 12208 USA, [Real, Luis M.] Hosp Univ Valme, Unidad Clin Enfermedades Infecciosas & Microbiol, ES-41014 Seville, Spain, [Macias, Juan] Hosp Univ Valme, Unidad Clin Enfermedades Infecciosas & Microbiol, ES-41014 Seville, Spain, [Pineda, Juan A.] Hosp Univ Valme, Unidad Clin Enfermedades Infecciosas & Microbiol, ES-41014 Seville, Spain, [Fernandez-Fuertes, Marta] Hosp Univ Valme, Unidad Clin Enfermedades Infecciosas & Microbiol, ES-41014 Seville, Spain, [Hinzmann, Bernd] Roche Sequencing Solut, Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA, [Salvo, Mauricio] Roche Sequencing Solut, Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA, [Blueher, Anja] Roche Sequencing Solut, Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA, [Siemann, Sandra] Roche Sequencing Solut, Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA, [Guettouche, Toumy] Roche Sequencing Solut, Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA, [Danninger, Kathrin] Klinikum Wels Grieskirchen, Dept Cardiol & Intens Care, Wels, Austria, [Binder, Ronald] Klinikum Wels Grieskirchen, Dept Cardiol & Intens Care, Wels, Austria, [Corman, Victor M.] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Inst Virol, Charitepl 1, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Muehlemann, Barbara] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Inst Virol, Charitepl 1, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Drosten, Christian] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Inst Virol, Charitepl 1, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Jones, Terry C.] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Inst Virol, Charitepl 1, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Arkal, Rao Arjun] Univ Calif San Francisco, ImmunoX Initiat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Fragiadakis, Gabriela K.] Univ Calif San Francisco, ImmunoX Initiat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Erle, David J.] Univ Calif San Francisco, ImmunoX Initiat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Krummel, Matthew F.] Univ Calif San Francisco, ImmunoX Initiat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Woodruff, Prescott G.] Univ Calif San Francisco, ImmunoX Initiat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Venkataramani, Urmila] Univ Calif San Francisco, ImmunoX Initiat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Arkal, Rao Arjun] Univ Calif San Francisco, CoLabs, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Fragiadakis, Gabriela K.] Univ Calif San Francisco, CoLabs, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Erle, David J.] Univ Calif San Francisco, CoLabs, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Venkataramani, Urmila] Univ Calif San Francisco, CoLabs, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Erle, David J.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Inst Human Genet, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Fragiadakis, Gabriela K.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Med, Div Rheumatol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Mick, Eran] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Pulm Crit Care Allergy & Sleep Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Calfee, Carolyn S.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Pulm Crit Care Allergy & Sleep Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Erle, David J.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Pulm Crit Care Allergy & Sleep Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Hendrickson, Carolyn M.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Pulm Crit Care Allergy & Sleep Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Woodruff, Prescott G.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Pulm Crit Care Allergy & Sleep Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Mick, Eran] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Infect Dis, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Langelier, Charles R.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Infect Dis, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Mick, Eran] Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA USA, [Langelier, Charles R.] Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA USA, [Erle, David J.] COMET COVID 19 Multiphenotyping Effect Therapies, San Francisco, CA USA, [Consortium COMET] COMET COVID 19 Multiphenotyping Effect Therapies, San Francisco, CA USA, [Erle, David J.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Lung Biol Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Erle, David J.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Kangelaris, Kirsten N.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Arkal, Rao Arjun] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Pathol, San Francisco, CA 94140 USA, [Krummel, Matthew F.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Pathol, San Francisco, CA 94140 USA, [Woodruff, Prescott G.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Pathol, San Francisco, CA 94140 USA, [Woodruff, Prescott G.] Univ Calif San Francisco, Sandler Asthma Basic Res Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, [Garcia, Federico] Hosp Univ Clin San Cecilio, Inst Invest Ibs Granada, Granada, Spain, [Zyla, Joanna] Silesian Tech Univ, Dept Data Sci & Engn, Gliwice, Poland, [Alice, Braun] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Psychiat & Psychotherapy, Charitepl 1, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Ripke, Stephan] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Psychiat & Psychotherapy, Charitepl 1, DE-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Jones, Terry C.] German Ctr Infect Res DZIF, Associated Partner Site, D-10117 Berlin, Germany, [Jones, Terry C.] Univ Cambridge, Ctr Pathogen Evolut, Dept Zool, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England, [Study Grp Pa-COVID] Pa COVID Study Grp, San Francisco, CA USA, [Ripke, Stephan] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Analyt & Translat Genet, Boston, MA 02114 USA, [Ripke, Stephan] Broad Inst MIT & Harvard, Stanley Ctr Psychiat Res, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA, [Landmesser, Ulf] Charite, Berlin Inst Hlth, Berlin, Germany, Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc., Swiss National Science Foundation, Berlin Institutes of Health (B.I.H.), National Institutes of Health: NIH, Silesian University of Technology grant for Support and Development of Research Potential, NIAID-NIH CEIRS contract, NIH, German Research Foundation, German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin Institute of Health (CM-COVID), German Research Foundation (DFG), and Open Access Publication Fund of Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin
Subjects: SARS-CoV-2, Prevention, Major histocompatibility complex, Human Genome, COVID-19, Pneumonia, intubation, Human Leukocyte Antigen, Coronavirus, Vaccine Related, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Good Health and Well Being, Clinical Research, FOS: Biological sciences, Human Leukocyte Antigen&nbsp, Genetics, Pneumonia & Influenza, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Viral load, Aetiology, Lung, 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit, Research Paper
Abstract: Background: Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been increasing urgency to identify pathophysiological characteristics leading to severe clinical course in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Human leukocyte antigen alleles (HLA) have been suggested as potential genetic host factors that affect individual immune response to SARS-CoV-2. We sought to evaluate this hypothesis by conducting a multicenter study using HLA sequencing. Methods: We analyzed the association between COVID-19 severity and HLAs in 435 individuals from Germany (n = 135), Spain (n = 133), Switzerland (n = 20) and the United States (n = 147), who had been enrolled from March 2020 to August 2020. This study included patients older than 18 years, diagnosed with COVID19 and representing the full spectrum of the disease. Finally, we tested our results by meta-analysing data from prior genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Findings: We describe a potential association of HLA-C*04:01 with severe clinical course of COVID-19. Carriers of HLA-C*04:01 had twice the risk of intubation when infected with SARS-CoV-2 (risk ratio 1.5 [95% CI 1.1-2.1], odds ratio 3.5 [95% CI 1.9-6.6], adjusted p-value = 0.0074). These findings are based on data from four countries and corroborated by independent results from GWAS. Our findings are biologically plausible, as HLA-C*04:01 has fewer predicted bindings sites for relevant SARS-CoV-2 peptides compared to other HLA alleles. Interpretation: HLA-C*04:01 carrier state is associated with severe clinical course in SARS-CoV-2. Our findings suggest that HLA class I alleles have a relevant role in immune defense against SARS-CoV-2. Funding: Funded by Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
Published: 2021

3. Physical Activity and Brain Health in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Author: Herber, Elena, Aeschbacher, Stefanie, Coslovsky, Michael, Schwendinger, Fabian, Hennings, Elisa, Gasser, Andreas, Di Valentino, Marcello, Rigamonti, Elia, Reichlin, Tobias, Rodondi, Nicolas, Netzer, Seraina, Beer, Juerg H, Stauber, Annina, Müller, Andreas, Ammann, Peter, Sinnecker, Tim, Duering, Marco, Wuerfel, Jens, Conen, David, Kühne, Michael, Osswald, Stefan, and Bonati, Leo H
Subjects: 360 Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Abstract: BACKGROUND Vascular brain lesions, such as ischemic infarcts, are common among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and are associated with impaired cognitive function. The role of physical activity in the prevalence of brain lesions and cognition in AF has not been investigated. METHODS Patients from the multicenter Swiss-AF cohort study were included in this cross-sectional analysis. We assessed regular exercise (at least once weekly) and minutes of weekly physical activity using a validated questionnaire. We studied associations with ischemic infarcts, white matter hyperintensities, cerebral microbleeds, and brain volume on brain MRI and with global cognition measured with a cognitive construct score (CoCo). RESULTS Among 1490 participants (mean age 72 ±9 years), 730 (49%) engaged in regular exercise. In adjusted regression analyses, regular exercise was associated with a lower prevalence of ischemic infarcts (odds ratio [OR]) 0.78, 95% CI 0.63-0.98, p=0.03) and of moderate to severe white matter hyperintensities (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.62-0.99, p=0.04), higher brain volume (β-coefficient 10.73, 95% CI 2.37-19.09, p=0.01), and higher CoCo score (β-coefficient 0.08, 95% CI 0.03-0.12, p
Published: 2022
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4. Heart rate and adverse outcomes in patients with prevalent atrial fibrillation

Author: Moschovitis, Giorgio, Johnson, Linda S B, Blum, Steffen, Aeschbacher, Stefanie, De Perna, Maria Luisa, Pagnamenta, Alberto, Mayer Melchiorre, Patrizia Assunta, Benz, Alexander P, Kobza, Richard, Di Valentino, Marcello, Zuern, Christine S, Auricchio, Angelo, Conte, Giulio, Rodondi, Nicolas, Blum, Manuel R, Beer, Juerg H, Kühne, Michael, Osswald, Stefan, and Conen, David
Subjects: 360 Social problems & social services, 610 Medicine & health
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The optimal target heart rate in patients with prevalent atrial fibrillation (AF) is not well defined. The aim of this study was to analyse the associations between heart rate and adverse outcomes in a large contemporary cohort of patients with prevalent AF. METHODS From two prospective cohort studies, we included stable AF outpatients who were in AF on the baseline ECG. The main outcome events assessed during prospective follow-up were heart failure hospitalisation, stroke or systemic embolism and death. The associations between heart rate and adverse outcomes were evaluated using multivariable Cox regression models. RESULTS The study population consisted of 1679 patients who had prevalent AF at baseline. Mean age was 74 years, and 24.6% were women. The mean heart rate on the baseline ECG was 78 (±19) beats per minute (bpm). The median follow-up was 3.9 years (IQR 2.2-5.0). Heart rate was not significantly associated with heart failure hospitalisation (adjusted HR (aHR) per 10 bpm increase, 1.00, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.07, p=0.95), stroke or systemic embolism (aHR 0.95, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.07, p=0.38) or death (aHR 1.02, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.09, p=0.66). There was no evidence of a threshold effect for heart rates 100 bpm. CONCLUSIONS In this large contemporary cohort of outpatients with prevalent AF, we found no association between heart rate and adverse outcome events. These data are in line with recommendations that strict heart rate control is not needed in otherwise stable outpatients with AF.
Published: 2021

5. Cardioversion in patients with newly diagnosed non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Observational study using prospectively collected registry data

Author: Pope, Marita Knudsen, Hall, Trygve S, Schirripa, Valentina, Radic, Petra, Virdone, Saverio, Pieper, Karen S, Le Heuzey, Jean-Yves, Jansky, Petr, Fitzmaurice, David A, Cappato, Riccardo, Atar, Dan, Camm, A John, Kakkar, Ajay K, Bassand, Jean-Pierre, Fox, Keith A A, Gersh, Bernard J, Goldhaber, Samuel Z, Goto, Shinya, Haas, Sylvia, Hacke, Werner, Mantovani, Lorenzo G, Misselwitz, Frank, Turpie, Alexander G G, van Eickels, Martin, Verheugt, Freek W A, Luciardi, Hector Lucas, Gibbs, Harry, Brodmann, Marianne, Cools, Frank, Barretto, Antonio Carlos Pereira, Connolly, Stuart J, Eikelboom, John, Corbalan, Ramon, Jing, Zhi-Cheng, Nielsen, Jørn Dalsgaard, Ragy, Hany, Raatikainen, Pekka, Darius, Harald, Keltai, Matyas, Sawhney, Jitendra Pal Singh, Agnelli, Giancarlo, Ambrosio, Giuseppe, Koretsune, Yukihiro, Sánchez Díaz, Carlos Jerjes, Ten Cate, Hugo, Stepinska, Janina, Panchenko, Elizaveta, Lim, Toon Wei, Jacobson, Barry, Oh, Seil, Viñolas, Xavier, Rosenqvist, Marten, Steffel, Jan, Angchaisuksiri, Pantep, Oto, Ali, Parkhomenko, Alex, Al Mahmeed, Wael, Hu, Dayi, Chen, Kangning, Zhao, Yusheng, Zhang, Huaiqin, Chen, Jiyan, Cao, Shiping, Wang, Daowen, Yang, Yuejin, Li, Weihua, Li, Hui, Yin, Yuehui, Tao, Guizhou, Yang, Ping, Chen, Yingmin, He, Shenghu, Wang, Yong, Fu, Guosheng, Li, Xin, Wu, Tongguo, Cheng, Xiaoshu, Yan, Xiaowei, Zhao, Ruiping, Chen, Moshui, Xiong, Longgen, Chen, Ping, Jiao, Yang, Guo, Ying, Xue, Li, Yang, Zhiming, Jadhavm, Praveen, Sarma, Raghava, Kulkarni, Govind, Chandwani, Prakash, Pothiwala, Rasesh Atulbhai, Purayil, Mohanan Padinhare, Chawla, Kamaldeep, Kothiwale, Veerappa Annasaheb, Raghuraman, Bagirath, Vijan, Vinod Madan, Sawhney, Jitendra, Bantwal, Ganapathi, Khan, Aziz, Meena, Ramdhan, Chopada, Manojkumar, Abraham, Sunitha, Bisne, Vikas, Vijayaraghavan, Govindan, Roy, Debabrata, Durgaprasad, Rajashekhar, Shankar, A G Ravi, Kumar, Sunil, Jain, Dinesh, Bhargava, Kartikeya, Kumar, Vinay, Nagamalesh, Udigala Madappa, Rajput, Rajeeve Kumar, Kanamori, Seishu, Yamamoto, Kenichi, Kumagai, Koichiro, Katsuda, Yosuke, Yoshida, Keiki, Toyota, Fumitoshi, Mizuno, Yuji, Misumi, Ikuo, Noguchi, Hiroo, Ando, Shinichi, Suetsugu, Tetsuro, Minamoto, Masahiro, Oda, Hiroyuki, Adachi, Susumu, Chiba, Kei, Norita, Hiroaki, Tsuruta, Makoto, Koyanagi, Takeshi, Yamamoto, Kunihiko, Ando, Hiroshi, Higashi, Takayuki, Okada, Megumi, Azakami, Shiro, Komaki, Shinichiro, Kumeda, Kenshi, Murayama, Takashi, Matsumura, Jun, Oba, Yurika, Sonoda, Ryuji, Goto, Kazuo, Minoda, Kotaro, Haraguchi, Yoshikuni, Suefuji, Hisakazu, Miyagi, Hiroo, Kato, Hitoshi, Nakamura, Tsugihiro, Nakamura, Tadashi, Nandate, Hidekazu, Zaitsu, Ryuji, Fujiura, Yoshihisa, Yoshimura, Akira, Numata, Hiroyuki, Ogawa, Jun, Kamogawa, Yasuyuki, Murakami, Kinshiro, Wakasa, Yutaka, Yamasawa, Masanori, Maekawa, Hiromitsu, Abe, Sumihisa, Kihara, Hajime, Tsunoda, Satoru, Saito, Katsumi, Tachibana, Hiroki, Oba, Ichiro, Kuwahata, Takashi, Higa, Satoshi, Gushiken, Masamichi, Eto, Takuma, Chibana, 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Lisa, Glencross, Janet, MacLeod, Alison, Poland, K, Mulolland, Conor, Warke, A, Conn, Paul, Burns, D, Smith, R, Kamath, R, Webster, Jonathan, Hodgins, Ian, Vercoe, Stephen, Roome, Paul, Pinnock, Hilary, Patel, Jayesh, Ali, Amar, Hart, Nigel, Davies, Richard, De-Sousa, Nigel, Neden, Catherine, Danielsen, Mark, Sharma, Purnima, Galloway, Sophia, Hawkins, Charlotte, Oliver, Raife, Aylward, Martin, Pattni, Mira, Irvine, Gordon, Ahmad, Shahid, Rothwell, Catherine, Choudhary, Fiaz, Khalaque, Sabrina, Short, Stephanie, Peters, Sharon, Coulson, Warwick, Roberts, Neil, Butler, Amy, Coates, Steven, Ward, Ben, Jackson, Daniel, Walton, Steve, Shepherd, Diane, Wong, Toh, Boon, Mark, Deacon, Melanie, Cornelius, David, Davies, Sarah, Frankel, Ben, Hargreaves, Nick, Choi, Henry, Sumner, Jon, Myhill, Tim, Estifanos, Salah, Geatch, Diane, Wilkinson, Justin, Veale, Richard, Forshaw, Karen, Hirst, Rob, Zaman, Kashif, Liley, Catherine, Wastling, Rebecca, McEleny, Paul, Beattie, Andre, Cooke, Philip, Wong, 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Germain, du Preez, Miranda, Schweitzer, Bradley, Nadeau, Reginald, Dhillon, Ripple, Hruczkowski, Tomasz, Lavoie, Andrea, Parkash, Ratika, Cha, James, Coutu, Benoit, MacDonald, Paul, Ramjattan, Brian, Bonet, Jorge, Vizel, Saul, Angaran, Paul, Fikry, Sameh, Mowafy, Ahmed, Katta, Azza, Tawfik, Mazen, Nawar, Moustafa, Sobhy, Mohamed, Abou Seif, Seif Kamal, Khairy, Tarek, El-Aziz, Ahmed Abd, Taha, Nasser, Reda, Ashraf, Elbahry, Atef, Setiha, Mohamed, El Din, Mohamed Gamal, Elkhadem, Magdi, El-Etreby, Adel, Kettles, David, Bayat, Junaid, Siebert, Heidi, Horak, Adrian, Kelfkens, Ynez, Garda, Riaz, Pillay, Thayabran, Guerra, Michele, van Zyl, Louis, Theron, Hendrik, Murray, Andrew, Louw, Rikus, Greyling, Deon, Mntla, Pindile, Ismail, Siddique, Ahmed, Fayzal, Engelbrecht, Johannes, Maharajh, Shambu, Oosthuysen, Wessel, Loghdey, Rehana, Ueckermann, Veronica, Al Naeemi, Abdullah, Yousef, Ghazi, Bazargani, Nooshin, AlOmairi, Munther, Maruthanayagam, Rajan, Singh, Rupesh, Naguib, Ahmed, Ibrahim, Mohamed, Agrawal, Amrish, Nathani, Mukesh, Esheiba, Ehab M, Wassef, Adel, Gupta, Rajeev, Cox, Michael, Beach, Scott, Duffy, Peter, Falkowski, Stephen, Ferrick, Kevin, Franco, Miguel, Kutayli, W Michael, Quick, Annette, Sharma, Niraj, Wilson, Vance, Miller, Stephen, Alberts, Mark, Blumberg, Edwin, Canosa, Roddy, Gutowski, Ted, Ison, Rodney, Garcia, Jorge, Mullen, Paul, Noveck, Howard, Rama, Pamela, Reddy, Rajneesh, Williams, Marcus, Nishijima, Daniel, Ferdinand, Keith, Haque, Ihsan, Mendelson, Robert, Pitta, Sridevi, Theodoro, Daniel, Treasure, Charles, Moustafa, Moustafa, Cader, Cas, Pharr, Walter, Oropallo, Alisha, Platt, George, Gujral, Jaspal, Welker, James, and Koura, Firas
Subjects: Male, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.drug_class, medicine.medical_treatment, Electric Countershock, Therapeutics, Cardioversion, Lower risk, Cause of Death, Internal medicine, Atrial Fibrillation, medicine, Humans, Prospective Studies, Registries, Propensity Score, Stroke, Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, business.industry, Proportional hazards model, Research, Anticoagulant, Hazard ratio, Atrial fibrillation, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Propensity score matching, Cardiology, Female, business, RC
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical outcomes of patients who underwent cardioversion compared with those who did not have cardioverson in a large dataset of patients with recent onset non-valvular atrial fibrillation. DESIGN Observational study using prospectively collected registry data (Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-AF-GARFIELD-AF). SETTING 1317 participating sites in 35 countries. PARTICIPANTS 52 057 patients aged 18 years and older with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (up to six weeks' duration) and at least one investigator determined stroke risk factor. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Comparisons were made between patients who received cardioversion and those who had no cardioversion at baseline, and between patients who received direct current cardioversion and those who had pharmacological cardioversion. Overlap propensity weighting with Cox proportional hazards models was used to evaluate the effect of cardioversion on clinical endpoints (all cause mortality, non-haemorrhagic stroke or systemic embolism, and major bleeding), adjusting for baseline risk and patient selection. RESULTS 44 201 patients were included in the analysis comparing cardioversion and no cardioversion, and of these, 6595 (14.9%) underwent cardioversion at baseline. The propensity score weighted hazard ratio for all cause mortality in the cardioversion group was 0.74 (95% confidence interval 0.63 to 0.86) from baseline to one year follow-up and 0.77 (0.64 to 0.93) from one year to two year follow-up. Of the 6595 patients who had cardioversion at baseline, 299 had a follow-up cardioversion more than 48 days after enrolment. 7175 patients were assessed in the analysis comparing type of cardioversion: 2427 (33.8%) received pharmacological cardioversion and 4748 (66.2%) had direct current cardioversion. During one year follow-up, event rates (per 100 patient years) for all cause mortality in patients who received direct current and pharmacological cardioversion were 1.36 (1.13 to 1.64) and 1.70 (1.35 to 2.14), respectively. OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical outcomes of patients who underwent cardioversion compared with those who did not have cardioverson in a large dataset of patients with recent onset non-valvular atrial fibrillation. DESIGN Observational study using prospectively collected registry data (Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-AF-GARFIELD-AF). SETTING 1317 participating sites in 35 countries. PARTICIPANTS 52 057 patients aged 18 years and older with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (up to six weeks' duration) and at least one investigator determined stroke risk factor. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Comparisons were made between patients who received cardioversion and those who had no cardioversion at baseline, and between patients who received direct current cardioversion and those who had pharmacological cardioversion. Overlap propensity weighting with Cox proportional hazards models was used to evaluate the effect of cardioversion on clinical endpoints (all cause mortality, non-haemorrhagic stroke or systemic embolism, and major bleeding), adjusting for baseline risk and patient selection. RESULTS 44 201 patients were included in the analysis comparing cardioversion and no cardioversion, and of these, 6595 (14.9%) underwent cardioversion at baseline. The propensity score weighted hazard ratio for all cause mortality in the cardioversion group was 0.74 (95% confidence interval 0.63 to 0.86) from baseline to one year follow-up and 0.77 (0.64 to 0.93) from one year to two year follow-up. Of the 6595 patients who had cardioversion at baseline, 299 had a follow-up cardioversion more than 48 days after enrolment. 7175 patients were assessed in the analysis comparing type of cardioversion: 2427 (33.8%) received pharmacological cardioversion and 4748 (66.2%) had direct current cardioversion. During one year follow-up, event rates (per 100 patient years) for all cause mortality in patients who received direct current and pharmacological cardioversion were 1.36 (1.13 to 1.64) and 1.70 (1.35 to 2.14), respectively. CONCLUSION In this large dataset of patients with recent onset non-valvular atrial fibrillation, a small proportion were treated with cardioversion. Direct current cardioversion was performed twice as often as pharmacological cardioversion, and there appeared to be no major difference in outcome events for these two cardioversion modalities. For the overall cardioversion group, after adjustments for confounders, a significantly lower risk of mortality was found in patients who received early cardioversion compared with those who did not receive early cardioversion. STUDY REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01090362.
Published: 2021

6. Association of psychosocial factors with all-cause hospitalizations in patients with atrial fibrillation

Author: Meyre, Pascal B, Springer, Anne, Aeschbacher, Stefanie, Blum, Steffen, Rodondi, Nicolas, Beer, Juerg H, Di Valentino, Marcello, Ammann, Peter, Blum, Manuel, Mathys, Rebecca, Meyer-Zürn, Christine, Bonati, Leo H, Sticherling, Christian, Schwenkglenks, Matthias, Kühne, Michael, Conen, David, Osswald, Stefan, University of Zurich, and Meyre, Pascal B
Subjects: Male, Incidence, Clinical Investigations, 610 Medicine & health, unplanned hospitalization, 10060 Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), 2705 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospitalization, 360 Social problems & social services, Risk Factors, Atrial Fibrillation, Humans, Female, Prospective Studies, Registries, psychosocial factors, health perception, Stress, Psychological, Switzerland, Aged
Abstract: BACKGROUND A high burden of cardiovascular comorbidities puts patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at high risk for hospitalizations, but the role of other factors is less clear. HYPOTHESIS To determine the relationship between psychosocial factors and the risk of unplanned hospitalizations in AF patients. METHODS Prospective observational cohort study of 2378 patients aged 65 or older with previously diagnosed AF across 14 centers in Switzerland. Marital status and education level were defined as social factors, depression and health perception were psychological components. The pre-defined outcome was unplanned all-cause hospitalization. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 2.0 years, a total of 1713 hospitalizations occurred in 37% of patients. Compared to patients who were married, adjusted rate ratios (aRR) for all-cause hospitalizations were 1.28 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.97-1.69) for singles, 1.31 (95%CI, 1.06-1.62) for divorced patients, and 1.02 (95%CI, 0.82-1.25) for widowed patients. The aRRs for all-cause hospitalizations across increasing quartiles of health perception were 1.0 (highest health perception), 1.15 (95%CI, 0.84-1.59), 1.25 (95%CI, 1.03-1.53), and 1.66 (95%CI, 1.34-2.07). No different hospitalization rates were observed in patients with a secondary or primary or less education as compared to patients with a college degree (aRR, 1.06; 95%CI, 0.91-1.23 and 1.05; 95%CI, 0.83-1.33, respectively). Presence of depression was not associated with higher hospitalization rates (aRR, 0.94; 95%CI, 0.68-1.29). CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that psychosocial factors, including marital status and health perception, are strongly associated with the occurrence of hospitalizations in AF patients. Targeted psychosocial support interventions may help to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02105844.
Published: 2021
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7. A factor score reflecting cognitive functioning in patients from the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF)

Author: Springer, Anne, Monsch, Andreas U, Dutilh, Gilles, Coslovsky, Michael, Kievit, Rogier A, Bonati, Leo H, Conen, David, Aeschbacher, Stefanie, Beer, Juerg H, Schwenkglenks, Matthias, Fischer, Urs, Meyer-Zuern, Christine S, Conte, Giulio, Moutzouri, Elisavet, Moschovitis, Giorgio, Kühne, Michael, Osswald, Stefan, University of Zurich, and Springer, Anne
Subjects: 1000 Multidisciplinary, 1300 General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 360 Social problems & social services, 610 Medicine & health, 10060 Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), 1100 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11171 Cardiocentro Ticino
Abstract: BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is considered as risk factor for the development of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. However, dynamics of cognitive functions are subtle, and neurocognitive assessments largely differ in detecting these changes. We aimed to develop and evaluate a score which represents the common aspects of the cognitive functions measured by validated tests (i.e., "general cognitive construct"), while reducing overlap between tests and be more sensitive to identify changes in overall cognitive functioning. METHODS We developed the CoCo (cognitive construct) score to reflect the cognitive performance obtained by all items of four neurocognitive assessments (Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA); Trail Making Test; Semantic Fluency, animals; Digital Symbol Substitution Test). The sample comprised 2,415 AF patients from the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF), 87% aged at least 65 years. Psychometric statistics were calculated for two cognitive measures based on (i) the full set of items from the neurocognitive test battery administered in the Swiss-AF study (i.e., CoCo item set) and (ii) the items from the widely used MoCA test. For the CoCo item set, a factor score was derived based on a principal component analysis, and its measurement properties were analyzed. RESULTS Both the MoCA item set and the full neurocognitive test battery revealed good psychometric properties, especially the full battery. A one-factor model with good model fit and performance across time and groups was identified and used to generate the CoCo score, reflecting for each patient the common cognitive skill performance measured across the full neurocognitive test battery. The CoCo score showed larger effect sizes compared to the MoCA score in relation to relevant clinical variables. CONCLUSION The derived factor score allows summarizing AF patients' cognitive performance as a single score. Using this score in the Swiss-AF project increases measurement sensitivity and decreases the number of statistical tests needed, which will be helpful in future studies addressing how AF affects the risk of developing cognitive impairment.
Published: 2020
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8. Whole blood omega-3 fatty acid concentrations are inversely associated with blood pressure in young, healthy adults

Author: Filipovic, Mark G, Aeschbacher, Stefanie, Reiner, Martin F, Stivala, Simona, Gobbato, Sara, Bonetti, Nicole, Risch, Martin, Risch, Lorenz, Camici, Giovanni G, Luescher, Thomas F, von Schacky, Clemens, Conen, David, Beer, Juerg H, University of Zurich, and Beer, Juerg H
Subjects: 11459 Center for Molecular Cardiology, 2724 Internal Medicine, 610 Medicine & health, 1314 Physiology, 2705 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Published: 2018

9. Relationships of Overt and Silent Brain Lesions With Cognitive Function in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Author: Conen, David, Rodondi, Nicolas, Müller, Andreas, Beer, Juerg H, Ammann, Peter, Moschovitis, Giorgio, Auricchio, Angelo, Hayoz, Daniel, Kobza, Richard, Shah, Dipen, Novak, Jan, Schläpfer, Jürg, Di Valentino, Marcello, Aeschbacher, Stefanie, Blum, Steffen, Meyre, Pascal, Sticherling, Christian, Bonati, Leo H, Ehret, Georg, Moutzouri, Elisavet, Fischer, Urs, Monsch, Andreas U, Stippich, Christoph, Wuerfel, Jens, Sinnecker, Tim, Coslovsky, Michael, Schwenkglenks, Matthias, Kühne, Michael, and Osswald, Stefan
Subjects: 610 Medicine & health, 360 Social problems & social services
Abstract: BACKGROUND Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of cognitive decline, potentially resulting from clinically unrecognized vascular brain lesions. OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess the relationships between cognitive function and vascular brain lesions in patients with AF. METHODS Patients with known AF were enrolled in a multicenter study in Switzerland. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cognitive testing using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were performed in all participants. Large noncortical or cortical infarcts (LNCCIs), small noncortical infarcts (SNCIs), microbleeds, and white matter lesions were quantified by a central core laboratory. Clinically silent infarcts were defined as infarcts on brain MRI in patients without a clinical history of stroke or transient ischemic attack. RESULTS The study included 1,737 patients with a mean age of 73 ± 8 years (28% women, 90% taking oral anticoagulant agents). On MRI, LNCCIs were found in 387 patients (22%), SNCIs in 368 (21%), microbleeds in 372 (22%), and white matter lesions in 1715 (99%). Clinically silent infarcts among the 1,390 patients without a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack were found in 201 patients with LNCCIs (15%) and 245 patients with SNCIs (18%). The MoCA score was 24.7 ± 3.3 in patients with and 25.8 ± 2.9 in those without LNCCIs on brain MRI (p < 0.001). The difference in MoCA score remained similar when only clinically silent LNCCIs were considered (24.9 ± 3.1 vs. 25.8 ± 2.9; p < 0.001). In a multivariable regression model including all vascular brain lesion parameters, LNCCI volume was the strongest predictor of a reduced MoCA (β = -0.26; 95% confidence interval: -0.40 to -0.13; p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Patients with AF have a high burden of LNCCIs and other brain lesions on systematic brain MRI screening, and most of these lesions are clinically silent. LNCCIs were associated with worse cognitive function, even among patients with clinically silent infarcts. Our findings raise the question of MRI screening in patients with AF.
Published: 2019
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10. Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation and History of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights from GARFIELD-AF

Author: Butler, Amy, Elmersson, Micael, Egilsson, Arnor, Borjesson, Ulf, Svard, Gunnar, Liu, Bo, Lindh, Anders, Olsson, Lars-Bertil, Gustaysson, Mikael, Andersson, Lars, Benson, Lars, Bothin, Claes, Hajimirsadeghi, Ali, Martinsson, Bjorn, Ericsson, Marianne, Ohlsson, Ake, Lindvall, Hakan, Svensson, Peter, Thorne, Katarina, Handel, Hans, Platonov, Pyotr, Bernsten, Fredrik, Timberg, Ingar, Crisby, Milita, Karlsson, Jan-Erik, Andersson, Agneta, Malmqvist, Lennart, Engdahl, Johan, Thulin, Jorgen, Hot-Bjelak, Aida, Jensen, Steen, Debrunner, Johann, Beer, Juerg H., Shah, Dipen, Rudyk, Iurii, Tseluyko, Vira, Karpenko, Oleksandr, Zhurba, Svitlana, Kraiz, Igor, Parkhomenko, Oleksandr, Kupnovytska, Iryna, Seredyuk, Nestor, Mostovoy, Yuriy, Ushakov, Oleksiy, Koval, Olena, Kovalskiy, Igor, Svyshchenko, Yevgeniya, Sychov, Oleg, Stanislavchuk, Mykola, Tykhonova, Susanna, Fushtey, Ivan, Murdoch, Will, Chauhan, Naresh, Goodwin, Daryl, Lumley, Louise, Patel, Ramila, Saunders, Philip, Wong, Bennett, Patel, Niranjan, Jhittay, P., Ross, Andrew, Kainth, M. S., Ladha, Karim, Douglas, Kevin, Pickavance, Gill, McDonnell, Joanna, Handscombe, Laura, Gooding, Trevor, Wagner, Helga, Bradshaw, Colin, Bromham, Catherine, Jones, Kevin, Suryani, Shoeb, Coates, Richard, Sarai, Bhupinder, Willcock, W., Sircar, S., Cairns, John, Gilliand, A., Bilas, Roman, Strieder, E., Hutchinson, Peter, Wakeman, Anne, Stokes, Michael, Kirby, Graham, Vishwanathan, Bhaskhar, Vormann, Reinhold, Mueller, Thomas, Mayer, Peter, Horstmeier, Uwe, Eissing, Volker, Hey, Heinz, Leuchtgens, Heinz, Lilienweiss, Volker, Mueller, Heiner, Schubert, Christian, Lauer, Hellmann, Buchner, Thomas, Brauer, Gunter, Kamin, Susanne, Mueller, Karsten, Baumbach, Sylvia, Abdel-Qader, Muwafeg, Ebert, Hans-Holger, Schwencke, Carsten, Bernhardt, Peter, Karolyi, Laszlo, Sievers, Britta, Haverkamp, Wilhelm, Roehnisch, Jens-Uwe, Vertes, Andras, Szantai, Gabor, Menke, Holger, Matoltsy, Andras, Kanakaridisz, Nikosz, Boda, Zoltan, Kis, Erno, Gaszner, Balazs, Juhasz, Ferenc, Kamogawa, Yasuyuki, Fournier, Pierre-Yves, Muller, Jean-Joseph, Marquand, Andre, Delarche, Nicolas, Bantwal, Ganapathi, Faes, Dirk, Verstraete, Stefan, Dominguez, Helena, Topsakal, Ramazan, Centurion, Nestor, Alfredo Sinisi, Victor, Minc, Piotr, Nagy, Andras, Bilo, Grzegorz, Bongiorni, Maria Grazia, Bird, Nigel, Paul, Carolyn, Wadeson, Paul, Hargreaves, Nick, Kostenko, Victor, Tercedor Sanchez, Luis, Tranche Iparraguirre, Salvador, Jimenez Gonzalez, Mercedes, Herreros Melenchon, Juan, Stalby, Per, Yagensky, Andriy, Cameron, Alex, Jacobs, Polly, Juhasz, Gizella, Kancz, Sandor, Laszlo, Zoltan, May, Zsolt, Astridge, Penny, Loghdey, Rehana, Quick, Annette, Yang, Ping, Chen, Yingmin, He, Shenghu, Wang, Yong, Fu, Guosheng, Li, Xin, Wu, Tongguo, Cheng, Xiaoshu, Yan, Xiaowei, Zhao, Ruiping, Chen, Moshui, Xiong, Longgen, Chen, Ping, Jiao, Yang, Guo, Ying, Xue, Li, Yang, Zhiming, Jadhavm, Praveen, Merkely, Bela, Noon, Ebrahim, Habon, Tamas, Polgar, Peter, Szalai, Gabriella, Vangel, Sandor, Sarma, Raghava, Kulkarni, Govind, Engelthaler, Gabriella, Ferenczi, Judit, Chandwani, Prakash, Pothiwala, Rasesh Atulbhai, Purayil, Mohanan Padinhare, Chawla, Kamaldeep, Verheugt, Freek W. 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G., Zuber, Mathieu, Amarenco, Pierre, Ellie, Emmanuel, Kadouch, James, Huberman, Jean-Pierre, Lemaire, Nestor, Rodier, Gilles, Vandamme, Xavier, Sibon, Igor, Neau, Jean-Philippe, Mahagne, Marie Helene, Mielot, Antoine, Bonnefoy, Marc, Churet, Jean-Baptiste, Navarre, Vincent, Sellem, Frederic, Monniot, Gilles, Boyes, Jean-Paul, Doucet, Bernard, Martelet, Michel, Obadia, Desire, Crousillat, Bernard, Mouallem, Joseph, Bearez, Etienne, Brugnaux, Jean Philippe, Fedorowsky, Alain, Nazeyrollas, Pierre, Berneau, Jean-Baptiste, Chemin, Frederic, Schellong, Sebastien, Koeniger, Georg, Kopf, Andreas, Gerbaulet, Uwe, Kellner, Bernd-Thomas, Schaefer, Thomas, Purr, Jan, Eissfeller, Enno, Zauzig, Heinz-Dieter, Riegel, Peter, Axthelm, Christoph, Heinz, Gerd-Ulrich, Pustelnik, Andreas, Zutz, Stefan, Eder, Wolfgang, Rehling, Guenter, Glatzel, Dirk, Ludwig, Norbert, Sandow, Petra, Wiswedel, Henning, Wildenauer, Cosmas, Schoen, Steffen, Schwarz, Toralf, Babyesiza, Adyeri, Kropp, Maximilian, Zimny, Hans-Hermann, Kahl, Friedhelm, Caspar, Andreas, Omankowsky, Sabine, Laessig, Torsten, Hartmann, Hermann-Josef, Lehmann, Gunter, Bindig, Hans-Walter, Hergdt, Gunter, Reimer, Dietrich, Hauk, Joachim, Michel, Holger, Dres, Praxis, Erdle, Werner, Dorsch, Wilfried, Dshabrailov, Janna, Rapp, Karl-Albrecht, Epelde Gonzalo, Francisco, Almeida Fernandez, Carlos Alexandre, Martinez Navarro, Encarnacion, Montero Alia, Juan Jose, Barreda Gonzalez, Maria, Moleiro Oliva, Maria Angels, Iglesias Sanmartin, Jose, Rodriguez Alvarez, Maria del Mar, Ripoll Vera, Tomas, Jimenez Navarro, Manuel, Vazquez Caamano, Maria, Arcocha Tones, Maria Fe, Marcos Gomez, Gonzalo, Iniguez Romo, Andres, Prieto Diaz, Miguel Angel, Wirdby, Alexander, Linden, Jan, and Henriksson, Kerstin
Subjects: Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Acute coronary syndrome, Vascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16], Hemorrhage, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, antiplatelet therapy, Coronary artery disease, Anticoagulation, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Cause of Death, Internal medicine, Atrial Fibrillation, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Acute Coronary Syndrome, bleeding, mortality, stroke, Stroke, Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, business.industry, Hazard ratio, Anticoagulants, Atrial fibrillation, General Medicine, Prognosis, medicine.disease, Blood pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart failure, Cardiology, Female, Liver function, business, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext BACKGROUND: Many patients with atrial fibrillation have concomitant coronary artery disease with or without acute coronary syndromes and are in need of additional antithrombotic therapy. There are few data on the long-term clinical outcome of atrial fibrillation patients with a history of acute coronary syndrome. This is a 2-year study of atrial fibrillation patients with or without a history of acute coronary syndromes. METHODS: Adults with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation and >/=1 investigator-defined stroke risk factor were enrolled in GARFIELD-AF between March 2010 and September 2015. The association between prior acute coronary syndromes and long-term outcomes was determined using a Cox proportional hazards model, adjusting for baseline risk factors, oral anticoagulation (OAC) +/- antiplatelet (AP) therapy, and usual care. RESULTS: Of 39,679 patients, 10.5% had a history of acute coronary syndromes. At 2-year follow-up, patients with prior acute coronary syndromes had higher adjusted risks of stroke/systemic embolism (hazard ratio [HR] 1.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-1.78), major bleeding (HR 1.30; 95% CI, 0.95 -1.79), all-cause mortality (HR 1.34; 95% CI, 1.21 -1.49), cardiovascular mortality (HR 1.85; 95% CI, 1.51-2.26), and new acute coronary syndromes (HR 3.42; 95% CI, 2.62-4.45). Comparing antithrombotic therapy in the acute coronary syndromes vs no acute coronary syndromes groups, most patients received OAC +/- AP: 60.8% vs 66.1%, but AP therapy was more likely in the acute coronary syndromes group (68.1% vs 32.9%), either alone (34.9% vs 20.8%) or with OAC (33.2% vs 12.1%). Overall, 17.8% in the acute coronary syndromes group received dual AP therapy with (5.3%) or without OAC (12.5%). Among patients with moderate/high risk for stroke/systemic embolism, fewer in the acute coronary syndromes group received OAC with or without AP therapy (Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age 75 years, Diabetes mellitus, prior Stroke, TIA, or thromboembolism, Vascular disease, Age 65-74 years, Sex category [CHA2DS2-VASc] 2: 52.1% vs 64.6%; CHA2DS2-VASc >/=3: 62.0% vs 70.7%), and the majority with a Hypertension (uncontrolled systolic blood pressure >160 mm Hg), Abnormal renal or liver function, previous Stroke, Bleeding history or predisposition, Labile international normalized ratios, Elderly, and concomitant Drugs or alcohol excess (HAS-BLED) score >/=3 were on AP therapy (83.8% vs 65.5%). CONCLUSIONS: In GARFIELD-AF, previous acute coronary syndromes are associated with worse 2-year outcomes and a greater likelihood of under-treatment with OAC, while two-thirds of patients receive AP therapy. Major bleeding was more common with previous acute coronary syndromes, even after adjusting for all risk factors.
Published: 2019

11. Elevated HbA1c is not associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism in the elderly, but with all-cause mortality- the SWEETCO 65+ study

Author: Mathis, Alexandra, Villiger, Lukas, Reiner, Martin F, Egloff, Michael, Schmid, Hans Ruedi, Stivala, Simona, Limacher, Andreas, Méan, Marie, Aujesky, Drahomir, Rodondi, Nicolas, Angelillo, Anne, Righini, Marc, Staub, Daniel, Aschwanden, Markus, Frauchiger, Beat, Osterwalder, Joseph, Kucher, Nils, Matter, Christian M, Banyai, Martin, Hugli, Oliver, and Beer, Juerg H
Subjects: endocrine system diseases, 610 Medicine & health, 360 Social problems & social services, 3. Good health
Abstract: The association of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and death in the elderly is unknown. In the SWEETCO 65+ study we analyzed prospectively a Swiss Cohort of Elderly Patients with Venous Thromboembolism (SWITCO 65+). 888 patients were enrolled for the SWEETCO 65+ analysis. HbA1c was determined at baseline and divided into three categories (HbA1c 6.5%, diabetic range). Median follow-up was 2.5 years. The primary endpoint was recurrent VTE. Secondary endpoints included all-cause mortality and major bleeds. The total prevalence of diabetes was 22.1%. The risk of recurrent VTE was similar in patients with HbA1c with pre-diabetes (adjusted subhazard ratio (aSHR) 1.07 [0.70 to 1.63]) and diabetes (aSHR 0.73 [0.39 to 1.37]) as compared to those with a HbA1c in the normal range. However, a HbA1c ≥ 6.5% (median IQ range 7.0 [6.70;7.60]) was significantly associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.83 [1.21 to 2.75]). In summary we found no association between HbA1c and major bleeding. Elevated HbA1c levels are not associated with recurrent VTE but with increased all-cause mortality in an elderly population with acute VTE.

12. Elevated HbA1c is not associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism in the elderly, but with all-cause mortality– the SWEETCO 65+ study

Author: Nils Kucher, Daniel Staub, Lukas Villiger, Andreas Limacher, Alexandra Mathis, Hans Ruedi Schmid, Martin F Reiner, Anna Angelillo-Scherrer, Markus Aschwanden, Marc Philip Righini, Juerg H. Beer, Nicolas Rodondi, Martin Banyai, Beat Frauchiger, Christian M. Matter, Simona Stivala, Oliver Hugli, Joseph Osterwalder, Marie Méan, Michael Egloff, Drahomir Aujesky, University of Zurich, and Beer, Juerg H
Subjects: Male, lcsh:Medicine, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Clinical endpoint, 80 and over, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, lcsh:Science, ddc:616, Aged, 80 and over, Multidisciplinary, Aged, Biomarkers/blood, Female, Glycated Hemoglobin A/metabolism, Humans, Mortality/trends, Venous Thromboembolism/blood, Venous Thromboembolism/epidemiology, Hazard ratio, Venous Thromboembolism, 3. Good health, Cohort, 10209 Clinic for Cardiology, Venous Thromboembolism/blood/epidemiology, medicine.medical_specialty, 610 Medicine & health, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Medical research, 360 Social problems & social services, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Mortality, Glycated Hemoglobin, 1000 Multidisciplinary, business.industry, 10031 Clinic for Angiology, lcsh:R, medicine.disease, chemistry, Elevated HbA1c, lcsh:Q, Glycated hemoglobin, business, Venous thromboembolism, All cause mortality, Biomarkers
Abstract: The association of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and death in the elderly is unknown. In the SWEETCO 65+ study we analyzed prospectively a Swiss Cohort of Elderly Patients with Venous Thromboembolism (SWITCO 65+). 888 patients were enrolled for the SWEETCO 65+ analysis. HbA1c was determined at baseline and divided into three categories (HbA1c 6.5%, diabetic range). Median follow-up was 2.5 years. The primary endpoint was recurrent VTE. Secondary endpoints included all-cause mortality and major bleeds. The total prevalence of diabetes was 22.1%. The risk of recurrent VTE was similar in patients with HbA1c with pre-diabetes (adjusted subhazard ratio (aSHR) 1.07 [0.70 to 1.63]) and diabetes (aSHR 0.73 [0.39 to 1.37]) as compared to those with a HbA1c in the normal range. However, a HbA1c ≥ 6.5% (median IQ range 7.0 [6.70;7.60]) was significantly associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.83 [1.21 to 2.75]). In summary we found no association between HbA1c and major bleeding. Elevated HbA1c levels are not associated with recurrent VTE but with increased all-cause mortality in an elderly population with acute VTE.
Published: 2020

13. Ticagrelor, but not clopidogrel, reduces arterial thrombosis via endothelial tissue factor suppression

Author: Juerg H. Beer, Gianluigi Savarese, Zhihong Yang, Cuicui Zhu, Daniel S. Gaul, Stephan Keller, Christian M. Matter, Wolfram Ruf, Alexander Akhmedov, Nicole R. Bonetti, Martina Glanzmann, Thomas F. Lüscher, Simona Stivala, Giovanni G. Camici, Martin F Reiner, University of Zurich, and Beer, Juerg H
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Male, Ticagrelor, Adenosine, Time Factors, Physiology, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, 2737 Physiology (medical), 0302 clinical medicine, P2Y12, Antithrombotic, Cells, Cultured, Clopidogrel, Receptors, Purinergic P2Y12, 3. Good health, medicine.anatomical_structure, Coagulation, 10209 Clinic for Cardiology, Cardiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, medicine.drug, Blood Platelets, Acute coronary syndrome, medicine.medical_specialty, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, Ticlopidine, Endothelium, Down-Regulation, 610 Medicine & health, 2705 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Thromboplastin, Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1, 03 medical and health sciences, Tissue factor, Fibrinolytic Agents, Physiology (medical), Internal medicine, medicine, Animals, Humans, cardiovascular diseases, Blood Coagulation, business.industry, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Endothelial Cells, Thrombosis, 1314 Physiology, medicine.disease, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Disease Models, Animal, 030104 developmental biology, Proteolysis, Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists, business, Carotid Artery Injuries, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Abstract: The P2Y12 antagonist ticagrelor reduces mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), compared with clopidogrel, and the mechanisms underlying this effect are not clearly understood. Arterial thrombosis is the key event in ACS; however, direct vascular effects of either ticagrelor or clopidogrel with focus on arterial thrombosis and its key trigger tissue factor have not been previously investigated.Methods and results: Human aortic endothelial cells were treated with ticagrelor or clopidogrel active metabolite (CAM) and stimulated with tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α); effects on procoagulant tissue factor (TF) expression and activity, its counter-player TF pathway inhibitor (TFPI) and the underlying mechanisms were determined. Further, arterial thrombosis by photochemical injury of the common carotid artery, and TF expression in the murine endothelium were examined in C57BL/6 mice treated with ticagrelor or clopidogrel. Ticagrelor, but not CAM, reduced TNF-α-induced TF expression via proteasomal degradation and TF activity, independently of the P2Y12 receptor and the equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (ENT1), an additional target of ticagrelor. In C57BL/6 mice, ticagrelor prolonged time to arterial occlusion, compared with clopidogrel, despite comparable antiplatelet effects. In line with our in vitro results, ticagrelor, but not clopidogrel, reduced TF expression in the endothelium of murine arteries.Conclusion: Ticagrelor, unlike clopidogrel, exhibits endothelial-specific antithrombotic properties and blunts arterial thrombus formation. The additional antithrombotic properties displayed by ticagrelor may explain its greater efficacy in reducing thrombotic events in clinical trials. These findings may provide the basis for new indications for ticagrelor.
Published: 2017

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9. Relationships of Overt and Silent Brain Lesions With Cognitive Function in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

10. Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation and History of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights from GARFIELD-AF

11. Elevated HbA1c is not associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism in the elderly, but with all-cause mortality- the SWEETCO 65+ study

12. Elevated HbA1c is not associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism in the elderly, but with all-cause mortality– the SWEETCO 65+ study

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