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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Arterial stiffness changes in patients with cardiovascular risk factors but normal carotid intima-media thickness
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, Volume 14, No. 9, Year 2013
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AIMS: We aimed to evaluate, through an Echotracking system, the functional changes of carotid arteries with relation to the amount of cardiovascular risk factors in patients without structural atherosclerotic damage. METHODS: From a series of 260 asymptomatic consecutive patients we selected 75 patients (mean age: 47 ± 8 years) with normal intima-media thickness (IMT) and without atherosclerotic plaques. In these patients, local arterial stiffness parameters were evaluated using a simple Echotracking system. Patients were divided in three groups: group 1 (= 25 patients without risk factors), group 2 (= 23 patients with one risk factor) and group 3 (= 27 patients with two or more risk factors). RESULTS: Carotid IMT was similar in all groups (P = ns). On the contrary, stiffness parameters progressively increased according to the number of risk factors [pulse wave velocity (PWV) = 5.8 ± 1.1 m/s, 6.4 ± 1.2 m/s and 6.7 ± 1.4 m/s in Group 1, 2 and 3, respectively, P = 0.002; β-index = 7.5 ± 3.4, 8.5 ± 3.2 and 9.5 ± 4.7 in Group 1, 2 and 3, respectively, P = 0.047]. Furthermore, on multivariate linear regression analysis, PWV and β-index significantly correlated (P = 0.002 and P = 0.048, respectively) with the number of risk factors even when adjusted for age, gender and current therapy. CONCLUSION: In a population with normal carotid IMT and without plaques, changes in arterial stiffness are significantly related to the number of risk factors. This information could be relevant for a more tailored primary prevention in patients with risk factors even in absence of structural atherosclerotic abnormalities. © 2013 Italian Federation of Cardiology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mohammed, Moemen
Italy, Messina
Università Degli Studi Di Messina, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Zito, Concetta
Italy, Messina
Università Degli Studi Di Messina, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Cusmà Piccione, Maurizio
Italy, Messina
Università Degli Studi Di Messina, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Di Bella, Gianluca
Italy, Messina
Università Degli Studi Di Messina, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Antonini-Canterin, Francesco
Italy, Pordenone
Ospedale Civile, Pordenone
Taha, Nasser Mohammad
Egypt, Minya
Al-minya University Hospital
Di Bello, Vitantonio
Italy, Pisa
Università Di Pisa
Vriz, Olga
Italy, Udine
Cardiology Unit
Pugliatti, Pietro
Italy, Messina
Università Degli Studi Di Messina, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Carerj, Scipione
Italy, Messina
Università Degli Studi Di Messina, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283639721
ISSN:
15582027
e-ISSN:
15582035
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative