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Clinical implications of carotid artery intima media thickness assessment on cardiovascular risk stratification in hyperlipidemic Korean adults with diabetes: the ALTO study.

ABSTRACT: The primary objective was to investigate prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in Korean individuals with diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Association of subclinical atherosclerosis with cardiovascular risk was assessed.Assessments of carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT) and atheromatous plaque were done using B-mode ultrasonography. Subclinical atherosclerosis was diagnosed based on presence of plaque, and/or increased cIMT versus mean cIMT reference values for Korean healthy controls. Atherosclerosis risk factors were analyzed using United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk engine and Framingham Risk Score.In total, 355 patients were included; increased mean cIMT was observed in 15.3 % of patients, 69 % had >1 carotid artery plaque, and 72.7 % were diagnosed with subclinical atherosclerosis. In total, 60 % of subjects were taking statins, with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level maintained ~80 mg/dL at enrollment. Carotid artery measures were well correlated with UKPDS and Framingham risk scores. Prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in the low risk group (<15 % 10-year UKPDS-predicted coronary heart disease risk) was 64.7 %; higher than predicted in previous studies. In multivariate analysis, advanced age was a significant risk factor for subclinical atherosclerosis in men and women, while increased waist circumference and longer diabetes duration were independent predictors only in women.Subclinical atherosclerosis is more prevalent among individuals with both diabetes and hyperlipidemia than in diabetic patients without additional cardiovascular risk factors. As conventional risk engines, based on modifiable risk factors may underestimate cardiovascular risk, early non-invasive carotid artery imaging screening may be warranted for patients with diabetes and hyperlipidemia, especially if they are elderly, have central obesity or have long duration of diabetes.www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT01264263.

SUBMITTER: Hong EG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4595332 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Clinical implications of carotid artery intima media thickness assessment on cardiovascular risk stratification in hyperlipidemic Korean adults with diabetes: the ALTO study.

Hong Eun-Gyoung EG Ohn Jung Hun JH Lee Seong Jin SJ Kwon Hyuk Sang HS Kim Sin Gon SG Kim Dong Jun DJ Kim Dong Sun DS

BMC cardiovascular disorders 20151006

<h4>Background</h4>The primary objective was to investigate prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in Korean individuals with diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Association of subclinical atherosclerosis with cardiovascular risk was assessed.<h4>Methods</h4>Assessments of carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT) and atheromatous plaque were done using B-mode ultrasonography. Subclinical atherosclerosis was diagnosed based on presence of plaque, and/or increased cIMT versus mean cIMT reference v ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundIntima-media thickness of the walls of the common carotid artery and internal carotid artery may add to the Framingham risk score for predicting cardiovascular events.MethodsWe measured the mean intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and the maximum intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery in 2965 members of the Framingham Offspring Study cohort. Cardiovascular-disease outcomes were evaluated for an average follow-up of 7.2 years. Multivariable Cox proportional-hazards models were generated for intima-media thickness and risk factors. We evaluated the reclassification of cardiovascular disease on the basis of the 8-year Framingham risk score category (low, intermediate, or high) after adding intima-media thickness values.ResultsA total of 296 participants had a cardiovascular event. The risk factors of the Framingham risk score predicted these events, with a C statistic of 0.748 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.719 to 0.776). The adjusted hazard ratio for cardiovascular disease with a 1-SD increase in the mean intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery was 1.13 (95% CI, 1.02 to 1.24), with a nonsignificant change in the C statistic of 0.003 (95% CI, 0.000 to 0.007); the corresponding hazard ratio for the maximum intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery was 1.21 (95% CI, 1.13 to 1.29), with a modest increase in the C statistic of 0.009 (95% CI, 0.003 to 0.016). The net reclassification index increased significantly after addition of intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery (7.6%, P<0.001) but not intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (0.0%, P=0.99). With the presence of plaque, defined as intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery of more than 1.5 mm, the net reclassification index was 7.3% (P=0.01), with an increase in the C statistic of 0.014 (95% CI, 0.003 to 0.025).ConclusionsThe maximum internal and mean common carotid-artery intima-media thicknesses both predict cardiovascular outcomes, but only the maximum intima-media thickness of (and presence of plaque in) the internal carotid artery significantly (albeit modestly) improves the classification of risk of cardiovascular disease in the Framingham Offspring Study cohort. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.).

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Clinical implications of carotid artery intima media thickness assessment on cardiovascular risk stratification in hyperlipidemic Korean adults with diabetes: the ALTO study.

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Clinical implications of carotid artery intima media thickness assessment on cardiovascular risk stratification in hyperlipidemic Korean adults with diabetes: the ALTO study.

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