Diabetes is not a risk factor for myocardial infarction in patients without coronary artery disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Gyldenkerne ◽  
K.K.W Olesen ◽  
P.G Thrane ◽  
M Madsen ◽  
T Thim ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Diabetes is considered a risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). However, we have previously found that diabetes was not a short-term risk factor for MI in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Purpose As long-term data are not available, we aimed to assess adverse cardiac events in patients with and without diabetes stratified by CAD up to 11 years after coronary angiography. Methods We conducted a cohort study of patients undergoing coronary angiography from 2003 to 2012 and followed them by cross-linking Danish health registries. Patients were stratified according to the presence/absence of CAD and diabetes. Outcomes included MI, cardiac death, all-cause death, and coronary revascularization. Results A total of 86,202 patients were included (diabetes: n=12,652). Median follow-up was 8.8 years. Using patients with neither CAD nor diabetes as reference (cumulative MI incidence 2.6%), the risk of MI was similar for patients with diabetes alone (3.2%; hazard ratio 1.202, 95% CI: 0.996–1.451), was increased for patients with CAD alone (9.3%; hazard ratio 2.75, 95% CI: 2.52–3.01), and was highest for patients with both CAD and diabetes (12.3%; hazard ratio 3.79, 95% CI: 3.43–4.20), see Figure. Similar associations were observed for cardiac death and coronary revascularization. Conclusions Diabetes patients without CAD by coronary angiography have a similar risk of MI compared to patients with neither CAD nor diabetes. In the presence of CAD, however, diabetes increases the risk of MI. Figure 1 Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public hospital(s). Main funding source(s): The Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 147916412094180
Author(s):  
Christine Gyldenkerne ◽  
Kevin KW Olesen ◽  
Pernille G Thrane ◽  
Morten Madsen ◽  
Troels Thim ◽  
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Background: Diabetes is considered a risk factor for myocardial infarction. However, we have previously found that diabetes was not a short-term risk factor for myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Methods: We conducted a cohort study of patients undergoing coronary angiography from 2003 to 2012 and followed them by cross-linking Danish health registries. Patients were stratified according to coronary artery disease and diabetes. Endpoints included myocardial infarction, cardiac death, all-cause death and coronary revascularization. Results: 86,202 patients were included in total (diabetes: n = 12,652). Median follow-up was 8.8 years. Using patients with neither coronary artery disease nor diabetes as reference (cumulative myocardial infarction incidence 2.6%), the risk of myocardial infarction was low and not substantially increased for patients with diabetes alone (3.2%; hazard ratio 1.202, 95% confidence interval 0.996−1.451), was increased for patients with coronary artery disease alone (9.3%; hazard ratio 2.75, 95% confidence interval 2.52−3.01) and was highest for patients with both coronary artery disease and diabetes (12.3%; hazard ratio 3.79, 95% confidence interval 3.43−4.20). Similar associations were observed for cardiac death and coronary revascularization. Conclusion: Diabetes patients without coronary artery disease by coronary angiography have a low risk of myocardial infarction, not substantially increased compared to patients with neither coronary artery disease nor diabetes. In the presence of coronary artery disease, however, diabetes increases the risk of myocardial infarction.


2000 ◽  
Vol 83 (03) ◽  
pp. 404-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Klein ◽  
Hans Dauben ◽  
Christiane Moser ◽  
Emmeran Gams ◽  
Rüdiger Scharf ◽  
...  

SummaryRecently, we have demonstrated that human platelet antigen 1b (HPA-1b or PlA2) is a hereditary risk factor for platelet thrombogenicity leading to premature myocardial infarction in preexisting coronary artery disease. However, HPA-1b does not represent a risk factor for coronary artery disease itself. The aim of our present study was to evaluate the role of HPA-1b on the outcome in patients after coronaryartery bypass surgery. We prospectively determined the HPA-1 genotype in 261 consecutive patients prior to saphenous-vein coronaryartery bypass grafting. The patients were followed for one year. Among patients with bypass occlusion, myocardial infarction, or death more than 30 days after surgery, the prevalence of HPA-1b was significantly higher than among patients without postoperative complications (60 percent, 6/10, vs. 24 percent, 58/241, p <0.05, odds ratio 4.7). Using a stepwise logistic regression analysis with the variables HPA1b, age, sex, body mass index, smoking (pack-years), hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and triglyceride concentration, only HPA-1b had a significant association with bypass occlusion, myocardial infarction, or death after bypass surgery (p = 0.019, odds ratio 4.7). This study shows that HPA-1b is a hereditary risk factor for bypass occlusion, myocardial infarction, or death in patients after coronary-artery bypass surgery.


2018 ◽  
Vol 118 (12) ◽  
pp. 2162-2170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamilla Steensig ◽  
Kevin Olesen ◽  
Troels Thim ◽  
Jens Nielsen ◽  
Svend Jensen ◽  
...  

Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of ischaemic stroke. The risk can be predicted by the CHA2DS2-VASc score, in which the vascular component refers to previous myocardial infarction, peripheral artery disease and aortic plaque, whereas coronary artery disease (CAD) is not included. Objectives This article explores whether CAD per se or extent provides independent prognostic information of future stroke among patients with AF. Materials and Methods Consecutive patients with AF and coronary angiography performed between 2004 and 2012 were included. The endpoint was a composite of ischaemic stroke, transient ischaemic attack and systemic embolism. The risk of ischaemic events was estimated according to the presence and extent of CAD. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were calculated in reference to patients without CAD and adjusted for parameters included in the CHA2DS2-VASc score and treatment with anti-platelet agents and/or oral anticoagulants. Results Of 96,430 patients undergoing coronary angiography, 12,690 had AF. Among patients with AF, 7,533 (59.4%) had CAD. Mean follow-up was 3 years. While presence of CAD was an independent risk factor for the composite endpoint (adjusted IRR, 1.25; 1.06–1.47), extent of CAD defined as 1-, 2-, 3- or diffuse vessel disease did not add additional independent risk information. Conclusion Presence, but not extent, of CAD was an independent risk factor of the composite thromboembolic endpoint beyond the components already included in the CHA2DS2-VASc score. Consequently, we suggest that significant angiographically proven CAD should be included in the vascular disease criterion in the CHA2DS2-VASc score.


2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Heidenreich ◽  
Ingela Schnittger ◽  
H. William Strauss ◽  
Randall H. Vagelos ◽  
Byron K. Lee ◽  
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Purpose Incidental cardiac irradiation during treatment of thoracic neoplasms has increased risks for subsequent acute myocardial infarction or sudden cardiac death. Identifying patients who have a high risk for a coronary event may decrease morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether stress imaging can identify severe, unsuspected coronary stenoses in patients who had prior mediastinal irradiation for Hodgkin's disease. Patients and Methods We enrolled 294 outpatients observed at a tertiary care cancer treatment center after mediastinal irradiation doses ≥ 35 Gy for Hodgkin's disease who had no known ischemic cardiac disease. Patients underwent stress echocardiography and radionuclide perfusion imaging at one stress session. Coronary angiography was performed at the discretion of the physician. Results Among the 294 participants, 63 (21.4%) had abnormal ventricular images at rest, suggesting prior myocardial injury. During stress testing, 42 patients (14%) developed perfusion defects (n = 26), impaired wall motion (n = 8), or both abnormalities (n = 8). Coronary angiography showed stenosis ≥ 50% in 22 patients (55%), less than 50% in nine patients (22.5%), and no stenosis in nine patients (22.5%). Screening led to bypass graft surgery in seven patients. Twenty-three patients developed coronary events during a median of 6.5 years of follow-up, with 10 acute myocardial infarctions (two fatal). Conclusion Stress-induced signs of ischemia and significant coronary artery disease are highly prevalent after mediastinal irradiation in young patients. Stress testing identifies asymptomatic individuals at high risk for acute myocardial infarction or sudden cardiac death.


Circulation ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 118 (suppl_18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsumasa Hirano ◽  
Takamitsu Nakamura ◽  
Yoshinobu Kitta ◽  
Isao Takishima ◽  
Aritaka Makino ◽  
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Single ultrasound assessment of either intima-media thickness (IMT) or plaque echolucency of carotid artery is considered a surrogate for systemic atherosclerotic burden and provides prognostic information for coronary events. The assessment of IMT and plaque echolucency of carotid artery has the advantage of obtaining structural and compositional information on atherosclerotic plaques in a single session. This study examined the hypothesis that the combined ultrasound assessment of IMT and echolucency in a carotid artery may have an additive effect on the prediction of coronary events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Ultrasound assessment of carotid IMT and plaque echolucency with integrated backscatter (IBS) analysis (intima-media IBS value minus adventitia IBS) was performed in 411 patients with CAD and carotid plaques (IMT ≥ 1.1 mm). The plaque with the greatest axial thickness in carotid arteries was the target for measurement of maximum IMT (plaque-IMTmax) and echolucency (lower IBS reflects echolucent plaque). All patients were prospectively followed up for 70 months or until the occurrence of one of the following coronary events: cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or unstable angina pectoris requiring revascularization. During follow-up, 49 coronary events occurred (cardiac death in 2, myocardial infarction in 10, unstable angina in 37). In a multivariate Cox hazards analysis, plaque-IMTmax and plaque echolucency (lower IBS value) were significant predictors of coronary events (HR; 1.82 and 0.85, 95% CI 1.2 – 2.9 and 0.80 – 0.91, respectively, both p < 0.01) independently of age, LDL-C levels, and diabetes. When outcomes were stratified according to plaque-IMTmax and plaque echolucency in combination or alone, the combination of plaque-IMTmax and plaque echolucency was the strongest predictor of events, followed by plaque echolucency and plaque-IMTmax, on the basis of the c -statistic (area under the ROC curve; 0.80, 0.73, and 0.71, respectively). Combined ultrasound assessment of IMT and echolucency of carotid plaque had an additive value on the prediction of coronary events, and these simultaneous ultrasound measurements may be useful for risk stratification in CAD.


2010 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 2376-2383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erdembileg Anuurad ◽  
Zeynep Ozturk ◽  
Byambaa Enkhmaa ◽  
Thomas A. Pearson ◽  
Lars Berglund

Abstract Context: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) is bound predominately to low-density lipoprotein and has been implicated as a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). Objective: We investigated the association between Lp-PLA2 and CAD in a biethnic African-American and Caucasian population. Design: Lp-PLA2 mass, activity, and index, an integrated measure of mass and activity, and other cardiovascular risk factors were determined in 224 African-Americans and 336 Caucasians undergoing coronary angiography. Main Outcome Measures: We assessed the distribution of Lp-PLA2 levels and determined the predictive role of Lp-PLA2 as a risk factor for CAD. Results: Levels of Lp-PLA2 mass and activity were higher among Caucasians compared with African-Americans (293 ± 75 vs. 232 ± 76 ng/ml, P &lt; 0.001 for mass and 173 ± 41 vs. 141 ± 39 nmol/min/ml, P &lt; 0.001 for activity, respectively). However, Lp-PLA2 index was similar in the two groups (0.61 ± 0.17 vs. 0.64 ± 0.19, P = NS). In both ethnic groups, Lp-PLA2 activity and index was significantly higher among subjects with CAD. African-American subjects with CAD had significantly higher Lp-PLA2 index than corresponding Caucasian subjects (0.69 ± 0.20 vs. 0.63 ± 0.18, P = 0.028). In multivariate regression analyses, after adjusting for other risk factors, Lp-PLA2 index was independently (odds ratio 6.7, P = 0.047) associated with CAD in African-Americans but not Caucasians. Conclusions: Lp-PLA2 activity and index was associated with presence of CAD among African-Americans and Caucasians undergoing coronary angiography. The findings suggest an independent impact of vascular inflammation among African-Americans as contributory to CAD risk and underscore the importance of Lp-PLA2 as a cardiovascular risk factor.


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Shrestha ◽  
Sanjeev Thapa ◽  
Sheelendra Shakya ◽  
Ravi Shahi ◽  
Chandra Mani Paudel ◽  
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Background and Aims: The use of coronary angiography in diagnosing coronary artery disease is limited by its invasive property. In the other hand correct interpretation of tread mill test data and its use as a key diagnostic modality also has been a problem. The study was thus aimed to see the diagnostic accuracy of treadmill test to rule out coronary artery disease.Methods: We included all the patients who had positive tread mill stress test and underwent coronary angiography and were subsequently analyzed for presence of coronary artery disease.Results: A total of 303 patients were included with 119 males and 184 females with mean age of 53.6±10.5 yrs and 51.7±8.6 yrs respectively. Normal coronaries was seen in 114(54.0%), borderline lesion in 29 (13.7%) and significant lesion in 68 (32.2%) with 48(22.7%) having single vessel disease, 29(13.7%) double vessel disease and 14(6.6%) triple vessel disease. Coronary artery diseases was highest among diabetics (57.7%, OR 1.72 (95 % CI: 0.92 to 3.20), p value-0.08).Similarly the risk of coronary artery disease was significantly highest among patient with ≥2 risk factor (OR: 8.10,95 % CI: 4.96 to 13.24, P < 0.0001). Gender distribution showed that coronary artery disease was significantly higher in males than females (53% vs 35% respectively, OR: 2.08, 95 % CI: 1.30 to 3.32, p value-0.002).Conclusion: The value of tread mill test to predict coronary artery disease is highest in patients with two or more risk factor especially in those with diabetes with significance increased among males.


2018 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Darstein ◽  
M. Hoppe-Lotichius ◽  
J. Vollmar ◽  
V. Weyer-Elberich ◽  
A. Zimmermann ◽  
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