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Phys Chem Chem Phys ; 2024 Jul 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38989692

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Developing more energy-efficient and cost-effective membrane processes for the separation of ethanol and water represents a strategically important direction to facilitate the production of renewable biofuels. In this study, by employing state-of-the-art molecular simulations, the potential of zeolite nanosheets as reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in ethanol/water separation is investigated. These materials are predicted to offer unprecedentedly high fluxes and more importantly, the ethanol-to-water separation factor can be as large as approximately 800 if the structure is meticulously selected. The separation achieved herein can in fact be considered counter-intuitive as the membrane allows the larger ethanol molecules to permeate through while blocking smaller water molecules. Further investigations reveal that the observed selectivity is strongly correlated with the adsorption selectivity of the bulk materials, suggesting an adsorption-driven mechanism. Promising candidates also appear to have the largest cavity diameter of approximately 6 Å, a size that can be commensurate with the dimensions of ethanol to facilitate its adsorption. The hydrophilicity on the membrane surfaces is as well found to play a non-negligible role. Overall, this study demonstrates the great promise of zeolite nanosheets as RO membranes for extracting anhydrous ethanol from its aqueous mixture and provides guidance toward the selection of promising membrane candidates.

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J Neurophysiol ; 2024 Jun 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38863425

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How humans coordinate digit forces to perform dexterous manipulation is not well understood. This gap is due to the use of tasks devoid of dexterity requirements and/or the use of analytical techniques that cannot isolate the roles that digit forces play in preventing object slip and controlling object position and orientation (pose). In our recent work, we used a dexterous manipulation task and decomposed digit forces into FG, the internal force that prevents object slip, and FM, the force responsible for object pose control. Unlike FG, FM was modulated from object lift onset to hold, suggesting their different sensitivity to sensory feedback acquired during object lift. However, the extent to which FG and FM can be controlled independently remains to be determined. Importantly, how FG and FM change as a function of object property is mathematically indeterminate and therefore requires active modulation. To address this gap, we systematically changed either object mass or external torque. The FM normal component responsible for object orientation control was modulated to changes in object torque but not mass. In contrast, FG was distinctly modulated to changes in object mass and torque. These findings point to a differential sensitivity of FG and FM to task requirements and provide novel insights into the neural control of dexterous manipulation. Importantly, our results indicate that the proposed digit force decomposition has the potential to capture important differences in how sensory inputs are processed and integrated to simultaneously ensure grasp stability and dexterous object pose control.

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Clin Res Cardiol ; 2024 May 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38740723

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BACKGROUND: Both the clinical and mechanistic impacts of endocan were not well elucidated especially in coronary artery disease (CAD). OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the prognostic and potential pathological role of endocan for cardiovascular (CV) events in stable CAD patients. METHODS: A total of 1,071 stable CAD patients with previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were enrolled prospectively in a nationwide Biosignature study. Another cohort of 76 CAD patients with or without PCI were enrolled for validation. Baseline biomarkers including endocan level was measured and total CV events especially hard CV events (including CV mortality, non-fatal myocardial infection and stroke) during follow-up were identified. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) as an in vivo biological contributor to vascular repairment from CAD patients were used for the in vitro functional study. RESULTS: After 24 months, there were 42 patients (3.92%) with hard CV events and 207 (19.3%) with total CV events in the study group. The incidence of both events was increased with the tertiles of baseline endocan level (hard events: 1.7%,3.4%, and 6.7% in 1st,2nd, and 3rd tertile respectively, p = 0.002; total events: 13.8%vs.16.2%vs.28.0%, p < 0.0001). Multivariate regression analysis revealed the independent association of endocan level with total and hard CV events. These findings were validated in another cohort with a 5-year follow-up. Furthermore, in vitro inhibition of endocan improved cell migration and tube formation capacities, and reduced cell adhesiveness of EPCs from CAD patients. CONCLUSIONS: Endocan might be a novel prognostic indicator, mechanistic mediator, and potential therapeutic target for clinical CAD.

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Microcirculation ; 31(5): e12853, 2024 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38690605

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OBJECTIVE: Both low serum albumin (SA) concentration and coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) are risk factors for the development of heart failure (HF). We hypothesized that SA concentration is associated with myocardial flow reserve (MFR) and implicated in pathophysiological mechanism of HF. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 454 patients undergoing dynamic cardiac cadmium-zinc-telluride myocardial perfusion imaging from April 2018 to February 2020. The population was categorized into three groups according to SA level (g/dL): Group 1: >4, Group 2: 3.5-4, and Group 3: <3.5. Myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial flow reserve (MFR, defined as stress/rest MBF ratio) were compared. RESULTS: The mean age of the whole cohort was 66.2 years, and 65.2% were men. As SA decreased, stress MBF (mL min-1 g-1) and MFR decreased (MBF: 3.29 ± 1.03, MFR: 3.46 ± 1.33 in Group 1, MBF: 2.95 ± 1.13, MFR: 2.51 ± 0.93 in Group 2, and MBF: 2.64 ± 1.16, MFR: 1.90 ± 0.50 in Group 3), whereas rest MBF (mL min-1 g-1) increased (MBF: 1.05 ± 0.42 in Group 1, 1.27 ± 0.56 in Group 2, and 1.41 ± 0.61 in Group 3). After adjusting for covariates, compared with Group 1, the odds ratios for impaired MFR (defined as MFR < 2.5) were 3.57 (95% CI: 2.32-5.48) for Group 2 and 34.9 (95% CI: 13.23-92.14) for Group 3. The results would be similar if only regional MFR were assessed. The risk prediction for CMD using SA was acceptable, with an AUC of 0.76. CONCLUSION: Low SA concentration was associated with the severity of CMD in both global and regional MFR as well as MBF.


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Cadmium , Coronary Circulation , Tellurium , Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon , Zinc , Humans , Male , Female , Aged , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Zinc/blood , Cadmium/blood , Microcirculation , Myocardial Perfusion Imaging/methods , Heart Failure/physiopathology , Heart Failure/blood , Heart Failure/diagnostic imaging , Zinc Compounds , Serum Albumin
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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 13(7): e0006424, 2024 Jul 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38809036

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Here, we report the complete genome sequence of Sedimentibacter sp. strain MB35-C1, which was isolated from sewage sludge at the Wastewater Treatment Plant of Sanming Steel Co. Ltd. in Fujian, China. The resulting genome of strain MB35-C1 is a single contig of 3,621,605 bp.

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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 13(7): e0110023, 2024 Jul 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38809035

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Here, we report the complete genome sequence of Paludicola sp. strain MB14-C6, which was isolated from the lake waters of Donghu, situated at Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The genome of strain MB14-C6 was chosen for further species delineation and comparative genomic analysis.

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J Am Soc Mass Spectrom ; 35(5): 960-971, 2024 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38616559

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In Asia, some herbal preparations have been found to be adulterated with undeclared synthetic medicines to increase their therapeutic efficiency. Many of these adulterants were found to be toxic when overdosed and have been documented to bring about severe, even life-threatening acute poisoning events. The objective of this study is to develop a rapid and sensitive ambient ionization mass spectrometric platform to characterize the undeclared toxic adulterated ingredients in herbal preparations. Several common adulterants were spiked into different herbal preparations and human sera to simulate the clinical conditions of acute poisoning. They were then sampled with a metallic probe and analyzed by the thermal desorption-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The experimental parameters including sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and turnaround time were prudently optimized in this study. Since tedious and time-consuming pretreatment of the sample is unnecessary, the toxic adulterants could be characterized within 60 s. The results can help emergency physicians to make clinical judgments and prescribe appropriate antidotes or supportive treatment in a time-sensitive manner.


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Drug Contamination , Plant Preparations , Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization , Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods , Humans , Plant Preparations/analysis , Plant Preparations/chemistry , Emergency Medical Services/methods
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Chem Asian J ; 19(13): e202400269, 2024 Jul 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38619083

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Described is a new synthetic route to bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-t-butylphenyl)methanone and its derivatives. The combined esterification/photo-Fries rearrangement approach enables a modular preparation of keto-bridged polyphenols. This protecting group-free process is highly atom- and step-economic, and a scalable production was easily achieved in the continuous-flow mode.

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J Microbiol Immunol Infect ; 57(3): 490-497, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38594108

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BACKGROUND: To revisit the association between vitamin D deficiency (VDD, defined as serum 25(OH)D < 20 ng/ml) and incident active tuberculosis (TB), after two potentially underpowered randomized trials showed statistically non-significant 13%-22% decrease in TB incidence in vitamin D supplementation groups. METHODS: We prospectively conducted an age/sex-matched case-control study that accounting for body-mass index (BMI), smoking, and other confounding factors to examine the association between VDD and active TB among non-HIV people in Taiwan (latitude 24°N), a high-income society which continues to have moderate TB burden. RESULTS: We enrolled 62 people with incident active TB and 248 people in control group. The TB case patients had a significantly higher proportion of VDD compared to the control group (51.6% vs 29.8%, p = 0.001). The 25(OH)D level was also significantly lower in TB patients compared to control group (21.25 ± 8.93 ng/ml vs 24.45 ± 8.36 ng/ml, p = 0.008). In multivariable analysis, VDD (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 3.03, p = 0.002), lower BMI (aOR: 0.81, p < 0.001), liver cirrhosis (aOR: 8.99, p = 0.042), and smoking (aOR: 4.52, p = 0.001) were independent risk factors for incident active TB. CONCLUSIONS: VDD is an independent risk factor for incident active TB. Future randomized trials examining the effect of vitamin D supplementation on TB incidence should focus on people with a low BMI or other risk factors to maximize the statistical power.


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Tuberculosis , Vitamin D Deficiency , Vitamin D , Humans , Vitamin D Deficiency/epidemiology , Vitamin D Deficiency/complications , Taiwan/epidemiology , Case-Control Studies , Male , Female , Prospective Studies , Middle Aged , Vitamin D/blood , Adult , Tuberculosis/epidemiology , Risk Factors , Body Mass Index , Incidence , Aged , Odds Ratio
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BMC Med Educ ; 24(1): 333, 2024 Mar 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38521917

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the process and the comprehensiveness of advance care planning (ACP), we designed a national ACP-OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) program. METHODS: The program was designed as a 40-minute OSCE test. Participants were categorized as different ACP team members to illustrate realistic scenarios. Preceptors were asked to observe ACP professionals' actions, responses, and communication skills during ACP with standardized patients (SP) through a one-way mirror. Participants' communication skills, medical expertise, legal knowledge, empathetic response and problem-solving skills of ACP were also self-evaluated before and after OSCE. Thematic analysis was used for qualitative analysis. RESULTS: In Nov 2019, a total of 18 ACP teams with 38 ACP professionals completed the ACP-OSCE program, including 15 physicians, 15 nurses, 5 social workers, and 3 psychologists. After the ACP-OSCE program, the average score of communication skills, medical expertise, legal knowledge, empathetic response, ACP problem-solving all increased. Nurses felt improved in medical expertise, legal knowledge, and problem-solving skills, psychologists and social workers felt improved in legal knowledge, while physicians felt no improved in all domain, statistically. Thematic analysis showed professional skills, doctoral-patient communication, benefit and difficulties of ACP were the topics which participants care about. Meanwhile, most participants agreed that ACP-OSCE program is an appropriate educational tool. CONCLUSION: This is the first national ACP-OSCE program in Asia. We believe that this ACP-OSCE program could be applied in other countries to improve the ACP process and quality.


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Advance Care Planning , Physical Examination , Humans , Taiwan , Asia , Clinical Competence
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Heliyon ; 10(6): e27537, 2024 Mar 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38515682

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Background: Demographics of pulmonary hypertension (PH) has changed a lot over the past forty years. Several recent registries noted an increase in mean age of PH but only a few of them investigated the characteristics of elderly patients. Thus, we aimed to analyze the characteristics of PH in such a population in this study. Methods: This multicenter study enrolled patients diagnosed with PH in group 1, 3, 4, and 5 consecutively from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020. A total of 490 patients was included, and patients were divided into three groups by age (≤45 years, 45-65 years, and >65 years). Results: The mean age of PH patients diagnosed with PH was 55.3 ± 16.3 years of age. There was higher proportion of elderly patients classified as group 3 PH (≤45: 1.3, 45-65: 4.5, >65: 8.1 %; p = 0.0206) and group 4 PH (≤45: 8.4, 45-65: 14.5, >65: 31.6 %; p < 0.0001) than young patients. Elderly patients had shorter 6-min walking distance (6 MWD) (≤45 vs. >65, mean difference, 77.8 m [95% confidence interval (CI), 2.1-153.6 m]), lower mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) (≤45 vs. >65, mean difference, 10.8 mmHg [95% CI, 6.37-15.2 mmHg]), and higher pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) (≤45 vs. 45-65, mean difference, -2.1 mmHg [95% CI, -3.9 to -0.3 mmHg]) compared to young patients. Elderly patients had a poorer exercise capacity despite lower mPAP level compared to young population, but they received combination therapy less frequently compared to young patients (triple therapy in group 1 PH, ≤45: 16.7, 45-65: 11.3, >65: 3.8 %; p = 0.0005). Age older than 65 years was an independent predictor of high mortality for PH patients. Conclusions: Elderly PH patients possess unique hemodynamic profiles and epidemiologic patterns. They had higher PAWP, lower mPAP, and received combination therapy less frequently. Moreover, ageing is a predictor of high mortality for PH patients. Exercise capacity-hemodynamics mismatch and inadequate treatment are noteworthy in the approach of elderly population with PH.

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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 13(4): e0007324, 2024 Apr 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38466104

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Here, we report the complete genome sequence of Aminobacterium sp. strain MB27-C1, which was isolated from sewage sludge collected at the wastewater treatment plant of Sanming Steel Co. Ltd. in Fujian, China. The resulting genome of strain MB27-C1 is a single contig of 2,427,830 bp with 41.58% GC content.

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Acta Cardiol Sin ; 40(2): 235-241, 2024 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38532822

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Background: Heart failure (HF) is a significant public health problem worldwide. Death and rehospitalization rates are similar across different HF phenotypes. However, the existing Taiwanese HF registries mainly enrolled inpatients with HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) before 2019, so their results may not apply to outpatients or patients with HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) and HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) phenotypes. Methods: The Taiwan Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Registry 2020 is a prospective, multicenter, observational registry that will enroll patients with HF from 27 hospitals in Taiwan between 2020 and 2022 and will be followed for two years. Patients eligible for enrollment include those admitted due to acute decompensated heart failure or outpatients with a history of hospitalization for heart failure within the past six months. The registry will collect patient demographics, medical history, HF diagnosis, medication use, examination results, and comorbidities. The registry plans to enroll 3,370 patients, with the distribution of HFrEF/HFmrEF/HFpEF as 59%/13%/28%. Follow-up intervals will occur every six months for up to two years to monitor clinical outcomes and major cardiac interventions. The registry will conclude in December 2024. Conclusions: The Taiwan Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Registry 2020 is a comprehensive and meticulous effort to demonstrate the epidemiology, adherence to guidelines, clinical outcomes, and disease progression of Taiwanese patients with HF in contemporary clinical practice.

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Acta Cardiol Sin ; 40(2): 148-171, 2024 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38532817

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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a multi-organ systemic syndrome that involves cardiac and extra-cardiac pathophysiological abnormalities. Its growing prevalence causes a major public concern worldwide. HFpEF is usually associated with multiple comorbidities, and non-cardiovascular death is common in patients with HFpEF. In Asia, patients with HFpEF has a younger age, higher prevalence of diabetes and chronic kidney disease than Western countries. A 2-step diagnostic algorithm is recommended in this guideline. In the first step, the diagnosis of HFpEF can be made if patients have symptoms and/or signs of heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 50%, increased natriuretic peptide, and objective evidence of left atrial or left ventricular abnormalities or raised left ventricular filling pressure. If diagnosis is still uncertain, invasive or noninvasive stress test can be performed in the second step. Comorbidities need to be controlled in HFpEF. Weight reduction for obesity and supervised exercise training are recommended for HFpEF. For pharmacological therapy, diuretic is used to relieve congestion and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, empagliflozin or dapagliflozin, is recommended to improve prognosis of HFpEF. The research on HFpEF is advancing at a rapid pace. It is expected that newer modalities for diagnosis and management of HFpEF could appear in the near future.

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J Immunol ; 212(9): 1420-1427, 2024 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38488501

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Allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects millions of individuals worldwide. Exposure to allergens produced by a variety of otherwise harmless microbes, including fungi, predisposes individuals to immunopathologic disease upon subsequent encounters with allergen. We developed a mouse model that employs a purified protease produced by Aspergillus (Asp f 13) to investigate the contributions of CD4+ Th cells to recurrent lung inflammation. Notably, memory CD4+ T cells enhanced the eosinophil response of sensitized/rechallenged animals. In addition, memory CD4+ T cells maintained allergenic features, including expression of GATA-binding protein 3 and IL-5. Th2 memory T cells persisted in the peribronchiolar interstitium of the lung and expressed markers of tissue residence, such as CD69, CCR8, and IL-33R. Lastly, we identified a peptide epitope contained within Asp f 13 and generated a peptide-MHC class II tetramer. Using these tools, we further demonstrated the durability and exquisite sensitivity of memory T cells in promoting lung eosinophilia. Our data highlight important features of memory T cells that strengthen the notion that memory T cells are principal drivers of eosinophilic disease in murine models of allergic sensitization and episodic airway inflammation.


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Allergens , Asthma , Mice , Animals , Peptide Hydrolases , Lung , Asthma/pathology , Peptides , Endopeptidases , Th2 Cells
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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 13(4): e0007824, 2024 Apr 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38501785

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We report the complete genome sequence of Anaerotignum sp. strain MB30-C6, which was isolated from the dehydrated sludge collected at the wastewater treatment plant of Sanming Steel Co. Ltd. in Fujian, China. The resulting genome of strain MB30-C6 is a single contig of 3,104,838 bp with 39.49% GC content.

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Mayo Clin Proc ; 99(6): 940-952, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38530689

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether hypotensive patients diagnosed with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) might benefit from angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNis) in real-world practice because patients with baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP) of less than 100 mm Hg have been excluded from landmark trials. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this multicenter study conducted between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2021, a total of 7562 symptomatic patients with HFrEF were enrolled and grouped by SBP (hypotension was defined as an SBP of less than 100 mm Hg) and ARNi use as follows: group 1, hypotensive/non-ARNi users (n=484); group 2, hypotensive/ARNi users (n=308); group 3, nonhypotensive/non-ARNi users (n=4560); and group 4, nonhypotensive/ARNi users (n=2210). Inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to balance baseline characteristics for survival analysis. RESULTS: Diverse baseline characteristics and lower rates of medication use were found among non-ARNi users compared with ARNi users. Hypotensive/ARNi users had lower ARNi initiation doses than nonhypotensive/ARNi users. We observed significantly lower mortality, composite heart failure hospitalization, and CV death for hypotensive/ARNi and the other 2 nonhypotensive groups (groups 3 and 4) during a median follow-up of 3.43 years (all P<.05), with a similar effect on reverse remodeling for the hypotensive/ARNi group compared with the hypotensive/non-ARNi group. The event-free survival benefits of ARNi vs renin-angiotensin system inhibitors were consistent with the lower boundary of SBP for clinical benefits found until 88 mm Hg (spline curves) after inverse probability of treatment weighting. CONCLUSION: Patients with HFrEF and hypotension may still benefit from ARNi treatment. Patients with hypotensive HFrEF should not be routinely excluded from ARNi use in a real-world setting.


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Aminobutyrates , Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists , Biphenyl Compounds , Drug Combinations , Heart Failure , Hypotension , Stroke Volume , Valsartan , Ventricular Remodeling , Humans , Valsartan/therapeutic use , Heart Failure/drug therapy , Heart Failure/mortality , Heart Failure/physiopathology , Male , Aminobutyrates/therapeutic use , Biphenyl Compounds/therapeutic use , Female , Stroke Volume/drug effects , Aged , Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists/therapeutic use , Ventricular Remodeling/drug effects , Hypotension/drug therapy , Hypotension/mortality , Middle Aged , Tetrazoles/therapeutic use , Neprilysin/antagonists & inhibitors , Treatment Outcome
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Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc ; 50: 101320, 2024 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38419606

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Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF); however, it is unclear whether AF increases the risk of OSA. Furthermore, sex differences among patients with both AF and OSA remain unclear. We aimed to determine the association between an increased AF burden and OSA and investigate the differences in clinical characteristics between women and men with AF and OSA. Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional analysis from a prospective cohort study. Patients with non-valvular AF were recruited from the cardiac electrophysiology clinic of a tertiary center; they underwent a home sleep apnea test and 14-day ambulatory electrocardiography. Moderate-to-severe OSA was defined as an apnea-hypopnea index of ≥15. Results: Of 320 patients with AF, 53.4% had moderate-to-severe OSA, and the mean body mass index (BMI) was 25.6 kg/m2. Less women (38.2%) had moderate-to-severe OSA than men (59.3%) (p < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, age, being a man, and BMI were significantly associated with moderate-to-severe OSA. AF burden was associated with moderate-to-severe OSA only in men (odds ratio: 1.008; 95% confidence interval: 1.001-1.014). Women and men with OSA had similar BMI (p = 0.526) and OSA severity (p = 0.754), but women were older than men (70.1 ± 1.3 vs. 63.1 ± 0.9 years, p < 0.001). Women with moderate-to-severe OSA had a lower AF burden than men did (27.6 ± 7.1 vs. 49.5 ± 3.9%, p = 0.009). Conclusions: AF burden is a sex-specific risk factor for OSA and is limited to men. In contrast, women with both AF and OSA have a lower AF burden than men, despite being older and having similar OSA severity and body habitus. Thus, AF may develop later in women with OSA than in men.

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Clin Res Cardiol ; 2024 Feb 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38407585

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BACKGROUND: The 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA guidelines for the management of heart failure (HF) makes therapeutic recommendations based on HF status. We investigated whether the prognosis of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) could be stratified by HF stage and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). METHODS: This single-center retrospective study analyzed the data of patients who experienced IHCA between 2005 and 2020. Based on admission diagnosis, past medical records, and pre-arrest echocardiography, patients were classified into general IHCA, at-risk for HF, pre-HF, HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction or HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF-or-HFrEF) groups. RESULTS: This study included 2,466 patients, including 485 (19.7%), 546 (22.1%), 863 (35.0%), 342 (13.9%), and 230 (9.3%) patients with general IHCA, at-risk for HF, pre-HF, HFpEF, and HFmrEF-or-HFrEF, respectively. A total of 405 (16.4%) patients survived to hospital discharge, with 228 (9.2%) patients achieving favorable neurological recovery. Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that pre-HF and HFpEF were associated with better neurological (pre-HF, OR: 2.11, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23-3.61, p = 0.006; HFpEF, OR: 1.90, 95% CI: 1.00-3.61, p = 0.05) and survival outcomes (pre-HF, OR: 2.00, 95% CI: 1.34-2.97, p < 0.001; HFpEF, OR: 1.91, 95% CI: 1.20-3.05, p = 0.007), compared with general IHCA. CONCLUSION: HF stage and LVEF could stratify patients with IHCA into different prognoses. Pre-HF and HFpEF were significantly associated with favorable neurological and survival outcomes after IHCA. Further studies are warranted to investigate whether HF status-directed management could improve IHCA outcomes.

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Korean J Radiol ; 25(3): 243-256, 2024 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38413109

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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate whether 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (2-[18F]FDG PET/CT) can aid in evaluating the risk of malignancy in ampullary tumors detected by endoscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This single-center retrospective cohort study analyzed 155 patients (79 male, 76 female; mean age, 65.7 ± 12.7 years) receiving 2-[18F]FDG PET/CT for endoscopy-detected ampullary tumors 5-87 days (median, 7 days) after the diagnostic endoscopy between June 2007 and December 2020. The final diagnosis was made based on histopathological findings. The PET imaging parameters were compared with clinical data and endoscopic features. A model to predict the risk of malignancy, based on PET, endoscopy, and clinical findings, was generated and validated using multivariable logistic regression analysis and an additional bootstrapping method. The final model was compared with standard endoscopy for the diagnosis of ampullary cancer using the DeLong test. RESULTS: The mean tumor size was 17.1 ± 7.7 mm. Sixty-four (41.3%) tumors were benign, and 91 (58.7%) were malignant. Univariable analysis found that ampullary neoplasms with a blood-pool corrected peak standardized uptake value in early-phase scan (SUVe) ≥ 1.7 were more likely to be malignant (odds ratio [OR], 16.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 7.13-36.18; P < 0.001). Multivariable analysis identified the presence of jaundice (adjusted OR [aOR], 4.89; 95% CI, 1.80-13.33; P = 0.002), malignant traits in endoscopy (aOR, 6.80; 95% CI, 2.41-19.20; P < 0.001), SUVe ≥ 1.7 in PET (aOR, 5.43; 95% CI, 2.00-14.72; P < 0.001), and PET-detected nodal disease (aOR, 5.03; 95% CI, 1.16-21.86; P = 0.041) as independent predictors of malignancy. The model combining these four factors predicted ampullary cancers better than endoscopic diagnosis alone (area under the curve [AUC] and 95% CI: 0.925 [0.874-0.956] vs. 0.815 [0.732-0.873], P < 0.001). The model demonstrated an AUC of 0.921 (95% CI, 0.816-0.967) in candidates for endoscopic papillectomy. CONCLUSION: Adding 2-[18F]FDG PET/CT to endoscopy can improve the diagnosis of ampullary cancer and may help refine therapeutic decision-making, particularly when contemplating endoscopic papillectomy.


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Ampulla of Vater , Common Bile Duct Neoplasms , Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography/methods , Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 , Radiopharmaceuticals , Retrospective Studies , Ampulla of Vater/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Common Bile Duct Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Positron-Emission Tomography , Endoscopy
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