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2011| July-September | Volume 2 | Issue 3
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INVITED REVIEW
An overview of lymphatic vessels and their emerging role in cardiovascular disease
Dennis Jones, Wang Min
July-September 2011, 2(3):141-152
DOI
:10.4103/0975-3583.85260
PMID
:22022141
Over the past decade, molecular details of lymphatic vessels (lymphatics) have been rapidly acquired due to the identification of lymphatic endothelial-specific markers. Separate from the cardiovascular system, the lymphatic system is also an elaborate network of vessels that are important in normal physiology. Lymphatic vessels have the unique task to regulate fluid homeostasis, assist in immune surveillance, and transport dietary lipids. However, dysfunctional lymphatic vessels can cause pathology, while normal lymphatics can exacerbate pathology. This review summarizes the development and growth of lymphatic vessels in addition to highlighting their critical roles in physiology and pathology. Also, we discuss recent work that suggests a connection between lymphatic dysfunction and cardiovascular disease.
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REVIEW ARTICLE
Night-time exogenous melatonin administration may be a beneficial treatment for sleeping disorders in beta blocker patients
Auda Fares
July-September 2011, 2(3):153-155
PMID
:22022142
Sleep disorders are the common side effects of beta blockers. Beta blockers have been shown to reduce the production of melatonin via specific inhibition of adrenergic beta1-receptors. Exogenous melatonin, taken in the evening as a supplement, could reduce the central nervous system (CNS) side effects (sleep disorder) associated with beta-adrenergic receptor blockers as well as the potential risk associated with reduction of the melatonin synthesis.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Genetic interactions between MTHFR (C677T), methionine synthase (A2756G, C2758G) variants with vitamin B12 and folic acid determine susceptibility to premature coronary artery disease in Indian population
VV Ravi Kanth, Jaya Prakash Golla, B. K. S Sastry, Sudhir Naik, Nitin Kabra, Madireddi Sujatha
July-September 2011, 2(3):156-163
DOI
:10.4103/0975-3583.85262
PMID
:22022143
Background:
Researchers have determined that Indians face a higher risk of heart disease, despite the fact that nearly half of them are vegetarians and lack many of the other traditional risk factors. In the below-30 age group, coronary artery disease mortality among Indians is three-fold higher than in the whites in United Kingdom and ten-fold higher than the Chinese in Singapore. High levels of homocysteine have been widely linked to the early onset of heart diseases in other populations, although a definite proof among Indians is lacking, which needs to be investigated by way of screening for factors responsible for high homocysteine levels.
Objective:
To screen for genetic factors responsible for hyperhomocysteinemia and the risk for premature coronary artery disease.
Materials and Methods:
A total of 100 individuals with proven premature coronary artery disease and 200 age-and-sex matched controls were screened for polymorphisms in Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
(MTHFR) (C677T)
Methionine synthase (
MS
) genes (
A2756G, C2758G
), and the B12 and Folate levels were estimated.
Results:
Results from the mutational analysis revealed that in the study group, seven individuals had a polymorphism for the C677T allele in the
MTHFR
gene (one homozygous and six heterozygous) (Fischer's Exact test
P
> 0.046) (OR: 0.2711 95% CI 0.0774 to 0.9491). Six were heterozygous for the A2756G polymorphism in the
MS
gene (Fischer's Exact test
P
> 0.0012). None showed a polymorphism at the C2758G allele in the
MS
gene. Four controls showed heterozygosity for the C677T polymorphism and none for the
MS
gene. The B12 and Folate levels were significantly lower in the study group as compared to the controls.
Conclusions:
It is important to know which factors determine the total homocysteine concentrations. In the general population, the most important modifiable determinants of tHcy are folate intake and coffee consumption. Smoking and alcohol consumption are also associated with the total homocysteine concentrations, but more research is necessary to elucidate whether these relations are not originating from residual confounding due to other lifestyle factors.
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Ambulatory blood pressure profile and left ventricular geometry in Nigerian hypertensives
OE Ajayi, EA Ajayi, OA Akintomide, RA Adebayo, SA Ogunyemi, AT Oyedeji, MO Balogun
July-September 2011, 2(3):164-171
DOI
:10.4103/0975-3583.85263
PMID
:22022144
Background:
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent cardiac risk factor in hypertensives and the structural classification of left ventricular (LV) geometry provides additional prognostic information. Ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring has been shown to be superior to office blood pressure (BP) in relation to hypertension LVH. We investigated ambulatory BP variables in relation to LV geometric patterns in Nigerian hypertensives.
Materials and Methods:
A total of 130 patients (males = 96, females = 34) with hypertension had their 24-hours ambulatory BP and trans-thoracic 2D/M- mode echocardiography. Data were analyzed with SPSS 13.0.
P
< 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results:
The mean age of the patients was 54.08±11.88 years. The prevalence rate of abnormal LV geometry was 48.4%. Mean ambulatory Systolic BP (day time, night time and 24-hour-average) was significantly higher in patients with LVH compared with those without LVH. Day-night systolic and diastolic BP decay (i.e. percentage nocturnal decline in BP) was also significantly lower in LVH group than in the group without LVH. Patients with eccentric LVH had abnormal day time mean ambulatory systolic BP, night time mean ambulatory systolic BP, elevated day time and night time systolic BP loads, as well as non-dipping diastolic BP pattern. Significant correlates of LV mass index in this study population were mean ambulatory systolic BP (day time: r = 0.355,
P
= 0.004; night time: r = 0.343,
P
= 0.005; 24- hour average: r = 0.358,
P
= 0.004) and day-night decay (systolic: r = -0.388,
P
= 0.007; diastolic: r = -0.290,
P
= 0.022) as well as 24-hour systolic BP variability.
Conclusion:
The presence of LVH in hypertension was associated with higher mean ambulatory systolic BP and lower percentage nocturnal decline in systolic and diastolic BP than its absence which appeared to be worse in patients with eccentric LV geometry when compared with other geometric patterns.
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Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine and l-arginine levels in Chinese patients with essential hypertension without coronary artery disease
Hongju Wang, Jun Liu
July-September 2011, 2(3):177-180
DOI
:10.4103/0975-3583.85265
PMID
:22022146
Objective:
To investigate the plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels and l-arginine in the essential hypertension (EH) patients without coronary artery disease.
Patients and Methods:
A total of 86 Chinese patients were enrolled in this study. All patients received coronary multidetector-row computed tomography to exclude distinct coronary stenosis and treadmill exercise testing to exclude microvascular angina pectoris. The patients with normal blood pressure (n = 26) were set as the control group. The EH patients were divided into three subgroups: the prehypertension group (n = 26), the stage 1 hypertension group (n = 26) and the stage 2 hypertension group (n = 8). The plasma ADMA and l-arginine concentrations were measured by a validated high-throughput liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric assay.
Results:
There was a significantly higher ADMA level [0.028 (0.016) mmol/L vs. 0.021 (0.010) mmol/L,
P
= 0.002] and lower l-arginine to ADMA ratio [1.42 (0.58) vs. 2.01 (0.99),
P
< 0.001] in the EH group compared with the control group. Among the EH patients, the ADMA levels were increased by grades of hypertension [0.028 (0.011) mmol/L, 0.027 (0.014) mmol/L, 0.035 (0.024) mmol/L, respectively,
P
< 0.001]. The ADMA level was independently related to the systolic blood pressure (r = 1.047,
P
= 0.001).
Conclusion:
The plasma ADMA levels were significantly elevated with grades of hypertension in EH patients and were positively related to the systolic blood pressure levels.
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CLINICAL CASE REPORT BASED STUDY
Eustachian valve endocarditis: Rare case reports and review of literature
Gaurav Alreja, Amir Lotfi
July-September 2011, 2(3):181-185
DOI
:10.4103/0975-3583.85266
PMID
:22022147
Eustachian valve endocarditis (EVE) is a distinctly rare and underdiagnosed entity. We report 2 new cases caused by vancomycin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
and
Staphylococcus hominis
diagnosed on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Although, 63% of Eustachian valve endocarditis is caused by
Staphylococcus aureus
, we report the first case of vancomycin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
and first case related to implantable venous access systems. EVE is now seen more commonly in elderly population with diverse microbial cultures and antibiotic sensitivities. TTE is the first modality for investigation of EVE, however a negative TTE does not preclude the diagnosis, as only 88% of cases were diagnosed on TEE.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Reduced nitrate level in individuals with hypertension and diabetes
Shiekh Gazalla Ayub, Taha Ayub, Saquib Naveed Khan, Rubiya Dar, Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi
July-September 2011, 2(3):172-176
DOI
:10.4103/0975-3583.85264
PMID
:22022145
Background:
Nitric oxide (NO) turnover is vital for proper endothelial function to maintain a healthy vascular system. Various risk factors responsible for hypertension and diabetes may disrupt this homeostasis, leading to decreased bioavailability and/or bioactivity of NO, which potentiates endothelial dysfunction. Plasma NO is a useful indicator of NO homeostasis and vascular endothelial function. Since endothelial function plays a key role in the development and progression of diseases like diabetes and hypertension, we sought to investigate the NO profile in patients having diabetes and hypertension and determine the relationship of NO turnover with the disease.
Materials and Methods:
For this purpose, three groups were studied for the NO production. The first group consisted of 74 hypertensive patients, the second group consisted of 72 diabetic patients and the third group consisted of 60 healthy controls. Nitrate synthase activity was evaluated by measuring nitrate level using an automated sample injector connected to an automated NO detector - Ion liquid chromatograph.
Results:
The plasma concentration of NO was found to be significantly lower in both essential hypertensive patients and diabetic patients without complications as compared to the healthy controls (
P
< 0.05).
Conclusion:
This data confirms that different factors like hyperglycemia and blood pressure are seen to have immense influence on NO production.
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EDITORIAL
Preface to the
Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
, third issue 2011
Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
July-September 2011, 2(3):139-140
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PMID
:22022140
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CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Thymectomy through lateralized partial sternotomy
Prashant N Mohite, Sandip Singh Rana, Prasanth Sadasivan, Swapnil Deshpande
July-September 2011, 2(3):190-191
DOI
:10.4103/0975-3583.85268
PMID
:22022149
A young woman with nonthymomic myasthenia gravis with failure of medical treatment was offered thymectomy through partial sternotomy. Shifting of vertical arm of "L" incision laterally avoids fracture of opposite sternal flange and provides better sternal stability postoperatively.
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Evaluation of the patients with syncope during the first month after coronary artery bypass graft
Abolfath Alizadeh, Majid Kiavar, Mohammad Assadian-Rad, Bahieh Morady, Mohammad Alasti, Ali Sadeghi, Zahra Emkanjoo
July-September 2011, 2(3):186-189
DOI
:10.4103/0975-3583.85267
PMID
:22022148
Background:
Syncope is a well-known risk factor for adverse cardiovascular event in patients with coronary artery disease, especially those with previous myocardial infarction (MI) or left ventricular dysfunction. The aim of this study was to assess electrophysiologic findings and results of head-up tilt test (HUTT) in patients with syncope and without orthostatic changes in blood pressure during the first month after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).
Materials and Methods:
A total of 20 patients with syncope during the first month after CABG were prospectively enrolled in this study from June 2002 to April 2006. Electrophysiologic study (EPS) was performed in all of them. HUTT was performed in all of the patients regardless of the result of EPS.
Results:
The mean age of patients was 60.3±11 years. Twelve patients were males. EPS was negative in 18 patients. HUTT was positive in 10 patients. Six patients had old MI. Ischemic insult occurred in one patient after CABG. Left bundle branch was present in two patients. There was a significant relationship between the duration of bed rest after CABG and positive HUTT (
P
value = 0.021). All of the patients except one did not experience syncope during the follow-up period.
Conclusion:
In patients with syncope during the first month post CABG, in whom an arrhythmic cause is suspected, the other cause of syncope like orthostatic intolerance should be considered. Being bedridden for an extended period of time post CABG can be a predisposing factor.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Citing JCDR articles: An insight
KK Mueen Ahmed
July-September 2011, 2(3):192-196
DOI
:10.4103/0975-3583.85269
PMID
:22022150
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