and (MICRO)Vascular Endothelial Function
Cardiology 2021 Apr 13;1-7
Association between 10-Year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients with Vasospastic Angina
Kyoung-Ha Park 1, Woo Jung Park 1, Hyun-Sook Kim 1, Sang Ho Jo 1, Sung-Ai Kim 1, Hong-Mi Choi 1, Sang Won Suh 2
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1 Division of Cardiovacular Disease, Hallym University Medical Center, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
2 Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Abstract Background: Endothelial dysfunction is a predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and plays an important role in vasospastic angina (VA). Objectives: This study evaluated whether flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is also a good marker of 10-year ASCVD risk (10Y-ASCVDR) in patients with VA. Methods: Based on their clinical history and coronary artery diameter stenosis (DS), patients were retrospectively enrolled into VA (DS <50% and positive ergonovine provocation), minor coronary artery disease (mCAD, DS <30%), and significant coronary artery disease (sCAD, DS ≥50%) groups. Endothelial function was evaluated by FMD. Results: Each group contained 50 patients. The 10Y-ASCVDR was significantly higher in the sCAD group than in the VA and mCAD groups (10.86 ± 7.30, 4.71 ± 4.04, and 4.77 ± 4.30, respectively, p < 0.001). The FMD was significantly higher in the mCAD group than in the VA and sCAD groups (6.37 ± 4.25, 3.10 ± 2.23, and 3.07 ± 1.89, respectively, p < 0.001). A significant correlation was found between the FMD and 10Y-ASCVD in the mCAD group (r = -0.622, p < 0.001) and the sCAD group (r = -0.557, p < 0.001) but not in the VA group (r = -0.193, p = 0.179). After adjusting for potential confounders such as BMI, C-reactive protein, maximal coronary stenosis, and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, multivariate analysis showed that FMD was independently associated with 10Y-ASCVDR in all patients. However, when looking only at the VA group, FMD did not correlate independently with 10Y-ASCVDR. Conclusions: Unlike mCAD and sCAD, we found no correlation between 10Y-ASCVDR and endothelial function in VA. Thus, our results support that FMD is not a good marker of atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in VA. Keywords: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk; Coronary artery disease; Endothelial function; Vasospastic angina. © 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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