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- Kaluza, Joanna, et al.
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Heme iron intake and acute myocardial infarction : A prospective study of men
- 2014
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 172:1, s. 155-160
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Epidemiologic studies of heme iron and non-heme iron intake in relation to risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are lacking. Therefore, we examine the associations between heme iron and non-heme iron intake and fatal and nonfatal AMI in men. Moreover, we investigated whether the associations were modified by intake of minerals (calcium, magnesium, and zinc) that decreases iron absorption. Methods: The population-based prospective cohort of Swedish Men (COSM) included 36 882 men, aged 45-79 years, who completed a self-administered questionnaire on diet and had no history of coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer at baseline. Results: During an 11.7 year follow-up, 678 fatal and 2593 nonfatal AMI events were registered. The hazard ratio (HR) of fatal AMI among men in the highest compared with the lowest quintile of heme iron intake was 1.51 (95% CI: 1.07-2.13, P-trend = 0.02). The association was confined to men with a low intake of minerals that can decrease iron absorption. Among men with combined intakes of calcium, magnesium, and zinc below the medians, the HR of fatal AMI was 2.89 (95% CI: 1.43-5.82) for the highest vs. the lowest quintile of heme iron intake. There was no association between heme iron intake and nonfatal AMI, or between non-heme iron intake and fatal or nonfatal AMI. Conclusions: Findings from this prospective study indicate that a high heme iron intake, particularly with simultaneous low intake of minerals that can decrease iron absorption, may increase the risk of fatal AMI. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Larsson, Susanna C., et al.
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Combined impact of healthy lifestyle factors on risk of atrial fibrillation : Prospective study in men and women.
- 2016
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 203, s. 46-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: The combined impact of multiple lifestyle factors on risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. We investigated the joint association of four modifiable lifestyle factors on incidence of AF in a prospective study of men and women.METHODS: The study cohort comprised 39 300 men in the Cohort of Swedish Men and 33 090 women in the Swedish Mammography Cohort who were 45-83 years of age and free from atrial fibrillation at baseline. Healthy lifestyle was defined as body mass index <25 kg/m(2), regular exercise for ≥ 20 min/day, no or light-to-moderate alcohol consumption (≤ 2 drinks/day for men and ≤ 1 drink/day for women), and not smoking. Incident AF cases were identified through linkage with the Swedish National Inpatient Register.RESULTS: During a mean follow-up of 10.9 years, AF occurred in 4028 men and 2539 women. Compared with men and women with no healthy lifestyle factors, the multivariable relative risks (95% confidence interval) of AF were 0.83 (0.65-1.07) for one, 0.74 (0.58-0.94) for two, 0.62 (0.49-0.79) for three, and 0.50 (0.39-0.64) for four healthy lifestyle factors (P for trend <0.0001). The inverse association was similar in men and women.CONCLUSIONS: Four healthy lifestyle factors combined were associated with a halving of the risk of AF.
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- Larsson, Susanna C, et al.
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Contrasting association between alcohol consumption and risk of myocardial infarction and heart failure : Two prospective cohorts.
- 2017
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 231, s. 207-210
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: The potential cardioprotective effect of light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is disputed, and the association between heavy drinking and heart failure (HF) risk is unclear. We examined the association between alcohol consumption and risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and HF in two prospective cohorts.METHODS: We analyzed data from the Cohort of Swedish Men (40,590 men) and the Swedish Mammography Cohort (34,022 women). Participants were free of ischemic heart disease and HF at baseline. MI and HF cases were ascertained by linkage with the Swedish National Patient Register. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).RESULTS: During follow-up (1998-2010), we ascertained 3678 and 1905 cases of MI and HF, respectively, in men and 1500 and 1328 cases of MI and HF, respectively, in women. Alcohol consumption was inversely associated with MI in both men and women (P trend <0.001); compared with light drinkers, the multivariable HRs were 0.70 (95% CI, 0.56-0.87) in men who consumed >28 drinks/week and 0.32 (95% CI, 0.15-0.67) in women who consumed 15-21 drinks/week. Alcohol consumption was not inversely associated with HF risk. However, in men, the risk of HF was higher in never, former, and heavy drinkers (>28 drinks/week; HR=1.45; 95% CI, 1.09-1.93) compared with light drinkers.CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol consumption has divergent associations with MI and HF, with an inverse association observed for MI but not HF. Heavy drinking was associated with an increased HF risk in men.
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- Larsson, Susanna C, et al.
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Dietary patterns, food groups, and incidence of aortic valve stenosis : A prospective cohort study.
- 2019
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 283, s. 184-188
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: The role of diet in the development of aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is unknown. We therefore examined the associations of two dietary patterns, including a modified Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (mDASH) diet and a modified Mediterranean (mMED) diet, and the food items included in these dietary patterns with incidence of aortic valve stenosis (AVS) in a population-based cohort study.METHODS: The study cohort comprised 74,401 Swedish adults (54% men) who were free of cardiovascular disease at the time of completion of a baseline questionnaire about habitual diet and other risk factors for chronic diseases. Participants were followed-up through linkage with nationwide registers on hospitalization and causes of death.RESULTS: During 1,132,617 person-years (mean 15.2 years) of follow-up, 1338 incident AVS cases (801 in men and 537 in women) were ascertained. We found no significant associations of the mDASH and mMED dietary patterns or the food groups and beverages included in these diets (i.e., fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts, whole grains, fish, low-fat dairy foods, full-fat dairy foods, red and processed meat, and sweetened beverages) with risk of AVS. The hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) of AVS per one standard deviation increase in the mDASH and mMED diet scores were respectively 1.02 (0.96-1.07) and 1.00 (0.95-1.06).CONCLUSION: This study found no evidence that diet plays a role in the development of AVS.
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- Larsson, Susanna C., et al.
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Incidence of atrial fibrillation in relation to birth weight and preterm birth
- 2015
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 178, s. 149-152
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Hypertension, type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases, all risk factors for atrial fibrillation, are associated with birth weight. It remains unclear, however, whether risk of atrial fibrillation is also associated with birth weight. We investigated the associations of birth weight and preterm birth (i.e., born more than one month before term) with risk of atrial fibrillation (AF).METHODS: The study population comprised 29551 men and 23454 women who were free from AF at baseline. Information on birth weight, preterm birth, and risk factors for AF was obtained from a questionnaire. Incident AF cases were ascertained by linkage to the Swedish Inpatient Register.RESULTS: During 12years of follow-up, AF developed in 2711 men and 1491 women. High birth weight (≥5000g) was associated with an increased risk of AF after adjustment for age and other risk factors for AF, but the association did not persist after further adjustment for adult height. In men but not in women, low birth weight was associated with an increased risk of AF. Compared with men weighing 2500-3999g at birth, the multivariable RR was 1.86 (95% CI, 1.15 to 3.00) for those weighing <1500g. This association was stronger in men who were born full-term (RR 2.53; 95% CI, 1.35 to 4.73).CONCLUSIONS: Both high birth weight and low birth weight (in men), in particular in men born full-term, were associated with an increased risk of AF. The association with high birth weight appeared to be mediated through adult height.
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- Larsson, Susanna C., et al.
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Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus and incidence of seven cardiovascular diseases
- 2018
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 262, s. 66-70
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The association between type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and specific cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is uncertain. Furthermore, data on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in relation to risk of aortic valve stenosis, atrial fibrillation, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and intracerebral hemorrhage are scarce and inconclusive. We examined the associations of T1DM and T2DM with incidence of seven CVD outcomes.Methods: This study comprised 71,483 Swedish adults from two population-based prospective cohorts. T1DM and T2DM diagnosis and incident CVD cases were ascertained through linkage with the population-based registers.Results: T1DM was associated with myocardial infarction (hazard ratio [HR] 3.26; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.47-4.30), heart failure (HR 2.68; 95% CI 1.76-4.09), and ischemic stroke (HR 2.61; 95% CI 1.80-3.79). Increased risk of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and heart failure was also observed in T2DM patients and the magnitude of the associations increased with longer T2DM duration. T2DM was also associated with an increased risk of aortic valve stenosis (HR 1.34; 95% CI 1.05-1.71) and with lower risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (HR 0.57; 95% CI 0.40-0.82) and intracerebral hemorrhage (HR 0.51; 95% CI 0.30-0.88). Only long-term T2DM(>= 20 years) was associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (HR 1.44; 95% CI 1.02-2.04).Conclusion: T1DM and T2DM are associated with increased risk of major CVD outcomes. Trial registration: The Cohort of Swedish Men and the Swedish Mammography Cohort are registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01127711 and NCT01127698, respectively.
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- Yuan, Shuai, et al.
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Circulating interleukins in relation to coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke and its subtypes : A two-sample Mendelian randomization study
- 2020
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 313, s. 99-104
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The causal role of interleukins (ILs) for cardiovascular disease has not been fully elucidated. Weconducted a Mendelian randomization study to investigate the associations of circulating ILs with coronary artery disease (CAD), atrial fibrillation (AF), and ischemic stroke. Methods and results: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with IL-1 beta, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), IL-2 receptor subunit alpha, IL-6, IL-16, IL-17 and IL-18 were identified from genome-wide association studies. Summary-level data of the outcomes were obtained from three large consortia. Genetic predisposition to higher IL-1ra levels were significantly associated with CAD. The odds ratio was 1.36 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.14-1.63; P= 5.37 x 10(-4)) per one standard deviation increase in IL-1ra levels. Genetically higher IL-6 levels, predicted by a variant in the IL6R gene and corresponding to reduced IL-6 bio-function, were significantly inversely associated with CAD and AF. The odds ratios per one standard deviation increase in IL-6 levels were 0.64 (95%CI, 0.54-0.76; P = 2.22 x 10(-7)) for CAD and 0.70 (95%CI, 0.62-0.80; P = 1.34 x 10(-7)) for AF. There was a suggestive positive association of IL-1ra with cardioembolic stroke and suggestive inverse associations of IL-6 with any ischemic stroke, cardioembolic stroke, and small vessel stroke, and of IL-16 with CAD. The other ILs were not associated with any outcome. Conclusions: These results strengthen the evidence that IL-6 inhibition may offer a therapeutic approach for prevention of CAD, AF, and ischemic stroke. In contrast, IL-1 inhibition through raised IL-1ra levels may confer increased risk of CAD and cardioembolic stroke. The role of IL-16 for CAD warrants further investigation.
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