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01-05-2019 | Original Paper

Atherosclerotic plaque burden evaluated from neck to groin: effect of gender and cardiovascular risk factors

Authors: Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo, Roxana Campisi, Exequiel Reynoso, Carlos Capunay, Patricia Carrascosa

Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging | Issue 5/2019

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Abstract

We explored the impact of gender and cardiovascular risk factors (RF) in the distribution and burden of coronary and extra-coronary atherosclerotic plaques among patients undergoing ECG-gated thoracoabdominal computed tomography angiography (CTA) from the supra-aortic trunks to the femoral arteries. We included a consecutive cohort of patients who underwent ECG-gated thoracoabdominal aortic CTA from the supra-aortic trunks to the pubic symphysis. We evaluated the number of coronary segments with plaques [segment-involvement score (SIS)]; and the extra-coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden, comprising the aorta and supra-aortic trunks, iliofemoral arteries, and visceral arteries (extra-coronary SS). A total of 3400 vascular segments were evaluated in 100 patients (mean age 67.0 ± 12.6 years, 66% male). Seventy-two (72%) patients had evidence of atherosclerosis in the coronary tree (coronary SIS ≥ 1), of which 32% was extensive (coronary SIS > 5). Males had a significantly higher prevalence of coronary SIS ≥ 1 [53 (80%), vs. 19 (56%), p = 0.018], and coronary SIS > 5 [24 (36%) vs. 8 (24%), p = 0.035] than females. Extra-coronary SS was similar between genders (males 10.2 ± 5.8 vs. females 9.7 ± 5.4, p = 0.70), irrespective of the location along the different vascular beds. The number of coronary RF was significantly related to the coronary SIS (p = 0.038), and hypertension and diabetes were consistently related to coronary and extra-coronary plaque burden. In the present study involving analysis of multiple vascular beds from the supra-aortic trunks to the femoral arteries, we identified significant sex-related differences in coronary plaque burden, whereas extra-coronary plaque burden was similar between genders irrespective of the vascular bed assessed.

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Title: Atherosclerotic plaque burden evaluated from neck to groin: effect of gender and cardiovascular risk factors
Authors: Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo
Roxana Campisi
Exequiel Reynoso
Carlos Capunay
Patricia Carrascosa
Publication date: 01-05-2019
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 1569-5794
Electronic ISSN: 1875-8312
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-018-1512-0

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