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ArticleHeart and vessels2021

Low coenzyme Q10 levels in patients with acute cardiovascular disease are associated with long-term mortality.

Megumi Shimizu, Tetsuro Miyazaki, Atsutoshi Takagi, Yurina Sugita, Shohei Ouchi, Tatsuro Aikawa, Tomoyuki Shiozawa, Masaru Hiki, Shuhei Takahashi, Makoto Hiki and 2 more

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Article in Heart and vessels, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Coenzyme QFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022
    Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Evaluation of the Coenzyme QArchives of Razi Institute · 2023
    Article
  4. Effects of Coenzyme QAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
    Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Megumi ShimizuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Tetsuro MiyazakiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan. tetsuro@juntendo.ac.jp.
Atsutoshi TakagiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Yurina SugitaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Shohei OuchiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Tatsuro AikawaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Tomoyuki ShiozawaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Masaru HikiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Shuhei TakahashiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Makoto HikiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Kazunori ShimadaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Hiroyuki DaidaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
Juntendo University · JP

Funding

JSPS KAKENHI JP15K00845JSPS KAKENHI JP16K00869
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) plays a potential role in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease through improved cellular bioenergetics. Critical illness in the intensive care unit has been reported to be associated with decreased circulating CoQ10 levels, and we previously demonstrated the association of low CoQ10 levels with in-hospital mortality. However, the association of CoQ10 with the acute phase of cardiovascular disease and long-term mortality remains unclear. We enrolled 242 consecutive patients with cardiovascular disease admitted to the coronary care unit of Juntendo University Hospital to investigate the association between long-term mortality and serum CoQ10 levels. During a mean follow-up of 3.2 years, 58 patients died. The mean serum CoQ10 levels were significantly lower in the non-survivors than in the survivors (0.48 ± 0.27 vs. 0.58 ± 0.38 mg/L; p = 0.035). Compared with the patients with above-median CoQ10 levels (0.46 mg/L), the cumulative incidence of all-cause mortality was significantly higher in those with lower CoQ10 levels (p = 0.025). Multivariate Cox regression analysis further demonstrated that lower CoQ10 levels were associated with poor prognosis. Low serum CoQ10 levels during the acute phase of cardiovascular diseases were associated with long-term mortality in patients, suggesting the utility of low serum CoQ10 levels as a predictor and potential therapeutic target.

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Acute DiseaseAgedBiomarkersCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansJapanMaleRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsUbiquinoneBiomarkerscoenzyme Q10UbiquinoneAcute cardiovascular diseaseCoenzyme Q10InflammationLong-term mortalityMalnutrition

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PMID32939561
OpenAlexW3086095058

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