Association between postprandial triglycerides and coronary artery disease detected by coronary computed tomography angiography

Background

Studies have demonstrated the association of severe anatomical coronary artery disease (CAD) with postprandial triglycerides (TG) concentrations. Nevertheless the relationship between less severe atherosclerosis plaque burden and postprandial TG is less established.

Objective

to study the relationship between postprandial TG and CAD detected by coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA).

Material and methods

130 patients who underwent an oral fat tolerance test were enrolled (85 with CAD detected by CTA and 45 without). Postprandial lipemia was studied by measuring TG from T0h to T6h with 2-h intervals, and analyzed the TG change over time using a longitudinal multivariable linear mixed effects model with the log normal of the TG as the primary outcome.

Results

The majority of individuals with CAD had non-obstructive disease (63.3%) Patients with CAD had a slower clearance of postprandial TG change from 4 h to 6 h (p < 0.05) compared to patients without CAD. These results remained significant after adjustment for fasting TG and glucose, age, gender, body mass index, and waist circumference. However, those differences did not reach statistical significance after adjustment for fasting HDL-C.

Conclusion

Patients with mild (<25% lumen obstruction) and moderate CAD (25–50% lumen obstruction) detected by coronary CTA had an impaired postprandial metabolism, with a delayed TG clearance, when compared to individuals with no CAD. This difference was partially explained by the lower HDL-C. Thus, though postprandial TG may contribute to the development of CAD, this association is partially related to low HDL-C.     

Effect of glycemic state on postprandial hyperlipidemia and hyperinsulinemia in patients with coronary artery disease

Both postprandial hyperlipidemia and hyperinsulinemia have been thought to play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis, and to be a potent risk factor for cardiovascular event. To examine effects of glycemic state on postprandial hyperlipidemia and hyperinsulinemia in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), a total of 112 consecutive male patients with angiographically confirmed CAD were loaded with a high-fat and high-glucose test meal. CAD patients were divided into three groups as “non-diabetic”, “prediabetic”, and “diabetic” CAD groups. The serum triglyceride (TG) and remnant-like particle cholesterol (RLP-C) levels at the 6th hour in diabetic CAD group showed significantly higher than non-diabetic CAD group, and the incremental area under the curves (iAUCs) of these levels in diabetic CAD group were significantly greater than non-diabetic CAD group (TG, P = 0.0194; RLP-C, P = 0.0219). There were no significant differences in the iAUCs of TG or RLP-C between prediabetic and non-diabetic CAD group. The AUCs of plasma insulin levels or insulin resistance index (IRI): (AUCs of insulin) × (AUCs of glucose) as the insulin resistance marker were greater in diabetic CAD group than non-diabetic CAD group (insulin, P = 0.0373; IRI, P = 0.0228). The AUCs of serum TG or RLP-C levels showed a correlation with the AUCs of plasma insulin (AUC-TG, r = 0.5437, P < 0.0001; AUC-RLP-C, r = 0.6847, P < 0.0001), and they correlated well with the insulin resistance index (AUC-TG, r = 0.7724, P < 0.0001; AUC-RLP-C, r = 0.7645, P < 0.0001). We found that the insulin resistance showed a close relationship with postprandial hyperlipidemia in CAD patients. Diabetic, but not prediabetic state, may be a risk for postprandial impaired lipid metabolism in CAD patients.     

非糖尿病急性冠状动脉综合征与急性高血糖的关系

目的:分析冠状动脉的病变程度与应激性高血糖水平的关系.方法:选择126例接受冠状动脉造影的非糖尿病急性冠状动脉综合征住院患者并监测其入院后24 h内血糖水平.根据冠状动脉病变的程度分为单支病变组、双支病变组和多支病变组.结果:多支病变组入院24 h内血糖值显著高于双支病变组[(9.9±1.0 )mmol/L∶(7.6±1.3 )mmol/L]及单支病变组[(9.9±1.0) mmol/L∶(5.9±0.4 )mmol/L],均P＜0.01.双支病变组入院24 h内血糖值同样显著高于单支病变组[(7.6±1.3) mmol/L∶(5.9±0.4 )mmol/L),P＜0.01.结论:在非糖尿病急性冠状动脉综合征患者中,急性期血糖值在一定程度与冠状动脉病变程度相关.     

血浆脂蛋白(a)与冠心病的相关性研究

目的 探讨血浆脂蛋白(a)[Iipeprotein(a),Lp(a)]水平升高与冠心病的相关性.方法 入选2007年10月至2009年3月因胸痛人院的患者1011例,其中经冠状动脉造影确诊为冠心病的患者613例(占60.6%),设为冠心病组,非冠心病患者398例(占39.4%),设为对照组.以免疫透射比浊法测定Lp(a)、载脂蛋白A1(apoAl)、载脂蛋白B(apoB).以酶法测甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C),计算LDL-C/HDL-C比值,进行多因素logistic回归分析.结果 (1)冠心病组的Lp(a)、TC、TC、LDL-C、apoB水平及LDL-C/HDL-C比值分别为(170.00±160.00)ms/L、(1.84±0.90)naml/L、(4.86±0. 88)mmol/L、(3.31±0.72)mmol/L、(0.97±0.17)mmol/L及3.39±0.93,而对照组相应值分别为(120.00±100.00)mg/L、(1.67±0.72)mmol/L、(4.61±0.95)mmol/L、(2.96±0.80)mmol/L、(0.90±0.18)mmol/L及2.89±0.92,冠心病组均显著高于对照组(P均<0.05).(2)多因素logistic回归分析(前进法)显示Lp(a)是诊断冠心病最显著的独立危险因素(DR=16.201,95%可信区间3.477,75.489,P=0.0001).结论 Lp(a)为冠心病最显著的独立危险因素.     

C-反应蛋白与冠心病关系的研究

目的：探讨高敏C-反应蛋白（hs—CRP）水平与冠状动脉疾病的关系。方法：对经冠状动脉造影确诊或有明确心肌梗塞的冠心病患者82例和同期经冠状动脉造影证实冠状动脉无狭窄的正常对照者43例进行对照研究。所有研究对象在入院初或病情稳定48h后采清晨空腹静脉血，应用微粒子增强透射免疫分析法测定血浆hs—CRP水平。结果：冠心病组的血浆hs—CRP水平显著高于对照组（P〈0．001）；在冠心病组中，急性冠脉综合征（ACS）组（42例）的hs—CRP水平显著高于稳定型心绞痛（SAP）组（40例）（P〈0．001），SAP组的hs—CRP水平也显著高于对照组（P〈0.01）。单支病变（19例）、双支病变（23例）、三支及左主干病变（30例）组的hs—CRP水平均显著高于对照组（P分别〈0.01，〈0.001和〈0.001）。以人群血浆hs—CRP水平的第90分位值3mg／L为截点，将冠心病组中行冠脉造影的对象分为低hs—CRP水平组和高hs—CRP水平组，可见后者多支病变（包括双支病变和三支及左主干病变）的例数（n=36）显著多于前者（n=17）（P〈0．05）。结论：高敏C-反应蛋白水平可反映冠状动脉疾病及其病变的严重程度。     

血清可替宁水平与冠心病的关系

目的研究血清可替宁水平与冠心病的关系,探讨其在冠心病中的临床应用价值。方法按冠状动脉造影结果将149例研究对象分为冠心病组(97例)和非冠心病对照组(52例),进行病例对照研究,同位素稀释串联质谱法(isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry,ID-LC/MS/MS)测定血清可替宁浓度,分析可替宁与冠心病及其他危险因素的关系。结果 149例行冠状动脉造影患者血清可替宁浓度呈偏态和尖态分布(偏度2.90,峰度7.96),吸烟者的可替宁浓度为12.64(0.91～99.61)μg/L,显著高于非吸烟者[0.22(0.12～0.51)μg/L,P<0.001]。高可替宁水平组(>10.00μg/L)患冠心病的风险显著高于低可替宁水平组(<1.00μg/L)(OR=2.94,95%CI:1.11～7.78,P<0.05);且随着血清可替宁水平的升高,OR值增大呈量效关系(均为P<0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,糖尿病、血脂异常及可替宁为最显著的危险因素(均为P<0.05)。血清可替宁与吸烟(r=0.656,P<0.001)和白细胞计数(WBC,r=0.257,P=0.010)呈显著正相关,与HDL-C(r=-0.184,P=0.025)和HDL2-C(r=-0.217,P=0.008)呈显著负相关。结论血清可替宁水平能够有效地反映吸烟的暴露水平,其水平升高能够增加患冠心病的危险。     

Association between chlamydial infection and coronary artery disease

Recent epidemiological studies have demonstrated the association between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and coronary atherosclerosis. However, the relationship is less clear in the Japanese population. Serum IgA and IgG antibodies to Chlamydia-specific lipopolysaccharide were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 152 consecutive patients(112 males, 40 females, mean age 57 years)who underwent coronary angiography. Patients(n = 123)with coronary artery disease(CAD)were defined as having more than 50% diameter stenosis in at least one major coronary artery. The control group(n = 29) had normal coronary angiograms. In the CAD group, there was a high tendency of prevalence of IgA(20% vs 7%, p = 0.08)and IgG(54% vs 34%, p = 0.052). Prevalence of either IgA or IgG was significantly higher (59% vs 38%, p = 0.045) compared with the control group. Although the index of IgA antibody was not significantly different between the CAD and control groups(median 0.52 vs 0.36, p = 0.19), the index of IgG antibody was significantly higher in the CAD group than in the control group(median 1.29 vs 0.82, p = 0.026). The odds ratios for CAD were 3.4[95% confidence interval(CI)0.6-18.7]for the prevalence of IgA, 2.3(95% CI 0.9-5.2)for the prevalence of IgG, and 2.3(95% CI 1.0-5.2)for the prevalence of either IgA or IgG. Patients with CAD tended to have high prevalence of antibodies to Chlamydia spp, and these findings suggest an association between chlamydial infection and coronary atherosclerosis in the Japanese population.     

Association between pulmonary fibrosis and coronary artery disease

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary fibrosis and atherosclerosis have many similarities at the histopathologic level. Moreover, fibrotic lung diseases exhibit systemic effects and have the potential to affect the vasculature beyond the lung. The existence of a relationship between the two, however, has not been studied. METHODS: To investigate whether fibrotic lung disorders may predispose to atherosclerosis, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 630 patients referred for lung transplantation evaluation at a university hospital. We compared the prevalence of angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with fibrotic vs nonfibrotic lung diseases. RESULTS: Fibrotic lung diseases were associated with an increased prevalence of CAD compared with nonfibrotic diseases after adjustment for traditional risk factors (odds ratio, 2.18; 95% confidence interval, 1.17-4.06). The magnitude and significance of this association were maintained when only nongranulomatous fibrotic disease or its subset, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, was examined. The strength of the relationship between fibrotic disorders and CAD increased when multivessel disease was analyzed (odds ratio, 4.16; 95% confidence interval, 1.46-11.9). No significant association was detected for granulomatous fibrotic disorders (odds ratio, 1.56; 95% confidence interval, 0.47-5.16; P =.47), although this subgroup had fewer cases of CAD for analysis. CONCLUSIONS: These findings support an association between fibrotic lung disorders and CAD. Further research is necessary to confirm this relationship and to explore the pathologic processes underlying, and potentially linking, these 2 conditions.     

Association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and coronary artery disease

AIMS: To demonstrate whether there is a relationship between the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the presence and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ninety-two consecutive patients who planned to undergo coronary angiographies (CAG) without known CAD, other than findings of acute coronary syndrome, were enrolled in this study. Abdominal ultrasonography was performed before the CAG to detect NAFLD. CAD was defined as a stenosis of at least 50% in at least one major coronary artery. The extent of CAD was measured according to the number of major coronary artery/arteries affected by CAD. All the risk factors for CAD were included in a binary logistic regression model. Forward, backward, or step-wise selections were not used. P<0.05 was accepted as being significant. RESULTS: Sixty-five of the 92 patients (70.7%) were detected, by abdominal ultrasonography, to have fatty liver and 43 patients out of 92 (46.7%) were detected, by CAG, to have significant CAD. According to the results of logistic regression analysis, the presence of NAFLD independently increased the risk for CAD, as seen in CAG [odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence interval (CI): 6.73 (1.14-39.61); P=0.035]; this was despite factoring in the other risk factors for CAD and the components of metabolic syndrome. NAFLD was more commonly found in patients as the extent of CAD increased (P=0.001). CONCLUSION: The presence of NAFLD is independently associated with the presence and extent of CAD. Future studies are needed to explain the mechanisms of this relationship.     

主动脉瓣钙化与冠心病有关联

目的:探讨中国南方部分汉族人群主动脉瓣钙化与冠心病之间的关系。方法:选取同期行冠状动脉造影检查和超声心动图检查患者1 153例,探讨主动脉瓣钙化与冠心病的相关性。结果:冠心病组主动脉瓣钙化的检出率明显高于非冠心病组(32.6%vs.13.9%,P0.01),多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示,除传统危险因素如年龄、性别、高脂血症、糖尿病外,主动脉瓣钙化也是全组冠心病的一项独立的预测因子(OR=1.53,P0.05)。结论:主动脉瓣钙化与全组冠心病发病之间存在显著的相关性,是冠心病的一项有意义的独立预测因子。     

血清卵磷脂胆固醇酰基转移酶活性与冠心病的关系

目的探讨血清卵磷脂胆固醇酰基转移酶活性(LCAT)与冠心病(CAD)的关系。方法本研究为病例对照研究。纳入2014年11月至2015年8月在北京医院行冠脉造影的425例患者,按冠状动脉造影结果分为CAD组(341例)和非CAD对照组(84例),应用高效液相色谱法测定血清LCAT活性,分析LCAT活性与CAD及其他危险因素的关系。结果 CAD组中LCAT活性显著高于非CAD组[(37. 3±9. 7)n Kat/L比(34. 8±8. 8)n Kat/L,P=0. 03],两组的高密度脂蛋白胆固醇、Apo AI和随机血糖等均有显著差异(均为P<0. 05)。Spearman相关性分析显示,LCAT活性与体质指数(r=0. 09)、TG(r=0. 30)、Apo B(r=0. 22)和随机血糖(r=0. 09)呈正相关;与HDL-C(r=-0. 26)呈负相关(均为P<0. 05)。单因素logistic回归分析结果显示,LCAT活性升高是CAD危险因素(OR=3. 11,95%CI:1. 40～6. 91,P=0. 005),在校正年龄、性别、HDL-C、Apo AI、随机血糖等危险因素后,多因素logistic回归分析发现LCAT的活性升高仍是CAD危险因素(OR=3. 28,95%CI:1. 27～8. 50,P=0. 014)。结论 LCAT活性升高与冠心病独立相关,但仍需更多研究证实。     

Association between C-reactive protein and coronary calcium score in coronary artery disease

Background

Both high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and spiral computed tomography coronary artery calcium score (CCS) are valid markers of cardiovascular risk. It is unknown whether hs-CRP is a marker of atherosclerotic burden or if it reflects a process leading to acute coronary events.

Methods and results

We studied the association between hs-CRP and CCS in 143 patients who were candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In our cross-sectional study, we found no significant association between hs-CRP and the CCS in bivariant (p = 0.162) and multivariant (p = 0.062) analyses. However, in patients who did not use statins, this association was significant and positive in the bivariant analysis (p = 0.001), but in the multivariant analysis it was negative and significant (p = 0.008).

Conclusion

High-sensitivity CRP was not correlated with CCS. The relationship between CRP and clinical events might not be related to atherosclerotic burden. Measures of inflammation, such as hs-CRP, and indices of atherosclerosis, such as CCS, are likely to provide distinct information regarding cardiovascular risk.     

Association of proinsulin and insulin resistance with coronary artery disease in non-diabetic south Indian men.

AIMS: To evaluate the association of plasma proinsulin and insulin resistance (IR) with coronary artery disease (CAD) in non-diabetic subjects. METHODS: In this case control study, 41 normoglycaemic men with angiographic evidence of CAD were compared with 41 control men matched for age and glycaemia and with no history or evidence of cardiac diseases. Estimations of plasma glucose, lipids, fasting plasma specific insulin (SI) and proinsulin (PI) were performed. IR was calculated by the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) method. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to test the association of the variables with the prevalence of CAD. RESULTS: Subjects with CAD had a higher body mass index (BMI) (25.4 +/- 4.3 vs. 22.9 +/- 3.2 kg/m2, P = 0.003) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) (0.95 +/- 0.05 vs. 0.89 +/- 0.09, P = 0.001) and a lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level (0.97 +/- 0.2 vs. 1.1 +/- 0.2 mmol/l, P = 0.002). They also had higher mean SI values (107.5 vs. 62.3 pmol/l, P = 0.002), PI values (19.3 vs. 5.7 pmol/l, P < 0.0001), PI/SI ratios (21.4 vs. 10.3, P < 0.0001) and HOMA IR (4.2 vs. 2.4, P = 0.004) compared with non-CAD subjects. These variables were associated with CAD in the unadjusted multiple regression analysis. In the multiple regression with the forward entry of the variables, WHR and PI only showed independent association with CAD. CONCLUSIONS: Subjects with CAD had higher levels of obesity and WHR. CAD showed an association with low HDL cholesterol, circulating PI, PI/SI ratios and IR.     

Association between plasma lipids, and apolipoproteins and coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study in a low-risk Korean population

BACKGROUND: Due to the lower level of the traditional lipid profiles in Koreans than in the series of patients from the western countries, the need to investigate other lipid parameters to help identify the individuals at high risk of CAD has been emphasized. AIM AND METHODS: To investigate whether apolipoprotein B (apo B), apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) and their ratio give additional information to the traditional lipid risk factors for discriminating the individuals at high-risk for coronary artery disease (CAD), 544 subjects, who met the lipid criteria of total cholesterol (TC) <230 mg/dl, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) <120 mg/dl and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) >40 mg/dl were recruited. Patients were considered to be CAD(+) if they had > or =50% stenosis in at least one coronary artery. RESULTS: In men, TC and apo B/apo A-I ratio were significantly different between groups with and without CAD after adjusting for age and diabetes (P = 0.037 and 0.035), and in women, triglyceride (TG), HDL-C and apo B/apo A-I ratio were significantly different after adjusting for age, diabetes and smoking status (P = 0.006, 0.007 and 0.030, respectively). In the lowest quartile of TC, TG and LDL-C, and the highest quartile of HDL-C, only apo B/apo A-I ratio was associated with CAD in both men and women. The only variable showing a significant difference between patients with and without CAD was apo B/apo A-I ratio. In models assessing whether apolipoproteins give additional information to traditional lipid risk factors, HDL-C, LDL-C, apo B/apo A-I ratio and in women but not in men, TG and apo B were all independent markers for the presence of CAD. Among the nontraditional lipid factors, only apo B/apo A-I ratio showed its additional value for identifying the presence of CAD. CONCLUSION: Apo B/apo A-I ratio is the only variable that differentiates the patients with CAD from those without and, furthermore, gives additional information to that supplied by traditional lipid risk factors in a low-risk Korean population.     

Association between aortic calcification and stable obstructive coronary artery disease

Aims

Atrial fibrillation and flutter remain an important cause of morbidity in adults with atrial septal defect (ASD). This study aimed at investigating predictors for late (≥ 1 month after repair) atrial arrhythmia.

Methods

Patients who underwent ASD closure after the age of 18 years, were selected through the databases of three medical centres in Belgium. Preprocedural, periprocedural and follow-up data were extracted. Univariate and multivariate Cox-regression analysis was performed. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed for any independent predictor of late atrial arrhythmia.

Results

A total of 155 patients (38 men and 117 women) was included. Twenty-four patients (median age 48.3 years, range 19.9-79.8) underwent surgical and 131 (median age 57.6 years, range 18.2-86.9) underwent transcatheter closure. Thirty-nine patients (25.2%) presented with late atrial arrhythmia. Male gender (P = 0.008), creatinine (P = 0.002), atrial arrhythmia before (P < 0.0001) and within 1 month after repair (P = 0.001) and a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) ≥ 25 mm Hg (P < 0.0001) correlated with late atrial arrhythmia in univariate Cox-regression analysis. Multivariate analysis showed that mPAP ≥ 25 mm Hg (HR 3.72; 95%CI 1.82-7.59; P < 0.0001) and the presence of atrial arrhythmia before (HR 3.22; 95%CI 1.56-6.66; P = 0.002) and within 1 month after repair (HR 2.08; 95%CI 2.08-15.92; P = 0.001) were predictive of late atrial arrhythmia. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients with a mPAP ≥ 25 mm Hg had a higher risk at developing late atrial arrhythmia (P < 0.0001).

Conclusion

In patients with ASD type secundum, a mPAP ≥ 25 mm Hg is an independent predictor of late atrial arrhythmia. The presence of pulmonary hypertension before repair should raise awareness for atrial arrhythmias and may be used to guide therapy.     

Association between mitochondrial DNA haplogroup variation and coronary artery disease

Background and aimsMitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups have been associated with the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) in European populations. However, the specific mtDNA haplogroups associated with CAD have not been investigated in Chinese populations.Methods and resultsHere, we carried out a case–control study including 1036 and 481 CAD patients and 973 and 511 geographically matched asymptomatic control subjects in southern and northern China, respectively. After adjusting for age and gender, our results indicated that mtDNA haplogroups are not associated with the occurrence of CAD and its subcategories, acute coronary syndromes and stable coronary heart disease, in both southern and northern Chinese populations. By focusing on the southern Chinese population, we further revealed that mtDNA haplogroups are not associated with CAD severity.Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension are two key driving factors for the development of CAD, nonetheless, we found that the frequencies of the 12 studied mtDNA haplogroups did not differ between patients with and without T2D or hypertension.ConclusionmtDNA haplogroups are not associated with the occurrence of CAD or its subcategories in Chinese populations. Other factors such as environment and nuclear genetic background may contribute to the occurrence of CAD.     

The association between breastfeeding and breast cancer occurrence among Israeli Jewish women: a case control study

Purpose Breast cancer remains the major malignant disease among Israeli women, with about 4,000 new cases diagnosed annually, and a steadily increasing incidence rates. Early in this century investigators noted that nulliparity and a history of never having breastfed were more common in women with breast cancer than without the disease. Epidemiological evidence on those issues remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to clarify those controversial. Methods A hospital-based case control study was carried out at Nahariya hospital (North of Israel) to assess the risk of breast cancer in relation to breastfeeding history. A total of 256 recent cases of breast cancer (diagnosed between January 1999 and February 2005) and 536 controls were included. Detailed information regarding breastfeeding, menstruation, reproductive factors and confounders was collected. Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Results Short duration of lifetime breastfeeding, late age at first breastfeeding and experience of insufficient milk were found to increase breast cancer risk. When women who had ever breastfed their infants were compared with females who had not, breastfeeding was found to be protective (OR of 0.39; 95% CI 0.26–0.59). Conclusions These findings may have significant impact on intervention planning aimed towards breast cancer reduction among Israeli Jewish women. This work should be attributed to University of Haifa, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, School of Public Health, Haifa, Israel and to Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel.