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Glycemic control is independently associated with rapid progression of coronary atherosclerosis in the absence of a baseline coronary plaque burden: a retrospective case-control study from the PARADIGM registry.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Author(s):
Won, Ki-Bum; Lee, Byoung Kwon; Lin, Fay Y; Hadamitzky, Martin; Kim, Yong-Jin; Sung, Ji Min; Conte, Edoardo; Andreini, Daniele; Pontone, Gianluca; Budoff, Matthew J; Gottlieb, Ilan; Chun, Eun Ju; Cademartiri, Filippo; Maffei, Erica; Marques, Hugo; de Araújo Gonçalves, Pedro; Leipsic, Jonathon A; Lee, Sang-Eun; Shin, Sanghoon; Choi, Jung Hyun; Virmani, Renu; Samady, Habib; Chinnaiyan, Kavitha; Berman, Daniel S; Narula, Jagat; Shaw, Leslee J; Bax, Jeroen J; Min, James K; Chang, Hyuk-Jae
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The baseline coronary plaque burden is the most important factor for rapid plaque progression (RPP) in the coronary artery. However, data on the independent predictors of RPP in the absence of a baseline coronary plaque burden are limited. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the predictors for RPP in patients without coronary plaques on baseline coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) images. METHODS: A total of 402 patients (mean age: 57.6 ± 10.0 years, 49.3% men) without coronary plaques at baseline who underwent serial coronary CCTA were identified from the Progression of Atherosclerotic Plaque Determined by Computed Tomographic Angiography Imaging (PARADIGM) registry and included in this retrospective study. RPP was defined as an annual change of ≥ 1.0%/year in the percentage atheroma volume (PAV). RESULTS: During a median inter-scan period of 3.6 years (interquartile range: 2.7-5.0 years), newly developed coronary plaques and RPP were observed in 35.6% and 4.2% of the patients, respectively. The baseline traditional risk factors, i.e., advanced age (≥ 60 years), male sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and current smoking status, were not significantly associated with the risk of RPP. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that the serum hemoglobin A1c level (per 1% increase) measured at follow-up CCTA was independently associated with the annual change in the PAV (β: 0.098, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.048-0.149; P < 0.001). The multiple logistic regression models showed that the serum hemoglobin A1c level had an independent and positive association with the risk of RPP. The optimal predictive cut-off value of the hemoglobin A1c level for RPP was 7.05% (sensitivity: 80.0%, specificity: 86.7%; area under curve: 0.816 [95% CI: 0.574-0.999]; P = 0.017). CONCLUSION: In this retrospective case-control study, the glycemic control status was strongly associated with the risk of RPP in patients without a baseline coronary plaque burden. This suggests that regular monitoring of the glycemic control status might be helpful for preventing the rapid progression of coronary atherosclerosis irrespective of the baseline risk factors. Further randomized investigations are necessary to confirm the results of our study. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02803411.
Journal title abbreviation:
Cardiovasc Diabetol
Year:
2022
Journal volume:
21
Journal issue:
1
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/s12933-022-01656-9
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36371222
Print-ISSN:
1475-2840
TUM Institution:
Institut für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin
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