Long-term cardiovascular complications following sepsis: is senescence the missing link?

Ann Intensive Care

INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), CRBS (Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg), FMTS (Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg), University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.

Published: December 2021

Among the long-term consequences of sepsis (also termed "post-sepsis syndrome") the increased risk of unexplained cardiovascular complications, such as myocardial infarction, acute heart failure or stroke, is one of the emerging specific health concerns. The vascular accelerated ageing also named premature senescence is a potential mechanism contributing to atherothrombosis, consequently leading to cardiovascular events. Indeed, vascular senescence-associated major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) are a potential feature in sepsis survivors and of the elderly at cardiovascular risk. In these patients, accelerated vascular senescence could be one of the potential facilitating mechanisms. This review will focus on premature senescence in sepsis regardless of age. It will highlight and refine the potential relationships between sepsis and accelerated vascular senescence. In particular, key cellular mechanisms contributing to cardiovascular events in post-sepsis syndrome will be highlighted, and potential therapeutic strategies to reduce the cardiovascular risk will be further discussed.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8636544PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13613-021-00937-yDOI Listing

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