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258±129min/week; p=0.015). PA time was associated with better cooling detection threshold (r=0.24; p=0.043), peroneal and sural amplitude (r=0.36; p=0.0017, r
=0.26; p=0.024) and conduction velocity (r
=0.28; p=0.015, r=0.23; p=0.050). Linear regression adjusting for age and HbA1c, showed that for each 30-min of PA there was a 0.09mv higher peroneal amplitude (p=0.032) and 0.048ms lower peroneal F-wave latency (p=0.022).
In longstanding T1D, PA time is associated with superior large nerve fibre function in the lower limbs and some better measures of small nerve fibre function.
In longstanding T1D, PA time is associated with superior large nerve fibre function in the lower limbs and some better measures of small nerve fibre function.The Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network for Intermediate Phenotypes (B-SNIP) has invested in the collection and use of multiple biomarkers in individuals with psychosis. We expect psychosis biology and its distinctive types to be reflected in the biomarkers, as they are the 'behaviors' of the brain. Like infectious diseases, we expect the etiologies of these biomarker-driven entities to be multiple and complex. Biomarkers have not yet been annotated with disease characteristics and need to be. As a model, we seek to adopt aspects of the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) to guide and organize these observations.The accumulation of AMPARs to synapses is a fundamental step in Long-term potentiation (LTP) of synaptic transmission, a well-established cellular correlate of learning and memory. The discovery of a sizeable and highly mobile population of extrasynaptic AMPARs - randomly scanning the synaptic surface under basal conditions - provided a conceptual framework for a simplified model LTP can be induced by the capture, and hence accumulation, of laterally diffusing extrasynaptic AMPARs. Here, we review the evidence supporting a rate-limiting role of AMPAR lateral diffusion in LTP and as consequence, in learning and memory. We propose that there are "multiple solutions" for achieving the diffusional trapping of AMPAR during LTP, mainly mediated by the interaction between interchangeable AMPAR auxiliary subunits and cell-adhesion molecules containing PDZ-binding domains and synaptic scaffolds containing PDZ-domains. We believe that this molecular degeneracy in the diffusional trapping of AMPAR during LTP serve to ensure the robustness of this crucial step in the making of memories. All in all, the role of AMPAR lateral diffusion in LTP is not only a conceptual leap in our understanding of memory, but it might also hold the keys for the development of therapeutics against disorders associated with memory deficits such as Alzheimer's disease.
To analyze the psychological and functional sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults living in long term care facilities (LTCFs).
Cohort longitudinal study SETTING ANT PARTICIPANTS A total of 215 residents ≥ 65 years without moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment, living in five LTCFs in Albacete (Spain).
Baseline on-site data were collected between March - June 2020 and three-month follow-up between June to September 2020. Symptoms of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and sleep disturbances were measured as psychological variables. Disability in basic activities of daily living (BADL), ambulation and frailty were assessed as functional variables. Differences were analyzed in relation to level of comorbidity and test positivity for COVID-19.
At baseline, residents with COVID-19 presented worse functionality, higher frailty levels and malnutrition risk compared to non-COVID-19 residents. At three-month follow-up, higher rates of clinically significant depressive syh psychological impact in older adults in LTCFs., specifically with higher post-traumatic stress and anxiety symptoms. Functional decline did not differ in relation to COVID-19 status but could be related to isolation strategies used for pandemic control.
To evaluate early outcomes of aortoiliac or isolated iliac artery aneurysm repair using the Zenith® Bifurcated Iliac Side (ZBIS) stent graft combined with the LifeStream™ Balloon Expandable Vascular Covered Stent as a bridging stentgraft.
Between August 2018 and February 2020, 38 patients (37 male, mean age 72.7 years) received 46 LifeStream stents in conjunction with 38 ZBIS stent grafts to bridge hypogastric arteries for aneurysm repair in six university hospitals in Korea. The primary outcomes were technical success rate and procedure-related complications. Secondary outcomes were bridging stent graft patency and re-intervention.
All procedures were performed as elective standard endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) and unilateral iliac branch device (IBD). Mean follow-up was 13.1 months, and patient overall survival rate was 96.7%. Technical success rate was 76.3% (n=29). Causes of failure included seven total endoleaks; six type Ic and one type IIIc from the IBD junction, one unintentional IIe-related reintervention.
It is assumed that the impact of primary tumor stage (PTS) on prognosis gradually weakens with increasing disease-free interval (DFI) from colorectal cancer resection to liver metastases.
Data from 733 patients undergoing hepatectomy in the Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery Department I of Peking University Cancer Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Early and late metastases were defined as DFI ≤ and >12 months, respectively.
In early metastases group, patients with T
stage had a significantly worse recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) than those with T
stage (P=0.002 and P<0.001, respectively). Patients with N
stage disease also demonstrated a worse RFS and OS than those with N
stage (P=0.006 and P=0.007, respectively). In late metastases group, patients with T
and T
stages as well as patients with N
and N
stages, had comparable RFS (P=0.395 and P=0.996, respectively) and OS (P=0.387 and P=0.684, respectively). T and N stages were independent prognostic predictors only in patients with early metastases.
The impact of PTS on prognosis is diminished with increasing DFI and limited only to patients with early metastases.
The impact of PTS on prognosis is diminished with increasing DFI and limited only to patients with early metastases.
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common inherited disorder of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) catabolism that causes elevated LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Despite the availability of effective treatments, FH remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. The aims of the study were to identify putative FH subjects using data from laboratory and cardiology databases, genetically characterize suspected FH patients referred to the Lipid Clinic and monitor attainment of treatment goals in identified patients.
We retrieved the electronic health records of 221,644 individuals referred to laboratory for routine assessment and of 583 ASCVD patients (age ≤65) who underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). We monitored the lipid profiles of subjects with LDL-C ≥ 250mg/dl identified by laboratory survey (LS-P), PTCA patients and patients from the Lipid Clinic (LC-P). The laboratory survey identified 1.46% of subjects with LDL-C ≥ 190mg/dl and 0.08% with LDL-C ≥ 250mg/dl. Probable/definite FH was suspected in 3% of PTCA patients. Calpeptin Molecularly-confirmed FH was found in 44% of LC-P subjects. Five new LDLR mutations were identified. The 50% LDL-C reduction target was achieved by 70.6% of LC-P patients. Only 18.5% of PTCA patients reached the LDL-C < 55mg/dl target.
By using a combined approach based on laboratory lipid profiles, documented ASCVD and Lipid Clinic data, we were able to identify subjects with a high probability of being FH. Attainment of LDL-C goals was largely suboptimal. Efforts are needed to improve FH detection and achievement of lipid targets.
By using a combined approach based on laboratory lipid profiles, documented ASCVD and Lipid Clinic data, we were able to identify subjects with a high probability of being FH. Attainment of LDL-C goals was largely suboptimal. Efforts are needed to improve FH detection and achievement of lipid targets.
There is still inconsistent evidence over the protective effect of total bilirubin on the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between bilirubin in population subtypes and the risks of CHD between different gender and menstruation subgroups.
In this prospective cohort study, 29,750 participants free of CHD with an average age of 47 ± 14 years were recruited at baseline; of these, 720 CHD first-attack cases were collected after 7-years of follow up. The covariate-adjusted Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) of CHD with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The serum bilirubin concentration was quarterly stratified based on the distribution of healthy population without CHD onset. The HRs of incident CHD decreased with elevated bilirubin in females (ρ trend<0.05), but not males. In postmenopausal females, compared with the lowest quartile of total bilirubin, the adjusted HRs for the third and fourth quartiles were 0.64 (95% CI 0.45, 0.93) and 0.59 (95% CI 0.42, 0.86), the adjusted HRs in the third and fourth quartiles of direct bilirubin were 0.56 (0.39, 0.82) and 0.56 (0.38, 0.81), and for indirect bilirubin, corresponding HR in the highest quartile was 0.56 (0.38, 0.83).
Elevated serum bilirubin was inversely associated with adjusted HRs of CHD in females, especially postmenopausal females. The relationship between elevated direct bilirubin and reduced HRs of CHD may be closer than indirect bilirubin in postmenopausal females.
Elevated serum bilirubin was inversely associated with adjusted HRs of CHD in females, especially postmenopausal females. The relationship between elevated direct bilirubin and reduced HRs of CHD may be closer than indirect bilirubin in postmenopausal females.
While low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a good predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, apolipoprotein B (ApoB) is superior when the two markers are discordant. We aimed to determine the impact of adiposity, diet and inflammation upon ApoB and LDL-C discordance.
Machine learning (ML) and structural equation models (SEMs) were applied to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to investigate cardiometabolic and dietary factors when LDL-C and ApoB are concordant/discordant. Mendelian randomisation (MR) determined whether adiposity and inflammation exposures were causal of elevated/decreased LDL-C and/or ApoB. ML showed body mass index (BMI), dietary saturated fatty acids (SFA), dietary fibre, serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and uric acid were the most strongly associated variables (R
=0.70) in those with low LDL-C and high ApoB. SEMs revealed that fibre (b=-0.42, p=0.001) and SFA (b=0.28, p=0.014) had a significant association with our outcome (joined effect of ApoB and LDL-C). BMI (b=0.65, p=0.001), fibre (b=-0.24, p=0.014) and SFA (b=0.26, p=0.032) had significant associations with CRP. MR analysis showed genetically higher body fat percentage had a significant causal effect on ApoB (Inverse variance weighted (IVW)=Beta 0.172, p=0.0001) but not LDL-C (IVW = Beta 0.006, p=0.845).
Our data show increased discordance between ApoB and LDL-C is associated with cardiometabolic, clinical and dietary abnormalities and that body fat percentage is causal of elevated ApoB.
Our data show increased discordance between ApoB and LDL-C is associated with cardiometabolic, clinical and dietary abnormalities and that body fat percentage is causal of elevated ApoB.