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1. Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 is a marker of organ injuries in cardiogenic shock: results from the CardShock Study

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Kimmoun, A, Duarte, K, Harjola, VP, Tarvasmaki, T, Levy, B, Mebazaa, A, Gibot, S, Koniari, K, Voumvourakis, A, Karavidas, A, Parissis, J, Sans-Rosello, J, Vila, M, Duran-Cambra, A, Sionis, A, Parenica, J, Stipal, R, Ludka, O, Palsuva, M, Ganovska, E, Kubena, P, Spinar, J, Lindholm, MG, Hassager, C, Kober, L, Backlund, T, Lassus, J, Jurkko, R, Tolppanen, H, Nieminen, MS, Jarvinen, K, Nieminen, T, Pulkki, K, Soininen, L, Sund, R, Tierala, I, Tolonen, J, Varpula, M, Korva, T, Pietila, M, Pitkala, A, Marino, R, Di Somma, S, Metra, M, Bulgari, M, Lazzarini, V, Carubelli, V, Sousa, A, Silva-Cardoso, J, Sousa, C, Paiva, M, Rangel, I, Almeida, R, Pinho, T, Maciel, MJ, Banaszewski, M, Stepinska, J, Skrobisz, A, Goral, P, Zeymer, U, and Thiele, H

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Cardiogenic Shock, STREM, Biomarkers, Outcome
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Aims Optimal outcome after cardiogenic shock (CS) depends on a coordinated healing response in which both debris removal and extracellular matrix tissue repair play a crucial role. Excessive inflammation can perpetuate a vicious circle, positioning leucocytes as central protagonists and potential therapeutic targets. High levels of circulating Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1), were associated with death in acute myocardial infarction confirming excessive inflammation as determinant of bad outcome. The present study aims to describe the association of soluble TREM-1 with 90-day mortality and with various organ injuries in patients with CS. Methods and results This is a post-hoc study of CardShock, a prospective, multicenter study assessing the clinical presentation and management in patients with CS. At the time of this study, 87 patients had available plasma samples at either baseline, and/or 48 h and/or 96-120 h for soluble TREM-1 (sTREM-1) measurements. Plasma concentration of sTREM-1 was higher in 90-day non-survivors than survivors at baseline [median: 1392 IQR: (724-2128) vs. 621 (525-1233) pg/mL, p = 0.008), 48 h (p = 0.019) and 96-120 h (p = 0.029). The highest tertile of sTREM-1 at baseline (threshold: 1347 pg/mL) was associated with 90-day mortality with an unadjusted HR 3.08 CI 95% (1.48-6.42). sTREM-1 at baseline was not associated to hemodynamic parameters (heart rate, blood pressure, use of vasopressors or inotropes) but rather with organ injury markers: renal (estimated glomerular filtration rate, p = 0.0002), endothelial (bio-adrenomedullin, p = 0.018), myocardial (Suppression of Tumourigenicity 2, p = 0.002) or hepatic (bilirubin, p = 0.008). Conclusion In CS patients TREM-1 pathway is highly activated and gives an early prediction of vital organ injuries and outcome. [GRAPHICS] .

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2022

2. Hypoalbuminemia is a frequent marker of increased mortality in cardiogenic shock

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Jantti, T, Tarvasmaki, T, Harjola, VP, Javanainen, T, Tolppanen, H, Hongisto, M, Kataja, A, Banaszewski, M, Kober, L, Lassus, J, Mebazaa, A, Parissis, J, Silva-Cardoso, J, Sionis, A, Di Somma, S, Spinar, J, Koniari, K, Voumvourakis, A, Karavidas, A, Sans-Rosello, J, Vila, M, Duran-Cambra, A, Metra, M, Bulgari, M, Lazzarini, V, Parenica, J, Stipal, R, Ludka, O, Palsuva, M, Ganovska, E, Kubena, P, Lindholm, MG, Hassager, C, Backlund, T, Jurkko, R, Jarvinen, K, Nieminen, T, Pulkki, K, Soininen, L, Sund, R, Tierala, I, Tolonen, J, Varpula, M, Korva, T, Pitkala, A, Marino, R, Sousa, ASC, Paiva, M, Rangel, I, Almeida, R, Pinho, T, Maciel, MJ, Stepinska, J, Skrobisz, A, and Goral, P

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Introduction The prevalence of hypoalbuminemia, early changes of plasma albumin (P-Alb) levels, and their effects on mortality in cardiogenic shock are unknown. Materials and methods P-Alb was measured from serial blood samples in 178 patients from a prospective multinational study on cardiogenic shock. The association of hypoalbuminemia with clinical characteristics and course of hospital stay including treatment and procedures was assessed. The primary outcome was all-cause 90-day mortality. Results Hypoalbuminemia (P-Alb < 34g/L) was very frequent (75%) at baseline in patients with cardiogenic shock. Patients with hypoalbuminemia had higher mortality than patients with normal albumin levels (48% vs. 23%, p = 0.004). Odds ratio for death at 90 days was 2.4 [95% CI 1.5-4.1] per 10 g/L decrease in baseline P-Alb. The association with increased mortality remained independent in regression models adjusted for clinical risk scores developed for cardiogenic shock (CardShock score adjusted odds ratio 2.0 [95% CI 1.1-3.8], IABP-SHOCK II score adjusted odds ratio 2.5 [95% CI 1.2-5.0]) and variables associated with hypoalbuminemia at baseline (adjusted odds ratio 2.9 [95% CI 1.2-7.1]). In serial measurements, albumin levels decreased at a similar rate between 0h and 72h in both survivors and nonsurvivors (Delta P-Alb -4.6 g/L vs. 5.4 g/L, p = 0.5). While the decrease was higher for patients with normal P-Alb at baseline (p

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2019

4. Effect of Sitagliptin on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

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Green JB, Bethel MA, Armstrong PW, Buse JB, Engel SS, Garg J, Josse R, Kaufman KD, Koglin J, Korn S, Lachin JM, McGuire DK, Pencina MJ, Standl E, Stein PP, Suryawanshi S, Van de Werf F, Peterson ED, Holman RR, Josse RG, Califf RM, Goldstein BJ, Shapiro DR, Silverman R, Bethel A, Green J, Hayden S, Hannan K, Quintero K, Rorick T, Berdan L, Leloudis D, Califf S, Wilson M, McFarron D, Trollinger K, Pesarchick J, Eskenazi L, Campbell C, Townes O, Tolsma D, Keenan J, Milton J, Athwal R, Darbyshire J, Doran Z, Kennedy I, Gregory V, Lokhnygina Y, Prather K, Wolfley A, Usman M, Tajjar A, Gray R, Pfeffer MA, Gerstein HC, Groop L, McMurray JJ, Pocock SJ, Clayton T, Sinay I, Brieger D, Stranks S, Scheen A, Lopes R, Tankova T, Hramiak I, Grado CR, Wenying Y, Ge J, Aschner P, Skrha J, Ambos A, Strandberg T, Travert F, Hanefeld M, Riefflin A, Chan JC, Ofner P, Reddy NK, Christopher J, Mathur A, Arambam P, Mittal S, Manchanda M, Wainstein J, Ambrosio G, Pirags V, Jakuboniene N, Mohamed M, Scott R, White H, Cornel J, Halvorsen S, Tykarski A, Veresiu IA, Dreval AV, Misinkova I, Tai E, Krahulec B, Distiller L, Park Y, Rovira A, Alversson M, Chuang LM, Delibasi T, Adler A, Rodbard HW, Marre M, Goff D, Chacra A, DeVore A, Beaven A, Shah B, Hirsch B, Batch B, Bushnell C, Patel C, Melloni C, Henshaw C, Kong D, Bernecki G, Tillman H, Kang HJ, Hawes J, Strickler J, Piccini J, Wilder J, Alexander K, Mahaffey K, Patel K, Hyland K, Newby K, Jackson L, Cooper L, Armaganijan L, Szczeh L, Koshizaka M, Roe M, Morse M, Guimaraes P, Hess P, Tricoci P, Mehta R, Mathews R, Kociol R, Harrison R, Mentz R, Pokorney S, Leblanc T, Lazzarini V, Eapen Z, Truffa A, Fosbol E, Brito F, Katz M, Bahit M, Santos M, Barros P, Bernardez S, Alvarisqueta AF, Arias P, Cagide AL, Calella PR, Cantero MC, Canella JP, Cipullo MA, de Loredo L, Gelersztein ES, Gorban de Lapertosa SB, Klyver MI, Maffei LE, Maldonado N, Oviedo AI, Piskorz DL, Ridruejo MC, Saavedra SS, Sessa HA, Sinay IR, Sposetti GD, Ulla MR, Vico ML, Waitman JN, Binnekamp M, Carroll P, Cheung W, Colman P, Davis T, De Looze F, dEmden M, Fulcher G, Gerstman M, Hamilton A, Lehman S, Moses R, Proietto J, Roberts A, Shaw J, Simpson R, Sinha A, Tan Y, Topliss D, Vora P, Waites J, Crenier L, Descamps O, Keymeulen B, Mathieu C, Nobels F, Van den Bruel A, Van Gaal L, Borges JL, Costa e Forti A, Eliaschewitz FG, Felício JS, Griz LH, Hissa MN, Leite S, Panarotto D, Pimentel Filho P, Rassi N, Saraiva JK, Sgarbi JA, Silva RP, Tambascia M, Weber Silva DM, Bobeva R, Bostandzhieva R, Cinlikov I, Georgieva M, Iliev D, Ilieva E, Kovacheva S, Liubenova L, Nikitov Z, SHeinikova G, Slavcheva A, Spasova V, Temelkova-Kurktschiev T, Velichka D, Yakov A, Carpentier A, Chiasson JL, Constance C, Dumas R, Filteau P, Garceau C, Huynh T, Kaiser S, Kornder J, Leiter L, Mereu L, Miller D, Pandey S, Punthakee Z, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Robitaille Y, Saunders K, Sigal R, Sigalas J, Vizel S, Weisnagel S, Woo V, Yale JF, Yared K, Zinman B, Bunster Balocchi LB, Escobar Cerda EE, Garces Flores EE, Lanas Zanetti FT, Larrazabal Miranda Adel P, Morales Alvarado JM, Olivares Cañon CM, Potthoff Cárdenas SH, Raffo Grado CA, Rodriguez Venegas ME, Saavedra Gajardo VA, Westerberg Maldonado BH, Chen LL, Dong J, Guo X, Li QM, Shi B, Tang XL, Yang T, Yang WY, Zheng SX, Aschner Montoya P, Botero Lopez R, Coronel Arroyo JA, Cure CA, Gómez Medina AM, Molina DI, Perez Amador GA, Reyes Rincon A, Urina Triana MA, Valenzuela Rincon A, Vélez Pelaez S, Yupanqui Lozno H, Brabec T, Brychta T, Hasalova Zapletalova J, Havelkova J, Hejnicova K, Hola O, Hornackova M, Hrdina T, Kafkova D, Kellnerova I, Krystl T, Kutejova V, Mikulkova I, Nevrla J, Pantlikova C, Petr M, Racicka E, Sarbochova R, Smolenakova K, Turcinek R, Urbancova K, Vejvodova J, Vondrakova M, Zachoval R, Alt I, Kaasik Ü, Kiiroja K, Lanno R, Märtsin K, Past M, Vides H, Viitas L, Kantola I, Nieminen S, Perhonen M, Strand J, Valle T, Clergeot A, Couffinhal T, Courreges JP, Gouet D, Moulin P, Ziegler O, Badenhoop K, Behnke T, Bender G, Braun M, Dshabrailov J, Hamann A, Himpel-Boenninghoff A, Kamke W, Kasperk C, Luedemann J, Mayr P, Merkel M, Oerter EM, Ohlow MA, Ott P, Overhoff U, Paschen B, Remppis R, Rose L, Schumm-Draeger PM, Segiet T, Strotmann HJ, Stuchlik G, Stürmer W, Thinesse-Mallwitz M, Tytko A, Wendisch U, Wurziger J, Ho AY, Kam G, Kong AP, Lam YY, Lau EY, Lee S, Siu SC, Tomlinson B, Tsang CC, Yeung VT, Dezső E, Dudás M, Földesi I, Fülöp T, Késmárki N, Koranyi L, Nagy K, Oroszlán T, Pécsvárady Z, Ples Z, Taller A, Agarwal P, Ambulkar S, Aravind S, Balaji V, Kalra S, Kesavadev J, Kudalkar H, Kumar A, Misra A, Mithal A, Mohan V, Pitale S, Ramu M, Reddy N, Shah S, Shamanna P, Sharda A, Sharma A, Shunmugavelu M, Srikanta S, Suryaprakash G, Abramov G, Adawi F, Bashkin A, Darawsha M, Fuchs S, Harman-Boehm I, Hayek T, Jaffe A, Knobler H, Minuchin O, Mosseri M, Shechter M, Shimon I, Stern N, Tsur A, Vishlitzky V, Alfonsi F, Cavalot F, Del Vecchio L, Frisinghelli A, Gambardella S, Lauro D, Lembo G, Leotta S, Mondillo S, Novo S, Pedrinelli R, Piatti P, Salvioni A, Tritto I, Zavaroni DZ, Ahn KJ, Choi KM, Chung C, Han SJ, Kim DM, Kim IJ, Kim MH, Lee IK, Nam M, Park IeB, Park KS, Park TS, Rhee EJ, Yoo SJ, Andersone I, Balode A, Eglite R, Gersamija A, Kakurina N, Jegere B, Leitane I, Pastare S, Stalte V, Teterovska D, Baltramonaitiene K, Barsiene L, Ceponis J, Lasiene J, Levinger A, Sirutaviciene A, Sulskiene M, Urbanaviciene L, Valius L, Varanauskiene E, Velickiene D, Mahendran KA, Abu Hassan MR, Aziz NA, Hussein Z, Ismail IS, Kamaruddin NA, Nordin Z, Nayar SK, Ramanathan GR, Sothiratnam R, Beijerbacht H, Breedveld R, Cornel JH, Den Hartog F, Hermans W, Kietselaer B, Kooy A, Lenderink T, Nierop P, Remmen J, Rojas Lingan G, Ronner E, Van der Heijden R, Van Hessen M, van Kempen W, Voors-Pette C, Westendorp I, Baker J, Benatar J, Cutfield R, Krebs J, Leikis R, Lunt H, Manning P, Williams M, Birkeland K, Claudi T, Istad H, Karlsson T, Ossum Gronert J, Arciszewska M, Artemiuk E, Blach E, Blicharski T, Cypryk K, Dabrowska M, Górny G, Górska M, Jakubowska I, Jazwinska-Tarnawska E, Karczmarczyk A, Kitowska-Koterla J, Koltowski L, Krzyzagorska E, Pasternak D, Pentela-Nowicka J, Piesiewicz W, Przekwas-Jaruchowska M, Rajzer M, Salamon-Ferenc A, Sawicki A, Skowron T, Śmiałowski A, Albota A, Alexandru C, Crisan C, Dumitrescu A, Ferariu IE, Lupusoru DA, Munteanu M, Negru D, Nicolau A, Pintiliei E, Popescu A, Serban G, Voitec M, Babenko A, Barbarash O, Bondar I, Chizhov P, Demin A, Dora S, Dreval A, Ershova O, Gratsiansky N, Ketova G, Kotelnikov M, Levashov S, Morugova T, Mustafina S, Pekarskiy S, Raskina T, Rechkova E, Samoylova Y, Sazonova O, Sherenkov A, Shilkina N, Stetsyuk O, Tretyakova T, Turova E, Valeeva F, Zadionchenko V, Dalan R, Tan RS, Tay L, Buganova I, Fabry J, Jan C, Toserova E, Zak R, Zimanova J, Badat A, Bester F, Burgess L, De Jong D, Ellis G, Fouche L, Govender P, Govind U, Naidoo V, Nieuwoudt G, Nortje H, Rheeder P, Robertson L, Siddique N, Stapelberg AM, 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Shanik M, Snyder H, Sorli C, Stich M, Sweeney ME, Tsao J, Ukwade P, Viswanath D, Vo A, Vogel C, Voyce S, Weintraub H, White J, Wood M, Wu P, Wysham C, Zimmerman R, Pathology/molecular and cellular medicine, Diabetes Pathology & Therapy, and Green JB, Bethel MA, Armstrong PW, Buse JB, Engel SS, Garg J, Josse R, Kaufman KD, Koglin J, Korn S, Lachin JM, McGuire DK, Pencina MJ, Standl E, Stein PP, Suryawanshi S, Van de Werf F, Peterson ED, Holman RR, Holman RR, Peterson ED, Holman RR, Peterson ED, Armstrong PW, Buse JB, Josse RG, Kaufman KD, Koglin J, Korn S, Lachin JM, McGuire DK, Standl E, Stein PP, Suryawanshi S, Van de Werf F, Engel SS, Califf RM, Goldstein BJ, Shapiro DR, Silverman R, Bethel A, Green J, Hayden S, Hannan K, Quintero K, Rorick T, Berdan L, Leloudis D, Califf S, Wilson M, McFarron D, Trollinger K, Pesarchick J, Eskenazi L, Campbell C, Townes O, Tolsma D, Keenan J, Milton J, Athwal R, Darbyshire J, Doran Z, Kennedy I, Gregory V, Garg J, Lokhnygina Y, Prather K, Wolfley A, Usman M, Tajjar A, Gray R, Pfeffer MA, Gerstein HC, Groop L, McMurray JJ, Pocock SJ, Clayton T, Sinay I, Brieger D, Stranks S, Scheen A, Lopes R, Tankova T, Hramiak I, Grado CR, Wenying Y, Ge J, Aschner P, Skrha J, Ambos A, Strandberg T, Travert F, Hanefeld M, Riefflin A, Chan JC, Ofner P, Reddy NK, Christopher J, Mathur A, Arambam P, Mittal S, Manchanda M, Wainstein J, Ambrosio G, Pirags V, Jakuboniene N, Mohamed M, Scott R, White H, Cornel J, Halvorsen S, Tykarski A, Veresiu IA, Dreval AV, Misinkova I, Tai E, Krahulec B, Distiller L, Park Y, Rovira A, Alversson M, Chuang LM, Delibasi T, Adler A, Rodbard HW, Marre M, Goff D, Chacra A, DeVore A, Beaven A, Shah B, Hirsch B, Batch B, Bushnell C, Patel C, Melloni C, Henshaw C, Kong D, McFarron D, Bernecki G, Tillman H, Kang HJ, Green J, Hawes J, Strickler J, Piccini J, Wilder J, Alexander K, Mahaffey K, Patel K, Hyland K, Newby K, Jackson L, Cooper L, Armaganijan L, Szczeh L, Koshizaka M, Roe M, Morse M, Guimaraes P, Hess P, Tricoci P, Mehta R, Lopes R, Mathews R, Kociol R, Harrison R, Mentz R, Pokorney S, Leblanc T, Lazzarini V, Eapen Z, Truffa A, Fosbol E, Brito F, Katz M, Bahit M, Santos M, Barros P, Bernardez S, Alvarisqueta AF, Arias P, Cagide AL, Calella PR, Cantero MC, Canella JP, Cipullo MA, de Loredo L, Gelersztein ES, Gorban de Lapertosa SB, Klyver MI, Maffei LE, Maldonado N, Oviedo AI, Piskorz DL, Ridruejo MC, Saavedra SS, Sessa HA, Sinay IR, Sposetti GD, Ulla MR, Vico ML, Waitman JN, Binnekamp M, Carroll P, Cheung W, Colman P, Davis T, De Looze F, dEmden M, Fulcher G, Gerstman M, Hamilton A, Lehman S, Moses R, Proietto J, Roberts A, Shaw J, Simpson R, Sinha A, Stranks S, Tan Y, Topliss D, Vora P, Waites J, Crenier L, Descamps O, Keymeulen B, Mathieu C, Nobels F, Scheen A, Van den Bruel A, Van Gaal L, Borges JL, Costa e Forti A, Eliaschewitz FG, Felício JS, Griz LH, Hissa MN, Leite S, Panarotto D, Pimentel Filho P, Rassi N, Saraiva JK, Sgarbi JA, Silva RP, Tambascia M, Weber Silva DM, Bobeva R, Bostandzhieva R, Cinlikov I, Georgieva M, Iliev D, Ilieva E, Kovacheva S, Liubenova L, Nikitov Z, SHeinikova G, Slavcheva A, Spasova V, Tankova T, Temelkova-Kurktschiev T, Velichka D, Yakov A, Carpentier A, Chiasson JL, Constance C, Dumas R, Filteau P, Garceau C, Hramiak I, Huynh T, Kaiser S, Kornder J, Leiter L, Mereu L, Miller D, Pandey S, Punthakee Z, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Robitaille Y, Saunders K, Sigal R, Sigalas J, Vizel S, Weisnagel S, Woo V, Yale JF, Yared K, Zinman B, Bunster Balocchi LB, Escobar Cerda EE, Garces Flores EE, Lanas Zanetti FT, Larrazabal Miranda Adel P, Morales Alvarado JM, Olivares Cañon CM, Potthoff Cárdenas SH, Raffo Grado CA, Rodriguez Venegas ME, Saavedra Gajardo VA, Westerberg Maldonado BH, Chen LL, Dong J, Guo X, Li QM, Shi B, Tang XL, Yang T, Yang WY, Zheng SX, Aschner Montoya P, Botero Lopez R, Coronel Arroyo JA, Cure CA, Gómez Medina AM, Molina DI, Perez Amador GA, Reyes Rincon A, Urina Triana MA, Valenzuela Rincon A, Vélez Pelaez S, Yupanqui Lozno H, Brabec T, Brychta T, Hasalova Zapletalova J, Havelkova J, Hejnicova K, Hola O, Hornackova M, Hrdina T, Kafkova D, Kellnerova I, Krystl T, Kutejova V, Mikulkova I, Nevrla J, Pantlikova C, Petr M, Racicka E, Sarbochova R, Skrha J, Smolenakova K, Turcinek R, Urbancova K, Vejvodova J, Vondrakova M, Zachoval R, Alt I, Ambos A, Kaasik Ü, Kiiroja K, Lanno R, Märtsin K, Past M, Vides H, Viitas L, Kantola I, Nieminen S, Perhonen M, Strand J, Strandberg T, Valle T, Clergeot A, Couffinhal T, Courreges JP, Gouet D, Moulin P, Travert F, Ziegler O, Badenhoop K, Behnke T, Bender G, Braun M, Dshabrailov J, Hamann A, Hanefeld M, Himpel-Boenninghoff A, Kamke W, Kasperk C, Luedemann J, Mayr P, Merkel M, Oerter EM, Ohlow MA, Ott P, Overhoff U, Paschen B, Remppis R, Riefflin A, Rose L, Schumm-Draeger PM, Segiet T, Strotmann HJ, Stuchlik G, Stürmer W, Thinesse-Mallwitz M, Tytko A, Wendisch U, Wurziger J, Ho AY, Kam G, Kong AP, Lam YY, Lau EY, Lee S, Siu SC, Tomlinson B, Tsang CC, Yeung VT, Dezső E, Dudás M, Földesi I, Fülöp T, Késmárki N, Koranyi L, Nagy K, Ofner P, Oroszlán T, Pécsvárady Z, Ples Z, Taller A, Agarwal P, Ambulkar S, Aravind S, Balaji V, Christopher J, Kalra S, Kesavadev J, Kudalkar H, Kumar A, Misra A, Mithal A, Mohan V, Pitale S, Ramu M, Reddy N, Shah S, Shamanna P, Sharda A, Sharma A, Shunmugavelu M, Srikanta S, Suryaprakash G, Abramov G, Adawi F, Bashkin A, Darawsha M, Fuchs S, Harman-Boehm I, Hayek T, Jaffe A, Knobler H, Minuchin O, Mosseri M, Shechter M, Shimon I, Stern N, Tsur A, Vishlitzky V, Wainstein J, Alfonsi F, Cavalot F, Del Vecchio L, Frisinghelli A, Gambardella S, Lauro D, Lembo G, Leotta S, Mondillo S, Novo S, Pedrinelli R, Piatti P, Salvioni A, Tritto I, Zavaroni DZ, Ahn KJ, Choi KM, Chung C, Han SJ, Kim DM, Kim IJ, Kim MH, Lee IK, Nam M, Park IeB, Park KS, Park TS, Park Y, Rhee EJ, Yoo SJ, Andersone I, Balode A, Eglite R, Gersamija A, Kakurina N, Jegere B, Leitane I, Pastare S, Pirags V, Stalte V, Teterovska D, Baltramonaitiene K, Barsiene L, Ceponis J, 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DAgostino R, Davies M, Dayamani P, De Lemos J, De Meireles M, Dean J, DeHart D, Detweiler R, Donovan D, Dugano-Daphnis P, Dulin M, Dunn F, Eaton C, Erickson B, Estevez R, Feinglos M, Fonseca V, Force R, Forker A, Fox D, Gabriel J, Garcia R, Garvey T, Gaudiani L, Getaneh A, Goff D, Goldberg A, Goldman S, Hairston K, Harris R, Haught W, Hidalgo H Jr, Higgins A, Houchin V, Ison R, Jacobs G, Jaffrani N, Jafry B, Kapsner P, Kaye W, Labroo A, Levinson L, Lewis S, Lillestol M, Luttrell L, Madu I, McNeill R, Merrick B, Metzger F, Nadar V, Nagelberg S, Nash S, Oparil S, Osei K, Papademetriou V, Patel N, Pedley C, Prentiss A, Radbill M, Raisinghani A, Rassouli N, Reddy R, Rees P, Rendell M, Robbins D, Rodbard H, Rohlf J, Roseman H, Rudolph L, Sadler L, Schnall A, Schramm R, Schubart U, Seneviratne T, Shanik M, Snyder H, Sorli C, Stich M, Sweeney ME, Tsao J, Ukwade P, Viswanath D, Vo A, Vogel C, Voyce S, Weintraub H, White J, Wood M, Wu P, Wysham C, Zimmerman R

Subjects
Oral, medicine.medical_specialty, Heart diseases, Glycosylated, Administration, Oral, heart failure, Type 2 diabetes, Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Placebo, Sitagliptin Phosphate, Sitagliptin, Cardiovascular Outcomes, chemistry.chemical_compound, Drug Therapy, Double-Blind Method, Internal medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, medicine, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents, Glycated Hemoglobin, Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Drug Therapy, Combination, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Diseases, Heart Failure, Hospitalization, Pyrazines, Triazoles, Medicine (all), business.industry, Semaglutide, Hemoglobin A, General Medicine, ta3121, medicine.disease, Surgery, Cardiovascular diseases, chemistry, Sitagliptin, Administration, Combination, Glycated hemoglobin, business, Type 2, Alogliptin, medicine.drug
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Data are lacking on the long-term effect on cardiovascular events of adding sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor, to usual care in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. METHODS: In this randomized, double-blind study, we assigned 14,671 patients to add either sitagliptin or placebo to their existing therapy. Open-label use of antihyperglycemic therapy was encouraged as required, aimed at reaching individually appropriate glycemic targets in all patients. To determine whether sitagliptin was noninferior to placebo, we used a relative risk of 1.3 as the marginal upper boundary. The primary cardiovascular outcome was a composite of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for unstable angina. RESULTS: During a median follow-up of 3.0 years, there was a small difference in glycated hemoglobin levels (least-squares mean difference for sitagliptin vs. placebo, -0.29 percentage points; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.32 to-0.27). Overall, the primary outcome occurred in 839 patients in the sitagliptin group (11.4%; 4.06 per 100 person-years) and 851 patients in the placebo group (11.6%; 4.17 per 100 person-years). Sitagliptin was noninferior to placebo for the primary composite cardiovascular outcome (hazard ratio, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.88 to 1.09; P

Published
2015

5. Interpretation and control in AM/FM-based audio effects

Author

antonio goulart, Timoney, J., Queiroz, M., and Lazzarini, V.

Subjects
Hardware_INTEGRATEDCIRCUITS, Hardware_LOGICDESIGN
Abstract

This paper is a continuation of our first studies on AM/FM digital audio effects, where the AM/FM decomposition equations were reviewed and some exploratory examples of effects were introduced. In the current paper we present more insight on the signals obtained with the AM/FM decomposition, intending to illustrate manipulations in the AM/FM domain that can be applied as interesting audio effects. We provide high-quality AM/FM effects and their implementations, alongside a brief objective evaluation. Audio samples and codes for real-time operation are also supplied.

Published
2018

6. Cardiopoietic cell therapy for advanced ischemic heart failure : results at 39 weeks of the prospective, randomized, double blind, sham-controlled CHART-1 clinical trial

Author

Bartunek, Jozef, Terzic, Andre, Davison, Beth A, Filippatos, Gerasimos S, Radovanovic, Slavica, Beleslin, Branko, Merkely, Bela, Musialek, Piotr, Wojakowski, Wojciech, Andreka, Peter, Horvath, Ivan G, Katz, Amos, Dolatabadi, Dariouch, El Nakadi, Badih, Arandjelovic, Aleksandra, Edes, Istvan, Seferovic, Petar M, Obradovic, Slobodan, Vanderheyden, Marc, Jagic, Nikola, Petrov, Ivo, Atar, Shaul, Halabi, Majdi, Gelev, Valeri L, Shochat, Michael K, Kasprzak, Jaroslaw D, Sanz Ruiz, Ricardo, Heyndrickx, Guy R, Nyolczas, Noémi, Legrand, Victor, Guédès, Antoine, Heyse, Alex, Moccetti, Tiziano, Fernandez Aviles, Francisco, Jimenez Quevedo, Pilar, Bayes Genis, Antoni, Hernandez Garcia, Jose Maria, Ribichini, Flavio, Gruchala, Marcin, Waldman, Scott A, Teerlink, John R, Gersh, Bernard J, Povsic, Thomas J, Henry, Timothy D, Metra, Marco, Hajjar, Roger J, Tendera, Michal, Behfar, Atta, Alexandre, Bertrand, Seron, Aymeric, Stough, Wendy Gattis, Sherman, Warren, Cotter, Gad, Wijns, W. i. l. l. i. a. m. Collaborators Clinical investigators, Dens, sites Belgium: Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg: J., Dupont, M., Mullens, W., Janssens, M., Dolatabadi, Hoˆpital Civil de Charleroi: D., De Bruyne, Y., Lalmand, J., Dubois, P., El Nakadi, B., Aminian, A., De Vuyst, E., Gurnet, P., Gujic, M., Blankoff, I., Guedes, CHU Mont Godinne UCL: A., Gabriel, L., Seldrum, S., Doyen, C., Andre´, M., Heyse, AZ Glorieux: A., Van Durme, F., Verschuere, J., Legrand, Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman: V., Gach, O., D’Orio, V., Davin, L., Lancellotti, P., Baudoux, E., Ancion, A., Dulgheru, R., Vanderheyden, OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst – Cardiologie: M., Bartunek, J., Wijns, W., Verstreken, S., Penicka, . M., Gelev, P. Meeus Bulgaria: Tokuda Hospital Sofia: V., Zheleva Kichukova, I., Parapunova, R., Melamed, R., Sardovski, S., Radev, O., Yordanov, A., Radinov, A., Nenov, D., Amine, I., Petrov, City Hospital Clinic Cardiology Center: I., Kichukov, K., Nikitasov, L., Stankov, Z., Stoyanov, H., Tasheva Dimitrova, I., Angelova, M., Dimitrov, E., Minchev, M., Garvanski, I., Botev, C., Polomski, P., Alexandrovska University Hospital, Vassilev, Sofia: D., Karamfiloff, K., Tarnovska Kadreva, R., Vladimirova, L., Dimitrov, G., Hadzhiev, E., Tzvetkova, G., Andreka, . M. Atanasova Hungary: Gottsegen Gyo¨ rgy Orszagos Kardiologiai Inte´zet: P., Fontos, G., Fabian, J., Csepregi, A., Uzonyi, G., Gelei, A., Edes, Debreceni Egyetem Orvos e´s Ege´szse´gtudomanyi Centrum Altalanos Orvostudomanyi Kar Kardiologia Inte´zet: I., Balogh, L., Vajda, G., Darago, A., Gergely, S., Fulop, T., Jenei, C., Horvath, Pe´csi Tudomanyegyetem Klinikai Ko¨zpont Szıvgyogyaszati Klinika: I., Magyari, B., Nagy, A., Cziraki, A., Faludi, R., Kittka, B., Alizadeh, H., Merkely, Semmelweis Egyetem Varosmajori Szıv e´s Ergyogyaszati Klinika: B., Geller, L., Farkas, P., Szombath, G., Foldes, G., Skopal, J., Kovacs, A., Kosztin, A., Gara, E., Sydo, N., Nyolczas, MH Ege´szse´gu¨gyi Ko¨zpont Kardiologiai Osztaly: N., Kerecsen, G., Korda, A., Kiss, . M., Borsanyi, T., Polgar, B., Muk, B., Sharif, Z. Bari Ireland: HRB Clinical Research Facility: F., Atar, Y. M. Smyth Israel:Western Galilee Hospital: S., Shturman, A., Akria, L., Kilimnik, M., Brezins, M., Halabi, Ziv Medical Center: M., Dally, N., Goldberg, A., Aehab, K., Rosenfeld, I., Levinas, T., Saleem, D., Katz, Barzilai Medical Center: A., Plaev, T., Drogenikov, T., Nemetz, A., Barshay, Y., Jafari, J., Orlov, I., Nazareth Hospital EMMS: M. Omory, N. Kogan Nielsen, Shochat, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center: M., Shotan, A., Frimerman, A., Meisel, S., Asif, A., Sofer, O., Blondheim, D. S., Vazan, A., Metra, L. Arobov Italy: A. O. Spedali Civili di Brescia: M., Bonadei, I., Inama, L., Chiari, E., Lombardi, C., Magatelli, M., Russo, D., Lazzarini, V., Carubelli, V., Vassanelli, AOUI Verona – Borgo Trento Hospital: C., Ribichini, Flavio Luciano, Bergamini, C., Krampera, Mauro, Cicoria, M. A., Zanolla, L., Dalla Mura, D., Gambaro, A., Rossi, A., Pesarini Poland: Jagiellonian University Department of Cardiac, G., Musialek, Vascular Diseases at John Paul II Hospital in Krakow: P., Mazurek, A., Drabik, L., Ka˛dzielski, A., Walter, Z., Dzieciuch Rojek, M., Rubis, P., Plazak, . W., Tekieli, L., Podolec, J., Orczyk, W., Sutor, U., Zmudka, K., Olszowska, M., Podolec, P., Gruchala, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne: M., Ciecwierz, D., Mielczarek, M., Burakowski, S., Chmielecki, M., Zielinska, M., Frankiewicz, A., Wdowczyk, J., Stopczynska, I., Bellwon, J., Mosakowska, K., Nadolna, R., Wroblewska, J., Rozmyslowska, M., Rynkiewicz, M., Marciniak, I., Raczak, G., Tarnawska, M., Taszner, M., Kasprzak, Bieganski Hospital: J., Plewka, M., Fiutowska, D., Rechcinski, T., Lipiec, P., Sobczak, M., Weijner Mik, P., Wraga, M., Krecki, R., Markiewicz, M., Haval Qawoq, D., Wojakowski, Gornosla˛skie Centrum Medyczne Sla˛skie j. Akademii Medycznej: W., Ciosek, J., Dworowy, S., Gaszewska Zurek, E., Ochala, A., Cybulski, W., Jadczyk, T., Wanha, W., Parma, Z., Kozlowski, M., Dzierzak, M., Markiewicz Serbia: Clinical Hospital Center Zvezdara, M., Arandjelovic, Cardiology Clinic: A., Sekularac, N., Boljevic, D., Bogdanovic, A., Zivkovic, S., Cvetinovic, N., Loncar, G., Clinical Centre of Serbia, Beleslin, Cardiology Clinic: B., Nedeljkovic, M., Trifunovic, D., Giga, V., Banovic, M., Nedeljkovic, I., Stepanovic, J., Vukcevic, V., Djordjevic Dikic, A., Dobric, M., Obrenovic Kircanski, B., Seferovic, Cardiology Clinic: P., Orlic, D., Tesic, M., Petrovic, O., Milinkovic, I., Simeunovic, D., Jagic, Clinical Center of Kragujevac: N., Tasic, M., Nikolic, D., Miloradovic, V., Djurdjevic, P., Sreckovic, M., Zornic, N., Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa, Radovanovic, Cardiology Department: S., Saric, J., Hinic, S., Djokovic, A., Ðordevic, S., Bisenic, V., Markovic, O., Stamenkovic, S., Malenkovic, V., Tresnjak, J., Misic, G., Cotra, D., Tomovic, L., Vuckovic, V., Clinic of Emergency Internal Medicine, Obradovic, Military Medical Academy: S., Jovic, Z., Vukotic, S., Markovic, D., Djenic, N., Ristic Andjelkov, A., Bayes Genis, D. Ljubinka Spain: Hospital Universitario Germans Trias I. Pujol: A., Rodriguez Leor, O., Labata, C., Vallejo, N., Ferrer, E., Batlle, M., Fernandez Aviles, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Mara~non: F., Sanz Ruiz, R., Casado, A., Loughlin, G., Zatarain, E., Anguita, J., Ferna ndez Santos, M. E., Pascual, C., Bermejo, J., Hernandez Garcia, Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria: J. M., Jimenez Navarro, M., Dominguez, A., Carrasco, F., Mu~noz, A., Garcia Pinilla, J. M., Ruiz, J., Queipo de Llano, M. P., Hernandez, A., Fernandez, A., Jimenez Quevedo, Hospital Clinico San Carlos: P., Guerra, R., Biagioni, C., Gonzalez, R. A., Gomez deDiego, J. J., Mansson Broberg, L. Perez de Isla Sweden: Karolinska University Hospital: A., Sylve´n, C., Leblanc, K., Winter, R., Blomberg, P., Gunyeli, E., Ruck, A., Silva, C., Fo¨rstedt Switzerland: CardioCentro Ticino, J., Moccetti, Switzerland: T., Rossi, M., Pasotti, E., Petrova, I., Crljenica, C., Monti, C., Murzilli, R., Su¨rder, D., Moccetti, M., Turchetto, L., Locicero, V., Chiumiento, L., Maspoli, S., Mombelli, M., Anesini, A., Biggiogero, M., Ponti, G., Camporini, C., Polledri, S., Hill, G. Dolci United Kingdom: Kings College Hospital: J., Plymen, C., Amin Youssef, G., Mcdonagh, T., Drasar, E., Mijovic, A., Jouhra, F., Mcloman, D., Dworakowski, R., Webb, I., Byrne, J., and Potter, V.

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, Male, Cardiopoiesis, Cardiovascular disease, Disease severity, Marker, Precision medicine, Regenerative medicine, Stem cell, Target population, Adult, Aged, Double-Blind Method, Female, Heart Failure, Humans, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation, Middle Aged, Myocardial Ischemia, Prospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy, mesenchymal stem-cells, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, outcomes, Fast-Track Clinical Research, Sudden cardiac death, 0302 clinical medicine, Ischemia, cardiovascular disease, Clinical endpoint, target population, CHART Program, Ejection fraction, bone-marrow, Heart Failure/Cardiomyopathy, 3. Good health, Cohort, Cardiology, Fast Track, disease severity, delivery, medicine.medical_specialty, precision medicine, Clinical Sciences, regenerative medicine, 03 medical and health sciences, cardiopoiesis, Internal medicine, medicine, Adverse effect, marker, disease, business.industry, medicine.disease, mortality, Confidence interval, Clinical trial, stem cell, Editor's Choice, 030104 developmental biology, predictors, Cardiovascular System & Hematology, Heart failure, business
Abstract

Altres ajuts: This work was supported by Celyad, SA (Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium). Celyad has received research grants from the Walloon Region (Belgium, DG06 funding). Cardiopoietic cells, produced through cardiogenic conditioning of patients' mesenchymal stem cells, have shown preliminary efficacy. The Congestive Heart Failure Cardiopoietic Regenerative Therapy (CHART-1) trial aimed to validate cardiopoiesis-based biotherapy in a larger heart failure cohort. This multinational, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study was conducted in 39 hospitals. Patients with symptomatic ischaemic heart failure on guideline-directed therapy (n = 484) were screened; n = 348 underwent bone marrow harvest and mesenchymal stem cell expansion. Those achieving > 24 million mesenchymal stem cells (n = 315) were randomized to cardiopoietic cells delivered endomyocardially with a retention-enhanced catheter (n = 157) or sham procedure (n = 158). Procedures were performed as randomized in 271 patients (n = 120 cardiopoietic cells, n = 151 sham). The primary efficacy endpoint was a Finkelstein–Schoenfeld hierarchical composite (all-cause mortality, worsening heart failure, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire score, 6-min walk distance, left ventricular end-systolic volume, and ejection fraction) at 39 weeks. The primary outcome was neutral (Mann–Whitney estimator 0.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.47–0.61 [value > 0.5 favours cell treatment], P = 0.27). Exploratory analyses suggested a benefit of cell treatment on the primary composite in patients with baseline left ventricular end-diastolic volume 200–370 mL (60% of patients) (Mann–Whitney estimator 0.61, 95% CI 0.52–0.70, P = 0.015). No difference was observed in serious adverse events. One (0.9%) cardiopoietic cell patient and 9 (5.4%) sham patients experienced aborted or sudden cardiac death. The primary endpoint was neutral, with safety demonstrated across the cohort. Further evaluation of cardiopoietic cell therapy in patients with elevated end-diastolic volume is warranted.

Published
2017

7. P2749Tricuspid anulus displacement (TAPSE) is a determinant of cardiac stroke volume independently of left ventricular function

Author

Borio, G, primary, Rossi, A, additional, Benfari, G, additional, Barbieri, A, additional, Gaibazzi, N, additional, Erlicher, A, additional, Mureddu, G, additional, Frattini, S, additional, Faden, G, additional, Beraldi, M, additional, Moreo, A, additional, Lazzarini, V, additional, Agostini, F L, additional, Temporelli, P, additional, and Faggiano, P, additional

Published
2018
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8. AM/FM DAFx

Author

antonio goulart, Lazzarini, V., and Timoney, J.

Abstract

In this work we explore audio effects based on the manipulation of estimated AM/FM decomposition of input signals, followed by resynthesis. The framework is based on an incoherent monocomponent based decomposition. Contrary to reports that discourage the usage of this simple scenario, our results have shown that the artefacts introduced in the audio produced are acceptable and not even noticeable in some cases. Useful and musically interesting effects were obtained in this study, illustrated with audio samples that accompany the text. We also make available Octave code for future experiments and new Csound opcodes for real-time implementations.

10. Atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype and low-density lipoproteins size and subclasses in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Author

Kaspar, Berneis, Manfredi, Rizzo, Veronica, Lazzarini, Veronica, Lazzaroni, Franca, Fruzzetti, Enrico, Carmina, Berneis, K, Rizzo, M, Fruzzetti, F, Lazzarini, V, and Carmina, E

Subjects
Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Clinical Biochemistry, Population, Clinical nutrition, Biology, Biochemistry, Anovulation, Endocrinology, Diabetes mellitus, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Insulin, Particle Size, education, Triglycerides, Atherogenic lipoprotein, low-density lipoproteins, polycystic ovary syndrome, education.field_of_study, medicine.diagnostic_test, Biochemistry (medical), Hyperandrogenism, Cholesterol, HDL, nutritional and metabolic diseases, medicine.disease, Polycystic ovary, Lipoproteins, LDL, Phenotype, lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins), Female, Lipid profile, Lipoprotein, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Abstract

Context: An altered lipid profile is common in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and is usually characterized by increased triglycerides and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels. In the general population, these alterations are often associated with the increase of small low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) in the so-called “atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype” (ALP) that determines a further increase of cardiovascular risk. In this study, we evaluated the presence of ALP in the plasma of women with PCOS. Setting: Measurements and analysis of LDL size were performed at the Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital, Zurich. PCOS patients were recruited at the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Palermo, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pisa. Patients: Thirty patients with PCOS (hyperandrogenism and chronic anovulation) and 24 matched controls were studied. Anthropometric data, blood glucose, serum insulin lipid profile, and LDL size and subclasses were evaluated. Results: Compared with controls, patients with PCOS had higher plasma concentrations of insulin and triglycerides and lower HDL-cholesterol concentrations but no differences in LDL-cholesterol and total cholesterol. Patients with PCOS had smaller LDL size due to a reduction in LDL subclass I, with a concomitant increase in LDL subclasses III and IV. Fourteen PCOS patients had an increase of smaller LDL particles, and it represented the second most common lipid alteration after decrease in HDL-cholesterol. However, because in this PCOS population hypertriglyceridemia was only present in two patients, complete ALP was relatively uncommon. Conclusions: Increase of type III or type IV LDL subclasses is a common finding in PCOS and represents the second most common lipid alteration after HDL-cholesterol decrease. However, in our PCOS patients, because of relatively low triglyceride levels, complete ALP is uncommon.

Published
2006

11. Targeting N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Older Versus Younger Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients.

Author

Stienen S, Salah K, Eurlings LW, Bettencourt P, Pimenta JM, Metra M, Bayes-Genis A, Verdiani V, Bettari L, Lazzarini V, Tijssen JP, Pinto YM, and Kok WE

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Acute Disease, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cause of Death, Disease Progression, Female, Heart Failure blood, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Care Planning, Proportional Hazards Models, Adrenergic beta-Antagonists therapeutic use, Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists therapeutic use, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors therapeutic use, Diuretics therapeutic use, Heart Failure drug therapy, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists therapeutic use, Mortality, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain blood, Peptide Fragments blood
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the prognostic value and attainability of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels in young and elderly acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients., Background: Less-effective NT-proBNP-guided therapy in chronic heart failure (HF) has been reported in elderly patients. Whether this can be attributed to differences in prognostic value of NT-proBNP or to differences in attaining a prognostic value is unclear. The authors studied this question in ADHF patients., Methods: Our study population comprised 7 ADHF cohorts. We defined absolute (<1,500 ng/l, <3,000 ng/l, <5,000 ng/l, and <15,000 ng/l) and relative NT-proBNP discharge cut-off levels (>30%, >50%, and >70%). Six-month all-cause mortality after discharge was studied for each level in Cox regression analyses, and compared between elderly (age >75 years) and young patients (age ≤75 years). Thereafter, we compared percentages of elderly and young patients attaining NT-proBNP levels (= attainability)., Results: A total of 1,235 patients (59% male, 45% >75 years of age) was studied. Admission levels of NT-proBNP were significantly higher in elderly versus younger patients. The prognostic value of absolute and relative NT-proBNP levels was similar in elderly and young patients. Attainability was significantly lower in elderly patients for all absolute levels and a >50% relative reduction, but not for >30% and >70%. For absolute levels, attainability differences between age groups were decreased to a large extent after correction for admission NT-proBNP and anemia at discharge. For relative levels, attainability differences disappeared after correction for HF etiology and anemia at discharge., Conclusions: In young and elderly ADHF patients, it is not the prognostic value of absolute and relative NT-proBNP levels that is different, but the attainability of these levels that is lower in the elderly. This can largely be attributed to factors other than age., (Copyright © 2016 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

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2016
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12. Challenging the two concepts in determining the appropriate pre-discharge N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide treatment target in acute decompensated heart failure patients: absolute or relative discharge levels?

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Stienen S, Salah K, Eurlings LW, Bettencourt P, Pimenta JM, Metra M, Bayes-Genis A, Verdiani V, Bettari L, Lazzarini V, Tijssen JP, Pinto YM, and Kok WE

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Acute Disease, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomarkers blood, Cause of Death trends, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure drug therapy, Heart Failure mortality, Hospital Mortality trends, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Readmission trends, Portugal epidemiology, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Protein Precursors, Survival Rate trends, Time Factors, Heart Failure blood, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain blood, Patient Discharge, Peptide Fragments blood, Risk Assessment methods
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Aims: NT-proBNP is a strong predictor for readmissions and mortality in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients. We assessed whether absolute or relative NT-proBNP levels should be used as pre discharge treatment target., Methods and Results: Our study population was assembled from seven ADHF cohorts. We defined absolute (<1500, <3000, <5000, and <15 000 ng/L) and relative NT-proBNP targets (>30, >50, and >70%). Population attributable risk fraction (PARF) is the proportion of all-cause 6-month mortality in the population that would be reduced if all patients attain the NT-proBNP target. PARF was determined for each target as well as the percentage of patients attaining the NT-proBNP target. Attainability was investigated by logistic regression analysis. A total of 1266 patients [age 74 (64-80), 60% male] was studied. For every absolute NT-proBNP level, a corresponding percentage reduction was found that resulted in similar PARFs. The highest PARF (∼60-70%) was observed for <1500 or >70%, but attainability was low (27% and 22%, respectively). The strongest predictor for not attaining these targets was admission NT-proBNP. In admission NT-proBNP tertiles, PARFs were significantly different for absolute, but not for relative targets., Conclusion: In an ADHF population, pre-discharge absolute or relative NT-proBNP targets may both be useful as they have similar effects on PARF. However, depending on admission NT-proBNP, absolute targets show varying PARFs, while PARFs for relative targets were similar. A relative target is predicted to reduce mortality consistently across the whole spectrum of ADHF patients, while this is not the case using a single absolute target., (© 2015 The Authors European Journal of Heart Failure © 2015 European Society of Cardiology.)

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2015
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13. Acute heart failure in elderly patients: worse outcomes and differential utility of standard prognostic variables. Insights from the PROTECT trial.

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Metra M, Mentz RJ, Chiswell K, Bloomfield DM, Cleland JG, Cotter G, Davison BA, Dittrich HC, Fiuzat M, Givertz MM, Lazzarini V, Mansoor GA, Massie BM, Ponikowski P, Teerlink JR, Voors AA, and O'Connor CM

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Acute Disease, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Pressure, Double-Blind Method, Female, Heart Failure blood, Heart Failure physiopathology, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Severity of Illness Index, Sodium blood, Treatment Outcome, Diuretics therapeutic use, Heart Failure drug therapy, Xanthines therapeutic use
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Aims: Previous heart failure (HF) trials suggested that age influences patient characteristics and outcome; however, under-representation of elderly patients has limited characterization of this cohort. Whether standard prognostic variables have differential utility in various age groups is unclear., Methods and Results: The PROTECT trial investigated 2033 patients (median age 72 years) with acute HF randomized to rolofylline or placebo. Patients were divided into five groups based on the quintiles of age: ≤59, 60-68, 69-74, 75-79, and ≥80 years. Baseline characteristics, medications, and outcomes (30-day death or cardiovascular/renal hospitalization, and death at 30 and 180 days) were explored. The prognostic utility of baseline characteristics for outcomes was investigated in the different groups and in those aged <80 years vs. ≥80 years. With increasing age, patients were more likely to be women with hypertension, AF, and higher EF. Increased age was associated with increased risk of 30- and 180-day outcomes, which persisted after multivariable adjustment (hazard ratio for 180-day death = 1.17; 95% confidence interval 1.11-1.24 for each 5-year increase). The prognostic utility of baseline characteristics such as previous HF hospitalization and serum sodium, systolic blood pressure, and NYHA class was attenuated in the elderly for the endpoint of 180-day mortality. An increase in albumin was associated with a greater reduction in risk in patients aged ≥80 years vs. <80 years., Conclusions: In a large trial of acute HF, there were differences in baseline characteristics and outcomes amongst patients of different ages. Standard prognostic variables exhibit different utility in elderly patients., (© 2014 The Authors. European Journal of Heart Failure © 2014 European Society of Cardiology.)

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2015
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14. Effects of oral amino Acid supplements on functional capacity in patients with chronic heart failure.

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Lombardi C, Carubelli V, Lazzarini V, Vizzardi E, Quinzani F, Guidetti F, Rovetta R, Nodari S, Gheorghiade M, and Metra M

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Amino acids (AAs) availability is reduced in patients with heart failure (HF) leading to abnormalities in cardiac and skeletal muscle metabolism, and eventually to a reduction in functional capacity and quality of life. In this study, we investigate the effects of oral supplementation with essential and semi-essential AAs for three months in patients with stable chronic HF. The primary endpoints were the effects of AA's supplementation on exercise tolerance (evaluated by cardiopulmonary stress test and six minutes walking test (6MWT)), whether the secondary endpoints were change in quality of life (evaluated by Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire-MLHFQ) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels. We enrolled 13 patients with chronic stable HF on optimal therapy, symptomatic in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II/III, with an ejection fraction (EF) <45%. The mean age was 59 ± 14 years, and 11 (84.6%) patients were male. After three months, peak VO2 (baseline 14.8 ± 3.9 mL/minute/kg vs follow-up 16.8 ± 5.1 mL/minute/kg; P = 0.008) and VO2 at anaerobic threshold improved significantly (baseline 9.0 ± 3.8 mL/minute/kg vs follow-up 12.4 ± 3.9 mL/minute/kg; P = 0.002), as the 6MWT distance (baseline 439.1 ± 64.3 m vs follow-up 474.2 ± 89.0 m; P = 0.006). However, the quality of life did not change significantly (baseline 21 ± 14 vs follow-up 25 ± 13; P = 0.321). A non-significant trend in the reduction of NT-proBNP levels was observed (baseline 1502 ± 1900 ng/L vs follow-up 1040 ± 1345 ng/L; P = 0.052). AAs treatment resulted safe and was well tolerated by all patients. In our study, AAs supplementation in patients with chronic HF improved exercise tolerance but did not change quality of life.

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2014
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16. Heart failure in elderly patients: distinctive features and unresolved issues.

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Lazzarini V, Mentz RJ, Fiuzat M, Metra M, and O'Connor CM

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Age Factors, Disease Progression, Global Health, Humans, Prevalence, Prognosis, Stroke Volume physiology, Aging physiology, Heart Failure epidemiology, Heart Failure physiopathology
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The prevalence of heart failure (HF) increases with age. While clinical trials suggest that contemporary evidence-based HF therapies have reduced morbidity and mortality, these trials largely excluded the elderly. Questions remain regarding the clinical characteristics of elderly HF patients and the impact of contemporary therapies on their outcomes. This review presents the epidemiology of HF in the elderly and summarizes the data on the pathophysiology of the ageing heart. The clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes of elderly HF patients are explored. Finally, the main gaps regarding HF therapies in the elderly and the opportunities for future trials are highlighted.

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2013
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17. Is worsening renal function an ominous prognostic sign in patients with acute heart failure? The role of congestion and its interaction with renal function.

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Metra M, Davison B, Bettari L, Sun H, Edwards C, Lazzarini V, Piovanelli B, Carubelli V, Bugatti S, Lombardi C, Cotter G, and Dei Cas L

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Acute Disease, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomarkers blood, Creatinine blood, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure mortality, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Survival Rate, Heart Failure blood, Heart Failure diagnosis, Heart Failure physiopathology, Kidney physiopathology
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Background: Worsening renal function (WRF), traditionally defined as an increase in serum creatinine levels ≥0.3 mg/dL, is a frequent finding in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) and has been associated with poorer outcomes in some but not all studies. We hypothesized that these discrepancies may be caused by the interaction between WRF and congestion in AHF patients., Methods and Results: We measured serum creatinine levels on a daily basis during the hospitalization and assessed the persistence of signs of congestion at discharge in 599 consecutive patients admitted at our institute for AHF. They had a postdischarge mortality and mortality or AHF readmission rates of 13% and 43%, respectively, after 1 year. Patients were subdivided into 4 groups according to the development or not of WRF and the persistence of ≥1 sign of congestion at discharge. Patients with WRF and no congestion had similar outcomes compared with those with no WRF and no congestion, whereas the risk of death or of death or AHF readmission was increased in the patients with persistent congestion alone and in those with both WRF and congestion (hazard ratio, 5.35; 95% confidence interval, 3.0-9.55 at univariable analysis; hazard ratio, 2.44; 95% confidence interval, 1.24-4.18 at multivariable analysis for mortality; hazard ratio, 2.14; 95% confidence interval, 1.39-3.3 at univariable analysis; and hazard ratio, 1.39; 95% confidence interval, 0.88-2.2 at multivariable analysis for mortality and rehospitalizations)., Conclusions: WRF alone, when detected using serial serum creatinine measurements, is not an independent determinant of outcomes in patients with AHF. It has an additive prognostic value when it occurs in patients with persistent signs of congestion.

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2012
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18. Comparison of effects of 3 mg drospirenone plus 20 μg ethinyl estradiol alone or combined with metformin or cyproterone acetate on classic metabolic cardiovascular risk factors in nonobese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

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Fruzzetti F, Perini D, Lazzarini V, Parrini D, Gambacciani M, and Genazzani AR

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Administration, Oral, Adolescent, Adult, Androgens blood, Androstenes administration & dosage, Androstenes therapeutic use, Blood Pressure physiology, Cardiovascular Diseases blood, Cardiovascular Diseases physiopathology, Cyproterone administration & dosage, Cyproterone therapeutic use, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Therapy, Combination, Estrogens administration & dosage, Estrogens adverse effects, Estrogens therapeutic use, Ethinyl Estradiol administration & dosage, Ethinyl Estradiol therapeutic use, Female, Glucose metabolism, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents administration & dosage, Hypoglycemic Agents adverse effects, Hypoglycemic Agents therapeutic use, Insulin blood, Lipids blood, Metformin administration & dosage, Metformin therapeutic use, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists administration & dosage, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists therapeutic use, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome blood, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome complications, Risk Factors, Young Adult, Androstenes adverse effects, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cyproterone adverse effects, Ethinyl Estradiol adverse effects, Metformin adverse effects, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists adverse effects, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome drug therapy
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Objective: To evaluate the effects of a pill with drospirenone (3 mg) plus ethinyl E(2) (20 μg) (DRP/20EE) alone or associated with metformin or cyproterone acetate (CPA) on some metabolic cardiovascular risk factors in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)., Design: Randomized, open-label clinical trial., Setting: Academic medical clinic., Patient(s): Forty-eight hirsute women with PCOS., Intervention(s): Patients were randomized to treatment with DRP/20EE or with DRP/20EE plus metformin (1,500 mg/d) or with DRP/20EE plus CPA (12.5 mg/d, 10 days per cycle) for 6 months., Main Outcome Measure(s): Blood pressure, lipid profile, and indexes of glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity were assessed before and after 6 months of treatment., Result(s): Body mass index and blood pressure were not modified by any treatment. Treatment with DRP/EE20 did not change the lipid profile; DRP/EE20 plus metformin significantly increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations; DRP/EE20 plus CPA significantly increased triglycerides and total cholesterol. The area under the curve for insulin was significantly decreased by DRP/EE20 and DRP/EE20 plus metformin, but it was significantly increased by DRP/EE20 plus CPA. Treatment with DRP/EE20 plus CPA significantly increased the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index and significantly reduced the glucose to insulin ratio index. Treatment with DRP/EE20 significantly increased the glucose to insulin ratio index., Conclusion(s): Treatment with DRP/EE20 improved insulin sensitivity in hirsute women with PCOS, with no deterioration of lipid profile. This effect was not ameliorated by the addition of metformin. The positive metabolic effects of DRP are abolished by the concomitant use of CPA., (Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

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2010
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19. Adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome showing different phenotypes have a different metabolic profile associated with increasing androgen levels.

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Fruzzetti F, Perini D, Lazzarini V, Parrini D, and Genazzani AR

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Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome diagnosis, Young Adult, Androgens blood, Cholesterol, LDL blood, Insulin blood, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome blood, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome classification
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Objective: To evaluate the metabolic profiles of adolescents with different phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)., Design: Observational study., Setting: University outpatient clinic., Patient(s): Adolescents with PCOS (n = 120) were divided into four groups: oligomenorrhea and hirsutism (O-H, n = 50), oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, and polycystic ovaries (PCO-O-H, n = 22), oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, and hyperandrogenemia (A-O-H, n = 28), oligomenorrhea, and hirsutism, hyperandrogenemia, and polycystic ovaries (PCO-A-O-H, n = 20). A control group of age-matched adolescents (n = 30) was included., Intervention(s): Subjects underwent physical and ultrasound evaluations; fasting blood samples were taken for the measurement of endocrine and metabolic parameters., Main Outcome Measure(s): The endocrine and metabolic profiles were evaluated., Result(s): Adolescents with PCOS showed reduced insulin sensitivity and dyslipidemia. Triglycerides, and total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were higher in the phenotypes with hyperandrogenemia. Insulin resistance and body mass index were not significantly different between PCOS phenotypes. Triglyceride positively and high-density lipoportein cholesterol levels negatively correlated with free testosterone and free androgen index., Conclusion(s): The risk of metabolic alterations may vary in adolescent PCOS patients with different phenotypes. Hyperandrogenemia is a risk factor for dyslipidemia. This information may be of relevance in counseling adolescents with PCOS.

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2009
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20. Atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype and low-density lipoproteins size and subclasses in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

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Berneis K, Rizzo M, Lazzarini V, Fruzzetti F, and Carmina E

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Adult, Female, Humans, Insulin blood, Lipoproteins, LDL chemistry, Lipoproteins, LDL classification, Particle Size, Phenotype, Cholesterol, HDL blood, Lipoproteins, LDL blood, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome blood, Triglycerides blood
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Context: An altered lipid profile is common in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and is usually characterized by increased triglycerides and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels. In the general population, these alterations are often associated with the increase of small low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) in the so-called "atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype" (ALP) that determines a further increase of cardiovascular risk. In this study, we evaluated the presence of ALP in the plasma of women with PCOS., Setting: Measurements and analysis of LDL size were performed at the Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital, Zurich. PCOS patients were recruited at the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Palermo, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pisa., Patients: Thirty patients with PCOS (hyperandrogenism and chronic anovulation) and 24 matched controls were studied. Anthropometric data, blood glucose, serum insulin lipid profile, and LDL size and subclasses were evaluated., Results: Compared with controls, patients with PCOS had higher plasma concentrations of insulin and triglycerides and lower HDL-cholesterol concentrations but no differences in LDL-cholesterol and total cholesterol. Patients with PCOS had smaller LDL size due to a reduction in LDL subclass I, with a concomitant increase in LDL subclasses III and IV. Fourteen PCOS patients had an increase of smaller LDL particles, and it represented the second most common lipid alteration after decrease in HDL-cholesterol. However, because in this PCOS population hypertriglyceridemia was only present in two patients, complete ALP was relatively uncommon., Conclusions: Increase of type III or type IV LDL subclasses is a common finding in PCOS and represents the second most common lipid alteration after HDL-cholesterol decrease. However, in our PCOS patients, because of relatively low triglyceride levels, complete ALP is uncommon.

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2007
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