scholarly journals Association of exhaled carbon monoxide with risk of cardio-cerebral-vascular disease in the China Kadoorie Biobank cohort study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaokun Qiu ◽  
Kuai Yu ◽  
Canqing Yu ◽  
Wending Li ◽  
Jun Lv ◽  
...  

Abstract Exhaled carbon monoxide (COex) level has been proposed as a noninvasive and easily-obtainable cardiovascular risk marker, however, with limited prospective evidence, and its association with stroke risk has been rarely explored. Measurements of COex were performed during 2004–2008 baseline examinations in the China Kadoorie Biobank study among 512,891 adults aged 30–79 years from 10 diverse study areas. After excluding participants with baseline cardiopulmonary diseases, stroke and cancer, 178,485 men and 267,202 women remained. Cox regression yielded hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for risk of cardio-cerebral-vascular disease (CCVD) associated with COex levels, with sequential addition of adjustment for proxy variables for CO exposure, including study area indexing ambient CO variations at large, and smoking and solid fuel use, apart from adjusting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors. During 7-year follow-up, we documented 1744 and 1430 major coronary events (myocardial infarction plus fatal ischemic heart disease), 8849 and 10,922 ischemic strokes, and 2492 and 2363 hemorrhagic strokes among men and women, respectively. The HRs with 95% CIs comparing the highest with lowest COex quintile were 2.15 [1.72, 2.69] for major coronary events, 1.65 [1.50, 1.80] for ischemic stroke, and 1.35 [1.13, 1.61] for hemorrhagic stroke among men, while among women higher associated risk was only observed for major coronary events (1.64 [1.35, 2.00]) and ischemic stroke (1.87 [1.73, 2.01]). The elevated risks were consistent when COex level was over 3 ppm. However, these associations were all attenuated until null by sequential addition of stratification by study areas, and adjustments of smoking and solid fuel use. Nevertheless, the association with ischemic stroke was maintained among the subgroup of male smokers even with adjustment for the depth and amount of cigarette smoking (HR [95% CI]: 1.37 [1.06, 1.77]), while a negative association with hemorrhagic stroke also appeared within this subgroup. Higher COex level (over 3 ppm) was associated with elevated risk of ischemic CCVD, but not independently of CO exposure. Our finding suggests that, though not an independent risk factor, COex could potentially provide a cost-effective biomarker for ischemic cardio-cerebral-vascular risk, given that CO exposure is ubiquitous.

Stroke ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shizuka Suzuki ◽  
Satoshi Suda ◽  
Takashi Shimoyama ◽  
Yohei Takayama ◽  
Takahiro Ouchi ◽  
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Background and purpose: Cortical superficial siderosis (CSS) is a neuroimaging marker of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and has been associated with a high risk for intracerebral hemorrhage. However, CSS in acute stroke patients have not been fully investigated. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of CSS in both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients. Furthermore, we aimed to assess the relation between CSS and clinical or radiologic characteristics. Methods: From September 2014 through June 2016, consecutive acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients who were admitted to our department within 7 days from symptom onset were retrospectively recruited from the prospective registry. CSS was defined as a homogeneous curvilinear signal intensity (black) on T2*-GRE sequences in the superficial layers of the cerebral cortex, within the subarachnoid space, away from at least three sulci of the hematoma with no corresponding signal hyperintensity on FLAIR sequences, to exclude potential hemorrhagic mimics. We analyzed the association between CSS and the topographic distribution of cerebral microbleeds (MBs), white matter lesions plus cardiovascular risk factors. Results: A total of 680 patients (530 ischemic stroke and 150 hemorrhagic stroke; median age 71 years) were enrolled in the present study. CSS was detected in 6 patients (1.1 %) with ischemic stroke and 7 patients (4.7%) with hemorrhagic stroke ( P < 0.0001). CSS are associated with previous stroke ( P = 0.0234), hemorrhagic stroke ( P < 0.0001), white matter lesions ( P = 0.0105), and lobar and non-lobar MBs (both P < 0.0001), but no relationship between age, sex, cardiovascular risk factors and CSS were found. On multivariable logistic regression analysis, high lobar MBs (≥ 2; odds ratio [OR], 74.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 10.24-1553.25; P < 0.0001) and hemorrhagic stroke (OR, 4.30; 95% CI, 1.12-18.14; P = 0.0336) were independently associated with the presence of CSS. Conclusions: Our results suggest that CSS occurs with high prevalence in hemorrhagic stroke patients and is associated with lobar MBs, while the association between CSS and age, sex and cardiovascular risk factors were not observed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoming Hu ◽  
T. Michael De Silva ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Frank M. Faraci

1999 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 843
Author(s):  
Soo Hyun Lee ◽  
Kyung Rae Kim ◽  
Sung Tae Park ◽  
Choong Gon Choi ◽  
Ho Kyu Lee ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor L Leavens ◽  
Leslie M Driskill ◽  
Neil Molina ◽  
Thomas Eissenberg ◽  
Alan Shihadeh ◽  
...  

IntroductionOne possible reason for the rapid proliferation of waterpipe (WP) smoking is the pervasive use of flavoured WP tobacco. To begin to understand the impact of WP tobacco flavours, the current study examined the impact of a preferred WP tobacco flavour compared with a non-preferred tobacco flavoured control on user’s smoking behaviour, toxicant exposure and subjective smoking experience.MethodThirty-six current WP smokers completed two, 45-minute ad libitum smoking sessions (preferred flavour vs non-preferred tobacco flavour control) in a randomised cross-over design. Participants completed survey questionnaires assessing subjective smoking experience, exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) testing, and provided blood samples for monitoring plasma nicotine. WP smoking topography was measured continuously throughout the smoking session.ResultsWhile participants reported an enhanced subjective smoking experience including greater interest in continued use, greater pleasure derived from smoking, increased liking and enjoyment, and willingness to continue use after smoking their preferred WP tobacco flavour (p values <0.05), no significant differences were observed in nicotine and carbon monoxide boost between flavour preparations. Greater average puff volume (p=0.018) was observed during the non-preferred flavour session. While not significant, measures of flow rate, interpuff interval (IPI), and total number of puffs were trending towards significance (p values <0.10), with decreased IPI and greater total number of puffs during the preferred flavour session.DiscussionThe current study is the first to examine flavours in WP smoking by measuring preferred versus control preparations to understand the impact on subjective experience, smoking behaviour and toxicant exposure. The pattern of results suggests that even this relatively minor manipulation resulted in significant changes in subjective experience. These results indicate a possible need for regulations restricting flavours in WP tobacco as with combustible cigarettes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alcivan Batista de Morais Filho ◽  
Thiago Luis de Holanda Rego ◽  
Letícia de Lima Mendonça ◽  
Sulyanne Saraiva de Almeida ◽  
Mariana Lima da Nóbrega ◽  
...  

Abstract Hemorrhagic stroke (HS) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, despite being less common, it presents more aggressively and leads to more severe sequelae than ischemic stroke. There are two types of HS: Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH), differing not only in the site of bleeding, but also in the mechanisms responsible for acute and subacute symptoms. This is a systematic review of databases in search of works of the last five years relating to the comprehension of both kinds of HS. Sixty two articles composed the direct findings of the recent literature and were further characterized to construct the pathophysiology in the order of events. The road to the understanding of the spontaneous HS pathophysiology is far from complete. Our findings show specific and individual results relating to the natural history of the disease of ICH and SAH, presenting common and different risk factors, distinct and similar clinical manifestations at onset or later days to weeks, and possible complications for both.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Hsiang Lin ◽  
Oswald Ndi Nfor ◽  
Chien-Chang Ho ◽  
Shu-Yi Hsu ◽  
Disline Manli Tantoh ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Alcohol consumption is one of the modifiable risk factors for intracerebral hemorrhage, which accounts for approximately 10–20% of all strokes worldwide. We evaluated the association of stroke with genetic polymorphisms in the alcohol metabolizing genes, alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B, rs1229984) and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2, rs671) genes based on alcohol consumption. Methods Data were available for 19,500 Taiwan Biobank (TWB) participants. We used logistic regression models to test for associations between genetic variants and stroke. Overall, there were 890 individuals with ischemic stroke, 70 with hemorrhagic stroke, and 16,837 control individuals. Participants with ischemic but not hemorrhagic stroke were older than their control individuals (mean  ±  SE, 58.47 ± 8.17 vs. 48.33 ± 10.90 years, p  <  0.0001). ALDH2 rs671 was not associated with either hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke among alcohol drinkers. However, the risk of developing hemorrhagic stroke was significantly higher among ADH1B rs1229984 TC  +  CC individuals who drank alcohol (odds ratio (OR), 4.85; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.92–12.21). We found that the test for interaction was significant for alcohol exposure and rs1229984 genotypes (p for interaction  =  0.016). Stratification by alcohol exposure and ADH1B rs1229984 genotypes showed that the risk of developing hemorrhagic stroke remained significantly higher among alcohol drinkers with TC  +  CC genotype relative to those with the TT genotype (OR, 4.43, 95% CI 1.19–16.52). Conclusions Our study suggests that the ADH1B rs1229984 TC  +  CC genotype and alcohol exposure of at least 150 ml/week may increase the risk of developing hemorrhagic stroke among Taiwanese adults.


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