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Dynamic systolic compression of the coronary arteries is almost always due to the existence of myocardial bridging that is most commonly localized in the middle segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery. However, it has rarely been reported in patients with pericardial adhesions, tumor, foreign body, or pseudoaneurysms. Only rare case reports exist regarding dynamic coronary compression by a dyskinetic left ventricular aneurysm. We present a patient with a myocardial bridge-like systolic compression of the distal left anterior descending caused by postinfarction dyskinetic left ventricular aneurysm.
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Azathioprine, a purine analogue that competitively inhibits the biosynthesis of purine nucleotides, is used in a wide range of conditions. Although its side-effects are well known, cardiac side effects like paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) are based on only a few case reports. We describe here the case of a 55-year-old woman with primary biliary cirrhosis who presented a first-detected, symptomatic AF 2 h after azathioprine therapy which resolved after discontinuation of the drug with no predisposing factors for supraventricular arrhythmias (systemic hypertension, diabetes or coronary artery disease). The temporal coincidence of atrial fibrillation and azathioprine intake and disappearance of the AF episode after discontinuation of therapy allows us to suggest an intrinsic pro-arrhythmic effect of azathioprine. Therefore, physicians should be aware of this problem when this drug is administered.
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Early morning blood pressure surge (MBPS) is a risk factor for cardiovascular events (CVEs), but the relationship with uric acid is not well understood. The authors aimed to determine the association between MBPS and increased uric acid and the effect of elevated MBPS and uric acid combination on CVEs. A total of 921 patients underwent 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and were followed for a median of 40 months. During this period, 103 (11.2%) CVEs occurred. There was a significant relationship between increasing quartiles of serum uric acid level and increasing values of MBPS (P<.0001). Patients in the highest quartile stratified by elevated MBPS and serum uric acid level had a 3.55 odds of major CVE compared with patients in the lowest quartile. Serum uric acid is associated with MBPS and development of new CVEs.
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Presión Sanguínea/fisiología , Sistema Cardiovascular/fisiopatología , Ritmo Circadiano/fisiología , Hipertensión/fisiopatología , Ácido Úrico/sangre , Adulto , Anciano , Monitoreo Ambulatorio de la Presión Arterial , Estudios de Cohortes , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Hipertensión/complicaciones , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
AIMS: In patients with hypertension (HT), increased aortic stiffness is related to higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent investigations have shown that epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a new potential cardiometabolic risk factor. The aim of our study was to examine the relation between echocardiographically measured EAT thickness and aortic stiffness in patients with primary HT. METHODS: The study included 144 newly diagnosed and untreated essential hypertensive outpatients. Transthoracic echocardiographic EAT thickness and aortic stiffness measurements were performed for all study participants. Afterwards patients were divided in two groups according to their median EAT thickness values. The patients with EAT thickness of < 7 mm were included in group 1 and patients with EAT thickness of ≥ 7 mm were included in group 2. RESULTS: Aortic strain and distensibility parameters of group 2 were lower than in group 1. The aortic stiffness index of group 2 was found to be higher than group 1. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that EAT thickness was the only independent variable for all three parameters of aortic stiffness index, aortic strain and aortic distensibility. CONCLUSION: In patients with newly diagnosed primary HT, increased EAT thickness was significantly linked to impaired aortic elastic properties independently of other conventional adiposity measurements.