New Data from Chang Gung University Illuminate Findings in Heart Failure (Increased risk of endotracheal intubation and heart failure following acute…

New Data from Chang Gung University Illuminate Findings in Heart Failure (Increased risk of endotracheal intubation and heart failure following acute myocardial infarction in patients with urolithiasis: a nationwide population-based study)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Researchers detail new data in Heart Disorders and Diseases - Heart Failure. According to news reporting from Taoyuan, Taiwan, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "Urolithiasis is a common urinary tract disease worldwide. It has been connected to systemic diseases, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Chang Gung University, "In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between urolithiasis and the complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Data were obtained from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005 of the National Health Insurance Research Database. All AMI cases, both those who were hospitalized and those who were treated in the emergency department, were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code. A total of 37,052 patients with urinary calculi and 148,209 control subjects were enrolled in this study. The average follow-up period was 9.51years. The risk of AMI was higher among patients with urolithiasis (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.07, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.03-1.13). We detected a significant association between urolithiasis and intubation (aHR 1.53, 95% CI 1.36-1.73), intensive care unit treatment (aHR 1.22, 95% CI 1.13-1.32), heart failure (aHR 1.59, 95% CI 1.42-1.78), shock (aHR 1.53, 95% CI 1.32-1.77), and arrhythmias (aHR 1.18, 95% CI 1.06-1.33). Furthermore, certain medical treatments for urolithiasis were found to be related to myocardial infarction (MI). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were significantly associated with a high risk of AMI. In contrast, allopurinol, thiazide diuretic, potassium-sparing diuretics, and alpha-blockers have negative association with AMI. Urolithiasis had a significantly increased risk of endotracheal intubation and heart failure following AMI. In addition, urolithiasis was also associated with a high risk of intensive care unit treatment, shock, and arrhythmias after AMI."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Medical treatments for urolithiasis may decrease the risk of MI, except the use of NSAIDs."

For more information on this research see: Increased risk of endotracheal intubation and heart failure following acute myocardial infarction in patients with urolithiasis: a nationwide population-based study. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2017;13():245-253. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management can be contacted at: Dove Medical Press Ltd, PO Box 300-008, Albany, Auckland 0752, New Zealand.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting P.H. Lin, Chang Gung University, Grad Inst Clin Med Sci, Coll Med, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Additional authors for this research include J.M. Liu, Y.H. Chang, Y.T. Ting, S.T. Pang, R.J. Hsu and P.H. Lin.

Keywords for this news article include: Taoyuan, Taiwan, Asia, Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions, Vascular Diseases and Conditions, Heart Disorders and Diseases, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Ischemia, Health Insurance, Medical Devices, Critical Care, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Cardiology, Chang Gung University.

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