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ReviewHeart failure reviews2020

The metabolic syndrome in heart failure: insights to specific mechanisms.

Paola Gargiulo, Fabio Marsico, Francesco Renga, Simona Dell'Aversana, Immacolata Esposito, Caterina Marciano, Santo Dellegrottaglie, Pasquale Perrone-Filardi, Stefania Paolillo

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Review in Heart failure reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Paola GargiuloIRCCS SDN, Naples, Italy.
Fabio MarsicoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Section of Cardiology, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Francesco RengaDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Section of Cardiology, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Simona Dell'AversanaDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Section of Cardiology, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Immacolata EspositoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Section of Cardiology, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Caterina MarcianoIstituto Diagnostico Varelli, Naples, Italy.
Santo DellegrottaglieDivision of Cardiology, Ospedale Accreditato Villa dei Fiori, Acerra, Naples, Italy.
Pasquale Perrone-FilardiDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Section of Cardiology, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. fpperron@unina.it.
Stefania PaolilloDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Section of Cardiology, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITClinica Mediterranea · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITSDN Istituto di Ricerca Diagnostica e Nucleare · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The presence of comorbidities significantly influences long-term morbidity and mortality of symptomatic and asymptomatic heart failure (HF) patients. Metabolic syndrome and diabetic cardiomyopathy are two clinical conditions that share multiple pathophysiological mechanisms and that might be both responsible for cardiac dysfunction. However, it is argued whether metabolic syndrome (MS) independently increases HF risk or the association between MS and HF merely reflects the impact of individual risk factors included in its definition on HF development. Similarly, in the context of diabetic cardiomyopathy, many aspects are still challenging starting from the definition up to the therapeutic management. In this clinical review, we focused the attention on molecular pathways, myocyte alterations, and specific patterns of metabolic syndrome and diabetic cardiomyopathy in order to better define the potential diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of these two pathological conditions.

Indexed as

Insulin ResistanceDiabetic CardiomyopathiesHeart FailureHumansMetabolic SyndromeDiabetic cardiomyopathyHeart failureInsulin resistanceMetabolic syndrome

Identifiers

PMID31414215
OpenAlexW2968507559

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