Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis最新文献

{"title":"El largo, sinuoso y favorable camino de Clínica e Investigación en Arteriosclerosis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142129321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Update on cardiac imaging: A critical analysis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Imaging is instrumental in diagnosing and directing the management of atherosclerosis. In 1958 the first diagnostic coronary angiography (CA) was performed, and since then further development has led to new methods such as coronary CT angiography (CTA), optical coherence tomography (OCT), positron tomography (PET), and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Currently, CA remains powerful for visualizing coronary arteries; however, recent studies show the benefits of using other non-invasive techniques. This review identifies optimum imaging techniques for diagnosing and monitoring plaque stability. This becomes even direr now, given the rapidly rising incidence of atherosclerosis in society today. Many acute coronary events, including acute myocardial infarctions and sudden deaths, are attributable to plaque rupture. Although fatal, these events can be preventable. We discuss the factors affecting plaque integrity, such as increased inflammation, medications like statins, and increased lipid content. Some of these precipitating factors are identifiable through imaging. However, we also highlight significant complications arising in some modalities; in CA this can include ventricular arrhythmia and even death. Extending this, we elucidated from the literature that risk can also vary based on the location of arteries and their plaques. Promisingly, there are less invasive methods being trialled for assessing plaque stability, such as Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR), which is already in use for other cardiac diseases like cardiomyopathies. Therefore, future research focusing on using imaging modalities in conjunction may be sensible, to bridge between the effectiveness of modalities, at the expense of increased complications, and vice versa.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140864975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Early detection of severe hypertriglyceridemia using teleconsultation in a clinical laboratory setting","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Teleconsultation in the context of clinical laboratories is a valuable tool for the early detection of dyslipidemia and prevention of cardiovascular risk. Here, we describe a patient who was referred to the Lipid Unit of the Virgen Macarena Hospital due to an alert for severe hypertriglyceridemia through its teleconsultation program.</p></div><div><h3>Case presentation</h3><p>A comprehensive clinical and biochemical study of the patient was carried out, and genetic testing was performed on the patient and his family. The proband and his family showed mild to severe hypertriglyceridemia and various secondary factors, together with a genetic background associated with a triglyceride-raising effect.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This extensive study has identified a family at high risk of cardiovascular disease and acute pancreatitis. These findings can help maximize lifestyle changes and improve the clinical management of their dyslipidemia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"sICAM-1 concentrations are associated with inflammation in contralateral carotid plaque in patients with ischemic stroke.","authors":"Núria Puig, Pol Camps-Renom, Eduardo Garcia, Aleyda Benítez-Amaro, Ana Aguilera-Simón, Alejandro Fernández-León, Jose Luis Sanchez Quesada, Vicenta Llorente-Cortés, Sonia Benitez","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arteri.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Atherosclerotic plaques in the internal carotid artery are responsible for more than 15% of ischemic strokes. Carotid ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (¹⁸F-FDG PET) detects plaque inflammation. Plasma ICAM-1 and LRP1 concentrations have been associated with inflammation in ipsilateral carotid plaque. The aim of the present study was to test the association between the soluble (s) form of these biomarkers and contralateral carotid plaques.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Prospective study conducted in 53 patients with a recent ischemic stroke and at least one atherosclerotic plaque in both carotid arteries. All of the patients underwent an early carotid ¹⁸F-FDG PET, and a blood sample was obtained at 7±1 days. Several plasma inflammatory markers were evaluated by Multiplex and sLRP1 levels were measured by commercial ELISA. Bivariate and multivariable linear regression was used to assess the association between inflammatory markers and the clinical variables, including contralateral maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and mean SUVmax (mean of contralateral and ipsilateral SUVmax) of ¹⁸F-FDG uptake. Hazard ratio (HR) was estimated with Cox models adjusted for potential confounding factors to evaluate recurrence.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Multivariable linear regression analysis showed an independent association between sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 and mean SUVmax (CI=-0.064-0.325, p=0.004; CI=0.079-0.554, p=0.010). In addition, in bivariate regression analysis, sICAM-1 was associated with contralateral SUVmax (CI=0.049-0.382, p=0.012). Cox regression showed that mean SUVmax was associated with stroke recurrence (HR=5.604, p=0.044).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>sICAM-1 was independently associated with mean carotid plaque inflammation and with inflammation in contralateral plaque. sICAM-1 could be an indicator of plaque inflammation even in asymptomatic plaques.</p>","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"LDL cholesterol as a causal agent of atherosclerosis.","authors":"Juan Pedro-Botet, Elisenda Climent, David Benaiges","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arteri.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease that begins in early childhood, and without intervention, progresses throughout life, and inevitably worsens over time, sometimes rapidly. LDL cholesterol, beyond being a cardiovascular risk factor, is a causal agent of atherosclerosis. Without LDL cholesterol there is no atherosclerosis, so the evolution of the disease is modifiable, and even reversible.</p>","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nutritional habits in patients with peripheral arterial disease: Adherence to the mediterranean diet.","authors":"Elena Vilalta Doñate, Francisca García Fernández, Salvador Martínez Meléndez, Consuelo Castillo Castillo, Pablo Salas Medina, Isabel Almodóvar Fernández","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.06.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arteri.2024.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (Dietmed) exerts protective effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD). In the Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) there are fewer studies that analyze these data.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine adherence to Dietmed and dietary habits in patients with PAD, according to a history of CVD (coronary and/or cerebral ischaemic pathology) and according to the ankle-brachial index (ABI ≥ or <0,5).</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Cross-sectional analytical study carried out in a tertiary hospital. The sample was collected consecutively. Sociodemographic and clinical history, ankle-brachial index (ABI) and a 14-point Dietmed adherence dietary questionnaire were included. The analysis of categorical variables was carried out using the Pearson's Chi-Square test, the T-Student's statistic test for independent samples was used for parametric variables and the U. Mann-Whitney test for non-parametric variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 97 patients, 87,6% had low adherence to Dietmed, with no differences according to the severity of PAD. However, when we analysed the data according to whether or not they had a history of CVD, we observed a high adherence to some items included in Dietmed, specifically, in the CVD group, the consumption of lean meat (95,5% vs 64%; P=.004). In addition, we observed a significant difference in the consumption in the group without a history of CVD (32% vs 9,1%; P=.033).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In our population, patients with PAD, regardless of the stage of the disease and whether they had associated coronary or cerebral ischaemic pathology, had low adherence to Dietmed. Therefore, it is important to implement nutritional education programmes in patients with PAD in all stages, as well as in those patients who have already suffered a vascular event, so that they maintain adherence to healthy dietary habits in the long term.</p>","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141628054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Apnea obstructiva del sueño y riesgo cardiovascular","authors":"Gerard Torres ,&nbsp;Manuel Sánchez de la Torre ,&nbsp;Lucia Pinilla ,&nbsp;Ferran Barbé","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction due to recurrent collapse during sleep. This leads to intermittent hypoxia episodes, which, through complex pathophysiological mechanisms, trigger sympathetic overactivation, endothelial dysfunction, hypercoagulation, and metabolic dysregulation. Consequently, other cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes are induced. Furthermore, this enhances target organ damage, affecting the heart, arteries, and kidneys, leading to an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Among the various treatments for OSA, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) has been extensively studied. To date, this treatment has shown mild benefits in reducing blood pressure, particularly noticeable in patients with resistant hypertension. Furthermore, CPAP treatment appears to reduce cardiovascular events, both in primary and secondary prevention, though this benefit is limited to individuals with good compliance (CPAP use ≥4h/night). Future research perspectives in OSA seem to focus on identifying patients in whom the condition significantly influences cardiovascular risk, thus determining those who would benefit the most from treatment in the reduction of cardiovascular risk.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139984147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sitosterolemia familiar: reporte de dos casos en Colombia","authors":"Alejandro A. Castellanos ,&nbsp;María del Carmen Castillo ,&nbsp;Laura Montoya ,&nbsp;María Elvira Ruiz ,&nbsp;Jorge L. Zapateiro ,&nbsp;Juan Patricio Nogueira","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sitosterolemia is an autosomal recessive and very rare disease. Its main characteristic is that there is a greater absorption and a decrease in the excretion of sterols, which leads to them being deposited in tissues. It is given by mutations in the ABCG5 or ABCG8 genes found on chromosome 2p21. In this clinical note, we describe the first two patients with familial sitosterolemia described in Colombia, brothers, one of them with xanthomas in extremities as the only symptom, and the other, completely asymptomatic. Genetic studies were performed as a diagnostic test in both patients, where a pathogenic homozygous variant could be identified in the ABCG8 gene in the first case (symptomatic), and a heterozygous variant in the ABCG8 gene in the second case (asymptomatic); the first patient has responded to treatment with ezetimibe. In conclusion, xanthomas should be studied in depth in pediatric age as they may be the only visible sign of such complex and hereditary diseases as familial sitosterolemia, which can be controlled and prevent cardiovascular complications of the disease.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140040626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Utilidad de la ecografía en el cribado del aneurisma de aorta abdominal en atención primaria","authors":"Antonio López-Téllez ,&nbsp;José Manuel Ramírez Torres ,&nbsp;Estrella Pérez Vázquez ,&nbsp;Miguel Ángel Babiano Fernández ,&nbsp;Helena López-Martí ,&nbsp;Irene Zapata Martínez ,&nbsp;Cristóbal Trillo Fernández ,&nbsp;Manuel Frías Vargas ,&nbsp;María Dolores Domínguez Pinos ,&nbsp;Juan Fernando Peiró Morant ,&nbsp;José Antonio González-Fajardo ,&nbsp;Pedro Valdivielso Felices","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2023.12.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arteri.2023.12.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) constitutes a pathology with high mortality. There is currently no screening program implemented in primary care in Spain.</p></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To evaluate the usefulness of ultrasound in the detection of AAA in the at-risk population in primary care. Secondarily, to identify subjects whose vascular risk (VR) should be reclassified and to determine whether AAA is associated with the presence of carotid plaque and other risk factors.</p></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>Cross-sectional, descriptive, multicenter, national, descriptive study in primary care.</p></div><div><h3>Subjects</h3><p>A consecutive selection of hypertensive males aged between 65 and 75 who are either smokers or former smokers, or individuals over the age of 50 of both sexes with a family history of AAA. Measurements: Diameter of abdominal aorta and iliac arteries; detection of abdominal aortic and carotid atherosclerotic plaque. VR was calculated at the beginning and after testing (SCORE).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>One hundred and fifty patients were analyzed (age: 68.3<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->5 years; 89.3% male). Baseline RV was high/very high in 55.3%. AAA was detected in 12 patients (8%; 95% <span>C</span>I: 4–12); aortic ectasia in 13 (8.7%); abdominal aortic plaque in 44% and carotid plaque in 62% of the participants. VR was reclassified in 50% of subjects. The detection of AAA or ectasia was associated with the presence of carotid plaque, current smoking and lipoprotein(a), <em>p</em> <!-->&lt;<!--> <!-->0.01.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The prevalence of AAA in patients with VR is high. Ultrasound in primary care allows detection of AAA and subclinical atherosclerosis and consequently reclassification of the VR, demonstrating its utility in screening for AAA in the at-risk population.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139730642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Riesgo trombótico asociado a COVID-19 y diabetes: ¿es PAI-1 el nexo?","authors":"José A. Páramo","doi":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arteri.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45230,"journal":{"name":"Clinica e Investigacion en Arteriosclerosis","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}