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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Soo Heon Kwak, Ryan B Hernandez-Cancela, Daniel A DiCorpo, David E Condon, Jordi Merino, Peitao Wu, Jennifer A Brody, Jie Yao, Xiuqing Guo, Fariba Ahmadizar, Mariah Meyer, Murat Sincan, Josep M Mercader, Sujin Lee, Jeffrey Haessler, Ha My T Vy, Zhaotong Lin, Nicole D Armstrong, Shaopeng Gu, Noah L Tsao, Leslie A Lange, Ningyuan Wang, Kerri L Wiggins, Stella Trompet, Simin Liu, Ruth J F Loos, Renae Judy, Philip H Schroeder, Natalie R Hasbani, Maxime M Bos, Alanna C Morrison, Rebecca D Jackson, Alexander P Reiner, JoAnn E Manson, Ninad S Chaudhary, Lynn K Carmichael, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Kent D Taylor, Mohsen Ghanbari, Joyce van Meurs, Achilleas N Pitsillides, Bruce M Psaty, Raymond Noordam, Ron Do, Kyong Soo Park, J Wouter Jukema, Maryam Kavousi, Adolfo Correa, Stephen S Rich, Scott M Damrauer, Catherine Hajek, Nam H Cho, Marguerite R Irvin, James S Pankow, Girish N Nadkarni, Robert Sladek, Mark O Goodarzi, Jose C Florez, Daniel I Chasman, Susan R Heckbert, Charles Kooperberg, Josée Dupuis, Rajeev Malhotra, Paul S de Vries, Ching-Ti Liu, Jerome I Rotter, James B Meigs
OBJECTIVE: To identify genetic risk factors for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We conducted a multiancestry time-to-event genome-wide association study for incident CVD among people with T2D. We also tested 204 known coronary artery disease (CAD) variants for association with incident CVD. RESULTS: Among 49,230 participants with T2D, 8,956 had incident CVD events (event rate 18...
April 23, 2024: Diabetes Care
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jon T Giles, Daniel H Solomon, Katherine P Liao, Pamela M Rist, Zahi A Fayad, Ahmed Tawakol, Joan M Bathon
OBJECTIVES: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and atherosclerosis share many common inflammatory pathways. We studied whether a multi-biomarker panel for RA disease activity (MBDA) would associate with changes in arterial inflammation in an interventional trial. METHODS: In the TARGET Trial, RA patients with active disease despite methotrexate were randomly assigned to the addition of either a TNF inhibitor or sulfasalazine+hydroxychloroquine (triple therapy). Baseline and 24-week follow-up 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography scans were assessed for change in arterial inflammation measured as the maximal arterial target-to-blood background ratio of FDG uptake in the most diseased segment of the carotid arteries or aorta (MDS-TBRmax)...
April 23, 2024: Rheumatology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fatima Z Saddouk, Andrew P Kuzemczak, Junichi Saito, Daniel M Greif
Mechanisms underlying maintenance of pathological vascular hypermuscularization are poorly delineated. Herein, we investigated retention of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) coating normally unmuscularized distal pulmonary arterioles in pulmonary hypertension (PH) mediated by chronic hypoxia ± Sugen 5416, and reversal of this pathology. With hypoxia in mice or culture, lung endothelial cells (ECs) upregulated hypoxia-inducible factor (Hif)-1a and 2a which induce platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGF-B), and these factors reduced to normoxic levels with re-normoxia...
April 23, 2024: JCI Insight
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ioannis Papaioannou, Athina Dritsoula, Ping Kang, Reshma S Baliga, Sarah L Trinder, Emma Cook, Shiwen Xu, Adrian Hobbs, Christopher P Denton, David J Abraham, Markella Ponticos
NKX2-5 is a member of the homeobox-containing transcription factors critical in regulating tissue differentiation in development. Here, we report a role for NKX2-5 in vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic modulation in vitro and in vascular remodelling in vivo. NKX2-5 is up-regulated in scleroderma (SSc) patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Suppression of NKX2-5 expression in smooth muscle cells, halted vascular smooth muscle proliferation and migration, enhanced contractility and blocked the expression of the extracellular matrix genes...
April 23, 2024: JCI Insight
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohammad Khani, Amir Moradi, Erfan Ghadirzadeh, Seyed Pooria Salehi Mashhad Sari, Tooba Akbari
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly associated with unfavorable cardiovascular outcomes and remains the leading cause of mortality in individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Despite substantial knowledge about the impact of CKD on the left heart, the right heart, which holds significant clinical relevance, has often been overlooked and inadequately assessed in ESRD patients who have undergone kidney transplant (KTx). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of KTx on the right heart chambers in ESRD patients...
April 23, 2024: International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Caroline de Oliveira Nieblas, Nathalie Jeanne Bravo-Valenzuela, Edward Araujo Júnior, Heron Werner
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a cyanotic congenital heart disease characterized by ventriculoarterial discordance and atrioventricular concordance with the great arteries in a parallel relationship. Prenatal diagnosis of TGA has implications for postnatal outcomes, allowing for planned delivery and perinatal management. Three-dimensional virtual or physical models of fetal TGA allow better understanding of fetal cardiac anomalies by parents and interactive discussion among the multidisciplinary team (obstetricians, pediatricians, maternal-fetal specialists, pediatric cardiologists, and cardiovascular surgeons), as well as continuing medical education...
April 23, 2024: International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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REVIEW
Samar A Antar, Mohamed Kh ElMahdy, Ahmed G Darwish
Notch pathway is a widely observed signaling system that holds pivotal functions in regulating various developmental cellular functions and operations. The Notch signaling mechanism is crucial for lung homeostasis, damage, and restoration. Based on increasing evidence, the Notch pathway has been identified, as critical for fibrosis and subsequently, the development of chronic fibroproliferative conditions in various organs and tissues. Recent research indicates that deregulation of Notch signaling correlates with the pathogenesis of significant pulmonary conditions, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), lung carcinoma, and pulmonary abnormalities in some hereditary disorders...
April 23, 2024: Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hans-Joachim Trappe
BACKGROUND: Max Reger was an organist, university teacher and composer whose life, illnesses, death and dying are not or hardly known to many. OBJECTIVES: Which illnesses determined Reger's life and did his lifestyle and illnesses influence his compositional work? Could his early death have been avoided? From today's point of view, could modern intensive care medicine have helped him? MATERIAL AND METHODS: A detailed analysis of Reger's diseases was performed using scientific databases (medline, pubmed)...
April 23, 2024: Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ilana Golub, Travis Benzing, Sina Kianoush, Srikanth Krishnan, Keishi Ichikawa, Matthew J Budoff
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April 24, 2024: Coronary Artery Disease
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kyowon Gu, Jeong Hyun Lee, Jaeseung Shin, Jeong Ah Hwang, Ji Hye Min, Woo Kyoung Jeong, Min Woo Lee, Kyoung Doo Song, Sung Hwan Bae
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) offers a standardized approach for imaging hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the diverse styles and structures of radiology reports complicate automatic data extraction. Large language models hold the potential for structured data extraction from free-text reports. Our objective was to evaluate the performance of Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT)-4 in extracting LI-RADS features and categories from free-text liver magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reports...
April 23, 2024: Liver International: Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shyu Kou-Gi, Bao-Wei Wang, Chun-Ming Pan, Wei-Jen Fang, Chiu-Mei Lin
BACKGROUND: Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of diabetes-related complications. However, whether macrophage-derived MALAT1 affects autophagic activity under hyperglycemic conditions is unclear. Therefore, we investigated the molecular regulatory mechanisms of macrophage-derived MALAT1 and autophagy under hyperglycemic conditions. METHODS: Hyperglycemia was induced by culturing macrophages in 25 mM glucose for 1 h...
April 23, 2024: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association: JCMA
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pero Vržogić, Ante Perica
Dear Editor, Ticks carry many diseases, bacteria, and viruses and represent a very important healthcare issue both in Croatia and globally. Although most ticks are not infected with pathogens dangerous to humans, some ticks can transmit infectious diseases with significant morbidity and mortality. This is caused by the increasing incidence of many tick-borne diseases over a growing geographical area. Many factors influence which species of ticks are present in a given geographical area, as well as the density of their population and the risk of human exposure to infected ticks...
December 2023: Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica: ADC
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Axel Wester, Peter Jepsen, Hannes Hagström
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Secondary prevention with statins improves clinical outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI). We aimed to compare odds of statin initiation after MI in patients with co-existing alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) to the general population, and the association between statin initiation and mortality in the patients with ALD. METHODS: All statin-naïve patients with ALD and a first-time MI between 2006 and 2020 were identified from Swedish healthcare registers and matched for age, sex, and year of MI with up to ten ALD-free general population controls with a first-time MI...
April 23, 2024: Liver International: Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Julie C Coursen, Tijana Tuhy, Mario Naranjo, Adrianne Woods, Laura K Hummers, Ami A Shah, Karthik Suresh, Scott H Visovatti, Stephen C Mathai, Paul M Hassoun, Rachel L Damico, Catherine E Simpson
We sought to investigate differential metabolism in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) who develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) versus those who do not, as a method of identifying potential disease biomarkers. In a nested case-control design, serum metabolites were assayed in SSc subjects who developed right heart catheterization-confirmed PAH (n=22) while under surveillance in a longitudinal cohort from Johns Hopkins, then compared to metabolites assayed in matched SSc patients who did not develop PAH (n=22)...
April 23, 2024: American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
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REVIEW
Laventa M Obare, Rachel H Bonami, Amanda C Doran, Celestine N Wanjalla
Atherosclerosis remains a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) globally, with the complex interplay of inflammation and lipid metabolism at its core. Recent evidence suggests a role of B cells in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis; however, this relationship remains poorly understood, particularly in the context of HIV. We review the multifaceted functions of B cells in atherosclerosis, with a specific focus on HIV. Unique to atherosclerosis is the pivotal role of natural antibodies, particularly those targeting oxidized epitopes abundant in modified lipoproteins and cellular debris...
April 23, 2024: Journal of Cellular Physiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Andjelka Pavlovic, Laura F DeFina, David Leonard, Nina B Radford, Stephen W Farrell, Carolyn E Barlow, Kerem Shuval, Jarett D Berry, Benjamin D Levine
AIM: While high-volume physical activity (PA) has been linked to elevated coronary artery calcification (CAC), the role of intensity versus duration of PA has not been investigated. The purpose of the study was to examine the role of intensity versus duration of PA in relation to CAC. METHODS: Data are from 23,383 apparently healthy men who completed a PA questionnaire and underwent CAC scanning as part of a preventive exam. Self-reported PA was categorized into 4 groups of average intensity and weekly duration of PA and (average intensity: 1, 3-5...
April 23, 2024: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elena Golukhova, Igor Sigaev, Milena Keren, Inessa Slivneva, Bektur Berdibekov, Nina Sheikina, Olga Kozlova, Valery Arakelyan, Irina Volkovskaya, Tatiana Zavalikhina, Susanna Avakova
BACKGROUND: Carotid artery disease is prevalent among patients with coronary heart disease. The concomitant severe lesions in the carotid and coronary arteries may necessitate either simultaneous or staged revascularization involving coronary bypass and carotid endarterectomy. However, there is presently a lack of consensus on the optimal choice of surgical treatment tactics for patients with significant stenoses in both carotid and coronary arteries. The aim of the current study was to compare the 30-day and long-term outcomes of coronary and carotid artery revascularization surgery based on the simultaneous or staged surgical tactics...
April 13, 2024: Pathophysiology: the Official Journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Melissa Mariana, Amadeu M V M Soares, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Elisa Cairrao
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) are the most prevalent diseases during pregnancy. In addition to the already identified risk factors, exposure to environmental contaminants has been also considered a new one. Phthalates, which are classified as priority environmental pollutants due to their ubiquitousness and endocrine disrupting properties, have been implicated in HDP in some epidemiological studies. Nevertheless, phthalates' vascular impacts still need to be clarified. Thus, we aimed to understand the connection between phthalates exposure and the occurrence of gestational hypertension, as well as the pathway involved in the pathological vascular effects...
April 18, 2024: Journal of Xenobiotics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ameer E Hassan, Ahmed M Shoman, Samantha Miller, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Hagrass, Sohum Desai, Hamzah Saei, Wondwossen G Tekle
BACKGROUND: First-line treatment for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is medical management; however, interventional approaches are increasingly considered for refractory disease. The Resolute Onyx in TIA management (ROTIA) study is a post-market evaluation of the Resolute Onyx (R-Onyx) drug-eluting stent in the treatment of recurrent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) due to refractory ICAD (off-label use). METHODS: This is a single-center, retrospective case series of consecutive patients who underwent angioplasty and stenting with R-Onyx for treatment of recurrent TIAs due to refractory ICAD from October 2019 to November 2022...
April 23, 2024: Interventional Neuroradiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Buprenorphine Affects the Initiation and Severity of Interleukin Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Mice.
Sarah Jahangir, Biswajit Khatua, Nabil Smichi, Prasad Rajalingamgari, Anoop Narayana Pillai, Megan J Summers, Bryce McFayden, Sergiy Kostenko, Naomi M Gades, Vijay P Singh
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common disease with no targeted therapy and has varied outcomes ranging from spontaneous resolution to being lethal. While typically painful, AP can also be painless. Various agents, including opioids are used for pain control in AP; the risks, and benefits of which are often debated. Since experimental AP in mice is used to study the efficacy of potential therapies, we studied the effect of a commonly used opioid buprenorphine on the initiation and progression of AP. For this we administered extended-release buprenorphine subcutaneously prior to inducing the previously established severe AP model that uses Interleukins 12 and 18 (IL12,18) in genetically obese (ob/ob) mice and compared this to mice with AP but without the drug...
April 23, 2024: American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
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