Transcutaneous renal artery denervation （RND） has beeninitially developed for destruction of efferent nerve fireswith luminal delivery of radiofrequency or ultrasonic energyaiming blood pressure reduction in patient...Transcutaneous renal artery denervation （RND） has beeninitially developed for destruction of efferent nerve fireswith luminal delivery of radiofrequency or ultrasonic energyaiming blood pressure reduction in patients with refractoryhypertension. However, other positive results of RNDwere described afterwards, and they include suppression ofatrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia （VT） storm.展开更多
Heart rhythm disturbances become of special importancewhen patients reach a senior age. Atrial fibrillation （AF） isthe most prevalent arrhythmia among the old age groups,and its impact on morbidity and mortality bec...Heart rhythm disturbances become of special importancewhen patients reach a senior age. Atrial fibrillation （AF） isthe most prevalent arrhythmia among the old age groups,and its impact on morbidity and mortality becomes of para-mount significance. In this population, AF is responsible forsignificant amount of thromboembolic cerebrovascularevents, especially for disabling and fatal strokes, Follow-ing announcement of the special issue of the Journal of Geri-atric Cardiology devoted to heart rhythm disorders in theelderly, a number of submissions have been received withAF as the major topic of authors＇ researches.展开更多
1 Introduction Inflammation is one of the main mechanisms in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis,and the interest to the evaluation of inflammatory biomarkers in coronary artery disease(CAD)has been increasing over th...1 Introduction Inflammation is one of the main mechanisms in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis,and the interest to the evaluation of inflammatory biomarkers in coronary artery disease(CAD)has been increasing over the last decade.[1,2]Destabilization of chronic artery plaques,which leads to acute coronary syndromes,has been associated with inflammatory status.[1,3]。展开更多
Objective To examine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation(AF),its impacts on cardiovascular disease(CVD)and all-cause mortality,and the associations between AF and inflammatory and serum biomarkers in a population-ba...Objective To examine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation(AF),its impacts on cardiovascular disease(CVD)and all-cause mortality,and the associations between AF and inflammatory and serum biomarkers in a population-based sample of Muscovites.Methods The study is a secondary analysis of data from the Stress,Aging and Health in Russia(SAHR)survey that includes information on 1800 individuals with an average age of 68.5 years at baseline,and on their subsequent mortality during 7.4 years on average.AF is detected by 12-lead electrocardiogram(ECG)and 24-hour Holter monitoring.The statistical analysis includes proportional hazard and logistic regression models.Results Of the 1732 participants with relevant Holter data,AF was detected in 100(74 by ECG and Holter,26 by Holter only).The prevalence of AF was 5.8%for men and 7.4%for women.The fully adjusted model showed strongly elevated hazard of CVD and all-cause mortality in men and women with long non-self-limiting AF(LAF).LAF was found to be negatively associated with elevated total and lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol and to be positively associated with elevated markers of inflammation in women.Conclusions The study assessed for the first time the prevalence and the risks of death related to AF among older Russians.LAF was shown to be a strong and independent predictor of CVD and all-cause mortality.AF is unlikely to contribute to the large excess male mortality in Russia.The finding that one-quarter of AF cases were detected only by Holter monitoring demonstrates the usefulness of diagnostics with prolonged ECG registration.展开更多
文摘Transcutaneous renal artery denervation （RND） has beeninitially developed for destruction of efferent nerve fireswith luminal delivery of radiofrequency or ultrasonic energyaiming blood pressure reduction in patients with refractoryhypertension. However, other positive results of RNDwere described afterwards, and they include suppression ofatrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia （VT） storm.
文摘Heart rhythm disturbances become of special importancewhen patients reach a senior age. Atrial fibrillation （AF） isthe most prevalent arrhythmia among the old age groups,and its impact on morbidity and mortality becomes of para-mount significance. In this population, AF is responsible forsignificant amount of thromboembolic cerebrovascularevents, especially for disabling and fatal strokes, Follow-ing announcement of the special issue of the Journal of Geri-atric Cardiology devoted to heart rhythm disorders in theelderly, a number of submissions have been received withAF as the major topic of authors＇ researches.
基金Supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education grant(#MD-2314.2020.7).The authors declare no conflict of interest.
文摘1 Introduction Inflammation is one of the main mechanisms in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis,and the interest to the evaluation of inflammatory biomarkers in coronary artery disease(CAD)has been increasing over the last decade.[1,2]Destabilization of chronic artery plaques,which leads to acute coronary syndromes,has been associated with inflammatory status.[1,3]。
基金supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health(NIH) grant P01AG031719supported by the Russian program of the state support of leading universities of the Russian Federation “5-100”supported by the Russian Federation President Grant Council’s grant #MD-2314.2020.7
文摘Objective To examine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation(AF),its impacts on cardiovascular disease(CVD)and all-cause mortality,and the associations between AF and inflammatory and serum biomarkers in a population-based sample of Muscovites.Methods The study is a secondary analysis of data from the Stress,Aging and Health in Russia(SAHR)survey that includes information on 1800 individuals with an average age of 68.5 years at baseline,and on their subsequent mortality during 7.4 years on average.AF is detected by 12-lead electrocardiogram(ECG)and 24-hour Holter monitoring.The statistical analysis includes proportional hazard and logistic regression models.Results Of the 1732 participants with relevant Holter data,AF was detected in 100(74 by ECG and Holter,26 by Holter only).The prevalence of AF was 5.8%for men and 7.4%for women.The fully adjusted model showed strongly elevated hazard of CVD and all-cause mortality in men and women with long non-self-limiting AF(LAF).LAF was found to be negatively associated with elevated total and lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol and to be positively associated with elevated markers of inflammation in women.Conclusions The study assessed for the first time the prevalence and the risks of death related to AF among older Russians.LAF was shown to be a strong and independent predictor of CVD and all-cause mortality.AF is unlikely to contribute to the large excess male mortality in Russia.The finding that one-quarter of AF cases were detected only by Holter monitoring demonstrates the usefulness of diagnostics with prolonged ECG registration.
