Chronic hyperlipidemia (lipotoxicity) and hyperglycemia (glucotoxicity) have recently been shown to induce Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) stress, which may contribute to pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. This thesis examined the involvement of ER stress in beta-cell lipotoxicity and glucotoxicity. Although chronic treatment with saturated free fatty acids (FFA) in vitro induced ER stress, altering ER stress by increasing or knocking-down GRP78 chaperone expression had no effect on apoptosis induction. Conversely, overexpression of ER chaperones rescued the reduction in proinsulin protein levels caused by chronic exposure to high glucose, although it had no effect on the decreased insulin mRNA levels and proinsulin translation rate. Thus, ER stress is likely not the main mechanism involved in saturated FFA-induced beta-cell apoptosis in vitro, but it may contribute to glucotoxic effects on proinsulin levels. These findings have increased our understanding of the link between ER stress and beta-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes.

Chronic hyperlipidemia (lipotoxicity) and hyperglycemia (glucotoxicity) have recently been shown to induce Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) stress, which may contribute to pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. This thesis examined the involvement of ER stress in beta-cell lipotoxicity and glucotoxicity. Although chronic treatment with saturated free fatty acids (FFA) in vitro induced ER stress, altering ER stress by increasing or knocking-down GRP78 chaperone expression had no effect on apoptosis induction. Conversely, overexpression of ER chaperones rescued the reduction in proinsulin protein levels caused by chronic exposure to high glucose, although it had no effect on the decreased insulin mRNA levels and proinsulin translation rate. Thus, ER stress is likely not the main mechanism involved in saturated FFA-induced beta-cell apoptosis in vitro, but it may contribute to glucotoxic effects on proinsulin levels. These findings have increased our understanding of the link between ER stress and beta-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes.

Les décès attribués à un choc septique à la suite d’une infection sévère augmentent chez les diabétiques et surviennent assez fréquemment dans les unités de soins intensifs. Le diabète sucré et le choc septique augmentent la production d’espèces réactives oxygénées et de cytokines pro-inflammatoires, lesquelles activent le facteur de transcription nucléaire Kappa B conduisant à l’induction du récepteur B1 (RB1) des kinines. Le diabète induit par la streptozotocine (STZ) augmente l’expression du RB1 dans divers tissus périphériques, le cerveau et la moelle épinière. Les lipopolysaccharides bactériens (LPS), souvent utilisés pour induire le choc septique, induisent aussi le RB1. L’objectif de ce travail vise à démontrer la contribution du RB1 des kinines dans l’exacerbation du choc septique pendant le diabète. Des rats Sprague-Dawley (225-250 gr) traités à la STZ (65 mg/kg, i.p.) ou le véhicule ont reçu quatre jours plus tard les LPS (2 mg/kg, i.v.) ou le véhicule en présence ou pas d’un antagoniste du RB1 (SSR240612, 10 mg/kg) administré par gavage. La température corporelle a été mesurée pendant 24h après le traitement. Le SSR240612 a aussi été administré à 9h AM et 9h PM et les rats sacrifiés à 9h AM le jour suivant après un jeûne de 16 h. Les effets de ces traitements ont été mesurés sur les taux plasmatiques d’insuline et de glucose, l’œdème et la perméabilité vasculaire (dans divers tissus avec la technique du Bleu d’Evans) ainsi que sur l’expression du RB1 (PCR en temps réel) dans le cœur et le rein. L’augmentation de la température corporelle après traitement au LPS chez les rats traités ou pas à la STZ a été bloquée par le SSR240612. L’antagoniste a normalisé l’hyperglycémie et amélioré la déficience en insuline chez les rats STZ. Le SSR240612 a inhibé l’œdème et réduit la perméabilité vasculaire dans les tissus des rats diabétiques traités ou pas avec les LPS. La surexpression du RB1 chez les rats traités au STZ et/ou LPS était renversée par le SSR240612. Cet antagoniste a prévenu la mortalité causée par les LPS et LPS plus STZ. Les effets anti-pyrétique, anti-inflammatoire et anti-diabétique du SSR240612 suggèrent que le RB1 puisse représenter une cible thérapeutique valable pour le traitement de la co-morbidité associée au choc septique dans le diabète. / Death attributed to septic shock following severe infection increases in diabetic patients and occurs quite frequently in intensive care units. Diabetes mellitus and septic shock increase the production of reactive oxygen species and pro-inflammatory cytokines leading to higher kinin B1 receptor (RB1) expression that is mediated by the activation of the transcriptional nuclear factor Kappa B. Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes increased the expression of RB1 in rat peripheral tissues, brain and spinal cord. Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) commonly used to induce septic shock in animal models, also induce RB1. Our objective is to study the contribution of kinin RB1 in the increased morbidity and mortality associated with the combination of these two diseases. Sprague-Dawley rats (225-250g) treated with STZ (65 mg/kg, ip) or vehicle received four days later LPS (2 mg/kg, iv) or vehicle in the presence or absence of the RB1 antagonist, SSR240612 (10 mg/kg), administered by gavage. Body temperature was monitored for 24h after treatment. In addition, SSR240612 was administered twice (9h AM and 9h PM) and rats were sacrificed the following morning at 9h AM after 16 h of fasting to measure the impact on plasma insulin and glucose, oedema and vascular permeability in various tissues (with the technique of Evans Blue) and on the expression of RB1 (real-time PCR) in heart and kidney. The increase in body temperature caused by treatment with LPS both in STZ-diabetic and non-diabetic rats was blocked by SSR240612. The antagonist normalized hyperglycaemia and improved insulin deficiency in STZ rats. SSR240612 inhibited oedema and reduced vascular permeability in all tissues from diabetic rats treated or not with LPS. The overexpression of RB1 induced by LPS and STZ was blocked by SSR240612. Pharmacological blockade of B1R with SSR240612 prevented the mortality induced by LPS and STZ plus LPS. Thus the anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic effects of SSR240612 suggest that kinin RB1 is a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of co-morbidity associated with septic shock in diabetes.

Endosseous implants have notably high success rates, yet a small percentage of implants still fail for unidentified reasons. Recent literature points to hyperglycemia, resulting from untreated or undiagnosed diabetes, as a possible contraindication in an otherwise apparently healthy population. To investigate the effect of surface design on peri-implant healing in the presence of hyperglycemia, STZ-treated rats were implanted with custom rectangular implants of two surface topographies: grit blasted (GB) and grit-blast with a calcium phosphate nanotopography (GB-DCD). Tensile testing was conducted at 5, 7, and 9 days post-operative. Results demonstrated hyperglycemia to delay early stages of the peri-implant healing. Contact osteogenesis was increased along the GB-DCD surface, even in an environment of uncontrolled hyperglycemia, and the GB-DCD surface outperformed the GB surface in both healthy and hyperglycemic animals, showing peri-implant bone matured more rapidly on nanotopographically complex surfaces, even in the presence of uncontrolled hyperglycemia.

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A diabetes é um distúrbio endócrino do metabolismo dos carboidratos, clinicamente caracterizada por hiperglicemia, resultante da incapacidade do organismo em secretar insulina, defeitos na sua ação ou ambos. Na última década, houve um crescente aumento no número de trabalhos sobre a múltipla hereditariedade de um tipo de diabetes rara e não imunológica diagnosticada antes dos 6 meses de vida, a diabetes neonatal (DN). A maioria dos estudos, existentes na literatura referentes à DN, foi realizada em pacientes e aborda principalmente aspectos clínicos, etiológicos e terapêuticos. No entanto, existe uma deficiência de estudos realizados em modelos animais, a fim de avaliar danos moleculares em tecidos submetidos à hiperglicemia neonatal. Recentemente, as consequências da diabetes no sistema nervoso central (SNC) têm recebido maior atenção, uma vez que os recentes estudos mostram que a hiperglicemia é capaz de promover a ruptura da homeostase redox no cérebro de ratos. Neste sentido, o estresse oxidativo (EO) parece representar um dos mecanismos pelos quais a hiperglicemia danifica o tecido cerebral em um período crucial de desenvolvimento. Diante disso, o presente trabalho objetivou estudar não só a relação do EO com a hiperglicemia neonatal em cérebro de ratos, mas também avaliar se os danos oxidativos promovidos pelas espécies reativas de oxigênio (ERO) na condição hiperglicêmica podem estar envolvidos no processo de morte celular neuronal. Para isso, foram utilizados ratos Wistar de 5 dias de vida, divididos em dois grupos: controle e diabético. O modelo de diabetes foi induzido pela administração intraperitoneal de estreptozotocina (STZ) em uma única dose de 100 mg/Kg peso corporal, sendo que foram considerados diabéticos os ratos com glicemia >200mg/dL. Os animais foram sacrificados com 10 dias de vida, ou seja, 5 dias após a administração de STZ. O cérebro total dos animais foi homogeneizado, centrifugado e o homogeneizado utilizado para as medidas de parâmetros de EO e expressão proteica. Além disso, o cérebro total foi utilizado em cortes histológicos para análise do parâmetro de morte celular neuronal, avaliada pela técnica FluoroJade C. Os parâmetros de EO analisados foram o metabolismo da glutationa, que engloba a atividade das enzimas glutationa S-transferase (GST), glutationa redutase (GR), glutamato-cisteína ligase (GCL) e a 8 determinação da concentração de glutationa total e reduzida (GSH/GSSG). A medida do peróxido de hidrogênio (H2O2) também foi avaliada, juntamente com a quantificação proteica por “Western Blot” do fator nuclear eritroide relacionado ao fator 2 (Nrf2), da superóxido dismutase (SOD), da catalase (CAT), da glutationa peroxidase (GPx), da heme oxigenase 1 (HO-1) e da tiorredoxina (TRX). Os parâmetros relativos à sobrevivência e morte celular avaliados foram a quantificação proteica por “Western Blot” da proteína cinase B (AKT), da proteína cinase B fosforilada (p-AKT), da glicogênio sintase cinase 3 β (GSK3β), da p38 proteína cinase ativada por mitógenos (p38), proteína cinase c-Jun N-terminal (JNK), da célula-B de linfoma 2 (Bcl2) e da proteína X associada a Bcl2 (Bax). Os ratos submetidos ao modelo de hiperglicemia neonatal não apresentaram diferenças significativas nos parâmetros relacionados ao metabolismo da glutationa (GST, GR, GCL e GSH/GSSG), tampouco nas concentrações de H2O2 quando comparados ao grupo controle. A expressão proteica do Nrf2 foi diminuída no grupo diabético, enquanto que a expressão da CAT, HO-1 e TRX se apresentaram aumentadas no grupo diabético quando comparado ao grupo controle. Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas nas expressões proteicas da SOD e GPx. As expressões proteicas das proteínas p38 e Bcl2 foram aumentadas, enquanto a expressão da p-AKT se mostrou reduzida no grupo diabético. Já com relação à expressão das proteínas JNK, GSK3β e Bax não houve diferença significativa nos grupos analisados. Finalmente, com relação à técnica que avaliou morte celular neuronal, o grupo diabético apresentou três vezes mais marcações de neurônios fluorescentes, ou seja, com morte celular quando comparado com o grupo controle. Portanto, esses resultados sugerem que o EO pode representar um mecanismo envolvido nos efeitos da hiperglicemia no SNC de ratos neonatos. Além disso, as alterações na expressão de proteínas envolvidas em vias de sobrevivência/morte celular colaboram para o resultado de morte celular verificado no cérebro de animais com hiperglicemia neonatal e mostram os efeitos nocivos da DN em um período crucial de desenvolvimento cerebral. / Diabetes is an endocrine disorder of the carbohydrates metabolism clinically characterized by hyperglycemia, resulting from the inability of the body to secrete insulin, defeats in its action and both. In the last decade, there has been an increasing number of studies about neonatal diabetes (DN), a type of diabetes non-immunological diagnosed before 6 months of life. The most studies related to DN was developed in patients and mainly deal with clinical, etiological and therapeutic aspects. However, there is a few of studies in animal models in order to assess molecular damage in tissues submitted to neonatal hyperglycemia. Recently, the consequences of diabetes in the central nervous system (CNS) have received increased attention, as recent studies show that hyperglycemia is capable of promoting the rupture of redox homeostasis in the rat brain. Wherefore, the present work aimed to study not only the relationship between EO and neonatal hyperglycemia in rat brain, but also evaluate if the oxidative damage promoted by reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the hyperglycemic condition may be involved in the neuronal cell death process. For this, 5-day-old Wistar rats were used to promote the induction of diabetes, which was done with a single intraperitoneal streptozotocin (STZ) administration (100 mg/kg body weight). Rats with glycemia> 200 mg/dL were considered diabetic. The rats were sacrificed in 10 days of life, wherefore five days after STZ adiminstration. The whole brain of the rats was homogenized, centrifuged and homogenized used for EO techniques and protein expression measurements. In addition, total brain was used in histological sections for analysis of the neuronal cell death. The EO parameters evaluated were the activity of the glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), glutamate-cystein ligase (GCL) and the determination of total and reduced glutathione concentration (GSH/GSSG). Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was evaluated along with Western Blot protein quantification of catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), heme oxygenase (HO-1) and thioredoxin (TRX). Relative to cell survival and death were evaluated protein kinase B (Akt), phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-Akt), glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38), c-Jun amino-terminal kinases (JNK), phosphorylated c-Jun amino-terminal kinases (p-JNK), B-cell 10 lymphoma 2 (Bcl2) and Bcl2-associated protein X (Bax) by western blot. The neonatal hyperglycemia was not able to promote significant differences in the glutathione metabolism (GST, GR, GCL and GSH / GSSG) nor in the H2O2 measurement when compared to the control group. Nrf2 protein expression was decreased whereas CAT, HO-1 and TRX protein expression were increased in the diabetic group when compared to the control group. No significant differences were found in the protein expression of SOD and GPx. Also, p38 and Bcl2 protein expression was increased, whereas p-Akt was decreased in the diabetic group, already regarding the expression of JNK, p-JNK, Jsk3β and Bax proteins there were no significant difference in the analyzed groups. Finally, relative to neuronal cell death technique, the diabetic group presented three fold more neuronal cell death with fluorescent marking characteristic, when compared to the control group. Therefore, these results suggest that OE may represent a mechanism involved in the effects of hyperglycemia in the central nervous system of neonatal rats. In addition, changes in the expression of proteins involved in survival/death cell pathways contribute to the outcome of cell death, result found in the brain of animals with neonatal hyperglycemia and finally show the harmful effects of neonatal diabetes in a crucial period of brain development.

Introdução: O consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras é pouco frequente entre os adolescentes, e o possível efeito deste consumo na saúde cardiovascular durante esta faixa etária é indefinido. Objetivo: Verificar se existe associação entre o consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras e indicadores de risco cardiovascular em adolescentes (obesidade abdominal, hiperglicemia, hipertrigliceridemia, dislipidemia, hipertensão arterial sistêmica, e síndrome metabólica). Métodos: Registrou-se esta revisão sistemática no PROSPERO (CRD42013004818) para realizar uma revisão sistemática em seis bases de dados eletrônicas (Biomed Central, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science). Considerou-se o período desde a criação destas bases de dados até sete de Dezembro de 2015 como data mais recente para a atualização das buscas. A estratégia de busca utilizou os seguintes grupos de descritores: faixa etária; frutas, legumes e verduras; indicadores de risco cardiovascular; estudos transversais ou coorte. Os critérios de elegibilidade foram: Artigos em Inglês, Espanhol e Português? estudos originais? amostra composta de adolescentes (dez a 19 anos de idade segundo a organização mundial de saúde); descritores de acordo com os indicadores de risco cardiovascular estabelecidos para adolescentes. Artigos potencialmente elegíveis foram selecionados por dois revisores separadamente. Resultados: Foram identificados 5632 artigos. Após a leitura dos títulos e resumos, 102 artigos potencialmente relevantes permaneceram para a leitura na íntegra. Após seleção, 11 artigos preencheram os critérios de elegibilidade e foram incluídos (dez transversais, uma coorte). As principais razões para a exclusão dos estudos foram classificação da adolescência diferente da preconizada pela Organização Mundial de Saúde, o consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras analisado como parte de um padrão alimentar (por exemplo, juntamente com peixes, laticínios ou cereais), e os indicadores de risco cardiovascular que não foram especificados ou que diferiram das definições estabelecidas. Os artigos avaliaram a ingestão de frutas, legumes e verduras em diversas unidades de medida, utilizando-se questionários de frequência de consumo alimentar (54.5%), recordatório alimentar de 24 horas (27.3%) e registro alimentar (18.2%). Além disso, o consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras foi avaliado separadamente (54.5%), em conjunto (36.4%), apenas legumes e verduras (9.1%), e um estudo incluiu suco de frutas (9.1%). Um terço dos estudos mostraram associações significativas entre o consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras e a pressão arterial sistólica, obesidade abdominal, triglicérides, HDL colesterol e síndrome metabólica. Conclusão: As associações entre o consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras e indicadores de risco cardiovascular em adolescentes são inconsistentes. Isto se deve provavelmente à heterogeneidade nos métodos utilizados para avaliar/classificar o consumo e/ou definir o risco cardiovascular neste grupo etário. Uma vez que os benefícios deste consumo já são bem estabelecidos na saúde cardiovascular de adultos, ainda são necessários estudos adicionais que abordem alta qualidade metodológica para melhor compreender esse fenômeno nos adolescentes / Background: Fruit and vegetable consumption is infrequent among adolescents, and the possible effect of this consumption on cardiovascular health during this age group is undefined. Aim: To investigate the association between fruit and vegetable consumption on cardiovascular risk indicators in adolescents (abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, dyslipidemia, hypertension and metabolic syndrome). Methods: This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42013004818), and a systematic review searching electronic databases (Biomed Central, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science) from inception to December 7, 2015 was conducted. The search strategy used the following sets of descriptors related to: age group; fruits and vegetables; cardiovascular risk indicators; cross-sectional and cohort studies. Eligibility criteria were: Articles in English, Spanish and Portuguese; original studies; sample of adolescents (10-19 year-old according to World Health Organization); descriptors according to the cardiovascular risk indicators. Potentially eligible articles were selected by two reviewers separately. Results: A total of 5632 articles were identified. After reading the titles and abstracts, 102 potentially relevant articles remained for full reviewed. After selection, 11 articles meeting the inclusion criteria were included (10 cross-sectional; 1 cohort). The main reasons for study exclusion were misclassifying adolescence, assessing fruits and vegetables as part of a food pattern (for example, together with fish, dairy, or cereal), and cardiovascular risk indicators that were not specified or that differed from the definitions established. Articles evaluated fruit and vegetable intake in diverse units, using food frequency questionnaires (54.5%), 24-hour-dietary-recalls (27.3%), and food records (18.2%). In addition, fruit and vegetable consumption were assessed separately (54.5%), together (36.4%), or only vegetables (9.1%); and 1 article included fruit juice (9.1%). A third of the studies showed significant inverse associations of fruit and vegetable intake with systolic blood pressure, abdominal obesity, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: The associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and adolescent cardiovascular risk indicators are inconsistent. Since the benefits of this consumption are well established in adult cardiovascular health, further studies are necessary, addressing high methodological quality to better understand this phenomenon in adolescents

Neste estudo, foi avaliada a relação entre polimorfismos dos genes da leptina (LEP) e receptores da leptina (LEPR) e parâmetros antropométricos, leptinemia glicemia e lipídeos séricos, em indivíduos da população brasileira. Foram incluídos 238 indivíduos com idade entre 30 e 80 anos. Foram medidos o índice de massa corporal (IMC), a cintura abdominal (CA) e a razão cintura quadril (RCQ). Amostras de sangue periférico foram obtidas para análise do perfil bioquímico e extração de DNA. Os polimorfismos de nuleotideo único (SNPs) LEP G-2548A e LEPR Lys109Arg, Gln223Arg e Lys656Asn foram detectados por PCR-RFLP. Os SNPs LEPR Lys109Arg e Gln223Arg foram associados com obesidade e com IMC e CA aumentados (p<0.05). Estes polimorfismos também foram associados com leptina e glicose elevada (p<0,05). O perfil lipídico sérico foi influenciado pelo polimorfismo LEPR Lys109Arg (p<0.05). A relação entre os SNPs LEPR Lys109Arg e Gln223Arg e o perfil lipídico foi modificada pelo gênero. Os haplótipos LEP G-2548/ LEPR Lys109Arg foram relacionados com diferenças no IMC de obesos. Os haplotipos LEPR Lys109Arg/Gln223Arg foram associados com diferenças na CA e glicemia e lipídeos séricos. Em conclusão, os polimorfismos LEPR Lys109Arg e Gln223Arg estão associados com obesidade e alterações de leptina, glicose e lipídeos circulantes de forma dependente do gênero. / We have assessed the relationship between polymorphisms of the leptin (LEP) and the leptin receptor (LEPR) genes and anthropometric parameters, plasma leptin and glucose and serum lipids in individuals of the Brazilian population. We included 238 individuais with 30 to 80 years. Body mass index (BMI), abdominal circumference (AC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured. Peripheral blood samples were collected for analysis of the biochemical profile and DNA extraction. The single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) LEP G-2548A and LEPR Lys109Arg, Gln223Arg and Lys656Asn were detected by PCR-RFLP. The SNPs LEPR Lys109Arg and Gln223Arg were associated with obesity and with increased BMI and AC (p <0.05). These polymorphisms were also associated with increase leptin and glucose (p<0,05). The serum lipid profile was influenced by the LEPR Lys 1 09Arg (p<0.05). The relationship between the SNPs LEPR Lys 1 09Arg and Gln223Arg and the lipid profile was modified by gender. The haplotypes LEP G-2548A1 LEPR Lys109Arg were related with differences on BMI in obese group. The haplotypes LEPR Lys109Arg/Gln223Arg were associated with differences on AC, glucose and serum lipids. In conclusion, the LEPR Lys109Arg and Gln223Arg polymorphisms are associated with obesity and alterations in blood leptin, glucose and lipids in a gender-dependent manner.

Diabetes is a chronic disease with high prevalence and significant morbidity. Chronic changes in the wall of small and large vessels lead to main diabetes complications. Apart from long- term hyperglycemia, several factors are involved in the development of diabetes vasculopathy. The aim of this work was to describe new early biomarkers of these vascular changes, to identify risky patients. Alongside, gene polymorphisms involved in protective pathways of glucose metabolism were studied. In three human studies with Type 1 (T1D) and Type 2 (T2D) diabetes patients special biochemical parameters of receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) and its ligands, deglycation enzyme glyoxalase 1 (GLO1) and fructosamine 3-kinase (FN3K) gene polymorphisms were analyzed. Non-invasive measurement of glycation by skin autofluorescence (SAF) was assessed in all subjects. Soluble RAGE, HMGB1 and endothelial dysfunction markers were increased in patients with diabetes as compared with controls, however the differences between T1D and T2D were not significant. For the first time, an association between FN3K (rs1056534) and (rs3848403) polymorphism and sRAGE concentration in diabetes was shown. GLO1 (rs4746) polymorphism was associated with changes in endothelial dysfunction. Patients with diabetes had higher...

Introduction: Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are common after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. However, little is known about recent trends in their occurrence, their association with serum glucose levels, and their psychological impact in ACS setting. Methods: We examined 25-year (1986-2011) trends in the incidence rates (IRs) and hospital case-fatality rates (CFRs) of VAs, and the association between serum glucose levels and VAs in patients with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the Worcester Heart Attack Study. Lastly, we examined the relationship between in-hospital occurrence of VAs and 12-month progression of depression and anxiety among hospital survivors of an ACS in the longitudinal TRACE-CORE study. Results: We found the IRs declined for several major VAs between 1986 and 2011while the hospital CFRs declined in both patients with and without VAs over this period. Elevated serum glucose levels at hospital admission were associated with a higher risk of developing in-hospital VAs. Occurrence of VAs, however, was not associated with worsening progression of symptoms of depression and/or anxiety over a 12-month follow-up period in patients discharged after an ACS. Conclusions: The burden and impact of VAs in patients with an AMI has declined over time. Elevated serum glucose levels at hospital admission may serve as a predictor for in-hospital occurrence of serious cardiac arrhythmias. In-hospital occurrence of VAs may not be associated with worsening progression of symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with an ACS.