A 40-year-old man, newly diagnosed with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) presented with symptomatic ventricular tachycardia three days after starting steroid-based immunosuppressive therapy (IT). There was no clear guideline indication for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) before the initiation of IT. Shortly after ICD implantation and the initiation of anti-arrhythmic drugs, recurring ventricular arrhythmias required titration of the anti-arrhythmic drug therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA genetic risk score (GRS) predictive of the plasma triglyceride (TG) response to an omega-3 fatty acid (-3 FA) supplementation has been previously developed in the Fatty Acid Sensor (FAS) Study. Recently, novel single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) interacting with a fish oil supplementation and associated with plasma lipid levels have been identified in the UK Biobank. The aim of this study was to verify whether the addition of SNPs identified in the UK Biobank to the GRS built in the FAS Study improves its capacity to predict the plasma TG response to an -3 FA supplementation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough numerous studies have reported the benefits of apple consumption on cardiometabolic health parameters and chronic disease prevention, few have focused on the effects of apple juice specifically. Juice consumption may be a convenient way to take advantage of the health effects of the bioactive components present in apples. The present review aims to summarize the current literature on health benefits of apple juice as reported in clinical trials in humans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Supplementation with long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids is used to reduce total circulating triacylglycerol (TAG) concentrations. However, in about 30% of people, supplementation with long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids does not result in decreased plasma TAG. Lipidomic analysis may provide insight into this inter-individual variability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: This study aimed to evaluate attitudes, perceptions, and concerns about nutrigenetic testing for personalized nutrition in the general population of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Methods: A total of 1,425 individuals from the province of Quebec completed a 37-question online survey on nutrigenetics and were included in analyses. The χ2 test was used to test for associations between categorical variables.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to draw a global portrait of the current knowledge and interest regarding nutrigenetics in a population of French Canadians from the province of Quebec (Canada).
Methods: A total of 2238 residents from the province of Quebec, Canada, were recruited via social networks and from the Laval University employee/student lists to participate in a 37-question online survey on nutrigenetics.
Results: Most participants were not familiar with the term "nutrigenetics" (82.
Background: Using a genome-wide association study (GWAS) approach, our group previously computed a genetic risk score (GRS) from single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 10 loci that affect the plasma triglyceride (TG) response to an omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid (FA) supplementation.
Objectives: The objective was to compute a novel and more refined GRS using fine mapping to include a large number of genetic variants.
Methods: A total of 208 participants of the Fatty Acid Sensor (FAS) Study received 5 g fish oil/d, containing 1.
The objective was to test whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with glycemic control-related traits in humans following fish oil supplementation. A total of 210 participants were given 3 g/day of omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids (FA) (1.9-2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA genome-wide association study (GWAS) by our group identified loci associated with the plasma triglyceride (TG) response to ω-3 fatty acid (FA) supplementation in , , and . Our aim is to investigate potential mechanisms underlying the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the four genes and TG levels following ω-3 FA supplementation. 208 subjects received 3 g/day of ω-3 FA (1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) by our group identified 13 loci associated with the plasma triglyceride (TG) response to omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid (FA) supplementation. This study aimed to test whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the IQCJ, NXPH1, PHF17 and MYB genes are associated with the plasma TG response to an n-3 FA supplementation.
Methods: A total of 208 subjects followed a 6-week n-3 FA supplementation of 5 g/day of fish oil (1.