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1. Metabolic syndrome and 10-year cardiovascular disease incidence: The ATTICA study.

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Kastorini CM, Panagiotakos DB, Georgousopoulou EN, Laskaris A, Skourlis N, Zana A, Chatzinikolaou C, Chrysohoou C, Puddu PE, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C, and Pitsavos C

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Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Glucose metabolism, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, Body Weight, C-Reactive Protein metabolism, Cardiovascular Diseases complications, Cholesterol, HDL blood, Cholesterol, LDL blood, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Greece epidemiology, Humans, Incidence, Interleukin-6 blood, Logistic Models, Male, Metabolic Syndrome complications, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Triglycerides blood, Uric Acid blood, Waist Circumference, Young Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome epidemiology
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Aims: To evaluate the influence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as well as inflammatory and renal markers on cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence., Methods and Results: During 2001-2002, 1514 men and 1528 women (>18 y) without any clinical evidence of CVD or any other chronic disease, at baseline, living in greater Athens area, Greece, were enrolled. In 2011-2012, the 10-year follow-up was performed in 2583 participants (15% of the participants were lost to follow-up). Incidence of fatal or non-fatal CVD was defined according to WHO-ICD-10 criteria. MetS was defined using three definitions, provided by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment panel III (revised NCEP ATP III), the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) or the Harmonized definition. Furthermore, the contributory predictive role of C-reactive protein (CRP), inteleukin-6, uric acid and estimated glomerular filtration rate in the aforementioned models was evaluated. History of MetS-NCEP was positively associated with CVD, adjusting for potential confounding factors (OR:1.83, 95%CI:1.24-2.72). Not statistically significant associations with CVD incidence were observed when using the IDF or the Harmonized definition. Additionally, none of the added inflammatory and renal function markers mediated the influence of MetS on CVD incidence (all p's from Sobel test >0.40). C-statistic values for the MetS definitions used exceeded 0.789 (CI:0.751-0.827), indicating fair-to-good predictive probability of the models., Conclusion: Results of the present work revealed the negative impact of MetS-NCEP, but not of the other MetS definitions, on CVD incidence, a key-point that may help in better understanding the role of IDF and Harmonized MetS definitions on CVD., (Copyright © 2015 The Italian Society of Diabetology, the Italian Society for the Study of Atherosclerosis, the Italian Society of Human Nutrition, and the Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

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2016
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2. How the Seven Countries Study contributed to the definition and development of the Mediterranean diet concept: a 50-year journey.

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Menotti A and Puddu PE

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Animals, Cholesterol blood, Cohort Studies, Europe epidemiology, Fatty Acids administration & dosage, Fishes, Humans, Incidence, International Cooperation, Japan epidemiology, Male, North America epidemiology, Plants, Edible, Risk Factors, Seafood, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Diet, Mediterranean, Feeding Behavior
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The Seven Countries Study of Cardiovascular Diseases was started at the end of the 1950s and it continues to be run after >50 years. It enrolled, at entry, 16 population cohorts in eight nations of seven countries for a total of 12,763 middle-aged men. It was the prototype of epidemiological studies seeking cultural contrasts and the first to compare cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates related to diet differences. The study has shown that populations suffer widely different incidence and mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) as well as from other CVDs and overall mortality. Higher rates were found in North America and northern Europe, and lower rates in southern Europe - Mediterranean countries - and Japan. These differences in CHD rates were strongly associated with different levels of saturated fat consumption and average serum cholesterol levels, with lowest rates in Greece and Japan where the total fat intake was very different. The cohorts were also different in dietary patterns defined by the ratio of calories derived from plant foods and fish on the one hand and calories derived from animal foods and sugar on the other. These findings pointed to the so-called Mediterranean diet, which is characterized by large values of that plant/animal ratio, a pattern associated with lower incidence and mortality from CHD and also with the lowest death rates and the greatest survival rates. More recent studies have refined these concepts and documented on a larger scale the virtues of these eating habits., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

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2015
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3. An Italian chart for cardiovascular risk prediction. Its scientific basis.

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Menotti A, Lanti M, Puddu PE, Carratelli L, Mancini M, Motolese M, Prati P, and Zanchetti A

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Aged, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Risk Assessment methods
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A risk chart for primary prediction of major coronary and cerebrovascular events based on Italian population data was created. Material from three Italian population studies was available: the Italian Rural Areas of the Seven Countries Study (no. 1712), the Gubbio Study (no. 3061) and the ECCIS Study (no. 4998) for a total of 9771 men and women aged 35 to 74 years and followed-up from 5 to 15 years, for a total of over 55,000 person/years. Sex, age, diabetes, cigarette smoking, systolic blood pressure and serum cholesterol were selected as risk factors, while the endpoint was established as the occurrence of the first major coronary or cerebrovascular event in 10 years. The accelerated failure time model was used as the predictive model. Two models were adopted, i.e., for relatively younger subjects (45-59 years) and for relatively older subjects (60-74 years). Both produced highly significant coefficients for each of the selected risk factors. The two models carried a satisfactory discriminating power, with 40% to more than 50% of all events located in the upper quintile of the estimated risk. Sex, age (6 classes), diabetes, cigarette smoking (4 classes), systolic blood pressure (4 classes) and serum cholesterol (5 classes) were considered for the creation of a risk map derived from multivariate models. A total of 1920 cells were filled with different colors corresponding to 6 classes of absolute risk. A similar set of cells was filled with another color scale for the estimate of the relative risk versus subjects of the same age and sex carrying Italian mean levels of risk factors. The chart is being distributed to the Italian medical profession as a practical tool to select high-risk individuals for the primary prevention of major cardiovascular diseases.

Published
2001

4. Serum uric acid for short-term prediction of cardiovascular disease incidence in the Gubbio population Study.

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Puddu PE, Lanti M, Menotti A, Mancini M, Zanchetti A, Cirillo M, Angeletti M, and Panarelli W

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Adult, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Incidence, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Diseases blood, Uric Acid blood
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Objective: The Gubbio Study is an Italian population study measuring risk factors for and incidence of major cardiovascular diseases. This analysis investigates the association of serum uric acid with the incidence of coronary and cardiovascular events., Methods: A population sample of 2469 men and women aged 35-74 years, free from major cardiovascular diseases and in whom serum uric acid was measured in 1983 along with other standard risk factors, were followed up for 6 years and the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and all cardiovascular atherosclerotic (CVD) events, both fatal and non-fatal, was computed. Proportional hazards models were used for the prediction of these events., Results: In six years 61 CHD hard criteria, 109 CHD any criterion and 149 CVD events were recorded. Age-adjusted rates per 1000 of the 3 event categories were computed in sex-specific quintiles (Q) of serum uric acid with 428 +/- 76 (Q5) and 198 +/- 42 (Q1) micromol/l, respectively. Although higher rates were seen in Q5 as compared to Q1 for all three first event categories considered (relative risks 6.2, 3.6 and 3.7, respectively), a statistically significant trend was seen only for CVD all criteria (t = 3.63, p < 0.036). These trends were borderline significant for CHD any criterion (t = 2.92, p < 0.06) and not significant for CHD hard criteria (t = 2.23, p < 0.11). In multivariate models, adjusted for 8 other risk factors, serum uric acid showed a statistically significant contribution to predict CVD incidence [relative risk (RR) for 92 micromol/l difference of 1.24 with 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.05-1.45], whereas the statistical contribution to predict CHD any criterion (RR = 1.19 with CI 0.98-1.45) and CHD hard criteria (RR = 1.20 with CI 0.93-1.55) was not significant. Diuretic treatment and blood urea, as further confounders, were positively and significantly related to event incidence (RR ranging from 1.21 to 2.00) but serum uric acid maintained its independent and statistically significant role in the prediction of CVD events (RR = 1.18 with CI 1.00-1.39). Presence of specific treatments to lower serum uric acid levels (in 1.13% of the population), tested as final confounders, was not statistically contributory., Conclusions: Increased serum uric acid levels are independently and significantly associated with risk of CVD events in the 6-year follow-up of the Gubbio Study. Longer follow-up is needed before the contributory role of serum uric acid can be properly assessed to explain CHD incidence.

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2001
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5. Twenty-five-year cardiovascular disease incidence among middle-aged men. Disease burden, time shape, predictors, risk probabilities.

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Menotti A, Lanti M, and Puddu PE

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Adult, Age Factors, Angina Pectoris epidemiology, Arcus Senilis, Cardiovascular Diseases mortality, Cholesterol blood, Cohort Studies, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Diabetes Complications, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Intermittent Claudication epidemiology, Italy epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk Factors, Rural Population, Sex Factors, Smoking adverse effects, Systole, Time Factors, Vital Capacity, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology
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Background: This analysis aims at describing the 25-year experience in cardiovascular incidence in a sample of middle-aged men in rural Italy., Methods: A total of 1712 men aged 40-59 years were examined in 1960 in two rural Italian cohorts belonging to the Seven Countries Study. Major risk factors were measured and a monitoring system for incidence of cardiovascular events was in operation for the next 25 years centered on the first event occurring within each subgroup of cardiovascular diseases. Data were modeled by the Weibull distribution incorporated in the accelerated failure time model., Results: Among 1695 cardiovascular disease-free men at entry, 51.3% experienced at least one cardiovascular event, the first being a coronary heart disease (35.6%), a cerebrovascular disease (17.8%) or a peripheral artery disease (13.0%). Among all first events the most common was intermittent claudication (17.6%), followed by angina pectoris (16.6%). A proportion of 13% of all initial episodes was rapidly fatal, whereas 38 % of subjects developing a cardiovascular event died within the 25-year deadline. Age, cigarette smoking, diabetes, corneal arcus, serum cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and vital capacity fed into the accelerated failure time model showed a statistically significant association with cardiovascular disease incidence (inverse for vital capacity). The same model provided the shape of hazard during the 25 years with major events continuing to appear in an increasing exponential fashion, while soft criteria events were less likely to appear as a first event in the late phase of follow-up., Conclusions: In middle-aged men 25-year incidence of cardiovascular diseases is high and more relevant compared to that of traditional hard criteria coronary heart disease that in the past has attracted almost exclusive interest.

Published
2000

6. First risk functions for prediction of coronary and cardiovascular disease incidence in the Gubbio Population Study.

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Menotti A, Lanti M, Puddu PE, Mancini M, Zanchetti A, Cirillo M, and Vagnarelli OT

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Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, Cholesterol blood, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Incidence, Italy epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Risk, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Smoking adverse effects, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Coronary Disease epidemiology, Coronary Disease etiology
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Background: The Gubbio study is an Italian population study which measures the risk factors and incidence of major cardiovascular diseases. This analysis produces multivariate models for the prediction of cardiovascular end-points., Methods: A population sample of 2,963 men and women aged 35-74, free from major cardiovascular diseases, was examined in 1983 with risk factor measurement, and a 6-year incidence was computed for coronary heart disease and all cardiovascular (atherosclerotic) events. Proportional hazards models were solved for the prediction of these events., Results: Over a 6-year period, 74 hard criteria, and 126 any criterion coronary heart disease and 174 cardiovascular events were recorded. Multivariate models showed the predictive power of sex (relative risk ranging 1.63 to 2.60), age (relative risk for 5-year difference ranging 1.38 to 1.48), systolic blood pressure (relative risk for 20 mmHg difference ranging 1.17 to 1.27), HDL cholesterol (relative risk for a difference of 10 mg/dl ranging 0.73 to 0.81), non-HDL cholesterol (relative risk for 40 mg/dl difference ranging 1.15 to 1.27), cigarette smoking (relative risk for 10 cigarette difference ranging 1.21 to 1.28), and body mass index (relative risk for 3 units ranging 0.99 to 1.02). All coefficients were statistically significant except that for body mass index, they were larger for hard criteria coronary heart disease, and their magnitude was similar to that found in previous Italian population studies., Conclusions: Traditional cardiovascular risk factors predict coronary and cardiovascular events in another Italian population study confirming previous findings and similar predictive models.

Published
2000

7. Carotid plaque detection improves the predictve value of CHA2DS2-VASc score in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrilation: The ARAPACIS Study

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Basili, Stefania, Loffredo, Lorenzo, Pastori, Daniele, Proieti, Marco, Farcomeni, Alessio, Vesti, Anna Rta, Pignatelli, Pasquale, Davì, Giovanni, Hiatt, William R., Lip, Gregory Y. H., Corazza, Gino R., Perticone, Francesco, Violi, Francesco, Alessandri, C., Serviddio, G., Fascetti, S., Palange, P., Greco, E., Bruno, G., Averna, M., Giammanco, A., Sposito, P., De Cristofaro, R., De Gennaro, L., Carulli, L., Pellegrini, E., Cominacini, L., Mozzini, C., Pasini, A. F., Sprovieri, M., Spagnuolo, V., Cerqua, G., Cerasola, G., Mule, G., Barbagallo, M., Lo Sciuto, S., Monteverde, A., Saitta, A., Lo Gullo, A., Malatino, L., Ciia, C., Terranova, V., Pisano, M., Pinto, A., Di Raimondo, D., Tuttolomondo, A., Conigliaro, R., Signorelli, S., De Palma, D., Galderisi, M., Cudemo, G., Galletti, F., Fazio, V., De Luca, N., Meccariello, A., Caputo, D., De Donato, M. T., Iannuzi, A., Bresciani, A., Giunta, R., Utili, R., Iorio, V., Adinolfi, L. E., Sellitto, C., Iuliano, N., Bellis, P., Tirelli, P., Sacerdoti, D., Vanni, D., Iuliano, L., Ciacciarelli, M., Pacelli, A., Palazzuoli, A., Cacciafesta, M., Gueli, N., Lo Iacono, G., Brusco, S., Verrusio, W., Nobili, L., Tarquinio, N., Pellegrini, F., Vincentelli, G. M., Ravallese, F., Santini, C., Letizia, C., Petramala, L., Zinnamosca, L., Minisola, S., Cilli, M., Savoriti, C., Colangelo, L., Falaschi, P., Martocchia, A., Pastore, F., Bertazzoni, G., Attalla El Halabieh, E., Paradiso, M., Lizzi, E. M., Timmi, S., Battisti, P., Cerci, S., Ciavolella, M., Di Veroli, C., Malei, F., De Ciocchis, A., Abate, D., Castellino, P., Zanoli, L., Fidone, F., Mannarino, E. T., Pasqualini, L., Oliverio, G., Pende, A., Aitom, N., Ricchio, R., Fimognari, F. L., Alletto, M., Messina, S., Sesti, G., Arturi, F., Fiorentino, T. V., Pedace, E., Scarpino, P. E., Carullo, G., Maio, R., Sciacqua, A., Frugiuele, P., Battaglia, G., Atzori, S., Delitala, G., Angelucci, E., Sestili, S., Traisci, G., De Feudis, L., Di Michèle, D., Fava, A., Balsano, C., De Ciantis, P., Desideri, G., Camerota, A., Mezzetti, M., Gresele, P., Vedovati, C., Fierro, T., Puccetti, L., Bertolotti, M., Mussi, C., Boddi, M., Savino, A., Contri, S., Degl'Innocenti, G., Sailer, A., Fabris, F., Pesavento, R., Filippi, L., Vedovetto, V., Puato, M., Treleani, M., De Luca, E., De Zaiacomo, F., Giantin, V., Semplicini, A., Minuz, P., Romano, S., Fantin, F., Manica, A., Stockner, I., Pattis, P., Gutmann, B., Catena, C., Colussi, G., Sechi, L. A., Annoni, G., Bruni, A. A., Castagna, A., Spinelli, D., Miceli, E., Paduia, D., Schinco, G., Spreafico, S., Secchi, B., Vanoli, M., Casella, G., Pulixi, E. A., Sansone, L., Serra, M. G., Longo, S., Antonaci, S., Belfiäore, A., Frualdo, M., Palasciano, G., Ricci, L., Ventrella, F., Bianco, C., Santovito, D., Cipollone, F., Nicolai, S., Salvati, F., Rini, G. B., Scozzari, F., Muiesan, M. L., Salvetti, M., Bazza, A., Picardi, A., Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U., De Vincentis, A., Cosio, P., Terzolo, M., Madaffari, B., Parasporo, B., Fenoglio, L., Bracco, C., Melchio, R., Gentili, T., Salvi, A., Nitti, C., Gabrielli, A., Martino, G. P., Capucci, A., Brambatti, M., Sparagna, A., Tirotta, D., Andreozzi, P., Ettorre, E., Viscogliosi, G., Servello, A., Musumeci, M., Rossi Fanelli, F., Delfino, M., Giorgi, A., Glorioso, N., Melis, G., Marras, G., Matta, M., Sacco, A., Stellitano, E., Scordo, A., Russo, F., Caruso, A. A., Porreca, E., Tana, M., Ferri, C., Cheli, P., Portincasa, P., Muscianisi, G., Giordani, S., Stanghellini, V., Sabbà, C., Mancuso, G., Bartone, M., Calipari, D., Arcidiacono, G., Bellanuova, I., Ferraro, M., Marigliano, G., Cozzolino, D., Lampitella, A., Acri, V., Galasso, D., Mazzei, F., Galasso, S., Buratti, A., Porta, M., Brizzi, M. F., Fattorini, A., Sampietro, F., D'Angelo, A., Manfredini, R., Pala, M., Fabbian, F., Moroni, C., Valente, L., Lopreiato, F., Parente, F., Granata, M., Moia, M., Braham, S., Rossi, M., Pesce, M., Gentile, A., Catozzo, V., Baciarello, G., Cosimati, A., Ageno, W., Rancan, E., Guasti, L., Ciccaglioni, A., Negri, S., Polselli, M., Prisco, D., Marcucci, R., Ferro, D., Cangemi, R., Perri, L., Polimeni, L., Catasca, E., Vicario, T., Russo, R., Saliola, M., Del Ben, M., Ange-lico, F., Calvieri, C., Bucci, T., Baratta, F., Migliacci, R., Porciello, G., Corrao, S., Pignataro, F. S., Napoleone, L., Talerico, G., Amoroso, D., Romiti, G. F., Ruscio, E., Toriello, F., Todisco, T., Di Tanna, G., Saccheti, M. L., Puddu, P. E., Anzaldi, M., Bazzini, C., Bianchi, P. I., Boari, B., Bracco, G., Buonauro, A., Butta, C., Buzzetti, E., Calabria, S., Capeci, W., Caradio, F., Carleo, P., Carrabba, M. D., Castorani, L., Cecchetto, L., Cicco, S., Cimini, C., Colombo, B. M., De Giorgi, A., De Vuono, S., Del Corso, L., Denegri, A., Di Giosia, P., Durante Mangoni, E., Falsetti, L., Forgione, A., Giorgini, P., Grassi, D., Grembiale, A., Hijazi, D., Iamele, L., Lorusso, G., Marchese, A., Marra, A. M., Masala, M., Miceli, G., Montebianco Abenavoli, L., Murgia, G., Naccarato, P., Pattoneri, P., Perego, F., Pesce, P., Piano, S., Pinna, M., Pinto, D., Pretti, V., Pucci, G., Raparelli, V., Salinaro, F., Salzano, A., Santilli, F., Scarpini, F., Scicali, R., Sirico, D., Suppressa, P., Talia, M., Tassone, E. J., Torres, D., Vazzana, N., Vecchio, C. 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Atherosclerosis, Atrial fibrillation, Carotid plaque, CHA2DS2-VASc score, Stroke, Vascular disease, Carotid Artery Diseases, Male, Atherosclerosis, Atrial fibrillation, Carotid plaque, CHA2DS2-VASc score, Stroke, Vascular disease, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ankle Brachial Index, Atrial Fibrillation, Female, Humans, Incidence, Italy, Plaque, Atherosclerotic, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Survival Rate, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Risk Assessment, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, atrialf fibrillation, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Carotid artery disease, CHA, 2, DS, VASc score, 80 and over, 030212 general & internal medicine, Myocardial infarction, CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score, CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score, Plaque, Atherosclerotic, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Atherosclerosi, Cardiology, artherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, carotid plaque, stroke, vascular disease, aged, aged, 80 and over, ankle brachial index, carotid artery diseases, female, humans, incidence, italy, male, plaque, atherosclerotic, retrospective studies, risk factors, survival rate, ultrasonography, doppler, risk assessment, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, Settore SECS-S/01 - Statistica, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Socio-culturale, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, cardiovascular diseases, Risk factor, Survival rate, Carotid Artery Disease, business.industry, Risk Factor, medicine.disease, CHA2DS2–VASc score, business
Abstract

Background and aims Vascular disease (VD), as assessed by history of myocardial infarction or peripheral artery disease or aortic plaque, increases stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), and is a component of risk assessment using the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score. We investigated if systemic atherosclerosis as detected by ultrasound carotid plaque (CP) could improve the predictive value of the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score. Methods We analysed data from the ARAPACIS study, an observational study including 2027 Italian patients with non-valvular AF, in whom CP was detected using Doppler Ultrasonography. Results VD was reported in 351 (17.3%) patients while CP was detected in 16.6% patients. Adding CP to the VD definition leaded to higher VD prevalence (30.9%). During a median [IQR] follow-up time of 36months, 56 (2.8%) stroke/TIA events were recorded. Survival analysis showed that conventional VD alone did not increase the risk of stroke (Log-Rank: 0.009, p=0.924), while addition of CP to conventional VD was significantly associated to an increased risk of stroke (LR: 5.730, p=0.017). Cox regression analysis showed that VD+CP was independently associated with stroke (HR: 1.78, 95% CI: 1.05–3.01, p=0.0318). Reclassification analysis showed that VD+CP allowed a significant risk reclassification when compared to VD alone in predicting stroke at 36months (NRI: 0.192, 95% CI: 0.028–0.323, p=0.032). Conclusions In non-valvular AF patients the addition of ultrasound detection of carotid plaque to conventional VD significantly increases the predictive value of CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score for stroke.

Published
2017

8. Major adverse cardiovascular events in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the ARAPACIS study

Author

Raparelli, Valeria, Pastori, Daniele, Pignataro, Serena Francesca, Vestri, Anna Rita, Pignatelli, Pasquale, Cangemi, Roberto, Proietti, Marco, Davì, Giovanni, Hiatt, William Robert, Lip, Gregory Yoke Hong, Corazza, Gino Roberto, Perticone, Francesco, Violi, Francesco, Basili, Stefania, Alessandri, C., Serviddio, G., Palange, P., Greco, E., Bruno, G., Averna, M., Giammanco, A., Sposito, P., de Cristofaro, R., Carulli, L., de Gennaro, L., Pellegrini, E., Cominacini, L., Mozzini, C., Pasini, A. F., Sprovieri, M., Spagnuolo, V., Cerqua, G., Cerasola, G., Mulé, G., Barbagallo, M., Lo Sciuto, S., Monteverde, A., Saitta, A., Lo Gullo, A., Malatino, L., Cilia, C., Terranova, V., Pisano, M., Pinto, A., Di Raimondo, D., Tuttolomondo, A., Conigliaro, R., Signorelli, S., de Palma, D., Galderisi, M., Cudemo, G., Galletti, F., Fazio, V., de Luca, N., Meccariello, A., Caputo, D., de Donato, M. T., Iannuzi, A., Bresciani, A., Giunta, R., Utili, R., Iorio, V., Adinolfi, L. E., Sellitto, C., Iuliano, N., Bellis, P., Tirelli, P., Sacerdoti, D., Vanni, D., Iuliano, L., Ciacciarelli, M., Pacelli, A., Palazzuoli, A., Cacciafesta, M., Gueli, N., Lo Iacono, C., Brusco, S., Verrusio, W., Nobili, L., Tarquinio, N., Pellegrini, F., Vincentelli, G. M., Ravallese, F., Santini, C., Letizia, C., Petramala, L., Zinnamosca, L., Minisola, S., Cilli, M., Colangelo, L., Falaschi, P., Martocchia, A., Pastore, F., Bertazzoni, G., Attalla El Halabieh, E., Paradiso, M., Lizzi, E. M., Timmi, S., Battisti, P., Cerci, S., Ciavolella, M., Di Veroli, C., Malci, F., de Ciocchis, A., Abate, D., Castellino, P., Zanoli, L., Fidone, F., Mannarino, E., Pasqualini, L., Oliverio, G., Pende, A., Artom, N., Ricchio, R., Fimognari, F. L., Alletto, M., Messina, S., Sesti, G., Arturi, F., Succurro, E., Fiorentino, T. V., Pedace, E., Scarpino, P. E., Carullo, G., Maio, R., Sciacqua, A., Frugiuele, P., Battaglia, G., Atzori, S., Delitala, G., Angelucci, E., Sestili, S., Traisci, G., de Feudis, L., Di Michele, D., Fava, A., Balsano, C., de Ciantis, P., Desideri, G., Camerota, A., Mezzetti, M., Gresele, P., Vedovati, C., Fierro, T., Puccetti, L., Bertolotti, M., Mussi, C., Boddi, M., Savino, A., Contri, S., Degl’Innocenti, G., Saller, A., Fabris, F., Pesavento, R., Filippi, L., Vedovetto, V., Puato, M., Treleani, M., de Luca, E., de Zaiacomo, F., Giantin, V., Semplicini, A., Minuz, P., Romano, S., Fantin, F., Manica, A., Stockner, I., Pattis, P., Gutmann, B., Catena, C., Colussi, G., Sechi, L. A., Annoni, G., Bruni, A. A., Castagna, A., Spinelli, D., Miceli, E., Padula, D., Schinco, G., Spreafico, S., Secchi, B., Vanoli, M., Casella, G., Pulixi, E. A., Sansone, L., Serra, M. G., Longo, S., Antonaci, S., Belfiore, A., Frualdo, M., Palasciano, G., Ricci, L., Ventrella, F., Bianco, C., Santovito, D., Cipollone, F., Nicolai, S., Salvati, F., Rini, G. B., Scozzari, F., Muiesan, M. L., Salvetti, M., Bazza, A., Picardi, A., Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U., de Vincentis, A., Cosio, P., Terzolo, M., Madaffari, B., Parasporo, B., Fenoglio, L., Bracco, C., Melchio, R., Gentili, T., Salvi, A., Nitti, C., Gabrielli, A., Martino, G. P., Capucci, A., Brambatti, M., Sparagna, A., Tirotta, D., Andreozzi, P., Ettorre, E., Viscogliosi, G., Servello, A., Musumeci, M., Delfino, M., Giorgi, A., Glorioso, N., Melis, G., Marras, G., Matta, M., Sacco, A., Stellitano, E., Scordo, A., Russo, F., Caruso, A. A., Porreca, E., Tana, M., Ferri, C., Cheli, P., Portincasa, P., Muscianisi, G., Giordani, S., Stanghellini, V., Sabbà, C., Mancuso, G., Bartone, M., Calipari, D., Arcidiacono, G., Bellanuova, I., Ferraro, M., Marigliano, G., Cozzolino, D., Lampitella, A., Acri, V., Galasso, D., Mazzei, F., Buratti, A., Galasso, S., Porta, M., Brizzi, M. F., Fattorini, A., Sampietro, F., D’Angelo, A., Manfredini, R., Pala, M., Fabbian, F., Moroni, C., Valente, L., Lopreiato, F., Parente, F., Granata, M., Moia, M., Braham, S., Rossi, M., Pesce, M., Gentile, A., Catozzo, V., Baciarello, G., Cosimati, A., Ageno, W., Rancan, E., Guasti, L., Ciccaglioni, A., Negri, S., Polselli, M., Prisco, D., Marcucci, R., Ferro, D., Perri, L., Cangemi, R., Saliola, M., Del Ben, M., Angelico, F., Baratta, F., Migliacci, R., Porciello, G., Corrao, S., Proietti, M., Raparelli, V., Napoleone, L., Talerico, G., Amoroso, D., Romiti, G. F., Ruscio, E., Toriello, F., Sperduti, N., Todisco, T., Di Tanna, G., Sacchetti, M. L., Puddu, P. E., Farcomeni, A., Anzaldi, M., Bazzini, C., Bianchi, P. I., Boari, B., Buonauro, A., Buttà, C., Buzzetti, E., Calabria, S., Capeci, W., Caradio, F., Carleo, P., Carrabba, M. D., Castorani, L., Cecchetto, L., Cicco, S., Cimini, C., Colombo, B. M., de Giorgi, A., de Vuono, S., Del Corso, L., Denegri, A., Di Giosia, P., Durante Mangoni, E., Falsetti, L., Forgione, A., Giorgini, P., Grassi, D., Grembiale, A., Hijazi, D., Iamele, L., Lorusso, G., Marchese, A., Marra, A. M., Masala, M., Miceli, G., Montebianco Abenavoli, L., Murgia, G., Naccarato, P., Pattoneri, P., Perego, F., Pesce, P., Piano, S., Pinna, M., Pinto, D., Pretti, V., Pucci, G., Salinaro, F., Salzano, A., Santilli, F., Scarpini, F., Scicali, R., Sirico, D., Suppressa, P., Talia, M., Tassone, E. J., Torres, D., Vazzana, N., Vecchio, C. R., Vidili, G., Vitale, F., Zaccone, V., ARAPACIS Study Collaborators, Raparelli, V, Pastori, D, Pignataro, S, Vestri, A, Pignatelli, P, Cangemi, R, Proietti, M, Davi, G, Hiatt, W, Lip, G, Corazza, G, Perticone, F, Violi, F, Basili, S, Alessandri, C, Serviddio, G, Palange, P, Greco, E, Bruno, G, Averna, M, Giammanco, A, Sposito, P, Decristofaro, R, Carulli, L, Degennaro, L, Pellegrini, E, Cominacini, L, Mozzini, C, Pasini, A, Sprovieri, M, Spagnuolo, V, Cerqua, G, Cerasola, G, Mule, G, Barbagallo, M, Lo Sciuto, S, Monteverde, A, Saitta, A, Lo Gullo, A, Malatino, L, Cilia, C, Terranova, V, Pisano, M, Pinto, A, Diraimondo, D, Tuttolomondo, A, Conigliaro, R, Signorelli, S, Depalma, D, Galderisi, M, Cudemo, G, Galletti, F, Fazio, V, Deluca, N, Meccariello, A, Caputo, D, Dedonato, M, Iannuzi, A, Bresciani, A, Giunta, R, Utili, R, Iorio, V, Adinolfi, L, Sellitto, C, Iuliano, N, Bellis, P, Tirelli, P, Sacerdoti, D, Vanni, D, Iuliano, L, Ciacciarelli, M, Pacelli, A, Palazzuoli, A, Cacciafesta, M, Gueli, N, Lo Iacono, C, Brusco, S, Verrusio, W, Nobili, L, Tarquinio, N, Pellegrini, F, Vincentelli, G, Ravallese, F, Santini, C, Letizia, C, Petramala, L, Zinnamosca, L, Minisola, S, Cilli, M, Colangelo, L, Falaschi, P, Martocchia, A, Pastore, F, Bertazzoni, G, Attalla El Halabieh, E, Paradiso, M, Lizzi, E, Timmi, S, Battisti, P, Cerci, S, Ciavolella, M, Diveroli, C, Malci, F, Deciocchis, A, Abate, D, Castellino, P, Zanoli, L, Fidone, F, Mannarino, E, Pasqualini, L, Oliverio, G, Pende, A, Artom, N, Ricchio, R, Fimognari, F, Alletto, M, Messina, S, Sesti, G, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Fiorentino, T, Pedace, E, Scarpino, P, Carullo, G, Maio, R, Sciacqua, A, Frugiuele, P, Battaglia, G, Atzori, S, Delitala, G, Angelucci, E, Sestili, S, Traisci, G, Defeudis, L, Dimichele, D, Fava, A, Balsano, C, Deciantis, P, Desideri, G, Camerota, A, Mezzetti, M, Gresele, P, Vedovati, C, Fierro, T, Puccetti, L, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Boddi, M, Savino, A, Contri, S, Degl'Innocenti, G, Saller, A, Fabris, 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Gennaro L., Pellegrini E. 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T., Iannuzi A., Bresciani A., Giunta R., Utili R., Iorio V., Adinolfi L.E., Sellitto C., Iuliano N., Bellis P., Tirelli P., Sacerdoti D., Vanni D., Iuliano L., Ciacciarelli M., Pacelli A., Palazzuoli A., Cacciafesta M., Gueli N., Lo Iacono C., Brusco S., Verrusio W., Nobili L., Tarquinio N., Pellegrini F., Vincentelli G.M., Ravallese F., Santini C., Letizia C., Petramala L., Zinnamosca L., Minisola S., Cilli M., Colangelo L., Falaschi P., Martocchia A., Pastore F., Bertazzoni G., Attalla El Halabieh E., Paradiso M., Lizzi E.M., Timmi S., Battisti P., Cerci S., Ciavolella M., Di Veroli C., Malci F., De Ciocchis A., Abate D., Castellino P., Zanoli L., Fidone F., Mannarino E., Pasqualini L., Oliverio G., Pende A., Artom N., Ricchio R., Fimognari F.L., Alletto M., Messina S., Sesti G., Arturi F., Succurro E, Fiorentino T.V., Pedace E., Scarpino P.E., Carullo G., Maio R., Sciacqua A., Frugiuele P., Spagnuolo V., Battaglia G., Atzori S., Delitala G., Angelucci E., Sestili S., Traisci G., De Feudis L., Di Michele D., Fava A., Balsano C., De Ciantis P., Desideri G., Camerota A., Mezzetti M., Gresele P., Vedovati C., Fierro T., Puccetti L., Bertolotti M., Mussi C., Boddi M., Savino A., Contri S., Degl’Innocenti G., Saller A., Fabris F., Pesavento R., Filippi L., Vedovetto V., Puato M., Fabris F., Treleani M., De Luca E., De Zaiacomo F., Giantin V., Semplicini A., Minuz P., Romano S., Fantin F., Manica A., Stockner I., Pattis P., Gutmann B., Catena C., Colussi G., Sechi L.A., Annoni G., Bruni A.A., Castagna A., Spinelli D., Miceli E., Padula D., Schinco G., Spreafico S., Secchi B., Vanoli M., Casella G., Pulixi E.A., Sansone L., Serra M.G., Longo S., Antonaci S., Belfiore A., Frualdo M., Palasciano G., Ricci L., Ventrella F., Bianco C., Santovito D., Cipollone F., Nicolai S., Salvati F., Rini G. 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Data entry and Safety Monitoring Board: Proietti M., Raparelli V., Napoleone L., Talerico G., Amoroso D., Romiti G.F., Ruscio E., Toriello F., Sperduti N., Todisco T., Di Tanna G., Sacchetti M.L., Puddu P.E., Farcomeni A. Simi Young Internists Group: Anzaldi M., Bazzini C., Bianchi P.I., Boari B., Bracco C., Buonauro A., Buttà C., Buzzetti E., Calabria S., Capeci W., Caradio F., Carleo P., Carrabba M.D., Castorani L., Cecchetto L., Cicco S., Cimini C., Colombo B.M., De Giorgi A., De Vuono S., Del Corso L., Denegri A., Di Giosia P., Durante Mangoni E., Falsetti L., Forgione A., Giorgini P., Grassi D., Grembiale A., Hijazi D., Iamele L., Lorusso G., Marchese A., Marra A.M., Masala M., Miceli G., Montebianco Abenavoli L., Murgia G., Naccarato P., Padula D., Pattoneri P., Perego F., Pesce P., Piano S., Pinna M., Pinto D., Pretti V., Pucci G., Salinaro F., Salzano A., Santilli F., Scarpini F., Scicali R., Sirico D., Suppressa P., Talia M., Tassone E.J., Torres D., Vazzana N., Vecchio C.R., Vidili G., Vitale F., Zaccone V., Raparelli Valeria, Pastori Daniele, Pignataro Serena Francesca, Vestri Anna Rita, Pignatelli Pasquale, Cangemi Roberto, Proietti Marco, Davì Giovanni, Hiatt William Robert, Lip Gregory 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Falaschi P, Martocchia A, Pastore F, Bertazzoni G, Attalla El Halabieh E, Paradiso M, Lizzi EM, Timmi S, Battisti P, Cerci S, Ciavolella M, Di Veroli C, Malci F, De Ciocchis A, Abate D, Castellino P, Zanoli L, Fidone F, Mannarino E, Pasqualini L, Oliverio G, Pende A, Artom N, Ricchio R, Fimognari FL, Alletto M, Messina S, Sesti G, Arturi F, Succurro E, Fiorentino TV, Pedace E, Scarpino PE, Carullo G, Maio R, Sciacqua A, Frugiuele P, Battaglia G, Atzori S, Delitala G, Angelucci E, Sestili S, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Di Michele D, Fava A, Balsano C, De Ciantis P, Desideri G, Camerota A, Mezzetti M, Gresele P, Vedovati C, Fierro T, Puccetti L, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Boddi M, Savino A, Contri S, Degl’Innocenti G, Saller A, Fabris F, Pesavento R, Filippi L, Vedovetto V, Puato M, Treleani M, De Luca E, De Zaiacomo F, Giantin V, Semplicini A, Minuz P, Romano S, Fantin F, Manica A, Stockner I, Pattis P, Gutmann B, Catena C, Colussi G, Sechi LA, Annoni G, Bruni AA, Castagna A, Spinelli D, Miceli E, Padula D, Schinco G, Spreafico S, Secchi B, Vanoli M, Casella G, Pulixi EA, Sansone L, Serra MG, Longo S, Antonaci S, Belfiore A, Frualdo M, Palasciano G, Ricci L, Ventrella F, Bianco C, Santovito D, Cipollone F, Nicolai S, Salvati F, Rini GB, Scozzari F, Muiesan ML, Salvetti M, Bazza A, Picardi A, Vespasiani-Gentilucci U, De Vincentis A, Cosio P, Terzolo M, Madaffari B, Parasporo B, Fenoglio L, Bracco C, Melchio R, Gentili T, Salvi A, Nitti C, Gabrielli A, Martino GP, Capucci A, Brambatti M, Sparagna A, Tirotta D, Andreozzi P, Ettorre E, Viscogliosi G, Servello A, Musumeci M, Delfino M, Giorgi A, Glorioso N, Melis G, Marras G, Matta M, Sacco A, Stellitano E, Scordo A, Russo F, Caruso AA, Porreca E, Tana M, Ferri C, Cheli P, Portincasa P, Muscianisi G, Giordani S, Stanghellini V, Sabbà C, Mancuso G, Bartone M, Calipari D, Arcidiacono G, Bellanuova I, Ferraro M, Marigliano G, Cozzolino D, Lampitella A, Acri V, Galasso D, Mazzei F, Buratti A, Galasso S, Porta M, Brizzi MF, Fattorini A, Sampietro F, D’Angelo A, Manfredini R, Pala M, Fabbian F, Moroni C, Valente L, Lopreiato F, Parente F, Granata M, Moia M, Braham S, Rossi M, Pesce M, Gentile A, Catozzo V, Baciarello G, Cosimati A, Ageno W, Rancan E, Guasti L, Ciccaglioni A, Negri S, Polselli M, Prisco D, Marcucci R, Ferro D, Perri L, Cangemi R, Saliola M, Del Ben M, Angelico F, Baratta F, Migliacci R, Porciello G, Corrao S, Proietti M, Raparelli V, Napoleone L, Talerico G, Amoroso D, Romiti GF, Ruscio E, Toriello F, Sperduti N, Todisco T, Di Tanna G, Sacchetti ML, Puddu PE, Farcomeni A, Anzaldi M, Bazzini C, Bianchi PI, Boari B, Buonauro A, Buttà C, Buzzetti E, Calabria S, Capeci W, Caradio F, Carleo P, Carrabba MD, Castorani L, Cecchetto L, Cicco S, Cimini C, Colombo BM, De Giorgi A, De Vuono S, Del Corso L, Denegri A, Di Giosia P, Durante Mangoni E, Falsetti L, Forgione A, Giorgini P, Grassi D, Grembiale A, Hijazi D, Iamele L, Lorusso G, Marchese A, Marra AM, Masala M, Miceli G, Montebianco Abenavoli L, Murgia G, Naccarato P, Pattoneri P, Perego F, Pesce P, Piano S, Pinna M, Pinto D, Pretti V, Pucci G, Salinaro F, Salzano A, Santilli F, Scarpini F, Scicali R, Sirico D, Suppressa P, Talia M, Tassone EJ, Torres D, Vazzana N, Vecchio CR, Vidili G, Vitale F, and Zaccone V

Subjects
Male, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Major cardiovascular event, Cause of Death, Risk of mortality, Prevalence, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Prospective Studies, Registries, Prospective cohort study, Stroke, Cause of death, COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Incidence, Hazard ratio, Atrial fibrillation, Cardiovascular mortality, Major cardiovascular events, Aged, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiovascular Diseases, Endpoint Determination, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Italy, Predictive Value of Tests, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Atrial fibrillation, Cardiovascular mortality, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Major cardiovascular events, Cardiology, Settore SECS-S/01 - Statistica, medicine.medical_specialty, Chronic Obstructive, Socio-culturale, Pulmonary Disease, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, business.industry, medicine.disease, business, Mace
Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the risk of mortality in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients. Data on the relationship of COPD to major cardiovascular events (MACE) in AF have not been defined. The aim of the study is to assess the predictive value of COPD on incident MACE in NVAF patients over a 3-year follow-up. In the Atrial Fibrillation Registry for Ankle-Brachial Index Prevalence Assessment-Collaborative Italian Study (ARAPACIS) cohort, we evaluate the impact of COPD on the following clinical endpoints: MACE (including vascular death, fatal/non-fatal MI and stroke/TIA), cardiovascular (CV) death and all-cause mortality. Among 2027 NVAF patients, patients with COPD (9%) are more commonly male, elderly and at higher thromboembolic risk. During a median 36.0months follow-up, 186 patients experienced MACE: vascular death (n = 72), MI (n = 57), stroke/TIA (n = 57). All major outcomes (including stroke/TIA, MI, vascular death, and all-cause death) are centrally adjudicated. Kaplan–Meier curves show that NVAF patients with COPD are at higher risk for MACE (p < 0.001), CV death (p < 0.001) and all-cause death (p < 0.001). On Cox proportional hazard analysis, COPD is an independent predictor of MACE (Hazard ratio [HR] 1.77, 95% Confidence Intervals [CI] 1.20–2.61; p = 0.004), CV death (HR 2.73, 95% CI 1.76–4.23; p < 0.0001) and all-cause death (HR 2.16, 95% CI 1.48–3.16; p < 0.0001). COPD is an independent predictor of MACE, CV death and all-cause death during a long-term follow-up of NVAF patients.

Published
2018

9. The natural history of prehypertension. a 20-year follow-up

Author

Pannarale, G., Moroni, C., Acconcia, M. C., Pannitteri, G., Truscelli, G., Valente, L., Piero Gentile, Lopreiato, F., Licitra, R., Tancredi, M., Puddu, P. E., Troccoli, M. L., Cardelli, P., Barillà, F., and Gaudio, C.

Subjects
Adult, Male, Blood Pressure, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Middle Aged, stroke, prehypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, follow-up, Settore MED/11, abdominal aortic aneurysm, Cardiovascular Diseases, Risk Factors, Hypertension, Humans, Female, Aged, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

According to the JNC7 report, prehypertension category includes subjects with systolic blood pressure between 120 and 139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure between 80 and 89 mmHg that would be at risk for developing hypertension and its untoward sequelae as myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular disease. Moreover, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring made it possible to detect subjects with masked hypertension, who are at risk of greater target organ damage than those with normal ambulatory or home blood pressure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of cardiac, cerebral and vascular events in a group of prehypertensive subjects, with and without masked hypertension.We studied 204 consecutive asymptomatic prehypertensive subjects without history and signs of cardiovascular disease or diabetes. All the subjects underwent clinical evaluation, electrocardiogram, routine laboratory tests and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. They were followed-up for a maximum of 237 months or until a cardiovascular event occurred.Twenty-seven cardiovascular events (13.2%) occurred, including 4 abdominal aortic aneurysms. Age (p0.0001), total cholesterol (p=0.004), smoking (p=0.03) and clinically overt hypertension development (p=0.011) were related to cardiovascular events. Prognosis was not related to masked hypertension.The results of this study suggest that, in subjects with prehypertension, followed for 20 years, traditional cardiovascular risk factors and development of clinically overt hypertension could be more relevant than ambulatory hypertension in the prediction of an adverse outcome.

Published
2017

10. An Italian chart for cardiovascular risk prediction. Its scientific basis

Author

Menotti, A., Lanti, M., Puddu, P. E., Carratelli, L., Mancini, M., Motolese, M., Prati, P., and alberto zanchetti

Subjects
aged, female, male, cardiovascular diseases, epidemiology, forecasting, humans, italy, methods, middle aged, risk assessment
Abstract

A risk chart for primary prediction of major coronary and cerebrovascular events based on Italian population data was created. Material from three Italian population studies was available: the Italian Rural Areas of the Seven Countries Study (no. 1712), the Gubbio Study (no. 3061) and the ECCIS Study (no. 4998) for a total of 9771 men and women aged 35 to 74 years and followed-up from 5 to 15 years, for a total of over 55,000 person/years. Sex, age, diabetes, cigarette smoking, systolic blood pressure and serum cholesterol were selected as risk factors, while the endpoint was established as the occurrence of the first major coronary or cerebrovascular event in 10 years. The accelerated failure time model was used as the predictive model. Two models were adopted, i.e., for relatively younger subjects (45-59 years) and for relatively older subjects (60-74 years). Both produced highly significant coefficients for each of the selected risk factors. The two models carried a satisfactory discriminating power, with 40% to more than 50% of all events located in the upper quintile of the estimated risk. Sex, age (6 classes), diabetes, cigarette smoking (4 classes), systolic blood pressure (4 classes) and serum cholesterol (5 classes) were considered for the creation of a risk map derived from multivariate models. A total of 1920 cells were filled with different colors corresponding to 6 classes of absolute risk. A similar set of cells was filled with another color scale for the estimate of the relative risk versus subjects of the same age and sex carrying Italian mean levels of risk factors. The chart is being distributed to the Italian medical profession as a practical tool to select high-risk individuals for the primary prevention of major cardiovascular diseases.

Published
2001

11. First risk functions for prediction of coronary and cardiovascular disease incidence in the Gubbio Population Study

Author

Menotti, A., Lanti, M., Puddu, P. E., Mancini, M., alberto zanchetti, Cirillo, M., Vagnarelli, O. T., A, Menotti, M, Lanti, Pe, Puddu, M, Mancini, A, Zanchetti, Cirillo, M., and Ot, Vagnarelli

Subjects
Adult, Male, Risk, Incidence, Smoking, Age Factors, Blood Pressure, Coronary Disease, Middle Aged, Body Mass Index, Cholesterol, Sex Factors, Italy, Cardiovascular Diseases, Risk Factors, Humans, Female, Aged, Forecasting
Abstract

The Gubbio study is an Italian population study which measures the risk factors and incidence of major cardiovascular diseases. This analysis produces multivariate models for the prediction of cardiovascular end-points.A population sample of 2,963 men and women aged 35-74, free from major cardiovascular diseases, was examined in 1983 with risk factor measurement, and a 6-year incidence was computed for coronary heart disease and all cardiovascular (atherosclerotic) events. Proportional hazards models were solved for the prediction of these events.Over a 6-year period, 74 hard criteria, and 126 any criterion coronary heart disease and 174 cardiovascular events were recorded. Multivariate models showed the predictive power of sex (relative risk ranging 1.63 to 2.60), age (relative risk for 5-year difference ranging 1.38 to 1.48), systolic blood pressure (relative risk for 20 mmHg difference ranging 1.17 to 1.27), HDL cholesterol (relative risk for a difference of 10 mg/dl ranging 0.73 to 0.81), non-HDL cholesterol (relative risk for 40 mg/dl difference ranging 1.15 to 1.27), cigarette smoking (relative risk for 10 cigarette difference ranging 1.21 to 1.28), and body mass index (relative risk for 3 units ranging 0.99 to 1.02). All coefficients were statistically significant except that for body mass index, they were larger for hard criteria coronary heart disease, and their magnitude was similar to that found in previous Italian population studies.Traditional cardiovascular risk factors predict coronary and cardiovascular events in another Italian population study confirming previous findings and similar predictive models.

12. Non-invasive prediction of genotype positive–phenotype negative in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by 3D modern shape analysis

Author

Concetta Torromeo, Andrea Madeo, Paola Nardinocchi, Antonietta Evangelista, Claudia Chialastri, Michele Schiariti, Luciano Teresi, Federica Re, Paolo Piras, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Valerio Varano, Giuseppe Esposito, Piras, P., Torromeo, C., Evangelista, A., Esposito, G., Nardinocchi, P., Teresi, L., Madeo, A., Re, F., Chialastri, C., Schiariti, M., Varano, V., and Puddu, P. E.

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Genotype, Physiology, Heart Ventricles, Speckle tracking echocardiography, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Muscle hypertrophy, 03 medical and health sciences, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left, 0302 clinical medicine, Physiology (medical), Internal medicine, Medicine, Humans, cardiovascular diseases, Nutrition and Dietetics, 3D echocardiography, Receiver operating characteristic, business.industry, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, General Medicine, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Phenotype, 3D echocardiography, genetics, genotype positive, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, modern shape analysis, medicine.anatomical_structure, ROC Curve, genotype positive, modern shape analysis, Ventricle, Echocardiography, Cardiology, Female, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, genetic, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Shape analysis (digital geometry)
Abstract

New findings What is the central question of this study? Can impaired deformational indicators for genotype positive for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in subjects that do not exhibit a left-ventricular wall hypertrophy condition (G+LVH-) be determined using non-invasive 3D echocardiography? What is the main finding and its importance? Using 3D-STE and modern shape analysis, peculiar deformational impairments can be detected in G+LVH- subjects that can be classified with good accuracy. Moreover, the patterns of impairment are located mainly on the apical region in agreement with other evidence coming from previous biomechanical investigations. Abstract We propose a non-invasive procedure for predicting genotype positive for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in subjects that do not exhibit a left-ventricular wall hypertrophy condition (G+LVH-); the procedure is based on the enhanced analysis of medical imaging from 3D speckle tracking echocardiography (3D-STE). 3D-STE, due to its low quality images, has not been used so far to detect effectively the G+LVH- condition. Here, we post-processed echocardiographic images exploiting the tools of modern shape analysis, and we studied the motion of the left ventricle (LV) during an entire cycle. We enrolled 82 controls, 21 HCM patients and 11 G+LVH- subjects. We followed two steps: (i) we selected the most impaired regions of the LV by analysing its strains; and (ii) we used shape analysis on these regions to classify the subjects. The G+LVH- subjects showed different trajectories and deformational attributes. We found high classification performance in terms of area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (∼90), sensitivity (∼78) and specificity (∼79). Our results showed that (i) G+LVH- subjects present important deformational impairments relative to healthy controls and (ii) modern shape analysis can efficiently predict genotype by means of a non-invasive and inexpensive technique such as 3D-STE.

Published
2019

13. STEMI: Diagnosis

Author

P.E. Puddu, E. Cenko, B. Ricci, R. Bugiardini, P.E. Puddu, E. Cenko, B. Ricci, R. Bugiardini, Vasan R., Sawyer, D.(eds.), Puddu, P. E., Cenko, E., Ricci, B., and Bugiardini, R.

Subjects
Chest pain, STEMI, Initial evaluation, Atypical presentation, ECG, Differential diagnosi, cardiovascular diseases, Biomarker, Q wave, ST-segment elevation, Troponin, Left bundle branch block
Abstract

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diagnosis is essentially based on three elements: (1) typical chest pain that also represents the clinical counterpart of acute myocardial ischemia onset due to acute coronary occlusion and might be taken as time zero on which all successive delays should be calculated, (2) electrocardiogram (ECG) changes of the ST-T segment that are persistent (> 20 min) and evolve in time whereas they might soon present with a new pathological (> 40 ms duration) Q wave, and (3) critical abnormalities of high sensitivity cardiac troponin of either T or I types that should be higher than certain levels (> 5–14 pg/mL), which represent the respective and recommended upper reference limit. Although it should be important to have these limits measured in relation to the local population, and both gender and age ranges should be considered along with the specific essay used, short-term repetition of cardiac troponin assays may rule out the probability of acute coronary syndromes or confirm the presence of STEMI.

Published
2017

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