Association of subclinical atherosclerosis with echocardiographic indices of cardiac remodeling: The Framingham Study
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Castro-Diehl, CeciliaSong, Rebecca J.
Mitchell, Gary F.
McManus, David D.
Cheng, Susan
Vasan, Ramachandran S.
Xanthakis, Vanessa
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular MedicineDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2020-05-15Keywords
Coronary heart diseaseBlood pressure
Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
Echocardiography
Lipids
Physical activity
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiology
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
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BACKGROUND: It is well established that coronary artery disease progresses along with myocardial disease. However, data on the association between coronary artery calcium (CAC) and echocardiographic variables are lacking. METHODS AND RESULTS: Among 2,650 Framingham Study participants (mean age 51 yrs, 48% women; 40% with CAC > 0), we related CT-based CAC score to left ventricular (LV) mass index (LVMi), LV ejection fraction (LVEF), E/e', global longitudinal strain (GLS), left atrial emptying fraction (LAEF), and aortic root diameter (AoR), using multivariable-adjusted generalized linear models. CAC score (independent variable) was used as log-transformed continuous [ln(CAC+1)] and as a categorical (0, 1-100, and > /=101) variable. Adjusting for standard risk factors, higher CAC score was associated with higher LVMi and AoR (betaLVMI per 1-SD increase 0.012, betaAoR 0.008; P < 0.05, for both). Participants with 1 < /=CAC < /=100 and those with CAC > /=101 had higher AoR (betaAoR 0.013 and 0.020, respectively, P = 0.01) than those with CAC = 0. CAC score was not significantly associated with LVEF, E/e', GLS or LAEF. Age modified the association of CAC score with AoR; higher CAC scores were associated with larger AoR more strongly in older ( > 58 years; betaAoR0.0042;P < 0.007) than in younger ( < /=58 years) participants (betaAoR0.0027;P < 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: We observed that subclinical atherosclerosis was associated with ventricular and aortic remodeling. The prognostic significance of these associations warrants evaluation in additional mechanistic studies.Source
Castro-Diehl C, Song RJ, Mitchell GF, McManus D, Cheng S, Vasan RS, Xanthakis V. Association of subclinical atherosclerosis with echocardiographic indices of cardiac remodeling: The Framingham Study. PLoS One. 2020 May 15;15(5):e0233321. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233321. PMID: 32413074; PMCID: PMC7228064. Link to article on publisher's site
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