Yuya Matsue1, Kazuki Yoshida2, Wataru Nagahori3, Masakazu Ohno3, Makoto Suzuki3, Akihiko Matsumura3, Yuji Hashimoto3, Masayuki Yoshida4. 1. Department of Cardiology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan; Life Science and Bioethics Research Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: yuya8950@gmail.com. 2. Department of Rheumatology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan; Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. 3. Department of Cardiology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan. 4. Life Science and Bioethics Research Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Although lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by statins is essential in treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, there is considerable residual risk of secondary coronary artery events (CAE). We examined whether microvascular dysfunction (MiD), measured by peripheral artery tonometry (PAT), can predict prognosis of CAD patients previously treated with statins. METHODS: We measured log-transformed reactive hyperemia index (L_RHI) in 213 CAD patients who had already achieved LDL-C <100 by statin therapy. Patients were followed-up for secondary CAE for a median of 2.7 years. Patients were divided into two groups: L_RHI ≥ 0.54 (n = 99) and L_RHI < 0.54 (n = 114). RESULTS: During follow-up, CAE occurred in 4 (4.0%) patients in the L_RHI ≥ 0.54 group and 18 (15.8%) patients in the L_RHI < 0.54 group (P = 0.006). Cox regression analysis indicated that L_RHI was an independent predictor for CAE even after adjustment by Framingham traditional risk factors (FRF; age, T-C/HDL-C ratio, systolic blood pressure, diabetes, current smoker, and gender) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) for secondary CAE (HR 0.79, 95% CI: 0.66-0.95). ROC analysis for CAE prediction showed that the AUC for models including FRF only, FRF + eGFR, and FRF + eGFR + L_RHI were 0.60, 0.71, and 0.77, respectively. Moreover, adding eGFR to FRF only (0.63, P = 0.003) and adding L_RHI to the FRF + eGFR model were associated with significant improvement of net reclassification improvement (0.79, P = 0.007). CONCLUSION: MiD measured by non-invasive PAT adds incremental predictive ability to traditional risk factors for prognosis of CAD patients successfully treated with statins.
OBJECTIVE: Although lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by statins is essential in treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, there is considerable residual risk of secondary coronary artery events (CAE). We examined whether microvascular dysfunction (MiD), measured by peripheral artery tonometry (PAT), can predict prognosis of CAD patients previously treated with statins. METHODS: We measured log-transformed reactive hyperemia index (L_RHI) in 213 CAD patients who had already achieved LDL-C <100 by statin therapy. Patients were followed-up for secondary CAE for a median of 2.7 years. Patients were divided into two groups: L_RHI ≥ 0.54 (n = 99) and L_RHI < 0.54 (n = 114). RESULTS: During follow-up, CAE occurred in 4 (4.0%) patients in the L_RHI ≥ 0.54 group and 18 (15.8%) patients in the L_RHI < 0.54 group (P = 0.006). Cox regression analysis indicated that L_RHI was an independent predictor for CAE even after adjustment by Framingham traditional risk factors (FRF; age, T-C/HDL-C ratio, systolic blood pressure, diabetes, current smoker, and gender) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) for secondary CAE (HR 0.79, 95% CI: 0.66-0.95). ROC analysis for CAE prediction showed that the AUC for models including FRF only, FRF + eGFR, and FRF + eGFR + L_RHI were 0.60, 0.71, and 0.77, respectively. Moreover, adding eGFR to FRF only (0.63, P = 0.003) and adding L_RHI to the FRF + eGFR model were associated with significant improvement of net reclassification improvement (0.79, P = 0.007). CONCLUSION: MiD measured by non-invasive PAT adds incremental predictive ability to traditional risk factors for prognosis of CAD patients successfully treated with statins.
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