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Trial reportPloS one2023

Impact of airway challenges on cardiovascular risk in asthma - a randomized controlled trial.

Linn E Moore, Andrew R Brotto, Desi P Fuhr, Rhonda J Rosychuk, Eric Wong, Mohit Bhutani, Michael K Stickland

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02630511 (Asthma Exacerbations and Vascular Function), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT02630511 nacompletednot on this map

Asthma Exacerbations and Vascular Function

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of AlbertaRan2015 to 2020Enrolled52ConditionsAsthmaArmsMannitol, Methacholine, Placebo, Rest, Exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Linn E MoorePulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Andrew R BrottoPulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Desi P FuhrPulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Rhonda J RosychukDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Eric WongPulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Mohit BhutaniPulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Michael K SticklandPulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8234-4760
University of Alberta · CA

Funding

CIHR 407589
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeople experiencing asthma exacerbations are at increased risk of cardiovascular events. To better understand the relationship between asthma exacerbations and cardiovascular risk, this randomized case-control, cross-over controlled trial assessed the immediate systemic inflammatory and vascular responses to acutely induced pulmonary inflammation and bronchoconstriction in people with asthma and controls.

methodsTwenty-six people with asthma and 25 controls underwent three airway challenges (placebo, mannitol, and methacholine) in random order. Markers of cardiovascular risk, including serum C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor, endothelial function (flow-mediated dilation), microvascular function (blood-flow following reactive hyperemia), and arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity) were evaluated at baseline and within one hour following each challenge. The systemic responses in a) asthma/control and b) positive airway challenges were analyzed. (ClinicalTrials.gov reg# NCT02630511).

resultsBoth the mannitol and methacholine challenges resulted in clinically significant reductions in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) in asthma (-7.6% and -17.9%, respectively). Following positive challenges, reduction in FEV1 was -27.6% for methacholine and -14.2% for mannitol. No meaningful differences in predictors of cardiovascular risk were observed between airway challenges regardless of bronchoconstrictor response.

conclusionNeither acutely induced bronchoconstriction nor pulmonary inflammation and bronchoconstriction resulted in meaningful changes in systemic inflammatory or vascular function. These findings question whether the increased cardiovascular risk associated with asthma exacerbations is secondary to acute bronchoconstriction or inflammation, and suggest that other factors need to be further evaluated such as the cardiovascular impacts of short-acting inhaled beta-agonists.

Indexed as

AsthmaCardiovascular DiseasesBronchial Provocation TestsBronchoconstrictionForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMethacholine ChloridePulse Wave AnalysisRisk FactorsMethacholine Chloride

Identifiers

PMID37459335
PMCPMC10351735
OpenAlexW4384500776

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