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Background Dyslipidemia is common in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Sacubitril/valsartan improves insulin sensitivity and augments natriuretic peptide (NP) signaling, providing mechanisms by which sacubitril/valsartan may affect serum lipids. However, empiric data on these effects are lacking. Methods and Results We analyzed 4,744 participants from PARAGON-HF with available screening lipids. During follow-up visits, we analyzed the treatment effect on lipid levels and assessed for interaction by baseline lipid levels. At the 16-week visit, we adjusted these treatment effects for the change in several biomarkers (including hemoglobin A1c and urinary cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)/creatinine [a biomarker of NP activation]). The average age was 73±8 years, 52% were women, 43% had diabetes mellitus, and 64% were on statin therapy. Compared with valsartan, sacubitril/valsartan reduced triglycerides -5.0% (-6.6%, -3.5%), increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) +2.6% (+1.7%, +3.4%), and increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) +1.7% (+0.4%, +3.0%). Sacubitril/valsartan reduced triglycerides most among those with elevated baseline levels (triglycerides≥200 mg/dL) (p-interaction less then 0.001), and at 16-weeks by -13.0% (-18.1%, -7.6%), or -29.9 (-44.3, -15.5) mg/dL, in this group. Adjusting for the change in urinary cGMP/creatinine significantly attenuated treatment effects on triglycerides and HDL-c, but not LDL-c, while adjusting for other biomarkers did not significantly alter the treatment effects. Conclusions Sacubitril/valsartan significantly reduces triglycerides compared with valsartan, an effect that was substantially stronger in those with elevated baseline triglycerides. Modest increases in HDL-c and LDL-c cholesterol were also observed with therapy. The underlying mechanism(s) of changes in HDL-c and triglycerides are related to sacubitril/valsartan's effects on NP activity.Background We evaluated long-term outcome of isolation of pulmonary veins, left atrial posterior wall, and superior vena cava, including time to recurrence and prevalent triggering foci at repeat ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with or without cardiovascular comorbidities. Methods and Results A total of 1633 consecutive patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation that were arrhythmia-free for 2 years following the index ablation were classified into group 1 (without comorbidities); n=692 and group 2 (with comorbidities); n=941. We excluded patients with documented ablation of areas other than pulmonary veins, the left atrial posterior wall, and the superior vena cava at the index procedure. At 10 years after an average of 1.2 procedures, 215 (31%) and 480 (51%) patients had recurrence with median time to recurrence being 7.4 (interquartile interval [IQI] 4.3-8.5) and 5.6 (IQI 3.8-8.3) years in group 1 and 2, respectively. A total of 201 (93.5%) and 456 (95%) patients from group 1 and 2 underwent redo ablation; 147/201 and 414/456 received left atrial appendage and coronary sinus isolation and 54/201 and 42/456 had left atrial lines and flutter ablation. GSK-3484862 chemical structure At 2 years after the redo, 134 (91.1%) and 391 (94.4%) patients from group 1 and 2 receiving left atrial appendage/coronary sinus isolation remained arrhythmia-free whereas sinus rhythm was maintained in 4 (7.4%) and 3 (7.1%) patients in respective groups undergoing empirical lines and flutter ablation (P less then 0.001). Conclusions Very late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after successful isolation of pulmonary veins, regardless of the comorbidity profile, was majorly driven by non-pulmonary vein triggers and ablation of these foci resulted in high success rate. However, presence of comorbidities was associated with significantly earlier recurrence.Aim Encouraged by the antitumor activity exhibited by triazolylpeptidyl penicillins, we decided to synthesize and evaluate a library of peptoid analogs. Results The replacement of the dipeptide unit of the reference compound, TAP7f, was investigated. In addition, the effect of the triazole linking group on the biological activity of these new derivatives was evaluated, exchanging it with a glycine spacer. The cytotoxic effect of the library compounds was determined in the B16-F0 cell line and compared with the effects on normal murine mammary gland cells. Conclusion Among the tested compounds, peptoid 4e exhibited the highest antiproliferative activity.Aim Several CYP2D6 Luminex xTAG genotype calls were identified as inconsistent or suspicious among Thai subjects and further characterized to identify the root causes. Material & methods Forty-eight subjects were followed-up with long-range-PCR, quantitative copy number assays and/or Sanger sequencing. Results Most of the Luminex-duplication calls were either negative or had hybrid structures involving CYP2D6*36 in various configurations. Ten samples were inaccurately called as CYP2D6*2, *29 or *35 alleles. Sequencing revealed three novel haplotypes, CYP2D6*142, *143 and *144 of which two are nonfunctional. Conclusion The Luminex platform produced a relatively high number of false genotype calls for Thai subjects. Our findings underscore the need for the systematic characterization of the CYP2D6 locus in diverse populations and rigorous platform validation.Background Heart failure (HF) poses a major public health burden in the United States. We examined the burden of out-of-pocket healthcare costs on patients with HF and their families. Methods and Results In the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we identified all families with ≥1 adult member with HF during 2014 to 2018. Total out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures included yearly care-specific costs and insurance premiums. We evaluated 2 outcomes of financial toxicity (1) high financial burden-total out-of-pocket healthcare expense to postsubsistence income ratio of >20%, and (2) catastrophic financial burden with the ratio of >40%-a bankrupting expense defined by the World Health Organization. There were 788 families in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey with a member with HF representing 0.54% (95% CI, 0.48%-0.60%) of all families nationally. The overall mean annual out-of-pocket healthcare expenses were $4423 (95% CI, $3908-$4939), with medications and health insurance premiums representing the largest categories of cost.GSK-3484862 chemical structure