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ArticleRespiratory research2018

Arterial stiffness in adults with steady-state bronchiectasis: association with clinical indices and disease severity.

Yong-Hua Gao, Juan-Juan Cui, Ling-Yun Wang, Ke-Qin Yin, Li Wang, Guo-Jun Zhang, Shao-Xia Liu

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Article in Respiratory research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A systematic literature review of the clinical and socioeconomic burden of bronchiectasis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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Yong-Hua GaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.
Juan-Juan CuiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.
Ling-Yun WangDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Ke-Qin YinDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.
Li WangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.
Guo-Jun ZhangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.
Shao-Xia LiuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China. 375891371@qq.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81500006Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease SKLRD2016OP013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCardiovascular disease are common co-morbidities in bronchiectasis and contribute substantially to disease burden and mortality. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, has a strong predictive value for cardiovascular event. We hypothesized that baPWV would be increased in steady-state bronchiectasis patients, and correlates with the degree of systemic inflammation and disease severity assessed with Bronchiectasis Severity Index and FACED scores.

methodsEighty patients with steady-state bronchiectasis and 80 age- and sex-matched controls were enrolled. BaPWV was measured as an indicator of arterial stiffness. Demographic, clinical indices, radiology, spirometry, sputum bacteriology and systemic inflammatory mediators were also assessed.

resultsBronchiectasis patients had significantly increased baPWV [median 1514 cm/s vs. 1352 cm/s, P = 0.0003] compared with control subjects. BaPWV significantly correlated with Bronchiectasis Severity Index (rho = 0.65, P < 0.001) and FACED (rho = 0.49, P < 0.001) scores. In multivariate regression analysis, age, Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization, systolic blood pressure, body-mass index and exacerbation frequency in the last 12 months, but not systemic inflammatory markers, were independent factors influencing on baPWV in bronchiectasis patient after adjustment for other clinical variables. Reproducibility of baPWV measurement was good.

conclusionBronchiectasis patients have increased arterial stiffness compared with control subjects, which correlates with disease severity, but not systemic inflammatory markers. Age, Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization, systolic blood pressure, body-mass index and exacerbation frequency in last 12 months might independently predict the severity of arterial stiffness in bronchiectasis. Therefore, arterial stiffness might have contributed to the increased risks of developing cardiovascular diseases in bronchiectasis.

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Body Mass IndexSeverity of Illness IndexAdultBlood PressureBronchiectasisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesPseudomonas aeruginosaRisk FactorsSpirometrySputumVascular StiffnessArterial stiffnessBronchiectasisCardiovascular diseasePulse wave velocitySystemic inflammation

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