P29 TOTAL LONGITUDINAL DISPLACEMENT (TLOD) OF THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY (CCA) DOES NOT DIFFER BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE OR HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK (CV) AND PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (AMI)

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Abstract

Background: Total longitudinal displacement (tLoD) of the common carotid artery (CCA) wall is a novel ultrasound marker of vascular function that can be evaluated using modified speckle tracking techniques. Decreased CCA tLoD has already been shown to be associated with diabetes and was shown to predict one year cardiovascular outcome in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of our study was to evaluate if CCA tLoD differ between patients with moderate or high cardiovascular (CV) risk and patients after recent acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: 49 patients (54±6 years) with moderate or high CV risk and 42 patients (58±7 years) after recent AMI were included. All patients were non-diabetic. CCA tLoD was evaluated using GE EchoPAC speckle tracking software and expressed as mean of both sides. Data on systolic blood pressure, total and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level, smoking status and family history of early CV events was evaluated and assessed for association with CCA tLoD.

Results: tLoD of CCA did not differ between patients with moderate or high CV risk and patients with very high CV risk after MI (0.265±0.128 mm vs. 0.237±0.103 mm, p > 0.05). Lower tLoD was associated with lower HDL cholesterol levels (r = 0.211, p = 0.04) and male gender (0.228±0.1 vs. 0.297±0.134, p = 0.01).

Conclusions: tLoD of CCA did not differ between patients with moderate or high CV risk and patients with very high CV risk after AMI. However, lower CCA tLoD was significantly associated with low HDL cholesterol levels and male gender.

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Urtė Gargalskaitė
AU  - Pranas Šerpytis
AU  - Karolis Azukaitis
AU  - Rokas Navickas
AU  - Vilma Dzenkeviciute
AU  - Jolita Badariene
AU  - Zaneta Petrulioniene
AU  - Kristijonas Česas
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/12/06
TI  - P29 TOTAL LONGITUDINAL DISPLACEMENT (TLOD) OF THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY (CCA) DOES NOT DIFFER BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE OR HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK (CV) AND PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (AMI)
JO  - Artery Research
SP  - 101
EP  - 101
VL  - 20
IS  - C
SN  - 1876-4401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2017.10.169
DO  - 10.1016/j.artres.2017.10.169
ID  - Gargalskaitė2017
ER  -