著者
Hidehiro Kaneko Hidetaka Itoh Haruki Yotsumoto Hiroyuki Kiriyama Tatsuya Kamon Katsuhito Fujiu Kojiro Morita Nobuaki Michihata Taisuke Jo Hiroyuki Morita Hideo Yasunaga Issei Komuro
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.2, no.8, pp.393-399, 2020-08-07 (Released:2020-08-07)
参考文献数
30
被引用文献数
15 19

Background:Although the aged population is increasing in developed countries, clinical evidence on super-elderly heart failure (HF) patients is scarce. This study determined the characteristics and outcomes of Japanese hospitalized super-elderly HF patients (aged ≥90 years) using a nationwide inpatient database.Methods and Results:A comprehensive analysis was performed of 447,818 HF patients in the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database who were hospitalized and discharged between January 2010 and March 2018. Among the study population, 243,028 patients (54.3%) were aged ≥80 years and 64,628 patients (14.4%) were aged ≥90 years. The percentage of elderly patients increased over time. Elderly patients were more likely to be female and had a higher New York Heart Association functional class at admission. Invasive and advanced procedures were rarely performed, whereas infectious complications were more common in patients with older age. Length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality increased with age. Multivariable logistic regression analysis fitted with a generalized estimating equation showed higher in-hospital mortality in patients aged ≥80 and ≥90 years (odds ratios 1.99 and 3.23, respectively) compared with those aged <80 years.Conclusions:The number of hospitalized super-elderly HF patients has increased, and these patients are associated with worse clinical outcomes. The results of this study may be useful in establishing an optimal management strategy for super-elderly HF patients in the era of HF pandemic.
著者
Hidetaka Itoh Hidehiro Kaneko Hiroyuki Kiriyama Yuriko Yoshida Koki Nakanishi Yoshiko Mizuno Masao Daimon Hiroyuki Morita Yutaka Yatomi Nobutake Yamamichi Issei Komuro
出版者
Japan Atherosclerosis Society
雑誌
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (ISSN:13403478)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.48728, (Released:2019-06-22)
参考文献数
40
被引用文献数
23

Aim: Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) frequently coexist and are both important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. However, the pathophysiological role of obesity without MetS, also referred to as metabolically healthy obesity (MHO), remains unclear. In this study, we aim to clarify the effect of MHO on the development of carotid plaque using a community-based cohort.Methods: We examined 1,241 subjects who underwent health checkups at our institute. Obesity was defined by a body mass index of ≥ 25.0 kg/m2. Subjects were divided into three groups: non-obese, MHO, and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO).Results: The prevalence of carotid plaque, defined as intima-media thickness (IMT) ≥ 1.1 mm, was higher in subjects with MUO and MHO than in non-obese subjects. Multivariable analysis demonstrated that MHO (odds ratio 1.6, p=0.012) and MUO (odds ratio 1.9, p=0.003) as well as age of ≥ 65 years, male sex, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus were independently associated with carotid plaque formation. A similar trend was observed in each subgroup according to age and sex.Conclusions: MHO increased the prevalence of carotid plaque when compared with non-obese subjects, suggesting the potential significance of MHO in the development of subsequent cardiovascular diseases.