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2. Postconditioning A new link in nature’s armor against myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury
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Vinten-Johansen, J., Zhao, Z.-Q., Zatta, A. J., Kin, H., Halkos, M. E., and Kerendi, F.
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- 2005
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3. Remote postconditioning
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Kerendi, F., Kin, H., Halkos, M. E., Jiang, R., Zatta, A. J., Zhao, Z.-Q., Guyton, R. A., and Vinten-Johansen, J.
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- 2005
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4. Everolimus-eluting stents or bypass surgery for left main coronary artery disease
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Stone, Gw, Sabik, Jf, Serruys, Pw, Simonton, Ca, Généreux, P, Puskas, J, Kandzari, De, Morice, Mc, Lembo, N, Brown WM 3rd, Taggart, Dp, Banning, A, Merkely, B, Horkay, F, Boonstra, Pw, van Boven AJ, Ungi, I, Bogáts, G, Mansour, S, Noiseux, N, Sabaté, M, Pomar, J, Hickey, M, Gershlick, A, Buszman, P, Bochenek, A, Schampaert, E, Pagé, P, Dressler, O, Kosmidou, I, Mehran, R, Pocock, Sj, Kappetein, Ap, van Es GA, Leon, Mb, Gersh, B, Chaturvedi, S, Kint, Pp, Valgimigli, M, Colombo, A, Costa, M, Di Mario, C, Ellis, S, Fajadet, J, Fearon, W, Kereiakes, D, Makkar, R, Mintz, Gs, Moses, Jw, Teirstein, P, Ruel, M, Sergeant, P, Mack, M, Fontana, G, Mohr, Fw, Nataf, P, Smith, C, Boden, B, Fox, K, Maron, D, Steg, G, Blackstone, E, Juni, P, Parise, H, Wallentin, L, Bertrand, M, Krucoff, M, Turina, M, Ståhle, E, Tijssen, J, Brill, D, Atkins, C, Applegate, B, Argenziano, M, Faly, Rc, Dauerman, H, Davidson, C, Griffith, B, Reisman, M, Rizik, D, Sakwa, M, Shemin, R, Romano, M, Hamm, C, Gummert, J, Tamburino, C, Alfieri, O, Savina, C, de Bruyne, B, Machado, Fp, Uva, S, Moccetti, T, Siclari, F, Hildick Smith, D, Szekely, L, Erglis, A, Stradins, P, Abizaid, A, Bento Sousa LC, Belardi, J, Navia, D, Park, Sj, Lee, Jw, Meredith, I, Smith, J, Yehuda, Ob, Schneijdenberg, R, Ronden, J, Jonk, J, Jonkman, A, van Remortel, E, de Zwart, I, Elshout, L, de Vries, T, Andreae, R, Tol van, J, Teurlings, E, Balachandran, S, Breazna, A, Jenkins, P, Mcandrew, T, Marx, So, Connolly, Mw, Hong, Mk, Weinberger, J, Wong, Sc, Dizon, J, Biviano, A, Morrow, J, Wang, D, Corral, M, Alfonso, M, Sanchez, R, Wright, D, Djurkovic, C, Lustre, M, Jankovic, I, Sanidas, E, Lasalle, L, Maehara, A, Matsumura, M, Sun, E, Iacono, S, Greenberg, T, Jacobson, J, Pullano, A, Gacki, M, Liu, S, Cohen, Dj, Magnuson, E, Baron, Sj, Wang, K, Traylor, K, Worthley, S, Stuklis, R, Barbato, E, Stockman, B, Dubois, C, Meuris, B, Vrolix, M, Dion, R, Bento de Souza LC, Costantini, C, Woitowicz, V, Hueb, W, Stolf, N, Beydoun, H, Baskett, R, Curtis, M, Kieser, T, Doucet, S, Pellerin, M, Hamburger, J, Cook, R, Kutryk, M, Peterson, M, Madan, M, Fremes, S, Mehta, S, Cybulsky, I, Prabhakar, M, Peniston, C, Welsh, R, Macarthur, R, Berland, J, Bessou, Jp, Carrié, D, Glock, Y, Darremont, O, Deville, C, Grimaud, Jp, Soula, P, Lefèvre, T, Maupas, E, Durrleman, N, Silvestri, M, Houel, R, Pratt, A, Francis, J, Van Belle, E, Vicentelli, A, Luchner, A, Hilker, M, Endemann, Dh, Felix, S, Wollert, Hg, Walther, T, Erbel, R, Jacob, H, Kahlert, P, Kupatt, C, Näbauer, M, Schmitz, C, Scholtz, W, Börgermann, J, Schuler, G, Borger, M, Davierwala, P, Fontos, G, Székely, L, Bedogni, F, Panisi, P, Berti, S, Glauber, M, Marzocchi, A, Di Bartolomeo, R, Merlo, M, Guagliumi, G, Fenili, F, Napodano, M, Gerosa, G, Ribichini, F, Faggian, Giuseppe, Saccà, S, Giacomin, A, Mignosa, C, Tumscitz, C, Savini, C, Van Mieghem, N, von Birgelen, C, Grandjean, J, Kubica, J, Anisimowicz, L, Zmudka, K, Sadowski, J, Hernández García, J, Such, M, Macaya, C, Rodríguez Hernández JE, Maroto, L, Serra, A, Padro, J, Tenas, Ms, De Souza, A, Egred, M, Clark, S, Trivedi, U, Jain, A, Uppal, R, Redwood, S, Young, C, Stables, Rh, Pullan, M, Uren, N, Pessotto, R, Abu Fadel, M, Peyton, M, Allaqaband, S, O’Hair, D, Bachinsky, W, Mumtaz, M, Blankenship, J, Casale, A, Brott, B, Davies, J, Brown, D, Cannon, L, Talbott, J, Chang, G, Macheers, S, Choi, J, Henry, C, Cutlip, D, Khabbaz, K, Das, G, Liao, K, Diver, D, Thayer, J, Dobies, D, Fliegner, K, Fischbein, M, Feldman, T, Pearson, P, Foster, M, Briggs, R, Giugliano, G, Engelman, D, Gordon, P, Ehsan, A, Grantham, J, Allen, K, Grodin, J, Jessen, M, Gruberg, L, Taylor JR Jr, Gupta, S, Hermiller J., Jr, Heimansohn, D, Iwaoka, R, Chan, B, Kander, Nh, Duff, S, Brown, W, Karmpaliotis, D, Kini, A, Filsoufi, F, Kong, D, Lin, S, Kutcher, M, Kincaid, E, Leya, F, Bakhos, M, Liberman, H, Halkos, M, Lips, D, Eales, F, Mahoney, P, Rich, J, Barreiro, C, Cheng, W, Metzger, C, Greenfield, T, Moses, J, Palacios, I, Macgillivray, T, Perin, E, Del Prete, J, Pompili, V, Kilic, A, Ragosta, M, Kron, I, Rashid, J, Mueller, D, Riley, R, Reimers, C, Patel, N, Resar, J, Shah, A, Schneider, J, Landvater, L, Reardon, M, Shavelle, D, Baker, C, Singh, J, Maniar, H, Wei, L, Strain, J, Zapolanski, A, Taheri, H, Ad, N, Tannenbaum, M, Prabhakar, G, Waksman, R, Corso, P, Wang, J, Fiocco, M, Wilson, Bh, Steigel, Rm, Chadwick, S, Zidar, F, Oswalt, J., Stone, Gregg W., Sabik, Joseph F., Serruys, Patrick W., Simonton, Charles A., Généreux, Philippe, Puskas, John, Kandzari, David E., Morice, Marie Claude, Lembo, Nichola, Brown, W. Morri, Taggart, David P., Banning, Adrian, Merkely, Béla, Horkay, Ferenc, Boonstra, Piet W., Van Boven, Ad J., Ungi, Imre, Bogáts, Gabor, Mansour, Samer, Noiseux, Nicola, Sabaté, Manel, Pomar, José, Hickey, Mark, Gershlick, Anthony, Buszman, Pawel, Bochenek, Andrzej, Schampaert, Erick, Pagé, Pierre, Dressler, Ovidiu, Kosmidou, Ioanna, Mehran, Roxana, Pocock, Stuart J., Kappetein, A. Pieter, for the EXCEL Trial Investigators:, [. . ., Antonio, Marzocchi, DI BARTOLOMEO, Roberto, ], . ., and Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Coronary Artery Disease ,Kaplan-Meier Estimate ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,law.invention ,Coronary artery disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Clinical endpoint ,Drug-Eluting Stent ,Humans ,Everolimus ,030212 general & internal medicine ,cardiovascular diseases ,Coronary Artery Bypass ,Aged ,Female ,Middle Aged ,Drug-Eluting Stents ,business.industry ,Coronary Artery Bypa ,Medicine (all) ,Percutaneous coronary intervention ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Cardiac surgery ,Everolimu ,surgical procedures, operative ,Bypass surgery ,Conventional PCI ,Cardiology ,business ,medicine.drug ,Human - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with obstructive left main coronary artery disease are usually treated with coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). Randomized trials have suggested that drug-eluting stents may be an acceptable alternative to CABG in selected patients with left main coronary disease. METHODS: We randomly assigned 1905 eligible patients with left main coronary artery disease of low or intermediate anatomical complexity to undergo either percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with fluoropolymer-based cobalt-chromium everolimus-eluting stents (PCI group, 948 patients) or CABG (CABG group, 957 patients). Anatomic complexity was assessed at the sites and defined by a Synergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) score of 32 or lower (the SYNTAX score reflects a comprehensive angiographic assessment of the coronary vasculature, with 0 as the lowest score and higher scores [no upper limit] indicating more complex coronary anatomy). The primary end point was the rate of a composite of death from any cause, stroke, or myocardial infarction at 3 years, and the trial was powered for noninferiority testing of the primary end point (noninferiority margin, 4.2 percentage points). Major secondary end points included the rate of a composite of death from any cause, stroke, or myocardial infarction at 30 days and the rate of a composite of death, stroke, myocardial infarction, or ischemia-driven revascularization at 3 years. Event rates were based on Kaplan-Meier estimates in time-to-first-event analyses. RESULTS: At 3 years, a primary end-point event had occurred in 15.4% of the patients in the PCI group and in 14.7% of the patients in the CABG group (difference, 0.7 percentage points; upper 97.5% confidence limit, 4.0 percentage points; P=0.02 for noninferiority; hazard ratio, 1.00; 95% confidence interval, 0.79 to 1.26; P=0.98 for superiority). The secondary end-point event of death, stroke, or myocardial infarction at 30 days occurred in 4.9% of the patients in the PCI group and in 7.9% in the CABG group (P
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5. P5768Continuous rhythm monitoring of atrial fibrillation recurrence after hybrid endocardial-epicardial ablation
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Westerman, S, primary, Hoskins, M H, additional, Merchant, F M, additional, Delurgio, D B, additional, Patel, A M, additional, El-Chami, M F, additional, Ndubisi, N M, additional, Halkos, M, additional, and Lattouf, O, additional
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- 2018
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6. The impact of clopidogrel therapy on postoperative bleeding after robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery
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Daniel, W. T., primary, Liberman, H. A., additional, Kilgo, P., additional, Puskas, J. D., additional, Vassiliades, T. A., additional, Devireddy, C., additional, Jaber, W., additional, Guyton, R. A., additional, and Halkos, M. E., additional
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- 2014
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7. A systematic review of outcomes related to hybrid coronary revascularization in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease in the drug-eluting stent era
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Harskamp, R. E., primary, Brennan, J. M., additional, Gaca, J. G., additional, Halkos, M. E., additional, Peterson, E. D., additional, Rao, S. V., additional, Williams, J. B., additional, De Winter, R. J., additional, Alexander, J. H., additional, and Lopes, R. D., additional
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- 2013
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8. Avoiding the clamp during off-pump coronary artery bypass reduces cerebral embolic events: results of a prospective randomized trial
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El Zayat, H., primary, Puskas, J. D., additional, Hwang, S., additional, Thourani, V. H., additional, Lattouf, O. M., additional, Kilgo, P., additional, and Halkos, M. E., additional
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- 2011
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9. Cognitive impairment following cardiopulmonary bypass: strategies for its prevention
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Halkos, M. E., primary and Puskas, J. D., additional
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- 2011
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10. Postconditioning reduces infarct size via adenosine receptor activation by endogenous adenosine
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KIN, H, primary, ZATTA, A, additional, LOFYE, M, additional, AMERSON, B, additional, HALKOS, M, additional, KERENDI, F, additional, ZHAO, Z, additional, GUYTON, R, additional, HEADRICK, J, additional, and VINTENJOHANSEN, J, additional
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- 2005
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11. Hybrid coronary revascularization: at the crossroads of surgical and percutaneous interventions
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Harskamp, Ralf E., de Winter, Robbert J., Tijssen, Johannes G. P., Halkos, M. E., Lopes, R. D., and Cardiology
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- 2016
12. Public reporting for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: The quest for the optimal scorecard.
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Ghandour H, Weiss AJ, Gaudino M, Halkos M, Chu D, Taylor BS, Puskas J, Bhatt DL, Zenati M, Stulak J, Rosengart T, Balkhy HH, Blackstone EH, Svensson LG, Bakaeen FG, Erten O, Karamlou T, Soltesz EG, Gillinov AM, Warmuth A, Roselli EE, and Smedira NG
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- Humans, Aged, United States, Coronary Artery Bypass adverse effects, Hospitals, Risk Adjustment, Medicare, Cardiac Surgical Procedures
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Objective: A number of publicly available rating algorithms are used to assess hospital performance in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, concerns remain that these algorithms fail to correlate with each other and inadequately capture the case complexity of individual center practices., Methods: Composite star ratings for isolated CABG from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons public reporting database were extracted for 2018-2019. U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals was used to extract CABG ratings as well as overall cardiology and heart surgery ranking, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Compare was used to extract CABG volume and 30-day mortality. Spearman correlation coefficients were used to assess possible relationships. Expert opinion on risk adjustment and program evaluation was incorporated., Results: Correlations between Society of Thoracic Surgeons star rating and U.S. News & World Report overall ranking in cardiology and heart surgery (r = 0.15) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 30-day mortality (r = -0.27) were poor. Society of Thoracic Surgeons star rating correlated weakly with U.S. News & World Report CABG ratings (r = 0.33) and with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CABG volume (r = 0.32), whereas the latter 2 correlated moderately (r = 0.52) with each other. Of the 75 centers with accredited cardiac surgery training programs, 13 (17%) did not participate in Society of Thoracic Surgeons public reporting. Important gaps were identified in risk assessment, and potential solutions are proposed., Conclusions: Correlations between current CABG public reporting systems are weak. Further work is needed to refine and standardize CABG rating systems to more adequately capture the scope and complexity of an individual center's clinical practice and to better inform patients., (Copyright © 2022 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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13. Discussion to: Minimally invasive approach associated with lower resource utilization after aortic and mitral valve surgery.
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Yang NK, Halkos M, and Lee LY
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- 2023
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14. Intensive Care Unit Bypass for Robotic-Assisted Single-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
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Edwards J, Binongo J, Mullin B, Wei J, Ghelani K, Kumarasamy M, Hanson P, Duggan M, Shoffstall J, and Halkos M
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- Humans, Treatment Outcome, Postoperative Complications etiology, Coronary Artery Bypass methods, Intensive Care Units, Length of Stay, Robotic Surgical Procedures methods, Coronary Artery Disease
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Background: Fast-track and enhanced recovery after cardiac surgical procedures have shown reductions in intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital lengths of stay, with unchanged outcomes. However, cost reduction by an ultra-fast-track protocol after minimally invasive cardiac operations, without compromising clinical benefits, has yet to be demonstrated., Methods: A total of 215 consecutive patients underwent robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting, with 156 preoperatively stratified into conventional ICU recovery vs 59 candidates for a defined ICU-bypass protocol involving recovery room and floor care. Of these, 40 candidates completed the protocol, and 19 had conversion-to-ICU recovery. Because of right-skewed distribution, inpatient cost was log-transformed, and linear regression models were constructed to estimate geometric mean ratios (GMRs) comparing inpatient cost for these groups (conventional ICU recovery, ICU-bypass, conversion-to-ICU recovery), adjusted for The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality score., Results: Compared with the conventional ICU group, the ICU-bypass group conferred a 15% reduction in total inpatient (GMR, 0.85; P = .0007) and a 14% reduction in total variable direct costs (GMR, 0.86; P = .003). Compared with the conventional ICU group, the ICU-bypass and conversion-to-ICU groups had similar net hospital stay reductions (1.6-1.7 days). Relative to the conventional ICU group, ICU and floor duration were shortened after conversion to ICU, with a trend to reduced costs. Cardiac arrest, 30-day mortality, and stroke were absent, and other key adverse events did not differ between groups., Conclusions: A selective, successful ultra-fast-track ICU-bypass protocol for robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting reduces inpatient cost without affecting short-term outcomes. Conversion-to-ICU recovery also maintains outcomes and trends toward reduced costs., (Copyright © 2023 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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15. Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the Operating Room and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
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Perez-Guzman MC, Duggan E, Gibanica S, Cardona S, Corujo-Rodriguez A, Faloye A, Halkos M, Umpierrez GE, Peng L, Davis GM, and Pasquel FJ
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- Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring, Critical Care, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Monitoring, Physiologic, Blood Glucose, Operating Rooms
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- 2021
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16. Sitagliptin for the prevention and treatment of perioperative hyperglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes undergoing cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial.
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Cardona S, Tsegka K, Pasquel FJ, Jacobs S, Halkos M, Keeling WB, Davis GM, Fayfman M, Albury B, Urrutia MA, Galindo RJ, Migdal AL, Macheers S, Guyton RA, Vellanki P, Peng L, and Umpierrez GE
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- Adult, Aged, Blood Glucose, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents therapeutic use, Middle Aged, Sitagliptin Phosphate therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 drug therapy, Hyperglycemia prevention & control
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Aim: To assess whether treatment with sitagliptin, starting before surgery and continued during the hospital stay, can prevent and reduce the severity of perioperative hyperglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery., Materials and Methods: We conducted a double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial in adults with type 2 diabetes randomly assigned to receive sitagliptin or matching placebo starting 1 day prior to surgery and continued during the hospital stay. The primary outcome was difference in the proportion of patients with postoperative hyperglycaemia (blood glucose [BG] > 10 mmol/L [>180 mg/dL]) in the intensive care unit (ICU). Secondary endpoints included differences in mean daily BG in the ICU and after transition to regular wards, hypoglycaemia, hospital complications, length of stay and need of insulin therapy., Results: We included 182 participants randomized to receive sitagliptin or placebo (91 per group, age 64 ± 9 years, HbA1c 7.6% ± 1.5% and diabetes duration 10 ± 9 years). There were no differences in the number of patients with postoperative BG greater than 10 mmol/L, mean daily BG in the ICU or after transition to regular wards, hypoglycaemia, hospital complications or length of stay. There were no differences in insulin requirements in the ICU; however, sitagliptin therapy was associated with lower mean daily insulin requirements (21.1 ± 18.4 vs. 32.5 ± 26.3 units, P = .007) after transition to a regular ward compared with placebo., Conclusion: The administration of sitagliptin prior to surgery and during the hospital stay did not prevent perioperative hyperglycaemia or complications after CABG. Sitagliptin therapy was associated with lower mean daily insulin requirements after transition to regular wards., (© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2021
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17. Timing of Recognition for Perioperative Strokes Following Cardiac Surgery.
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Amundson B, Hormes J, Katema A, Rathakrishnan P, Edwards JK, Esper G, Binongo J, Lasanajak Y, Keeling B, Halkos M, and Nahab F
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- Aged, Databases, Factual, Delayed Diagnosis, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Perioperative Period, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Stroke etiology, Time Factors, United States, Coronary Artery Bypass adverse effects, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation adverse effects, Stroke diagnosis
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Introduction: More than half of reported perioperative strokes following cardiac surgery are identified beyond postoperative day one. The objective of our study was to determine preoperative and intraoperative factors that are associated with stroke following cardiac surgery and to identify factors that may contribute delayed recognition of perioperative stroke., Methods: Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery or isolated valve surgery from January 2, 2015 to April 28, 2017 at an academic health system were identified from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Registry. We determined preoperative and intraoperative factors associated with perioperative stroke. Two neurologists performed retrospective chart reviews on perioperative stroke patients to determine the last seen well time and the stroke cause., Results: During the study period, 2795 patients underwent coronary artery bypass surgery or isolated valve surgery (mean age 64 ± 11 years, 71% male, 72% Caucasian, 9% history of stroke), of which 43 (1.5%) had a perioperative stroke; 31 (72%) patients had an embolic mechanism of stroke based on neuroimaging. In multivariable analysis, perioperative strokes were independently associated with increasing age (OR 1.04, 95% 1.01-1.07), history of stroke (OR 2.73, 95% CI 1.47-5.06), and history of thoracic aorta disease (OR 3.36, 95% CI 1.16-9.71). Strokes were identified after postoperative day one in 32 (74%) patients of which 26 (81%) had a preoperative last seen well time., Conclusion: Given the high frequency of preoperative last seen well time in perioperative stroke patients who are identified after postoperative day one, delayed stroke recognition may contribute to the bimodal distribution in timing of perioperative stroke. Frequent neurological monitoring within 24 hours after CABG or isolated valve surgery should be considered for all patients undergoing cardiac surgery, particularly elderly patients and those with a history of stroke or thoracic aorta disease, to improve early stroke recognition., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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18. Outcomes Following Shock Aortic Valve Replacement: Transcatheter Versus Surgical Approaches.
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Maidman SD, Lisko JC, Kamioka N, Chen EP, Mavromatis K, Halkos M, Stewart JP, Lattouf OM, Keeling WB, Gleason P, Sommerfeld AJ, Maini A, Ibrahim AW, Grubb KJ, Leshnower BG, Guyton R, Greenbaum AB, Block PC, Babaliaros VC, and Devireddy C
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- Humans, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, Aortic Valve surgery, Aortic Valve Stenosis surgery, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
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Objectives: To compare transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients in shock., Background: There are minimal data on the clinical and echocardiographic outcomes for patients in shock that undergo TAVR and no data comparing these outcomes to similar patients undergoing SAVR., Methods: This is a single center, retrospective cohort study of patients having Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)-defined urgent or emergent AVR for aortic stenosis with clinical signs and symptoms of shock. Inclusion criteria were based on the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) shock consensus statement and included: the need for inotropic or vasopressor agents, mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy or newly initiated hemodialysis, and/or utilization of mechanical hemodynamic support. Clinical and echocardiographic outcomes for TAVR and SAVR were compared., Results: Thirty-seven patients met the inclusion criteria for this study (17 TAVR, 20 SAVR). TAVR patients had a higher STS Predicted Risk of Mortality (PROM) score of 22.3% compared to 11.8% for SAVR patients (p = 0.001). No significant differences were found in baseline echocardiographic results. TAVR procedures required less procedure room time (185.9 min TAVR, 348.5 min SAVR, p < 0.001) and fewer intraoperative packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusions (0.2 units TAVR, 3.4 units SAVR, p < 0.001). TAVR patients also had lower rates of prolonged postoperative ventilation compared to SAVR patients (38.5% TAVR, 75.0% SAVR, p = 0.047). TAVR and SAVR had similar rates of mortality at discharge (2 TAVR, 1 SAVR, p = 0.584), 30-days (2 TAVR, 1 SAVR, p = 0.584), and 1-year (8 TAVR, 5 SAVR, p = 0.149)., Conclusions: Despite a higher risk TAVR group, patients in shock undergoing either TAVR or SAVR have similar 30-day mortality. At one year, SAVR patients have a numerically better, though not statistically significant, survival. These findings support the use of TAVR for patients in shock with aortic stenosis., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest VCB is a consultant for Edwards Lifesciences and Abbott Vascular, and his employer has research contracts for clinical investigation of transcatheter aortic, mitral, and tricuspid devices from Edwards Lifesciences, Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, St Jude Medical, and Boston Scientific. He has an equity interest in Transmural Systems. CD is a consultant for Medtronic, ReCor Medical, Shockwave Medical, and Vascular Dynamics. ABG is a proctor for Edwards Lifesciences and Medtronic. He has an equity interest in Transmural Systems. RG has served as the national principal investigator on the Edwards Lifesciences TMVR early feasibility trial. JCL has received significant research funding from Edwards Life Sciences. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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19. Effects and outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients with cardiometabolic syndrome.
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Zapata D, Halkos M, Binongo J, Puskas J, Guyton R, and Lattouf O
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- Aged, Coronary Artery Disease mortality, Humans, Hyperlipidemias, Hypertension, Insulin Resistance, Length of Stay, Logistic Models, Male, Metabolic Syndrome mortality, Middle Aged, Obesity, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Renal Insufficiency, Retrospective Studies, Risk, Stroke, Survival Rate, Syndrome, Treatment Outcome, Coronary Artery Bypass, Coronary Artery Disease surgery, Metabolic Syndrome surgery
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Introduction: Cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) is diabetes mellitus (or insulin resistance) plus any two of the following risk factors: hypertension, obesity, and hyperlipidemia. The correlation of metabolic syndrome with cardiovascular disease and the increase in the prevalence of patients with risk factors have solidified the importance of continued focus on metabolic syndrome. We retrospectively evaluated single-center data to determine if there is an association between CMS and outcomes., Methods: The local Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database was queried for consecutive coronary bypass (CABG) cases from 2002 to 2010. Short and long-term outcomes were compared between groups of patients with CMS and then risk-adjusted using multiple regression models with adjusted odds ratios and hazard ratios., Results: Of 11 021 CABG cases, 3881 (35.2%) had CMS, with an annual prevalence that increased from 32% to 40% during the study. Patients with CMS were more likely to have prior cerebrovascular diseases, strokes, renal insufficiency, and worse New York Heart Association status. Unadjusted postoperative comparisons revealed that patients with CMS had higher rates of stroke, renal failure, dialysis, deep sternal wound infection, and longer intensive care unit and hospital length of stay. Risk-adjusted odds ratios did not reveal a significant impact on short-term outcomes, however, adjusted hazard ratios continued to demonstrate significant decreases in long-term survival in patients with CMS., Conclusions: Patients with CMS were more likely to present with increased comorbidities. Patients with CMS undergoing CABG were at risk for worse short-term secondary postoperative outcomes and reduced long-term survival. The data supports the need for further investigation for risk reduction surrounding operative revascularization., (© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2020
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20. Sitagliptin for the prevention of stress hyperglycemia in patients without diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
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Cardona S, Tsegka K, Pasquel FJ, Fayfman M, Peng L, Jacobs S, Vellanki P, Halkos M, Guyton RA, Thourani VH, Galindo RJ, and Umpierrez G
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Glucose analysis, Double-Blind Method, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hyperglycemia etiology, Hyperglycemia pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Young Adult, Biomarkers analysis, Coronary Artery Bypass adverse effects, Hyperglycemia prevention & control, Hypoglycemic Agents therapeutic use, Sitagliptin Phosphate therapeutic use
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Aims: To determine if treatment with sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, can prevent stress hyperglycemia in patients without diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery., Methods: We conducted a pilot, double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial in adults (18-80 years) without history of diabetes. Participants received sitagliptin or placebo once daily, starting the day prior to surgery and continued for up to 10 days. Primary outcome was differences in the frequency of stress hyperglycemia (blood glucose (BG) >180 mg/dL) after surgery among groups., Results: We randomized 32 participants to receive sitagliptin and 28 to placebo (mean age 64±10 years and HbA1c: 5.6%±0.5%). Treatment with sitagliptin resulted in lower BG levels prior to surgery (101±mg/dL vs 107±13 mg/dL, p=0.01); however, there were no differences in the mean BG concentration, proportion of patients who developed stress hyperglycemia (21% vs 22%, p>0.99), length of hospital stay, rate of perioperative complications and need for insulin therapy in the intensive care unit or during the hospital stay., Conclusion: The use of sitagliptin during the perioperative period did not prevent the development of stress hyperglycemia or need for insulin therapy in patients without diabetes undergoing CABG surgery., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.
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21. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass for Left Anterior Descending Artery Chronic Total Occlusion.
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Forouzandeh F, Stahl E, Patel S, Ko YA, Zhang C, Staloch D, Suh J, Lee S, Sabharwal N, Gogas BD, Nicholson W, Karmpaliotis D, Brilakis ES, Jaber W, Halkos M, and Samady H
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- Chronic Disease, Coronary Artery Bypass adverse effects, Coronary Artery Bypass mortality, Coronary Occlusion diagnostic imaging, Coronary Occlusion mortality, Humans, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Coronary Artery Bypass methods, Coronary Occlusion surgery, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention adverse effects, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention mortality, Robotic Surgical Procedures adverse effects, Robotic Surgical Procedures mortality
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- 2018
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22. The COMMENCE trial: 2-year outcomes with an aortic bioprosthesis with RESILIA tissue.
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Puskas JD, Bavaria JE, Svensson LG, Blackstone EH, Griffith B, Gammie JS, Heimansohn DA, Sadowski J, Bartus K, Johnston DR, Rozanski J, Rosengart T, Girardi LN, Klodell CT, Mumtaz MA, Takayama H, Halkos M, Starnes V, Boateng P, Timek TA, Ryan W, Omer S, and Smith CR
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aortic Valve diagnostic imaging, Aortic Valve Stenosis diagnosis, Cause of Death trends, Echocardiography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Prosthesis Design, Survival Rate trends, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, United States epidemiology, Young Adult, Aortic Valve surgery, Aortic Valve Stenosis surgery, Bioprosthesis, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Postoperative Complications epidemiology
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Objectives: The COMMENCE trial was conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a novel bioprosthetic tissue for surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR)., Methods: Patients underwent clinically indicated surgical AVR with the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT™ Magna Ease™ aortic valve with RESILIA™ tissue (Model 11000A) in a prospective, multinational, multicentre (n = 27), single-arm, FDA Investigational Device Exemption trial. Events were adjudicated by an independent Clinical Events Committee; echocardiograms were analysed by an independent Core Laboratory., Results: Between January 2013 and February 2016, 689 patients received the study valve. Mean age was 67.0 ± 11.6 years; 71.8% were male; 26.3% were New York Heart Association Class III/IV. Mean STS PROM was 2.0 ± 1.8 (0.3-17.5). Isolated AVR was performed in 59.1% of patients; others had additional concomitant procedures, usually CABG. Thirty-day outcomes for all patients included all-cause mortality 1.2%, thromboembolism 2.2%, bleeding 0.9%, major paravalvular leak 0.1% and permanent pacemaker implantation 4.7%. Median intensive care unit and hospital length of stay were 2 (range: 0.2-66) and 7 days (3.0-121.0), respectively. At 2 years, New York Heart Association class improved in 65.7%, effective orifice area was 1.6 ± 0.5 cm2; mean gradient was 10.1 ± 4.3 mmHg; and paravalvular leak was none/trivial in 94.5%, mild in 4.9%, moderate in 0.5% and severe in 0.0%. One-year actuarial freedom from all-cause mortality for isolated AVR and for all patients was 98.2% and 97.6%, respectively. Two-year actuarial freedom from mortality in these groups was 95.3% and 94.3%, respectively., Conclusions: These data demonstrate excellent early safety and effectiveness of aortic valve replacement with a novel bioprosthetic tissue (RESILIA™)., Clinical Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01757665., (© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.)
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23. Hospitalization costs and clinical outcomes in CABG patients treated with intensive insulin therapy.
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Cardona S, Pasquel FJ, Fayfman M, Peng L, Jacobs S, Vellanki P, Weaver J, Halkos M, Guyton RA, Thourani VH, and Umpierrez GE
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- Academic Medical Centers, Aged, Blood Glucose analysis, Coronary Artery Bypass economics, Coronary Artery Disease complications, Coronary Artery Disease economics, Cost Savings, Costs and Cost Analysis, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Diabetes Mellitus economics, Diabetic Angiopathies complications, Diabetic Angiopathies economics, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies complications, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies economics, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies surgery, Female, Hospital Costs, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents administration & dosage, Hypoglycemic Agents adverse effects, Hypoglycemic Agents economics, Insulin administration & dosage, Insulin adverse effects, Insulin economics, Insulin Infusion Systems adverse effects, Insulin Infusion Systems economics, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications economics, Postoperative Complications prevention & control, Postoperative Complications therapy, Treatment Outcome, Coronary Artery Bypass adverse effects, Coronary Artery Disease surgery, Diabetes Mellitus drug therapy, Diabetic Angiopathies surgery, Drug Monitoring, Hypoglycemic Agents therapeutic use, Insulin therapeutic use
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Background: The financial impact of intensive (blood glucose [BG] 100-140mg/dl [5.5-7.8mM] vs. conservative (141-180mg/dl (7.9-10.0mM) glucose control in the ICU in patients, with and without diabetes, undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is not known., Methods: This post-hoc cost analysis determined differences in hospitalization costs, resource utilization and perioperative complications in 288 CABG patients with diabetes (n=143) and without diabetes (n=145), randomized to intensive (n=143) and conservative (n=145) glucose control., Results: Intensive glucose control resulted in lower BG (131.4±14mg/dl-(7.2±0.8mM) vs. 151.6±17mg/dl (8.4±0.8mM, p<0.001), a nonsignificant reduction in the median length of stay (LOS, 7.9 vs. 8.5days, p=0.17) and in a composite of perioperative complications including wound infection, bacteremia, acute renal and respiratory failure, major cardiovascular events (42% vs 52%, p=0.10) compared to conservative control. Median hospitalization costs were lower in the intensive group ($39,366 vs. $42,141, p=0.040), with a total cost savings of $3654 (95% CI: $1780-$3723), than conservative control. Resource utilization for radiology (p=0.008), laboratory (p=0.014), consultation service (p=0.013), and ICU utilization (p=0.007) were also lower in the intensive group. Compared to patients without perioperative complications, those with complications had longer hospital length of stay (10.7days vs. 6.7days, p<0.001), higher total hospitalization cost ($48,299 vs. $32,675, p<0.001), and higher resource utilization units (2745 vs. 1710, p<0.001)., Conclusion: Intensive glycemic control [BG 100-140mg/dl (5.5-7.8mM)] in patients undergoing CABG resulted in significant reductions in hospitalization costs and resource utilization compared to patients treated with conservative [BG 141-180mg/dl (7.9-10.0mM)] glucose control., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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24. Should We Perform Carotid Doppler Screening Before Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement?
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Condado JF, Jensen HA, Maini A, Ko YA, Rajaei MH, Tsai LL, Devireddy C, Leshnower B, Mavromatis K, Sarin EL, Stewart J, Guyton RA, Babaliaros V, Chen EP, Halkos M, Simone A, Keegan P, Block PC, and Thourani VH
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Carotid Stenosis surgery, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Regional Blood Flow, Retrospective Studies, Stroke etiology, Carotid Artery, Internal diagnostic imaging, Carotid Stenosis diagnostic imaging, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement adverse effects, Ultrasonography, Doppler
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Background: Screening for internal carotid artery stenosis (ICAS) with Doppler ultrasound is commonly used before cardiovascular surgery. Nevertheless, the relationship between ICAS and procedure-related stroke in isolated aortic valve replacement is unclear., Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients with artery stenosis who underwent ICAS screening before surgical (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) between January 2007 and August 2014. Logistic regression models were used to determine the relation between post-procedure stroke and total (sum of left and right ICAS) and maximal unilateral ICAS. Age, sex, history of atrial fibrillation, cerebrovascular disease and diabetes, left ventricular ejection fraction, and procedure type were considered as covariates. Two-subgroup analyses were performed in patients who underwent TAVR and SAVR, adjusting for procedure specific details., Results: A total of 996 patients underwent ICAS screening before TAVR (n = 467) or SAVR (n = 529). The prevalence of at least ≥70% ICAS was 5.2% (n = 52) and incidence of 30-day stroke was 3.4% (n = 34). Eight patients who underwent carotid intervention before valve replacement and 6 patients with poor Doppler images were excluded from the final analysis. We found no statistically significant association between stroke and either the total or maximal unilateral ICAS for all patients (p = 0.13 and p = 0.39, respectively) or those undergoing TAVR (p = 0.27 and p = 0.63, respectively) or SAVR (p = 0.21 and p = 0.36, respectively)., Conclusions: We found no statistically significant association between ICAS severity procedure-related stroke after aortic valve replacement. This suggests that universal carotid Doppler screening before isolated TAVR or SAVR is unnecessary., (Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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25. Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Cardiac Surgery Patients Treated to Intensive Versus Conservative Glucose Targets.
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Reyes-Umpierrez D, Davis G, Cardona S, Pasquel FJ, Peng L, Jacobs S, Vellanki P, Fayfman M, Haw S, Halkos M, Guyton RA, Thourani VH, and Umpierrez GE
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- Biomarkers analysis, Case-Control Studies, Diabetes Complications blood, Diabetes Complications epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 physiopathology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 surgery, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hyperglycemia blood, Hyperglycemia epidemiology, Inflammation blood, Inflammation epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Blood Glucose metabolism, Coronary Artery Bypass, Diabetes Complications drug therapy, Hyperglycemia drug therapy, Inflammation drug therapy, Insulin administration & dosage, Oxidative Stress drug effects
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Objective: We aimed to determine (a) longitudinal changes of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers and (b) the association between markers of inflammation and perioperative complications in coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) patients treated with intensive vs conservative blood glucose (BG) control., Methods: Patients with diabetes (n = 152) and without diabetes with hyperglycemia (n = 150) were randomized to intensive (n = 151; BG: 100-140 mg/dL) or to conservative (n = 151; BG: 141-180 mg/dL) glycemic targets. Plasma cortisol, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6 (IL-6), thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, and 2'-7'-dichlorofluorescein were measured prior to and at days 3, 5, and 30 after surgery., Results: Intensive glycemic control resulted in lower mean BG (132 ± 14 mg/dL vs 154 ± 17 mg/dL, P < 0.001) in the intensive care unit. Plasma cortisol and inflammatory markers increased significantly from baseline after the third and fifth day of surgery (P < 0.001), and returned to baseline levels at 1 month of follow-up. Patients with perioperative complications had higher levels of cortisol, hsCRP, IL-6, and oxidative stress markers compared with those without complications. There were no significant differences in inflammatory and oxidative stress markers between patients, with or without diabetes or complications, treated with intensive or conventional glucose targets., Conclusion: We report no significant differences in circulating markers of acute inflammatory and oxidative stress response in cardiac surgery patients, with or without diabetes, treated with intensive (100-140 mg/dL) or conservative (141-180 mg/dL) insulin regimens., (Copyright © 2017 by the Endocrine Society)
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- 2017
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26. Randomized Controlled Trial of Intensive Versus Conservative Glucose Control in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: GLUCO-CABG Trial.
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Umpierrez G, Cardona S, Pasquel F, Jacobs S, Peng L, Unigwe M, Newton CA, Smiley-Byrd D, Vellanki P, Halkos M, Puskas JD, Guyton RA, and Thourani VH
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Glucose drug effects, Diabetes Mellitus epidemiology, Female, Humans, Hyperglycemia blood, Hyperglycemia epidemiology, Intention to Treat Analysis, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Blood Glucose metabolism, Coronary Artery Bypass adverse effects, Coronary Artery Bypass statistics & numerical data, Diabetes Mellitus drug therapy, Hyperglycemia drug therapy, Insulin administration & dosage
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Objective: The optimal level of glycemic control needed to improve outcomes in cardiac surgery patients remains controversial., Research Design and Methods: We randomized patients with diabetes (n = 152) and without diabetes (n = 150) with hyperglycemia to an intensive glucose target of 100-140 mg/dL (n = 151) or to a conservative target of 141-180 mg/dL (n = 151) after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) surgery. After the intensive care unit (ICU), patients received a single treatment regimen in the hospital and 90 days postdischarge. Primary outcome was differences in a composite of complications, including mortality, wound infection, pneumonia, bacteremia, respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, and major cardiovascular events., Results: Mean glucose in the ICU was 132 ± 14 mg/dL (interquartile range [IQR] 124-139) in the intensive and 154 ± 17 mg/dL (IQR 142-164) in the conservative group (P < 0.001). There were no significant differences in the composite of complications between intensive and conservative groups (42 vs. 52%, P = 0.08). We observed heterogeneity in treatment effect according to diabetes status, with no differences in complications among patients with diabetes treated with intensive or conservative regimens (49 vs. 48%, P = 0.87), but a significant lower rate of complications in patients without diabetes treated with intensive compared with conservative treatment regimen (34 vs. 55%, P = 0.008)., Conclusions: Intensive insulin therapy to target glucose of 100 and 140 mg/dL in the ICU did not significantly reduce perioperative complications compared with target glucose of 141 and 180 mg/dL after CABG surgery. Subgroup analysis showed a lower number of complications in patients without diabetes, but not in patients with diabetes treated with the intensive regimen. Large prospective randomized studies are needed to confirm these findings., (© 2015 by the American Diabetes Association. Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered.)
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27. Effect of Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation at the Time of Cardiac Surgery on Risk of Postoperative Pacemaker Implantation.
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El-Chami MF, Binongo JN, Levy M, Merchant FM, Halkos M, Thourani V, Lattouf O, Guyton R, Puskas J, and Leon AR
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Atrial Fibrillation epidemiology, Atrial Fibrillation etiology, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy methods, Coronary Artery Bypass, Coronary Artery Disease complications, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pacemaker, Artificial, Prevalence, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, United States, Atrial Fibrillation surgery, Cardiac Pacing, Artificial adverse effects, Catheter Ablation, Postoperative Care
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The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate whether performing surgical atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in conjunction with cardiac surgery (CS) increases the risk for postoperative permanent pacemaker (PPM) requirement. The 30-day risk for PPM requirement was analyzed in consecutive patients who underwent CS from January 2007 to August 27, 2013. Patients were divided into 3 groups: (1) those who underwent AF ablation concomitant with CS (AF ABL), (2) patients with any history of AF who underwent surgery who did not undergo ablation (AF NO ABL), and (3) those with no histories of AF who underwent surgery (NO AF). Logistic regression analysis was performed adjusting for age, gender, and surgery type. Of 13,453 CS patients, 353 (3%) were in the AF ABL group, 1,701 (12%) in the AF NO ABL group, and 11,399 (85%) in the NO AF group. A total of 7,651 patients (57%) underwent coronary artery bypass grafting, 4,384 (33%) underwent valve surgery, and 1,418 (10%) underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and valve surgery. The overall PPM risk was 1.6% (212 of 13,453); risk was 5.7% (20 of 353) in the AF ABL group, 3.1% (53 of 1,701) in the AF NO ABL group, and 1.2% (139 of 11,399) in the NO AF group. The unadjusted and adjusted odds of PPM were higher in the AF ABL and AF NO ABL groups than in the NO AF group (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 2.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.7 to 4.4, and adjusted OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.2 to 2.4, respectively). The unadjusted OR comparing the AF ABL group and the AF NO ABL group was significant (unadjusted OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.9 to 3.2); however, the OR adjusted for surgery type, age, and gender showed a trend toward significance (adjusted OR 1.6, 95% CI 0.9 to 2.7). In conclusion, in this large cohort of patients who underwent CS, surgical AF ablation appeared to carry an increased risk for postoperative PPM implantation., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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28. In-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery: patient characteristics, timing, and association with postoperative length of intensive care unit and hospital stay.
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Mazzeffi M, Zivot J, Buchman T, and Halkos M
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Background: It is important to characterize in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery and understand the relationships between postoperative length of intensive care unit stay, postoperative length of hospital stay, and the likelihood of in-hospital mortality., Methods: We retrospectively identified all cardiac surgery cases that resulted in in-hospital mortality over an 8-year period at a single center. For these subjects we collected demographic data, preoperative comorbidities, and postoperative complications. We performed stepwise multivariate linear regression to determine which postoperative complications were associated with mortality timing. We also analyzed the relationships between postoperative length of intensive care unit stay, postoperative length of hospital stay, and in-hospital mortality in all patients (including survivors) who had cardiac surgery during the same time period. Finally, we calculated the daily incremental observed mortality rate for patients in the hospital up to postoperative day 50., Results: Six hundred twenty-one in-hospital mortalities occurred among 18,348 patients during the study period (3.4%). Four postoperative complications were associated with mortality timing. Cardiac arrest had a negative association with the number of days until mortality, while deep sternal wound infection, stroke, and pneumonia had a positive association (all p<0.05). Postoperative complications explained 15% of the variability in mortality timing (R2 model=0.15). The odds ratio for in-hospital mortality was 1.033 for each postoperative day in the hospital and 1.071 for each postoperative day in the intensive care unit (both p<0.05)., Conclusions: Most in-hospital mortality occurs during the first week after cardiac surgery with few mortalities occurring after a protracted hospital course. Postoperative complications have a limited ability to explain the variability in mortality timing. Increased length of postoperative intensive care unit stay and hospital stay after cardiac surgery are associated with an increased likelihood of in-hospital mortality., (Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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29. Ventricular arrhythmia after cardiac surgery: incidence, predictors, and outcomes.
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El-Chami MF, Sawaya FJ, Kilgo P, Stein W 4th, Halkos M, Thourani V, Lattouf OM, Delurgio DB, Guyton RA, Puskas JD, and Leon AR
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- Electrocardiography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Georgia epidemiology, Hospital Mortality trends, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Odds Ratio, Postoperative Complications, Prevalence, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Survival Rate trends, Tachycardia, Ventricular diagnosis, Tachycardia, Ventricular etiology, Time Factors, Cardiac Surgical Procedures adverse effects, Tachycardia, Ventricular epidemiology
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Objectives: This study sought to investigate the prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of patients with post-operative ventricular arrhythmia (POVA) in a large cohort of patients., Background: New-onset POVA after cardiac surgery (CS) is uncommon and has controversial prognostic value., Methods: A total of 14,720 consecutive patients undergoing CS at Emory University between January 2004 and July 2010 were included in the study. Data on all-cause mortality were obtained from Social Security Administration death records. Multivariable regression models were constructed to determine the risk factors for POVA and to estimate the independent impact of POVA on long-term survival after adjusting for 40 different covariates., Results: POVA occurred in 248 patients (1.7%). Patients with POVA were older (63.5 vs. 61.6 years), had lower left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) (43.7 vs. 51.3), and had greater comorbidities (Society of Thoracic Surgeons mortality risk score of 7.2% vs. 3.1%, p < 0.001). Multivariable analysis showed that older age (odds ratio [OR]: 1.018 per 1-year increase, p < 0.001), emergent surgery (OR: 1.77, p = 0.019), and the presence of PVD (OR: 1.41, p = 0.049) were associated with a higher incidence of POVA, whereas higher left ventricular EF (OR: 0.97 per 1% increase, p < 0.001), mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR: 0.37, p < 0.001), and off-pump surgery (OR: O.41, p < 0.001) were associated with a lower incidence of POVA. POVA was associated with substantially increased adjusted long-term mortality (hazard rate: 2.53, p < 0.001) over 3.5 years of follow-up., Conclusions: POVA is associated with increased long-term mortality after CS. Older age, PVD, lower EF, and emergent surgery are associated with a higher risk of POVA, whereas off-pump surgery seems to be protective., (Copyright © 2012 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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30. Prediction of new onset atrial fibrillation after cardiac revascularization surgery.
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El-Chami MF, Kilgo PD, Elfstrom KM, Halkos M, Thourani V, Lattouf OM, Delurgio DB, Guyton RA, Leon AR, and Puskas JD
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- Age Distribution, Aged, Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis, Atrial Fibrillation etiology, Cause of Death, Cohort Studies, Coronary Angiography methods, Coronary Artery Bypass methods, Coronary Artery Bypass mortality, Coronary Disease diagnostic imaging, Coronary Disease mortality, Databases, Factual, Electrocardiography methods, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications diagnosis, Postoperative Complications mortality, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Reproducibility of Results, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Distribution, Survival Analysis, Atrial Fibrillation epidemiology, Coronary Artery Bypass adverse effects, Coronary Disease surgery, Hospital Mortality
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The aim of this study was to create a simple risk index to predict new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with histories of AF. AF after coronary artery bypass grafting (referred to here as AF) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Identifying patients at high risk for developing AF may help identify a group of patients who might benefit from strategies to prevent postoperative AF. A cohort of 18,517 patients enrolled from January 1, 1996, to December 31, 2009, was used to derive a risk index for AF prediction. A multivariate logistic regression model determined the independent predictive impact of clinical and demographic characteristics on the occurrence of AF. A subset of these variables was used to construct a risk index to predict AF. This risk index was validated in a sequential cohort of 1,378 consecutive patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting from January 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011. AF occurred in 3,486 patients in the calibration cohort (18.83%) and in 269 patients in the validation cohort (19.52%). After considering patients' demographics, co-morbid conditions, and severity of illness, advanced age appeared as the most powerful predictor of AF (odds ratio 1.059/year, 95% confidence interval 1.055 to 1.063). Age, height, weight, and the presence of peripheral vascular disease contributed most to the prediction model. An AF risk index including these variables had adequate discriminatory power, with a concordance index of 0.68. In conclusion, using a large cohort of patients, a simple risk index relying only on preoperative clinical variables was developed, which will help predict AF. This risk index can be used clinically to identify patients at high risk for the development of AF., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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31. The society of thoracic surgeons 30-day predicted risk of mortality score also predicts long-term survival.
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Puskas JD, Kilgo PD, Thourani VH, Lattouf OM, Chen E, Vega JD, Cooper W, Guyton RA, and Halkos M
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- Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Georgia epidemiology, Hospital Mortality trends, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Survival Rate trends, Time Factors, Risk Assessment methods, Societies, Medical, Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Procedures mortality
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Background: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality (PROM) score is a well-validated predictor of 30-day mortality after cardiac procedures. This study investigated the ability of PROM to predict longer-term survival., Methods: From January 1, 1996, to December 31, 2009, 24,222 patients with PROM scores underwent cardiac procedures at an academic center. Long-term all-cause mortality was determined from the Social Security Death Index. Logistic and Cox survival regression analyses evaluated the long-term predictive utility of the PROM. Area under the receiver operator characteristic curve measured the discrimination of PROM at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years. Kaplan-Meier curves were stratified by quartiles of PROM risk to compare long-term survival. All analyses were performed for the whole sample and for 30-day survivors., Results: The overall 30-day mortality was 2.78% (674 of 24,222). PROM predicted 30-day mortality extremely well (area under the receiver operator characteristic, 0.794) and predicted longer-term survival almost as well. Among all patients and 30-day survivors, area under the receiver operator characteristic values for PROM at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years were remarkably similar to the 30-day end point for which PROM is calibrated. PROM was highly predictive of Kaplan-Meier survival for patients surviving beyond 30 days. Among 30-day survivors, each percent increase in PROM score was associated with a 9.6% increase (95% confidence interval, 9.3% to 10.0%) in instantaneous hazard of death (p<0.001)., Conclusions: The PROM algorithm accurately predicts death at 30-days and during 14 years of follow-up with almost equally strong discriminatory power. This may have profound implications for informed consent and for longitudinal comparative effectiveness studies., (Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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32. Postconditioning attenuates cardiomyocyte apoptosis via inhibition of JNK and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways.
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Sun HY, Wang NP, Halkos M, Kerendi F, Kin H, Guyton RA, Vinten-Johansen J, and Zhao ZQ
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- Animals, Caspases metabolism, DNA Fragmentation, Hypoxia therapy, Models, Biological, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 metabolism, Rats, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Reperfusion Injury therapy, Signal Transduction, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, bcl-2-Associated X Protein metabolism, Apoptosis, Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial, JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases metabolism, Myocytes, Cardiac metabolism, Myocytes, Cardiac pathology, p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases metabolism
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A sequence of intermittent interruptions of oxygen supply (i.e., postconditioning, Postcon) at reoxygenation reduces oxidant-induced cardiomyocyte loss. This study tested the hypothesis that prevention of cardiomyocyte apoptosis by Postcon is mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinases pathways. Primary cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were exposed to 3 h hypoxia followed by 6 h of reoxygenation. Cardiomyocytes were postconditioned by three cycles each of 5 min reoxygenation and 5 min hypoxia after prolonged hypoxia. Relative to hypoxia alone, reoxygenation stimulated expression of JNKs and p38 kinases, corresponding to increased activity of JNKs (phospho-c-Jun) and p38 (phospho-ATF2). The level of TNFalpha in cell lysates, activity of cytosolic caspases-8, -3, expression of Bax and the number of apoptotic cardiomyocytes were increased while expression of Bcl-2 was decreased with reoxygenation. Consistent with an attenuation in generation of superoxide anions detected by lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence at early period of reoxygenation, treatment of cardiomyocytes with Postcon further reduced expression and activity of JNKs and p38 kinases, level of TNFalpha, the frequency of apoptotic cells and expression of Bax. However, the inhibitory effects of Postcon on these changes were lost when its application was delayed by 5 min after the start of reoxygenation. Addition of a JNK/p38 stimulator, anisomycin into cardiomyocytes at the beginning of reoxygenation eliminated protection by Postcon. These data suggest that 1) hypoxia/reoxygenation elicits cardiomyocyte apoptosis in conjunction with expression and activation of JNK and p38 kinases, release of TNFalpha, activation of caspases, and an increase in imbalance of pro-/anti-apoptotic proteins; 2) Postcon attenuates cardiomyocyte apoptosis, potentially mediated by inhibiting JNKs/p-38 signaling pathways and reducing TNFalpha release and caspase expression.
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33. Hypoxic postconditioning reduces cardiomyocyte loss by inhibiting ROS generation and intracellular Ca2+ overload.
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Sun HY, Wang NP, Kerendi F, Halkos M, Kin H, Guyton RA, Vinten-Johansen J, and Zhao ZQ
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- Animals, Cell Communication physiology, Cell Survival physiology, Cells, Cultured, Cytochromes c metabolism, Hydrogen Peroxide metabolism, Hypoxia pathology, In Vitro Techniques, L-Lactate Dehydrogenase metabolism, Luminescent Measurements, Malondialdehyde metabolism, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury pathology, Myocytes, Cardiac cytology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Superoxide Dismutase metabolism, Superoxides metabolism, Calcium metabolism, Hypoxia metabolism, Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury metabolism, Myocytes, Cardiac metabolism, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism
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We have shown that intermittent interruption of immediate reflow at reperfusion (i.e., postconditioning) reduces infarct size in in vivo models after ischemia. Cardioprotection of postconditioning has been associated with attenuation of neutrophil-related events. However, it is unknown whether postconditioning before reoxygenation after hypoxia in cultured cardiomyocytes in the absence of neutrophils confers protection. This study tested the hypothesis that prevention of cardiomyocyte damage by hypoxic postconditioning (Postcon) is associated with a reduction in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and intracellular Ca(2+) overload. Primary cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were exposed to 3 h of hypoxia followed by 6 h of reoxygenation. Cardiomyocytes were postconditioned after the 3-h index hypoxia by three cycles of 5 min of reoxygenation and 5 min of rehypoxia applied before 6 h of reoxygenation. Relative to sham control and hypoxia alone, the generation of ROS (increased lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence, SOD-inhibitable cytochrome c reduction, and generation of hydrogen peroxide) was significantly augmented after immediate reoxygenation as was the production of malondialdehyde, a product of lipid peroxidation. Concomitant with these changes, intracellular and mitochondrial Ca(2+) concentrations, which were detected by fluorescent fluo-4 AM and X-rhod-1 AM staining, respectively, were elevated. Cell viability assessed by propidium iodide staining was decreased consistent with increased levels of lactate dehydrogenase after reoxygenation. Postcon treatment at the onset of reoxygenation reduced ROS generation and malondialdehyde concentration in media and attenuated cardiomyocyte death assessed by propidium iodide and lactate dehydrogenase. Postcon treatment was associated with a decrease in intracellular and mitochondrial Ca(2+) concentrations. These data suggest that Postcon treatment reduces reoxygenation-induced injury in cardiomyocytes and is potentially mediated by attenuation of ROS generation, lipid peroxidation, and intracellular and mitochondrial Ca(2+) overload.
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- 2005
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34. Effects of homocysteine on smooth muscle cell proliferation in both cell culture and artery perfusion culture models.
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Chen C, Halkos ME, Surowiec SM, Conklin BS, Lin PH, and Lumsden AB
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- Angioplasty, Balloon, Animals, Cell Division drug effects, Cells, Cultured, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Endothelium, Vascular cytology, Endothelium, Vascular drug effects, Homocysteine blood, Humans, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular cytology, Perfusion, Swine, Carotid Arteries drug effects, Homocysteine pharmacology, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular drug effects
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Background: Hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with increased risk for vascular disease. However, the pathogenic mechanisms of homocysteine are largely unknown. We evaluated the effects of homocysteine on smooth muscle cell (SMC) and endothelial cell proliferation in cell culture and on SMC proliferation of balloon angioplasty-injured arteries in a perfusion culture model., Methods: Human and pig SMCs and endothelial cells were cultured with variable amounts of homocysteine for 72 h and the total cells were counted using a hemocytometer. Fresh pig carotid arteries were harvested from a local slaughterhouse and cultured in a newly designed artery perfusion culture system. Five groups of arteries (six per group) were cultured for 48 h under different conditions: normal control, balloon angioplasty injury alone, and injury with three different doses of homocysteine. Vessel viability was evaluated. SMC proliferation was assayed by bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) DNA labeling., Results: At concentrations equivalent to those in human hyperhomocysteinemia, homocysteine significantly stimulated both cultured human and pig SMC proliferation with a dose-dependent effect, while it inhibited cultured endothelial cell growth. Perfusion-cultured pig carotid arteries remained contractile in response to norepinephrine and relaxant to nitroglycerine, and viable cells were also isolated from the cultured arteries. SMC proliferation (BrdU index) showed significant differences among the groups. SMC proliferation was stimulated by vascular injury and further enhanced by homocysteine in a dose-dependent manner. The proliferative response occurred strongly on the luminal side of the vessel wall, with the effects tapering toward the adventitia., Conclusions: Homocysteine had a mitogenic effect on vascular SMCs and a cytotoxic effect on endothelial cells. This differential effect of homocysteine on vascular cells may represent a pathogenic mechanism of vascular lesion formation in patients with hyperhomocysteinemia., (Copyright 2000 Academic Press.)
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- 2000
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