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1. Event detection using population-based health care databases in randomized clinical trials: a novel research tool in interventional cardiology

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Thuesen L, Jensen LO, Tilsted HH, Mæng M, Terkelsen C, Thayssen P, Ravkilde J, Christiansen EH, Bøtker HE, Madsen M, and Lassen JF

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Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Leif Thuesen,1 Lisette Okkels Jensen,2 Hans Henrik Tilsted,3 Michael Mæng,1 Christian Terkelsen,1 Per Thayssen,2 Jan Ravkilde,3 Evald Høj Christiansen,1 Hans Erik Bøtker,1 Morten Madsen,4 Jens F Lassen1 1Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark; 2Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; 3Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; 4Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark Aim: To describe a new research tool, designed to reflect routine clinical practice and relying on population-based health care databases to detect clinical events in randomized clinical trials. Background: Randomized clinical trials often focus on short-term efficacy and safety in a controlled environment. Trial follow-up may be linked with study-related investigations and differ from routine clinical practice. Because treatment and control in randomized trials differ from daily practice, trial results may have reduced general applicability and may be of limited value in clinical decision-making. Further, it is economically very costly to conduct randomized clinical trials. Methods and results: Population-based health care databases collect data continuously and prospectively, and make it possible to monitor lifelong outcomes of cardiac interventions in large numbers of patients. This strengthens external validity by eliminating the effects of study-related monitoring or diagnostic tests. Further, follow-up data can be obtained at low expense. Importantly, data sources encompassing a complete population are likely to reflect clinical practice. Because population-based health care databases collect data for quality-control and administrative purposes unrelated to scientific investigations, certain biases, such as nonresponse bias, recall bias, and bias from losses to follow-up, can be avoided. Conclusion: Event detection using population-based health care databases is a new research tool in interventional cardiology that may allow large, low-cost, randomized clinical trials to reflect daily clinical practice, covering a broad range of patients and end points with complete lifelong follow-up. Keywords: clinical study, national registries, event detection, PCI, coronary stents

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2013

14. Dysregulation of FGFR signalling by a selective inhibitor reduces germ cell survival in human fetal gonads of both sexes and alters the somatic niche in fetal testes

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Harpelunde Poulsen, K, Nielsen, J E, Frederiksen, H, Melau, C, Juul Hare, K, Langhoff Thuesen, L, Perlman, S, Lundvall, L, Mitchell, R T, Juul, A, Rajpert-De Meyts, E, Jørgensen, A, Harpelunde Poulsen, K, Nielsen, J E, Frederiksen, H, Melau, C, Juul Hare, K, Langhoff Thuesen, L, Perlman, S, Lundvall, L, Mitchell, R T, Juul, A, Rajpert-De Meyts, E, and Jørgensen, A

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STUDY QUESTION: Does experimental manipulation of fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9)-signalling in human fetal gonads alter sex-specific gonadal differentiation?SUMMARY ANSWER: Inhibition of FGFR signalling following SU5402 treatment impaired germ cell survival in both sexes and severely altered the developing somatic niche in testes, while stimulation of FGF9 signalling promoted Sertoli cell proliferation in testes and inhibited meiotic entry of germ cells in ovaries.WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Sex-specific differentiation of bipotential gonads involves a complex signalling cascade that includes a combination of factors promoting either testicular or ovarian differentiation and inhibition of the opposing pathway. In mice, FGF9/FGFR2 signalling has been shown to promote testicular differentiation and antagonize the female developmental pathway through inhibition of WNT4.STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION: FGF signalling was manipulated in human fetal gonads in an established ex vivo culture model by treatments with recombinant FGF9 (25 ng/ml) and the tyrosine kinase inhibitor SU5402 (10 μM) that was used to inhibit FGFR signalling. Human fetal testis and ovary tissues were cultured for 14 days and effects on gonadal development and expression of cell lineage markers were determined.PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS: Gonadal tissues from 44 male and 33 female embryos/fetuses from first trimester were used for ex vivo culture experiments. Tissues were analyzed by evaluation of histology and immunohistochemical analysis of markers for germ cells, somatic cells, proliferation and apoptosis. Culture media were collected throughout the experimental period and production of steroid hormone metabolites was analyzed in media from fetal testis cultures by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE: Treatment with SU5402 resulted in near complete loss of gonocytes (224 vs. 14 OCT4+ cells per mm

Published
2019

19. Should patients with acute ST elevation MI be transferred for primary PCI?

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S. D> Kristensen, H. R. Andersen, L. THuesen, L. R. Krusell, H. E. Botker, J. F. Lassen, T. T. Nielsen

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Thrombolytic therapy -- Comparative analysis, Coronary arteries -- Research, Heart attack -- Analysis, Hospitals -- Admission and discharge, Hospitals -- Comparative analysis, Health
Published
2004

23. Dysregulation of FGFR signalling by a selective inhibitor reduces germ cell survival in human fetal gonads of both sexes and alters the somatic niche in fetal testes

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Harpelunde Poulsen, K, primary, Nielsen, J E, additional, Frederiksen, H, additional, Melau, C, additional, Juul Hare, K, additional, Langhoff Thuesen, L, additional, Perlman, S, additional, Lundvall, L, additional, Mitchell, R T, additional, Juul, A, additional, Rajpert-De Meyts, E, additional, and Jørgensen, A, additional

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2019
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24. Dysregulation of FGFR signalling by a selective inhibitor reduces germ cell survival in human fetal gonads of both sexes and alters the somatic niche in fetal testes.

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Poulsen, K Harpelunde, Nielsen, J E, Frederiksen, H, Melau, C, Hare, K Juul, Thuesen, L Langhoff, Perlman, S, Lundvall, L, Mitchell, R T, Juul, A, Meyts, E Rajpert-De, Jørgensen, A, Harpelunde Poulsen, K, Juul Hare, K, Langhoff Thuesen, L, and Rajpert-De Meyts, E

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GERM cells, SERTOLI cells, LIQUID chromatography-mass spectrometry, TESTIS, INTERSTITIAL cells, CULTURE media (Biology), BUSULFAN
Abstract

Study Question: Does experimental manipulation of fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9)-signalling in human fetal gonads alter sex-specific gonadal differentiation?Summary Answer: Inhibition of FGFR signalling following SU5402 treatment impaired germ cell survival in both sexes and severely altered the developing somatic niche in testes, while stimulation of FGF9 signalling promoted Sertoli cell proliferation in testes and inhibited meiotic entry of germ cells in ovaries.What Is Known Already: Sex-specific differentiation of bipotential gonads involves a complex signalling cascade that includes a combination of factors promoting either testicular or ovarian differentiation and inhibition of the opposing pathway. In mice, FGF9/FGFR2 signalling has been shown to promote testicular differentiation and antagonize the female developmental pathway through inhibition of WNT4.Study Design, Size, Duration: FGF signalling was manipulated in human fetal gonads in an established ex vivo culture model by treatments with recombinant FGF9 (25 ng/ml) and the tyrosine kinase inhibitor SU5402 (10 μM) that was used to inhibit FGFR signalling. Human fetal testis and ovary tissues were cultured for 14 days and effects on gonadal development and expression of cell lineage markers were determined.Participants/materials, Setting, Methods: Gonadal tissues from 44 male and 33 female embryos/fetuses from first trimester were used for ex vivo culture experiments. Tissues were analyzed by evaluation of histology and immunohistochemical analysis of markers for germ cells, somatic cells, proliferation and apoptosis. Culture media were collected throughout the experimental period and production of steroid hormone metabolites was analyzed in media from fetal testis cultures by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).Main Results and the Role Of Chance: Treatment with SU5402 resulted in near complete loss of gonocytes (224 vs. 14 OCT4+ cells per mm2, P < 0.05) and oogonia (1456 vs. 28 OCT4+ cells per mm2, P < 0.001) in human fetal testes and ovaries, respectively. This was a result of both increased apoptosis and reduced proliferation in the germ cells. Addition of exogenous FGF9 to the culture media resulted in a reduced number of germ cells entering meiosis in fetal ovaries (102 vs. 60 γH2AX+ germ cells per mm2, P < 0.05), while in fetal testes FGF9 stimulation resulted in an increased number of Sertoli cells (2503 vs. 3872 SOX9+ cells per mm2, P < 0.05). In fetal testes, inhibition of FGFR signalling by SU5402 treatment altered seminiferous cord morphology and reduced the AMH expression as well as the number of SOX9-positive Sertoli cells (2503 vs. 1561 SOX9+ cells per mm2, P < 0.05). In interstitial cells, reduced expression of COUP-TFII and increased expression of CYP11A1 and CYP17A1 in fetal Leydig cells was observed, although there were no subsequent changes in steroidogenesis.Large Scale Data: N/A.Limitations, Reasons For Caution: Ex vivo culture may not replicate all aspects of fetal gonadal development and function in vivo. Although the effects of FGF9 were studied in ex vivo culture experiments, there is no direct evidence that FGF9 acts in vivo during human fetal gonadogenesis. The FGFR inhibitor (SU5402) used in this study is not specific to FGFR2 but inhibits all FGF receptors and off-target effects on unrelated tyrosine kinases should be considered.Wider Implications Of the Findings: The findings of this study suggest that dysregulation of FGFR-mediated signalling may affect both testicular and ovarian development, in particular impacting the fetal germ cell populations in both sexes.Study Funding/competing Interest(s): This work was supported in part by an ESPE Research Fellowship, sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S to A.JØ. Additional funding was obtained from the Erichsen Family Fund (A.JØ.), the Aase and Ejnar Danielsens Fund (A.JØ.), the Danish Government's support for the EDMaRC programme (A.JU.) and a Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellowship (R.T.M., Grant no. 098522). The Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Reproductive Health (R.T.M.) is supported by an MRC Centre Grant (MR/N022556/1). The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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25. Genome-wide analyses identify a role for SLC17A4 and AADAT in thyroid hormone regulation

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Teumer, A. (Alexander), Chaker, L. (Layal), Groeneweg, S. (Stefan), Li, Y. (Yong), Di Munno, C. (Celia), Barbieri, C. (Caterina), Schultheiss, U.T. (Ulla T.), Traglia, M. (Michela), Ahluwalia, T.S. (Tarunveer Singh), Akiyama, M. (Masato), Appel, E.V.R. (Emil Vincent R.), Arking, D.E. (Dan), Arnold, A.M. (Alice), Astrup, A. (Arne), Beekman, M. (Marian), Beilby, J.P. (John), Bekaert, S. (Sofie), Boerwinkle, E. (Eric), Brown, S.J. (Stephen), Buyzere, M. (Marc) de, Campbell, P.J. (Purdey J.), Ceresini, G. (Graziano), Cerqueira, C. (Charlotte), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Deary, I.J. (Ian), Deelen, J. (Joris), Eckardt, K.-U. (Kai-Uwe), Ekici, A.B. (Arif B.), Hagen, K. (Knut), Ferrrucci, L. (Luigi), Fiers, T. (Tom), Fiorillo, E. (Edoardo), Ford, I. (Ian), Fox, C.S. (Caroline), Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), Galesloot, T.E. (Tessel), Gieger, C. (Christian), Gögele, M. (Martin), Grandi, A. (Alessandro) de, Grarup, N. (Niels), Greiser, K.H. (Karin Halina), Haljas, K. (Kadri), Hansen, T. (Torben), Harris, S.E. (Sarah), Heemst, D. (Diana) van, Heijer, M. (Martin) den, Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Hollander, W. (Wouter) den, Homuth, G. (Georg), Hui, J. (Jennie), Ikram, M.A. (Arfan), Ittermann, T. (Till), Jensen, R.A. (Richard A.), Jing, J. (Jiaojiao), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Kasbohm, E. (Elisa), Kaufman, J.-M. (Jean-Marc), Kiemeney, L.A. (Lambertus A.), Kloppenburg, M. (Margreet), Kronenberg, F. (Florian), Kubo, M. (Michiaki), Lahti, J. (Jari), Lapauw, B. (Bruno), Li, S. (Shuo), Liewald, D.C.M. (David C. M.), Alizadeh, B.Z. (Behrooz), Boezen, H.M. (Marike), Franke, L. (Lude), van der Harst, P. (Pim), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Rots, M.G. (M.), Snieder, H. (Harold), Swertz, M.A. (Morris A.), Wijmenga, C. (Cisca), Lim, E.M. (Ee Mun), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Marina, M. (Michela), Mascalzoni, D. (Deborah), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Medenwald, D. (Daniel), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Meulenbelt, I. (Ingrid), Meyer, T. (Thorsten), Meyer zu Schwabedissen, H.E. (Henriette E.), Mikolajczyk, R. (Rafael), Moed, H. (Heleen), Netea-Maier, R.T. (Romana), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Pala, M. (Mauro), Penninx, B.W.J.H., Pedersen, O. (Oluf), Petersmann, A. (Astrid), Porcu, E. (Eleonora), Postmus, D. (Douwe), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Ramos, Y.F.M. (Yolande F. M.), Rawal, R. (Rajesh), Redmond, P. (Paul), Richards, J.B. (Brent), Rietzschel, E.R. (Ernst), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Roef, G.L. (Greet), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Schlessinger, D. (David), Selvin, E. (Elizabeth), Slagboom, P.E. (Eline), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Starr, J.M. (John), Stott, D.J. (David. J.), Taes, Y.E. (Youri), Taliun, D. (Daniel), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Thuesen, L. (Leif), Tiller, D. (Daniel), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Uitterlinden, A.G. (Andre G.), Visser, W.E. (Edward), Walsh, J.P. (John P.), Wilson, S.G. (Scott), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Yang, Q. (Qiong Fang), Zheng, H.-F. (Hou-Feng), Cappola, A.R. (Anne), Peeters, R.P. (Robin), Naitza, S. (Silvia), Völzke, H. (Henry), Sanna, S. (Serena), Köttgen, A. (Anna), Visser, T.J. (Theo), Medici, M. (Marco), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Chaker, L. (Layal), Groeneweg, S. (Stefan), Li, Y. (Yong), Di Munno, C. (Celia), Barbieri, C. (Caterina), Schultheiss, U.T. (Ulla T.), Traglia, M. (Michela), Ahluwalia, T.S. (Tarunveer Singh), Akiyama, M. (Masato), Appel, E.V.R. (Emil Vincent R.), Arking, D.E. (Dan), Arnold, A.M. (Alice), Astrup, A. (Arne), Beekman, M. (Marian), Beilby, J.P. (John), Bekaert, S. (Sofie), Boerwinkle, E. (Eric), Brown, S.J. (Stephen), Buyzere, M. (Marc) de, Campbell, P.J. (Purdey J.), Ceresini, G. (Graziano), Cerqueira, C. (Charlotte), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Deary, I.J. (Ian), Deelen, J. (Joris), Eckardt, K.-U. (Kai-Uwe), Ekici, A.B. (Arif B.), Hagen, K. (Knut), Ferrrucci, L. (Luigi), Fiers, T. (Tom), Fiorillo, E. (Edoardo), Ford, I. (Ian), Fox, C.S. (Caroline), Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), Galesloot, T.E. (Tessel), Gieger, C. (Christian), Gögele, M. (Martin), Grandi, A. (Alessandro) de, Grarup, N. (Niels), Greiser, K.H. (Karin Halina), Haljas, K. (Kadri), Hansen, T. (Torben), Harris, S.E. (Sarah), Heemst, D. (Diana) van, Heijer, M. (Martin) den, Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Hollander, W. (Wouter) den, Homuth, G. (Georg), Hui, J. (Jennie), Ikram, M.A. (Arfan), Ittermann, T. (Till), Jensen, R.A. (Richard A.), Jing, J. (Jiaojiao), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Kasbohm, E. (Elisa), Kaufman, J.-M. (Jean-Marc), Kiemeney, L.A. (Lambertus A.), Kloppenburg, M. (Margreet), Kronenberg, F. (Florian), Kubo, M. (Michiaki), Lahti, J. (Jari), Lapauw, B. (Bruno), Li, S. (Shuo), Liewald, D.C.M. (David C. M.), Alizadeh, B.Z. (Behrooz), Boezen, H.M. (Marike), Franke, L. (Lude), van der Harst, P. (Pim), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Rots, M.G. (M.), Snieder, H. (Harold), Swertz, M.A. (Morris A.), Wijmenga, C. (Cisca), Lim, E.M. (Ee Mun), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Marina, M. (Michela), Mascalzoni, D. (Deborah), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Medenwald, D. (Daniel), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Meulenbelt, I. (Ingrid), Meyer, T. (Thorsten), Meyer zu Schwabedissen, H.E. (Henriette E.), Mikolajczyk, R. (Rafael), Moed, H. (Heleen), Netea-Maier, R.T. (Romana), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Pala, M. (Mauro), Penninx, B.W.J.H., Pedersen, O. (Oluf), Petersmann, A. (Astrid), Porcu, E. (Eleonora), Postmus, D. (Douwe), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Ramos, Y.F.M. (Yolande F. M.), Rawal, R. (Rajesh), Redmond, P. (Paul), Richards, J.B. (Brent), Rietzschel, E.R. (Ernst), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Roef, G.L. (Greet), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Schlessinger, D. (David), Selvin, E. (Elizabeth), Slagboom, P.E. (Eline), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Starr, J.M. (John), Stott, D.J. (David. J.), Taes, Y.E. (Youri), Taliun, D. (Daniel), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Thuesen, L. (Leif), Tiller, D. (Daniel), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Uitterlinden, A.G. (Andre G.), Visser, W.E. (Edward), Walsh, J.P. (John P.), Wilson, S.G. (Scott), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Yang, Q. (Qiong Fang), Zheng, H.-F. (Hou-Feng), Cappola, A.R. (Anne), Peeters, R.P. (Robin), Naitza, S. (Silvia), Völzke, H. (Henry), Sanna, S. (Serena), Köttgen, A. (Anna), Visser, T.J. (Theo), and Medici, M. (Marco)

Abstract

Thyroid dysfunction is an important public health problem, which affects 10% of the general population and increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Many aspects of thyroid hormone regulation have only partly been elucidated, including its transport, metabolism, and genetic determinants. Here we report a large meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for thyroid function and dysfunction, testing 8 million genetic variants in up to 72,167 individuals. One-hundred-and-nine independent genetic variants are associated with these traits. A genetic risk score, calculated to assess their combined effects on clinical end points, shows significant associations with increased risk of both overt (Graves’ disease) and subclinical thyroid disease, as well as clinical complications. By functional follow-up on selected signals, we identify a novel thyroid hormone transporter (SLC17A4) and a metabolizing enzyme (AADAT). Together, these results provide new knowledge about thyroid hormone physiology and disease, opening new possibilities for therapeutic targets.

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2018
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26. All-cause mortality and major cardiovascular outcomes comparing percutaneous coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting in the treatment of unprotected left main stenosis:a meta-analysis of short-term and long-term randomised trials

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Laukkanen, J. A. (Jari A), Kunutsor, S. K. (Setor K), Niemelä, M. (Matti), Kervinen, K. (Kari), Thuesen, L. (Leif), and Mäkikallio, T. H. (Timo H)

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surgical procedures, operative, coronary stenting, coronary intervention (pci), interventional cardiology, cardiovascular diseases
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Objective: We compared percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for the treatment of left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Methods: RCTs of PCI versus CABG in patients with LMCA stenosis were identified from MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library and search of bibliographies to November 2016. Study-specific HRs with 95% CIs were aggregated for all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), and other cardiovascular events at time points of 30 days, 1 year and 3 years and beyond. Results: Six RCTs comprising 4700 patients were included. There were no significant differences in risk of all-cause mortality in pooled analysis of relevant trials at 30 days (0.61, 95% CI 0.27 to 1.36), 1 year (0.66, 95% CI 0.42 to 1.04), and 3 years and beyond (1.04, 95% CI 0.81 to 1.33), comparing PCI with CABG. There was no significant difference in the risk of MACCE at 30 days (0.72, 95% CI 0.51 to 1.03) and 1 year (1.16, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.44); however, PCI was associated with a higher risk of MACCE compared with CABG during longer-term follow-up (1.27, 95% CI 1.12 to 1.44). Composite outcome of death, stroke or myocardial infarction was lower with PCI at 30 days (0.67, 95% CI 0.49 to 0.92). Repeat revascularisation was increased at 1 year and at 3 years and beyond for PCI. Conclusions: All-cause mortality rates are not significantly different between PCI and CABG at short-term and long-term follow-up. However, PCI is associated with a reduction in the risk of major cardiovascular outcomes at short-term follow-up in patients with LMCA stenosis; but at long term, MACCE rate is increased for PCI.

Published
2017

27. Retrograde Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusions in Europe: Procedural, In-Hospital, and Long-Term Outcomes From the Multicenter ERCTO Registry

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Galassi, AR, Sianos, G, Werner, GS, Escaned, J, Tomasello, SD, Boukhris, M, Castaing, M, Buttner, JH, Bufe, A, Kalnins, A, Spratt, JC, Garbo, R, Hildick-Smith, D, Elhadad, S, Gagnor, A, Lauer, B, Bryniarski, L, Christiansen, EH, Thuesen, L, Meyer-Gessner, M, Goktekin, O, Carlino, M, Louvard, Y, Lefevre, T, Lismanis, A, Gelev, VL, Serra, A, Marza, F, Di Mario, C, Reifart, N, Galassi A.R., Sianos G., Werner G.S., Escaned J., Tomasello S.D., Boukhris M., Castaing M., Buttner J.H., Bufe A., Kalnins A., Spratt J.C., Garbo R., Hildick-Smith D., Elhadad S., Gagnor A., Lauer B., Bryniarski L., Christiansen E.H., Thuesen L., Meyer-Gessner M., Goktekin O., Carlino M., Louvard Y., Lefevre T., Lismanis A., Gelev V.L., Serra A., Marza F., Di Mario C., and Reifart N.

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Male, Time Factors, Incidence, Middle Aged, Coronary Angiography, Settore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, Hospitals, Europe, Electrocardiography, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Postoperative Complications, Treatment Outcome, Coronary Occlusion, chronic total occlusions, J-CTO score, Chronic Disease, Humans, retrograde PCI revascularization, Female, Hospital Mortality, Prospective Studies, Registries, chronic total occlusion, Follow-Up Studies
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BACKGROUND A retrograde approach improves the success rate of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs). OBJECTIVES The authors describe the European experience with and outcomes of retrograde PCI revascularization for coronary CTOs. METHODS Follow-up data were collected from 1,395 patients with 1,582 CTO lesions enrolled between January 2008 and December 2012 for retrograde CTO PCI at 44 European centers. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events were defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and further revascularization. RESULTS The mean patient age was 62.0 +/- 10.4 years; 88.5% were men. Procedural and clinical success rates were 75.3% and 71.2%, respectively. The mean clinical follow-up duration was 24.7 +/- 15.0 months. Compared with patients with failed retrograde PCI, successfully revascularized patients showed lower rates of cardiac death (0.6% vs. 4.3%, respectively; p < 0.001), myocardial infarction (2.3% vs. 5.4%, respectively; p = 0.001), further revascularization (8.6% vs. 23.6%, respectively; p < 0.001), and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (8.7% vs. 23.9%, respectively; p < 0.001). Female sex (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.06; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.33 to 3.18; p = 0.001), prior PCI (HR: 1.73; 95% CI: 1.16 to 2.60; p = 0.011), low left ventricular ejection fraction (HR: 2.43; 95% CI: 1.22 to 4.83; p = 0.011), J-CTO (Multicenter CTO Registry in Japan) score >= 3 (HR: 2.08; 95% CI: 1.32 to 3.27; p = 0.002), and procedural failure (HR: 2.48; 95% CI: 1.72 to 3.57; p < 0.001) were independent predictors of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events at long-term follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The number of retrograde procedures in Europe has increased, with high percents of success, low rates of major complications, and good long-term outcomes. (C) 2015 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

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2015

29. Time course, predictors and clinical implications of stent thrombosis following primary angioplasty

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Luca, G. de, Dirksen, M.T., Spaulding, C., Kelbaek, H., Schalij, M., Thuesen, L., Hoeven, B. van der, Vink, M.A., Kaiser, C., Musto, C., Chechi, T., Spaziani, G., Llera, L.S.D. de la, Pasceri, V., Lorenzo, E. di, Violini, R., Suryapranata, H., Stone, G.W., and DESERT Cooperation

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Databases, Factual, medicine.medical_treatment, Acute myocardial infarction, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, 03 medical and health sciences, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, 0302 clinical medicine, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, medicine, Humans, clinical studies, 030212 general & internal medicine, Myocardial infarction, thrombosis, Aged, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Cardiovascular diseases [NCEBP 14], business.industry, Angioplasty, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Stent, Drug-Eluting Stents, Hematology, Thrombolysis, Middle Aged, Prognosis, medicine.disease, Survival Analysis, Thrombosis, Surgery, Cardiology, Population study, Female, business, Blood Flow Velocity, TIMI, Follow-Up Studies
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summaryPrimary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) has improved survival as compared to thrombolysis. Concerns still remain regarding the risk of stent thrombosis in the setting of STEMI, especially after drugeluting stent (DES) implantation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to report on the timing of stent thrombosis (ST) with both DES and bare metal stents (BMS) and its prognostic significance in patients undergoing pPCI. The Drug-Eluting Stent in Primary Angioplasty (DESERT) cooperation is based on a pooled database including individual data of randomised trials that evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of DES as compared to BMS in patients undergoing pPCI for STEMI. Follow-up data were collected for 3–6 years after the procedure. ST was defined as definite or probable, based on the ARC definition. The study population consists of 6,274 STEMI patients undergoing primary angioplasty with BMS or DES. At 1201±440 days, ST occurred in 267 patients (4.25%). Most of the events were acute or subacute (within 30 days) and very late (> 1 years), with different distribution between DES vs BMS. Patients with ST were more often diabetic (21.7% vs 15.1%, p=0.005), more frequently had post-procedural TIMI 0–2 flow (14.0% vs 9.3%, p = 0.01), and were less often treated with dual antiplatelet therapy at one year follow-up. Diabetes (p = 0.036), post-procedural TIMI 0–2 Flow (p = 0.013) and ischaemia time > 6 hours (p = 0.03) were independent predictors of ST. Post-procedural TIMI 0–2 flow (p = 0.001) and ischaemia time > 6 hours (p < 0.001) were independent predictors of early ST, ischaemia time > 6 hours (p=0.05) was independent predictor of late ST, whereas diabetes (p = 0.022) and use of DES (p=0.002) were independent predictors of very late ST. ST was associated with a significantly higher mortality (23.6% vs 6%, p < 0.001). The greatest impact on mortality was observed with subacute (40.4%) and late (20.9%) ST, as compared to acute (12.5%) and very late (9.1%) ST. ST was an independent predictor of mortality (HR [95%CI]=3.73 [2.75–5.07], p < 0.001). In conclusion, ST occurs relatively frequently also beyond the first year for up to six years after pPCI in STEMI, with higher late occurrence rates among patients treated with first generation DES. ST after pPCI is a powerful predictor of mortality, especially subacute ST.

Published
2013

30. Angiographic Geometric Changes of the Lumen Arterial Wall After Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds and Metallic Platform Stents at 1-Year Follow-Up

Author

Gomez Lara, Josep, Brugaletta, S, Farooq, V, van Geuns, Robert Jan, de Bruyne, B, Windecker, S, McClean, D, Thuesen, L, Dudek, D, Koolen, J, Whitbourn, R, Smits, PC (Pieter), Chevalier, B, Morel, Marie-Angele, Dorange, C, Veldhof, S, Garcia Garcia, Hector, Rapoza, R, Garcia-Garcia, HM, Ormiston, JA, Serruys, PWJC (Patrick), Cardiology, and Radiology & Nuclear Medicine

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, medicine.medical_treatment, Diastole, 1 year follow up, Coronary Angiography, Internal medicine, Absorbable Implants, Coronary stent, medicine, Humans, coronary geometry, Arterial wall, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, skin and connective tissue diseases, Everolimus, Tissue Scaffolds, business.industry, Coronary Stenosis, Stent, Middle Aged, Coronary Vessels, metallic platform stent (MPS), Treatment Outcome, medicine.anatomical_structure, Cardiology, Female, Stents, sense organs, Radiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS), Follow-Up Studies, medicine.drug, Artery, Lumen (unit)
Abstract

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the angiographic changes in coronary geometry of the bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) and metallic platform stent (MPS) between baseline and follow-up. Background Coronary geometry changes after stenting might result in wall shear stress changes and adverse events. The BVS have better conformability, compared with MPS, but still modify artery geometry. It is uncertain whether the BVS resorption can restore the coronary anatomical configuration at midterm follow-up. Methods All patients of the ABSORB (A Clinical Evaluation of the Bioabsorbable Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System [BVS EECSS] in the Treatment of Patients With de Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions) and SPIRIT (A Clinical Evaluation of the XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System in the Treatment of Patients With de Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions) trials treated with a single 3.0 x 18 mm device and imaged at baseline and 6- to 12-month follow-up were eligible. Coronary geometry changes were assessed with quantitative angiography as changes in curvature and angulation. Curvature and angulation changes between systole and diastole were investigated to assess hinging movements of the coronary artery. Results One hundred sixty-one patients (86 BVS, and 75 MPS) were included. Baseline angiographic characteristics were similar. From post-implantation to follow-up, curvature increased 8.4% (p < 0.01) with BVS and decreased 1.9% (p = 0.54) with MPS; p = 0.01. Angulation increased 11.3% with BVS (p < 0.01) and 3.8% with MPS (p = 0.01); p < 0.01. From pre-implantation to follow-up, BVS decreased 3.4% the artery curvature (p = 0.05) and 3.9% the artery angulation (p = 0.16), whereas MPS presented with 26.1% decrease in curvature (p < 0.01) and 26.9% decrease in angulation (p < 0.01), being larger with MPS (p < 0.01, both). Hinging movements in curvature from pre-implantation to follow-up decreased 19.7% with BVS and 39.0% with MPS (p = 0.27) and decreased 3.9% with BVS and 26.9% with MPS in angulation (p < 0.01). Conclusions At midterm follow-up, the BVS tended to restore the coronary configuration and the systodiastolic movements to those seen before implantation. The coronary geometry remained similar to that seen at after implantation with MPS. (A Clinical Evaluation of the Bioabsorbable Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System [BVS EECSS] in the Treatment of Patients With de Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions; NCT00856856) (J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2011;4:789-99) (C) 2011 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation

Published
2011

31. Retrograde Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusions in Europe: Procedural, In-Hospital, and Long-Term Outcomes From the Multicenter ERCTO Registry

Author

Galassi AR, Sianos G, Werner GS, Escaned J, Tomasello SD, Boukhris M, Castaing M, Büttner JH, Bufe A, Kalnins A, Spratt JC, Garbo R, Hildick-Smith D, Elhadad S, Gagnor A, Lauer B, Bryniarski L, Christiansen EH, Thuesen L, Meyer-Geßner M, Goktekin O, Carlino M, Louvard Y, Lefèvre T, Lismanis A, Gelev VL, Serra A, Marzà F, Di Mario C, Reifart N, and Euro CTO Club.

Published
2015

32. Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: A pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

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Zhou, B. (Bin), Lu, Y. (Yuan), Hajifathalian, K. (Kaveh), Bentham, J. (James), Di Cesare, M. (Mariachiara), Danaei, G. (Goodarz), Bixby, H. (Honor), Cowan, M.J. (Melanie J.), Ali, M.K. (Mohammed), Taddei, C. (Cristina), Lo, W.-C. (Wei-Cheng), Reis-Santos, B. (Barbara), Stevens, G.A. (Gretchen A.), Riley, L.M. (Leanne M.), Miranda, J.J. (J. Jaime), Bjerregaard, P. (Peter), Rivera, J.A. (Juan A.), Fouad, H.M. (Heba M.), Ma, G. (Guansheng), Mbanya, J.C.N. (Jean Claude N.), McGarvey, S.T. (Stephen T.), Mohan, V. (Viswanathan), Onat, A. (Altan), Pilav, A. (Aida), Ramachandran, A. (Ambady), Ben Romdhane, H. (Habiba), Paciorek, C.J. (Christopher J.), Bennett, J.E. (James E.), Ezzati, M. (Majid), Abdeen, Z.A. (Ziad A.), Kadir, K.A. (Khalid Abdul), Abu-Rmeileh, N.M. (Niveen M.), Acosta-Cazares, B. (Benjamin), Adams, R. (Robert), Aekplakorn, W. (Wichai), Aguilar-Salinas, C.A. (Carlos), Agyemang, C.O. (Charles), Ahmadvand, A. (Alireza), Al-Othman, A.R. (Amani Rashed), Alkerwi, A. (Ala'a), Amouyel, P. (Philippe), Amuzu, A. (Antoinette), Bo Andersen, L. (Lars), Anderssen, S.A. (Sigmund A.), Anjana, R.M. (Ranjit Mohan), Aounallah-Skhiri, H. (Hajer), Aris, T. (Tahir), Arlappa, N. (Nimmathota), Arveiler, D. (Dominique), Assah, F.K. (Felix K.), Avdicová, M. (Mária), Azizi, J. (Joshan), Balakrishna, N. (Nagalla), Bandosz, P. (Piotr), Barbagallo, C.M. (Carlo M.), Barceló, A. (Alberto), Batieha, A.M. (Anwar M.), Baur, L.A. (Louise A.), Benet, M. (Mikhail), Bernabe-Ortiz, A. (Antonio), Bharadwaj, S. (Sumit), Bhargava, S.K. (Santosh K.), Bi, Y. (Yufang), Bjertness, E. (Espen), Bjertness, M.B. (Marius B.), Björkelund, C. (Cecilia), Blokstra, A. (Anneke), Bo, S. (Simona), Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard), Boissonnet, C.P. (Carlos P.), Bovet, P. (Pascal), Brajkovich, I. (Imperia), Breckenkamp, J. (Juergen), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Brewster, L.M. (Lizzy), Brian, G.R. (Garry R.), Bruno, G. (Graziella), Bugge, A. (Anna), De León, A.C. (Antonio Cabrera), Can, G. (Günay), Cåndido, A.P.C. (Ana Paula C.), Capuano, V. (Vincenzo), Carlsson, A.C. (Axel C.), Carvalho, M.J. (Maria J.), Casanueva, F.F. (Felipe F.), Casas, J.P. (Juan Pablo), Caserta, C.A. (Carmelo A.), Castetbon, K., Chamukuttan, S. (Snehalatha), Chaturvedi, N. (Nishi), Chen, C.-J. (Chien-Jen), Chen, F. (Fangfang), Chen, S. (Shuohua), Cheng, C.-Y. (Ching-Yu), Chetrit, A. (Angela), Chiou, S.-T. (Shu-Ti), Cho, Y. (Yumi), Chudek, J. (Jerzy), Cifkova, R. (Renata), Claessens, F., Concin, H. (Hans), Cooper, C. (Charles), Cooper, R. (Rachel), Costanzo, S. (Simona), Cottel, D. (Dominique), Cowell, C. (Chris), Crujeiras, A.B. (Ana B.), D'Arrigo, G. (Graziella), Dallongeville, J., Dankner, R. (Rachel), Dauchet, L. (Luc), De Gaetano, G. (Giovanni), De Henauw, S. (Stefaan), Deepa, M. (Mohan), Dehghan, A. (Abbas), Deschamps, V. (Valerie), Dhana, K. (Klodian), Di Castelnuovo, A.F. (Augusto F.), Djalalinia, S. (Shirin), Doua, K. (Kouamelan), Drygas, W. (Wojciech), Du, Y. (Yong), Dzerve, V. (Vilnis), Egbagbe, E.E. (Eruke E.), Eggertsen, R. (Robert), El Ati, J. (Jalila), Elosua, R. (Roberto), Erasmus, R.T. (Rajiv T.), Erem, C. (Cihangir), Ergor, G. (Gul), Eriksen, L. (Louise), Escobedo-De La Peña, J. (Jorge), Fall, C.H. (Caroline H.), Farzadfar, F. (Farshad), Felix-Redondo, F.J. (Francisco J.), Ferguson, T.S. (Trevor S.), Fernández-Bergés, D. (Daniel), Ferrari, M. (Marika), Ferreccio, C. (Catterina), Feskens, E.J.M. (Edith), Finn, J.D. (Joseph D.), Föger, B. (Bernhard), Foo, L.H. (Leng Huat), Forslund, A.-S. (Ann-Sofie), Francis, D.K. (Damian K.), Do Carmo Franco, M. (Maria), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Frontera, G. (Guillermo), Furusawa, T. (Takuro), Gaciong, Z. (Zbigniew), Garnett, S.P. (Sarah P.), Gaspoz, J.-M. (Jean-Michel), Gasull, M. (Magda), Gates, L. (Louise), Geleijnse, J.M. (Marianne), Ghasemian, A. (Anoosheh), Ghimire, A. (Anup), Giampaoli, S. (Simona), Gianfagna, F. (Francesco), Giovannelli, J. (Jonathan), Giwercman, A. (Aleksander), Gross, M., Rivas, J.P.G. (Juan P. 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(Masanori), Jacobs, J.M. (Jeremy M.), Jafar, T.H. (Tazeen), Jamil, K.M. (Kazi M.), Jasienska, G. (Grazyna), Jiang, C.Q. (Chao Qiang), Jonas, J.B., Joshi, P. (Pradeep), Kafatos, A. (Anthony), Kalter-Leibovici, O. (Ofra), Kasaeian, A. (Amir), Katz, J. (Joanne), Kaur, P. (Prabhdeep), Kavousi, M. (Maryam), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Kelishadi, R. (Roya), Kengne, A.P. (Andre Pascal), Kersting, M. (Mathilde), Khader, Y.S. (Yousef Saleh), Khalili, D. (Davood), Khang, Y.-H. (Young-Ho), Kiechl, S. (Stefan), Kim, J. (Jeongseon), Kolsteren, P. (Patrick), Korrovits, P. (Paul), Kratzer, W. (Wolfgang), Kromhout, D. (Daan), Kujala, U.M. (Urho), Kula, K. (Krzysztof), Kyobutungi, C. (Catherine), Laatikainen, T. (Tiina), Lachat, C. (Carl), Laid, Y. (Youcef), Lam, T.H. (Tai Hing), Landrove, O. (Orlando), Lanska, V. (Vera), Lappas, G. (Georg), Laxmaiah, A. (Avula), Leclercq, C. (Catherine), Lee, J. (Jeannette), Lee, J. (Jeonghee), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Lekhraj, R. (Rampal), León-Muñoz, L.M. (Luz M.), Li, Y. (Yanping), Lim, W.-Y. (Wei-Yen), Lima-Costa, M.F. (M. Fernanda), Lin, H.-H. (Hsien-Ho), Lin, X. (Xu), Lissner, L. (Lauren), Lorbeer, R. (Roberto), Lozano, J.E. (José Eugenio), Luksiene, D. (Dalia), Lundqvist, A. (Annamari), Lytsy, P. (Per), Machado-Coelho, G.L.L. (George L.L.), Machi, S. (Suka), Maggi, S. (Stefania), Magliano, D.J., Makdisse, M. (Marcia), Rao, K.M. (Kodavanti Mallikharjuna), Manios, Y., Manzato, E. (Enzo), Margozzini, P. (Paula), Marques-Vidal, P. (Pedro), Martorell, R. (Reynaldo), Masoodi, S.R. (Shariq R.), Mathiesen, E.B. (Ellisiv), Matsha, T.E. (Tandi E.), McFarlane, S.R. (Shelly R.), McLachlan, S. (Stela), McNulty, B.A. (Breige A.), Mediene-Benchekor, S. (Sounnia), Meirhaeghe, A. (Aline), Menezes, A.M.B. (Ana Maria B.), Merat, S. (Shahin), Meshram, I.I. (Indrapal I.), Mi, J. (Jie), Miquel, J.F. (Juan Francisco), Mohamed, M.K. (Mostafa K.), Mohammad, K. (Kazem), Mohammadifard, N. (Noushin), Mohd Yusoff, M.F. (Muhammad Fadhli), Møller, N.C. (Niels C.), Molnár, D. (Dénes), Mondo, C.K. (Charles K.), Morejon, A. (Alain), Moreno, L.A. (Luis A.), Morgan, K. (Karen), Moschonis, G., Mossakowska, M. (Malgorzata), Mostafa, A. (Aya), Mota, J. (Jorge), Motta, J. (Jorge), Mu, T.T. (Thet Thet), Muiesan, M.L. (Maria Lorenza), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Mursu, J. (Jaakko), Nagel, G. (Gabriele), Námešná, J. (Jana), Nang, E.E.K. (Ei Ei K.), Nangia, M. (Monika), Navarrete-Muñoz, E.M., Ndiaye, N.C. (Ndeye Coumba), Nenko, I. (Ilona), Nervi, F. (Flavio), Nguyen, N.D. (Nguyen D.), Nguyen, Q.N. (Quang Ngoc), Nieto-Martínez, R.E. (Ramfis E.), Ning, G. (Guang), Ninomiya, T. (Toshiharu), Noale, M. (Marianna), Noto, D. (Davide), Al Nsour, M. (Mohannad), Ochoa-Avilés, A.M. (Angélica M.), Oh, K. (Kyungwon), Ordunez, P. (Pedro), Osmond, C. (Clive), Otero, J.A. (Johanna A.), Owusu-Dabo, E. (Ellis), Pahomova, E. (Elena), Palmieri, L. (Luigi), Panda-Jonas, S. (Songhomitra), Panza, F. (Francesco), Parsaeian, M. (Mahboubeh), Peixoto, S.V. 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Background: One of the global targets for non-communicable diseases is to halt, by 2025, the rise in the age standardised adult prevalence of diabetes at its 2010 levels. We aimed to estimate worldwide trends in diabetes, how likely it is for countries to achieve the global target, and how changes in prevalence, together with population growth and ageing, are aff ecting the number of adults with diabetes. Methods: We pooled data from population-based studies that had collected data on diabetes through measurement of its biomarkers. We used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate trends in diabetes prevalence-defined as fasting plasma glucose of 7.0 mmol/L or higher, or history of diagnosis with diabetes, or use of insulin or oral hypoglycaemic drugs-in 200 countries and territories in 21 regions, by sex and from 1980 to 2014. We also calculated the posterior probability of meeting the global diabetes target if post-2000 trends continue. Findings: We used data from 751 studies including 4372000 adults from 146 of the 200 countries we make estimates for. Global age-standardised diabetes prevalence increased from 4.3% (95% credible interval 2.4-17.0) in 1980 to 9.0% (7.2-11.1) in 2014 in

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Bentham, J. (James), Di Cesare, M. (Mariachiara), Stevens, G.A. (Gretchen A.), Zhou, B. (Bin), Bixby, H. (Honor), Cowan, M. (Melanie), Fortunato, L. (Léa), Bennett, J.E. (James E.), Danaei, G. (Goodarz), Hajifathalian, K. (Kaveh), Lu, Y. (Yuan), Riley, L.M. (Leanne M.), Laxmaiah, A. (Avula), Kontis, V. (Vasilis), Paciorek, C.J. (Christopher J.), Ezzati, M. (Majid), Abdeen, Z.A. (Ziad A.), Hamid, Z.A. (Zargar Abdul), Abu-Rmeileh, N.M. (Niveen M.), Acosta-Cazares, B. (Benjamin), Adams, R. (Robert), Aekplakorn, W. (Wichai), Aguilar-Salinas, C.A. (Carlos), Agyemang, C.O. (Charles), Ahmadvand, A. (Alireza), Ahrens, W. (W.), Al-Hazzaa, H.M. (Hazzaa M.), Al-Othman, A.R. (Amani Rashed), Raddadi, R.A. (Rajaa Al), Ali, M.M. (Mohamed M.), Alkerwi, A. (Ala’a), Alvarez-Pedrerol, M. (Mar), Aly, E. (Eman), Amouyel, P. (Philippe), Amuzu, A. (Antoinette), Andersen, L.B. (Lars Bo), Anderssen, S.A. (Sigmund A.), Anjana, R.M. (Ranjit Mohan), Aounallah-Skhiri, H. (Hajer), Ariansen, I. (Inger), Aris, T. 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(Ahmad A.), Zambon, S. (Sabina), Zdrojewski, T. (T.), Zeng, Y. (Yi), Zhao, D. (Dong), Zhao, W. (Wenhua), Zheng, Y. (Yingfeng), Zhou, M. (Ming), Zhu, D. (Dan), Zimmermann, E., and Cisneros, J.Z. (Julio Zuñiga)

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Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height for people born between 1896 and 1996 in 200 countries. The largest gain in adult height over the past century has occurred in South Korean women and Iranian men, who became 20.2 cm (95% credible interval 17.5-22.7) and 16.5 cm (13.3- 19.7) taller, respectively. In contrast, there was little change in adult height in some sub-Saharan African countries and in South Asia over the century of analysis. The tallest people over these 100 years are men born in the Netherlands in the last quarter of 20th century, whose average heights surpassed 182.5 cm, and the shortest were women born in Guatemala in 1896 (140.3 cm; 135.8- 144.8). The height differential between the tallest and shortest populations was 19-20 cm a century ago, and has remained the same for women and increased for men a century later despite substantial changes in the ranking of countries.

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34. Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

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Di Cesare, M. (Mariachiara), Bentham, J. (James), Stevens, G.A. (Gretchen A.), Zhou, B. (Bin), Danaei, G. (Goodarz), Lu, Y. (Yuan), Bixby, H. (Honor), Cowan, M.J. (Melanie J.), Riley, L.M. (Leanne M.), Hajifathalian, K. (Kaveh), Fortunato, L. (Léa), Taddei, C. (Cristina), Bennett, J.E. (James E.), Ikeda, N. (Nayu), Khang, Y.-H. (Young-Ho), Kyobutungi, C. (Catherine), Laxmaiah, A. (Avula), Li, Y. (Yanping), Lin, H.-H. (Hsien-Ho), Miranda, J.J. (J. Jaime), Mostafa, A. (Aya), Turley, M.L. (Maria L.), Paciorek, C.J. (Christopher J.), Gunter, M. (Marc), Ezzati, M. (Majid), Abdeen, Z.A. (Ziad A.), Hamid, Z.A. (Zargar Abdul), Abu-Rmeileh, N.M. (Niveen M.), Acosta-Cazares, B. (Benjamin), Adams, R. (Robert), Aekplakorn, W. (Wichai), Aguilar-Salinas, C.A. (Carlos), Ahmadvand, A. (Alireza), Ahrens, W. (W.), Ali, M.M. (Mohamed M.), Alkerwi, A. (Ala'a), Alvarez-Pedrerol, M. (Mar), Aly, E. (Eman), Amouyel, P. (Philippe), Amuzu, A. (Antoinette), Andersen, L.B. (Lars Bo), Anderssen, S.A. 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(Yingfeng), Zhou, M. (Ming), Zhu, D. (Dan), Zimmermann, E., and Cisneros, J.Z. (Julio Zuñiga)

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36. Infertile women below the age of 40 have similar anti-Müllerian hormone levels and antral follicle count compared with women of the same age with no history of infertility

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Hvidman, H. W., Bentzen, J. G., Thuesen, L. L., Lauritsen, M. P., Forman, J. L., Loft, A., Pinborg, A., Nyboe Andersen, A., Hvidman, H. W., Bentzen, J. G., Thuesen, L. L., Lauritsen, M. P., Forman, J. L., Loft, A., Pinborg, A., and Nyboe Andersen, A.

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STUDY QUESTION: Do infertile patients below the age of 40 years have a lower ovarian reserve, estimated by anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and total antral follicle count (AFC), than women of the same age with no history of infertility?SUMMARY ANSWER: Serum AMH and AFC were not lower in infertile patients aged 20-39 years compared with a control group of the same age with no history of infertility. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY?: The management of patients with a low ovarian reserve and a poor response to controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) remains a challenge in assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Both AMH levels and AFC reflect the ovarian reserve and are valuable predictors of the ovarian response to exogenous gonadotrophins. However, there is a large inter-individual variation in the age-related depletion of the ovarian reserve and a broad variability in the levels of AMH and AFC compatible with conception. Women with an early depletion of the ovarian reserve may experience infertility as a consequence of postponement of childbearing. Thus, low ovarian reserve is considered to be overrepresented among infertile patients.STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION: A prospective cohort study including 382 women with a male partner referred to fertility treatment at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark during 2011-2013 compared with a control group of 350 non-users of hormonal contraception with no history of infertility recruited during 2008-2010.PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS: Included patients and controls were aged 20-39 years. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome were excluded. On Cycle Days 2-5, AFC and ovarian volume were measured by transvaginal sonography, and serum levels of AMH, FSH and LH were assessed.MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE: Infertile patients had similar AMH levels (11%, 95% confidence interval (CI): -1;24%) and AFC (1%, 95% CI: -7;8%) compared with controls with no history of infertility in an age-adjusted li

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37. Impact of hypertension on clinical outcome in STEMI patients undergoing primary angioplasty with BMS or DES Insights from the DESERT cooperation

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DE LUCA, Giuseppe, Dirksen, Mt, Spaulding, C, Kelbæk, H, Schalij, M, Thuesen, L, van der Hoeven, B, Vink, Ma, Kaiser, C, Musto, C, Chechi, T, Spaziani, G, Diaz de la Llera LS, Pasceri, V, Di Lorenzo, E, Violini, R, Suryapranata, H, Stone, Gw, and Desert, Cooperation

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Male, Vascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16], Myocardial Infarction, Drug-Eluting Stents, Middle Aged, DES, Treatment Outcome, ST elevation myocardial infarction, Metals, Hypertension, Humans, Female, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, BMS, BMS, DES, Hypertension, Primary angioplasty, ST elevation myocardial infarction, Aged, Follow-Up Studies, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Primary angioplasty
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Item does not contain fulltext BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a well known risk factor for atherosclerosis. However, data on the prognostic impact of hypertension in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are inconsistent and mainly related to studies performed in the thrombolytic era, with very few data in patients undergoing primary angioplasty. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to evaluate the impact hypertension on clinical outcome in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI with BMS or DES. METHODS: Our population is represented by 6298 STEMI patients undergoing primary angioplasty included in the DESERT database from 11 randomized trials comparing DES vs BMS for STEMI. RESULTS: Hypertension was observed in 2764 patients (43.9%), and associated with ageing (p

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2014

38. Intrafollicular milieu after addition of hCG to recombinant FSH during controlled ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization

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Thuesen, L., Nyboe Andersen, Anders, Loft, A., Smitz, Johan, and Follicle Biology

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endocrine system, endocrine, IVF, FSH, HCG, hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
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CONTEXT: The role of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) supplementation on the intrafollicular steroid milieu has been studied. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to assess the impact on steroid levels in follicular fluids (FFs) after different doses of hCG supplementation to recombinant FSH for controlled ovarian stimulation. SETTING: This was a prospective randomized dose-response study conducted at Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark. PATIENTS: From 62 in vitro fertilization patients, 334 FFs were selected for analyses. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were treated using a GnRH agonist protocol with recombinant FSH 150 IU/d and randomized from stimulation day 1 to supplementation with hCG: D0, 0 IU/d; D50, 50 IU/d; D100, 100 IU/d; and D150, 150 IU/d. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Intrafollicular hormone concentrations in relation to treatment groups, follicular sizes, and embryo quality were measured. RESULTS: In large follicles, hCG supplementation induced a nearly 3-fold increase of estradiol (nanomoles per liter) [D0: 1496; D50: 3138; D100: 4338; D150: 4009 (P

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2014

40. Paclitaxel-eluting versus bare metal stents in primary PCI: a pooled patient-level meta-analysis of randomized trials

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Luca, G. De, Dirksen, M.T., Kelbaek, H., Thuesen, L., Vink, M.A., Kaiser, C., Chechi, T., Spaziani, G., Lorenzo, E. Di, Suryapranata, H., Stone, G.W., Luca, G. De, Dirksen, M.T., Kelbaek, H., Thuesen, L., Vink, M.A., Kaiser, C., Chechi, T., Spaziani, G., Lorenzo, E. Di, Suryapranata, H., and Stone, G.W.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 153576.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), Concerns have emerged regarding a higher risk of stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, especially in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis based on individual patient data to evaluate long-term safety and effectiveness of paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) as compared to bare metal stents (BMS) in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for STEMI. We examined all completed randomized trials on PES for STEMI. Individual patient data were obtained from six trials. We performed survival analyses with the use of Cox-regression analysis stratified according to trial. Kaplan-Meier survival curves are presented with event rates reported as estimated probabilities. A subsequent landmark analysis was performed for patients who were event-free at 1-year follow-up in order to define outcome in terms of early (1 year) events. A total of six trials were finally included in the meta-analysis with 4435 patients, 2875 (64.8 %) assigned to PES and 1560 (35.2 %) to BMS. No significant differences in baseline characteristics were observed between the two groups. However, a significantly higher percentage of patients in the DES group were on dual antiplatelet therapy during 3-year follow-up, as compared to BMS. At long-term follow-up (1,095 [1,090-1,155] days), no significant difference between PES and BMS was observed in mortality (9.2 vs 11.9 %, respectively, HR [95 % CI] = 0.84 [0.67, 1.06], p = 0.15, pheterogeneity = 0.59), reinfarction (8.8 vs 7 %, respectively; HR [95 % CI] = 1.10 [0.84, 1.44], p = 0.51, pheterogeneity = 0.32), stent thrombosis (6.7 vs 4.0 % respectively, HR [95 % CI] = 1.13 [0.82, 1.55], p = 0.45, pheterogeneity = 0.99) and TVR (11.9 vs 20.0 %; HR [95 % CI] = 0.64 [0.54, 0.77], p < 0.0001, pheterogeneity = 0.25). Landmark analysis showed that PES was associated with a significantly higher rate of very late reinfarction (>1 y

Published
2015

42. Endocrine effects of hCG supplementation to recombinant FSH throughout controlled ovarian stimulation for IVF: a dose response study

Author

Thuesen, L., Smitz, Johan, Loft, A., Nyboe Andersen, Anders, and Follicle Biology

Subjects
endocrine system, endocrine, IVF, FSH, HCG, hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the endocrine response in relation to the ?-4 and ?-5 pathway of ovarian steroidogenesis after different doses of hCG supplementation to recombinant FSH from Day 1 of controlled ovarian stimulation for IVF. DESIGN: A randomised dose-response pilot study. PATIENTS: A total of 62 IVF patients aged 25-37 years with regular cycles, and FSH RESULTS: A significant hCG dose-dependent incremental increase was found for progesterone (49%-160%), 17-OH progesterone (223%- 614%), androstenedione (91%-340%), and testosterone (95%-338%) from Dose 0 to Dose 150, respectively. DHEA showed minor changes during stimulation and no differences between the groups. The highest estradiol concentrations were observed in Dose 100 and Dose 150. SHBG increased similarly in all groups at the end of stimulation. No difference was observed for AMH concentration between the groups, but a 50% decline from the start to the end of the stimulation was found. CONCLUSION: Supplementation with hCG resulted in a clear dose-related response for androgens, progesterone and 17-OH-progesterone. Estradiol concentration reached maximum levels with an hCG dose of 100 IU/day, suggesting saturation of aromatase function. No difference between the groups was observed for DHEA, supporting that the stimulatory effects of hCG doses on androgens and estrogen production were mainly induced via the ?-5 pathway. SHBG, being a biomarker of estrogen/androgen balance, was not changed by increasing hCG.

Published
2013

43. Impact of diabetes on long-term outcome after primary angioplasty: insights from the DESERT cooperation

Author

DE LUCA, Giuseppe, Dirksen, Mt, Spaulding, C, Kelbæk, H, Schalij, M, Thuesen, L, van der Hoeven, B, Vink, Ma, Kaiser, C, Musto, C, Chechi, T, Spaziani, G, Diaz de la Llera LS, Pasceri, V, Di Lorenzo, E, Violini, R, Suryapranata, H, Stone, Gw, and For the DESERT cooperation

Subjects
Male, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY, Cardiovascular diseases [NCEBP 14], Myocardial Infarction, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION, Middle Aged, RISK PROFILE, GLUCOSE, MELLITUS, Treatment Outcome, IIB-IIIA INHIBITORS, DRUG-ELUTING STENTS, HYPERGLYCEMIA, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION, META-REGRESSION ANALYSIS, DRUG-ELUTING STENTS, IIB-IIIA INHIBITORS, BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY, RISK PROFILE, MELLITUS, GLUCOSE, HYPERGLYCEMIA, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Female, META-REGRESSION ANALYSIS, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Aged, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Original Research
Abstract

Item does not contain fulltext OBJECTIVE: Diabetes has been shown to be associated with worse survival and repeat target vessel revascularization (TVR) after primary angioplasty. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the impact of diabetes on long-term outcome in patients undergoing primary angioplasty treated with bare metal stents (BMS) and drug-eluting stents (DES). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Our population is represented by 6,298 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary angioplasty included in the DESERT database from 11 randomized trials comparing DES with BMS. RESULTS: Diabetes was observed in 972 patients (15.4%) who were older (P < 0.001), more likely to be female (P < 0.001), with higher prevalence of hypertension (P < 0.001), hypercholesterolemia (P < 0.001), and longer ischemia time (P < 0.001), and without any difference in angiographic and procedural characteristics. At long-term follow-up (1,201 +/- 441 days), diabetes was associated with higher rates of death (19.1% vs. 7.4%; P < 0.0001), reinfarction (10.4% vs. 7.5%; P < 0.001), stent thrombosis (7.6% vs. 4.8%; P = 0.002) with similar temporal distribution--acute, subacute, late, and very late--between diabetic and control patients, and TVR (18.6% vs. 15.1%; P = 0.006). These results were confirmed in patients receiving BMS or DES, except for TVR, there being no difference observed between diabetic and nondiabetic patients treated with DES. The impact of diabetes on outcome was confirmed after correction for baseline confounding factors (mortality, P < 0.001; repeat myocardial infarction, P = 0.006; stent thrombosis, P = 0.007; TVR, P = 0.027). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that among STEMI patients undergoing primary angioplasty, diabetes is associated with worse long-term mortality, reinfarction, and stent thrombosis in patients receiving DES and BMS. DES implantation, however, does mitigate the known deleterious effect of diabetes on TVR after BMS.

Published
2013

44. Gender-related differences in outcome after BMS or DES implantation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty: Insights from the DESERT cooperation

Author

Luca, G. de, Verdoia, M., Dirksen, M.T., Spaulding, C., Kelbaek, H., Schalij, M., Thuesen, L., Hoeven, B. van der, Vink, M.A., Kaiser, C., Musto, C., Chechi, T., Spaziani, G., Llera, L.S.D. de la, Pasceri, V., Lorenzo, E. di, Violini, R., Suryapranata, H., Stone, G.W., and DESERT Cooperation

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Databases, Factual, medicine.medical_treatment, Population, Myocardial Infarction, Disease-Free Survival, Diabetes Complications, Sex Factors, Female gender, Ischemia, Internal medicine, medicine, ST segment, Humans, Thrombolytic Therapy, cardiovascular diseases, Myocardial infarction, education, Primary angioplasty, Aged, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, education.field_of_study, Cardiovascular diseases [NCEBP 14], business.industry, Mortality rate, Confounding, Angioplasty, Stent, Drug-Eluting Stents, Thrombolysis, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, surgical procedures, operative, Treatment Outcome, Drug-eluting stent, Metals, Hypertension, Cardiology, Female, Stents, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Drug-eluting stent, Female gender, Primary angioplasty, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Item does not contain fulltext BACKGROUND: Several studies have found that among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated by thrombolysis, female sex is associated with a worse outcome. However, still controversial is the prognostic impact of gender in primary angioplasty, especially in the era of drug-eluting stents (DES). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate sex-related differences in clinical outcome in patients with STEMI treated with primary angioplasty with Bare-Metal Stent (BMS) or DES. METHODS: Our population is represented by 6298 STEMI patients undergoing primary angioplasty and stent implantation included in the DESERT database. Follow-up data were collected from 3 to 6 years after primary angioplasty. RESULTS: Female gender was observed in 1466 (23.2%) out of 6298 STEMI patients. Women were older (65.3 +/- 12.4 vs 59.3 +/- 11.4 years, p < 0.001), with higher prevalence of diabetes (18.6% vs 14.5%, p < 0.001), hypertension (52.4% vs 41.4%, p < 0.001), slightly longer ischemia time (272 +/- 247 vs 258 +/- 220 min, p = 0.06). No difference was observed in terms of angiographic and procedural characteristics. Follow-up data were available at a mean of 1201 +/- 441 days. At long-term follow-up female gender was associated with a significantly higher rate of death (11.7% vs 8.5%, HR [95% CI] = 1.45 [1.18-1.78], p < 0.001), while no difference was observed in terms of reinfarction (HR [95% CI] = 1.14 [0.89-1.45], p = 0.3), ST (HR [95% CI] = 1.12 [0.85-1.48], p = 0.4), with similar temporal distribution (acute, subacute, late and very late) between male and female patients, and no difference in TVR (HR [95% CI] = 1.11 [0.95-1.3], p = 0.2, p = 0.2). These results were confirmed in both patients receiving BMS or DES. The impact of female gender on mortality disappeared after correction for baseline confounding factors (HR [95% CI] = 0.88 [0.71-1.09], p = 0.25). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that in patients with STEMI treated by primary angioplasty, female gender is associated with higher mortality rate in comparison with men, and this is mainly due to their higher clinical and angiographic risk profiles. In fact, female sex did not emerge as an independent predictor of mortality.

Published
2013

45. Impact of age on long-term outcome after primary angioplasty with bare-metal or drug-eluting stent (from the DESERT cooperation)

Author

Luca, G. de, Dirksen, M.T., Spaulding, C., Kelbaek, H., Schalij, M., Thuesen, L., Hoeven, B. van der, Vink, M.A., Kaiser, C., Musto, C., Chechi, T., Spaziani, G., Llera, L.S.D. de la, Pasceri, V., Lorenzo, E. di, Violini, R., Suryapranata, H., Stone, G.W., and DESERT Cooperation

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, medicine.medical_treatment, Population, Myocardial Infarction, Primary angioplasty, Prosthesis Design, Revascularization, RISK PROFILE, ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Bare metal, In patient, Myocardial infarction, CORONARY INTERVENTION, cardiovascular diseases, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, education, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, METAANALYSIS, Aged, education.field_of_study, ABCIXIMAB, Cardiovascular diseases [NCEBP 14], business.industry, MORTALITY, Age Factors, ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, Stent, Drug-Eluting Stents, ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, RANDOMIZED-TRIALS, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, CORONARY INTERVENTION, ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, RISK PROFILE, METAANALYSIS, ABCIXIMAB, MORTALITY, Middle Aged, equipment and supplies, medicine.disease, RANDOMIZED-TRIALS, Surgery, Treatment Outcome, surgical procedures, operative, Drug-eluting stent, Cardiology, Female, Stents, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business
Abstract

Item does not contain fulltext Despite mechanical reperfusion, elderly patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) still experience unsatisfactory outcomes. Drug-eluting stents (DES) have significantly reduced target-vessel revascularization (TVR), but concerns have emerged about the higher risk of late stent thrombosis, which may be more pronounced in elderly patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of age on outcome in patients with STEMI who underwent primary angioplasty with bare-metal stents (BMS) or DES. Our population comprised 6,298 patients who underwent primary angioplasty and stent implantation included in the Drug-Eluting Stent in Primary Angioplasty (DESERT) Cooperation database. Age was significantly associated with female gender (p

Published
2013

46. Meta-analysis comparing efficacy and safety of first generation drug-eluting stents to bare-metal stents in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Author

Luca, G. De, Dirksen, M.T., Spaulding, C., Kelbaek, H., Schalij, M., Thuesen, L., Hoeven, B. van der, Vink, M.A., Kaiser, C., Musto, C., Chechi, T., Spaziani, G., Llera, L.S. Diaz de la, Pasceri, V., Lorenzo, E. Di, Violini, R., Suryapranata, H., and Stone, G.W.

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Myocardial Infarction, Global Health, Prosthesis Design, law.invention, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Randomized controlled trial, law, Interquartile range, Internal medicine, medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Myocardial infarction, cardiovascular diseases, Survival rate, Cardiovascular diseases [NCEBP 14], business.industry, Hazard ratio, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Stent, Drug-Eluting Stents, medicine.disease, Survival Rate, World Health, Cardiology, Myocardial infarction complications, business, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Global Health, Humans, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Prosthesis Design, Survival Rate, Drug-Eluting Stents, Myocardial Infarction, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Abstract

Item does not contain fulltext Several concerns have emerged regarding the higher risk for stent thrombosis (ST) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, especially in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Few data have been reported so far in patients with diabetes mellitus, which is associated with high rates of target vessel revascularization after bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation but also higher rates of ST after DES implantation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis of individual patients' data to evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of DES compared with BMS in patients with diabetes who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention for STEMI. Published reports were scanned by formal searches of electronic databases (MEDLINE and CENTRAL). All completed randomized trials of DES for STEMI were examined. No language restrictions were enforced. Individual patients' data were obtained from 11 of 13 trials, including a total of 972 patients with diabetes (616 [63.4%] randomized to DES and 356 [36.6%] to BMS). At long-term follow-up (median 1,095 days, interquartile range 1,087 to 1,460), DES significantly reduced the occurrence of target vessel revascularization (hazard ratio 0.42, 95% confidence interval 0.29 to 0.59, p 1 year) with DES. In conclusion, this meta-analysis, based on individual patients' data from 11 randomized trials, showed that among patients with diabetes with STEMIs who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention, sirolimus-eluting stents and paclitaxel-eluting stents, compared with BMS, are associated with a significant reduction in target vessel revascularization at long-term follow-up, without any apparent concern in terms of mortality, despite the trend toward higher rates of reinfarction and ST.

Published
2013

49. Drug-eluting vs bare-metal stents in primary angioplasty: a pooled patient-level meta-analysis of randomized trials

Author

De Luca, G., Dirksen, M. T., Spaulding, C., Kelbaek, H., Schalij, M., Thuesen, L., van der Hoeven, B., Vink, M. A., Kaiser, C., Musto, C., Chechi, T., Spaziani, G., Díaz de la Llera, L. S., Pasceri, V., Di Lorenzo, E., Violini, R., Cortese, Giuliana, Suryapranata, H., Stone, G. W., and Drug Eluting Stent in Primary Angioplasty Cooperation

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Paclitaxel, medicine.medical_treatment, Myocardial Infarction, Revascularization, law.invention, Randomized controlled trial, Heart Conduction System, Recurrence, Risk Factors, law, Angioplasty, Myocardial Revascularization, Odds Ratio, Internal Medicine, medicine, Humans, Myocardial infarction, cardiovascular diseases, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Proportional Hazards Models, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Sirolimus, Cardiovascular diseases [NCEBP 14], business.industry, Incidence, Hazard ratio, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Stent, Drug-Eluting Stents, Thrombosis, Odds ratio, equipment and supplies, medicine.disease, Surgery, surgical procedures, operative, Stents, business
Abstract

Item does not contain fulltext BACKGROUND: Concerns have emerged regarding a higher risk of stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, especially in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Our objective was to perform a meta-analysis using individual patient data to evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of DES compared with bare-metal stents (BMS) in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for STEMI. DATA SOURCES: Formal searches of electronic databases (MEDLINE and CENTRAL) and scientific session presentations from January 2000 to June 2011. STUDY SELECTION: We examined all completed randomized trials of DES for STEMI. DATA EXTRACTION: Individual patient data. DATA SYNTHESIS: Individual patient data were obtained from 11 of 13 trials identified, including a total of 6298 patients (3980 [63.2%] randomized to DES [99% sirolimus-eluting or paclitaxel-eluting stents] and 2318 [36.8%] randomized to BMS). At long-term follow-up (mean [SD], 1201 [440] days), DES implantation significantly reduced the occurrence of target-vessel revascularization (12.7% vs 20.1%; hazard ratio [95% CI], 0.57 [0.50-0.66]; P < .001, P value for heterogeneity, .20), without any significant difference in terms of mortality, reinfarction, and stent thrombosis. However, DES implantation was associated with an increased risk of very late stent thrombosis and reinfarction. CONCLUSIONS: The present pooled patient-level meta-analysis demonstrates that among patients with STEMI undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention, sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents compared with BMS are associated with a significant reduction in target-vessel revascularization at long-term follow-up. Although there were no differences in cumulative mortality, reinfarction, or stent thrombosis, the incidence of very late reinfarction and stent thrombosis was increased with these DES.

Published
2012

50. Differences in neointimal thickness between the adluminal and the abluminal sides of malapposed and side-branch struts in a polylactide bioresorbable scaffold:evidence in vivo about the abluminal healing process

Author

Gutierrez-Chico, JL, Gijsen, Frank, Regar, Evelyn, Wentzel, Jolanda, de Bruyne, B, Thuesen, L, Ormiston, J, McClean, DR, Windecker, S, Chevalier, B, Dudek, D, Whitbourn, R, Brugaletta, S, Onuma, Yoshinobu, Serruys, PWJC (Patrick), and Cardiology

Subjects
optical coherence, poly(lactide), neointima, tomography, drug-eluting stent(s)
Abstract

Objectives The goal of this study was to describe the neointimal healing on the abluminal side (ABL) of malapposed (ISA) struts and nonapposed side-branch (NASB) struts in terms of coverage by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and in comparison with the adluminal side (ADL). Background The neointimal healing on the ABL of ISA and NASB struts has never to our knowledge been explored in vivo and could be involved in the correction of acute malapposition. The bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) is made of a translucent polymer that enables imaging of the ABL with OCT. Methods Patients enrolled in the ABSORB B (ABSORB Clinical Investigation Cohort B) study were treated with implantation of a BVS and imaged with OCT at 6 months. Thickness of coverage on the ADL and ABL of ISA and NASB struts was measured by OCT. Results Twenty-eight patients were analyzed; 114 (2.4%) struts were malapposed or at side branches. In 76 ISA struts (89.4%) and 29 NASB struts (100%), the thickness of ABL coverage was >30 mu m. Coverage was thicker on the ABL than on the ADL side (101 vs. 71 mu m; 95% confidence interval [CI] of the difference: 20 to 40 mu m). In 70 struts (60.7%, 95% CI: 50.6% to 70.0%), the neointimal coverage was thicker on the ABL, versus only 20 struts (18.5%, 95% CI: 11.6% to 28.1%) with thicker neointim Conclusions Most of the malapposed and side-branch struts are covered on the ABL side 6 months after BVS implantation, with thicker neointimal coverage than on the ADL side. The physiological correction of acute malapposition involves neointimal growth from the strut to the vessel wall or bidirectional. (ABSORB Clinical Investigation, Cohort B [ABSORB B]; NCT00856856) (J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2012; 5: 428-35) (C) 2012 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation

Published
2012

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