Parthasarathy D Thirumala1, Rajiv P Reddy2, Oscar L Lopez3, Yue-Fang Chang4, James T Becker5, Lewis H Kuller6. 1. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: thirumalapd@upmc.edu. 2. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: rpr17@pitt.edu. 3. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: ollopez@pitt.edu. 4. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: changy@upmc.edu. 5. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: beckerjt@upmc.edu. 6. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: kullerl@edc.pitt.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To date no studies have evaluated long term cognitive decline after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). We evaluated whether participants who had CEA were at increased risk of cognitive decline over participants who didn't undergo CEA. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The patients in the study were participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), a study of 5201 men and women over the age of 65 who were recruited from four communities (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Sacramento, California; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Hagerstown, Maryland) in 1988-89. The outcomes measured were 1) Decline in 3MSE and digit symbol substitution test (DSST) scores after CEA compared to before CEA. 2) All-cause mortality in CHS cohort among participants who did and did not have CEA. RESULTS: CEA patients had significantly greater annual decrease in the DSST scores -2.43 (SD 4.21) compared to those who did not have a CEA -1.1 (SD 2.57) (p < 0.001) but this was not seen in the 3MSE scores. CEA patients had increased the risk of decline in DSST (OR 2.41, 95 % CI 1.49, 3.88) and 3MSE (OR 2.17, 95 % CI 1.35, 3.48) scores after adjusting for age, gender, race and educational status. CEA was associated with all-cause mortality in the long term with a HR of 2.72 (95 % CI 2.22, 3.34) after adjusting for covariates. Participants with lower baseline 3MSE scores HR 1.39 (1.27, 1.51), lower DSST scores <34 HR 1.69(1.54, 1.85) were more likely deceased. CONCLUSIONS: CEA patients are at increased risk of lower scores on 3MSE and DSST testing in the long term. Mortality in the CHS cohort was higher in participants who underwent CEA. Further, lower 3MSE and DSST scores increased the risk of mortality.
OBJECTIVES: To date no studies have evaluated long term cognitive decline after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). We evaluated whether participants who had CEA were at increased risk of cognitive decline over participants who didn't undergo CEA. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The patients in the study were participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), a study of 5201 men and women over the age of 65 who were recruited from four communities (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Sacramento, California; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Hagerstown, Maryland) in 1988-89. The outcomes measured were 1) Decline in 3MSE and digit symbol substitution test (DSST) scores after CEA compared to before CEA. 2) All-cause mortality in CHS cohort among participants who did and did not have CEA. RESULTS: CEA patients had significantly greater annual decrease in the DSST scores -2.43 (SD 4.21) compared to those who did not have a CEA -1.1 (SD 2.57) (p < 0.001) but this was not seen in the 3MSE scores. CEA patients had increased the risk of decline in DSST (OR 2.41, 95 % CI 1.49, 3.88) and 3MSE (OR 2.17, 95 % CI 1.35, 3.48) scores after adjusting for age, gender, race and educational status. CEA was associated with all-cause mortality in the long term with a HR of 2.72 (95 % CI 2.22, 3.34) after adjusting for covariates. Participants with lower baseline 3MSE scores HR 1.39 (1.27, 1.51), lower DSST scores <34 HR 1.69(1.54, 1.85) were more likely deceased. CONCLUSIONS: CEA patients are at increased risk of lower scores on 3MSE and DSST testing in the long term. Mortality in the CHS cohort was higher in participants who underwent CEA. Further, lower 3MSE and DSST scores increased the risk of mortality.
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