KMID : 0882420090770010068
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Korean Journal of Medicine 2009 Volume.77 No. 1 p.68 ~ p.75
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The relationship between aortic distensibility and serologic markers of atherosclerosis
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Kim Hyun Kuk
Park Jong-Chun Kim Sung-Soo Choi Hong Sang Sim Doo-Sun Yoon Nam-Sik Yoon Hyun-Ju Hong Young-Joon Park Hyung-Wook Kim Ju-Han Ahn Young-Keun Jeong Myung-Ho Cho Jeong-Gwan Kang Jung-Chaee
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Abstract
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Background/Aims: The elasticity of the aorta modulates the entire cardiovascular system. Increasing arterial stiffness with the loss of aortic elasticity is not only a surrogate marker for early atherosclerosis, but also a predictor of cardiovascular events.
Methods: This study included 203 patients (57.6¡¾14.7 years, 117 male) who underwent diagnostic transesophageal echocardiography. We investigated the correlation between the arterial stiffness index (¥â stiffness index), which is calculated from the distensibility of the descending thoracic aorta and blood pressure, and known serologic markers of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events.
Results: The ¥â stiffness index correlated significantly with the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (R2=0.243, p<0.001) and intimamedia thickness of the descending thoracic aorta (R2= 0.470, p<0.001). It also correlated with age (r=0.465, p<0.001) and the presence of diabetes mellitus (r=0.250, p<0.001). The ¥â stiffness index was significantly positively correlated with the levels of N- terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT- proBNP), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), glucose, HbA1c, apolipoprotein (Apo) A-I, and erythrocyte sediment rate. A multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that the ©¬ stiffness index was associated with the levels of NT-proBNP, hsCRP, HbA1c, and Apo A-I.
Conclusions: The ¥â stiffness index for the distensibility of the descending thoracic aorta significantly correlates with other parameters of arterial stiffness and serologic markers for atherosclerosis. Therefore, the ¥â stiffness index can be used as a parameter of cardiovascular events in diseases requiring transesophageal echocardiography, such as atrial fibrillation and mitral stenosis.
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KEYWORD
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Atherosclerosis, Aorta, Echocardiography
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