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ABSTRACT: Arterial stiffness, assessed by aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), has been reported to predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We assessed the association between arterial stiffness, as determined by PWV, and occult coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT), in asymptomatic individuals.
We retrospectively enrolled 615 consecutive South Korean individuals who had undergone both brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) and coronary CT angiography during general routine health evaluations at the Asan Medical Center in 2008.
We found that baPWV was positively correlated with age; body mass index; blood pressure; total cholesterol, homocysteine, and fasting blood glucose concentrations; and coronary artery calcium score. When we divided subjects into two groups according to the results of MDCT, we found that baPWV was significantly higher in subjects with (diameter of stenosis >50%) than without CAD (1573.2 ± 275.6 cm/s vs. 1409.6 ± 235.6 cm/s, p<0.01). The optimal baPWV cutoff value for detection of significant coronary arterial stenosis was 1426.0 cm/s, which had a sensitivity of 77% and a specificity of 63% (area under curve=0.71). After adjusting for age, smoking status, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, the odds ratio for significant occult CAD was 3.30 (95% CI=1.47-7.41, p<0.01).
We found that baPWV was associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including CACS, in asymptomatic individuals, and the optimal baPWV cutoff value for occult CAD detected by MDCT was 1426 cm/s. These findings suggest that baPWV may be a useful screening tool for predicting occult CAD.
International journal of cardiology 02/2011; 157(2):227-32. · 7.08 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Tuberculous (TB) pericarditis is a major cause of constrictive pericarditis requiring pericardiectomy. We sought to determine initial prognostic factors in patients with TB pericarditis.
We evaluated initial presentation and clinical outcomes (mean follow-up 32±27 months) in 60 consecutive patients newly diagnosed with TB pericarditis.
Initial presentations were pericardial effusion (PE), effusive-constrictive pericarditis, and constrictive pericarditis in 45 (75%), 9 (15%), and 6 (10%) patients, respectively. Of the 54 patients without initial constrictive pericarditis, 32 (59%) showed echogenic materials in PE, including frond-like exudative coating and fibrinous strands. These patients had a longer disease duration before diagnosis, were initially more symptomatic, in a more advanced state, showed more persistent pericardial constrictions (38% vs. 0%, p<0.001) despite anti-TB medications, and tended to require pericardiectomy more often (19% vs. 0%, p=0.07, p<0.05 by Kaplan-Meier). All patients with effusive-constrictive pericarditis showed echogenic PE. Of the 60 total patients, 10 (17%) underwent pericardiectomies during follow-up. All of these patients showed initial pericardial constrictions, whereas no patient without initial pericardial constriction underwent pericardiectomy (p<0.001). Seven patients showed transient pericardial constrictions that resolved without pericardiectomy.
Initial pericardial constriction and echogenic PE are poor prognostic signs for persistent pericardial constriction and pericardiectomy in patients with newly diagnosed TB pericarditis. These results suggest that early diagnosis and prompt anti-TB medication may be critical.
Korean Circulation Journal 08/2010; 40(8):377-86.
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Jon Suh,
Duk-Woo Park,
Jong-Young Lee, In Hyun Jung,
Seung-Whan Lee,
Young-Hak Kim,
Cheol Whan Lee,
Sang-Sig Cheong,
Jae-Joong Kim,
Seong-Wook Park,
Seung-Jung Park
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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the length of the stented segment and the risk of stent thrombosis (ST) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation and to determine the cutoff value of stent length in higher risk of ST in routine clinical practice.
Despite the recommendations of full lesion coverage to prevent angiographic restenosis, the length of the stented segment has been a risk factor for DES-related ST.
A total of 3,145 consecutive patients (4,667 lesions) who underwent DES implantation were analyzed. The independent association of stent length with ST and its predictive value were evaluated for a median 29.6 months (interquartile range 21.6 to 37.5 months).
Stent thrombosis occurred in 68 patients (2.2%) at 3 years. The stent length/lesion was an independent predictor of ST (hazard ratio: 1.11, 95% confidence interval: 1.06 to 1.15, p < 0.001). The threshold of stent length for predicting ST was 31.5 mm (area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve: 0.746, 95% confidence interval: 0.699 to 0.793, p < 0.001), which had a sensitivity and specificity of 88.4% and 52.1%, respectively. Stent lengths >or=31.5 mm were associated with higher rates of ST (4.0% vs. 0.7%, p < 0.001), death (5.2% vs. 3.0%, p = 0.005), and myocardial infarction (2.4% vs. 0.7%, p = 0.001) at 3 years, as compared with stent lengths <31.5 mm.
Length of the stented segment was independently associated with the incidence of ST and death or myocardial infarction after DES implantation. The value of stent length >or=31.5 mm is a threshold for the prediction of ST.
04/2010; 3(4):383-9. · 1.07 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Clinical implications of the initial echocardiographic characteristics of pericardial effusion (PE) have not been clearly demonstrated. We sought to evaluate the clinical significance of echogenic materials in PE.
Echocardiographic evaluation was performed in consecutive 178 patients with moderate to severe PE, and the etiology of PE was determined by clinical and pathologic studies. Echocardiography was repeated for 46 +/- 56 weeks.
Echo-free PE was shown in 142 patients (80%, group A), while echogenic PE was found in 36 patients (20%, group B). In group B, intrapericardial fibrinous strands and/or exudative frond-like materials were detected in 29 patients and diffuse echogenic PE was shown in 7 patients. The prevalence of echogenic PE was the highest in tuberculosis (56.3%). All 49 patients with uremia or congestive heart failure showed clear echo-free PE. During the follow-up, the incidence of constrictive pericarditis and recurrent PE were highest in malignancy (38.6%) and tuberculosis (31.3%), respectively. The incidence of constrictive pericarditis (3.5 vs. 27.8%, p < 0.001) and recurrent PE (9.2 vs. 22.2%, p < 0.05) were significantly lower in group A than group B. The echogenic PE was the major independent predictor of the events by multiple stepwise logistic regression analysis (p < 0.01), regardless of the PE etiology.
Echogenic materials in PE predict pericardial complications such as recurrence and constrictive pericarditis, irrespective of underlying diseases.
International journal of cardiology 07/2008; 136(2):151-5. · 7.08 Impact Factor
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Myeong-Ki Hong,
Gary S Mintz,
Cheol Whan Lee,
Duk-Woo Park,
Seung-Whan Lee,
Young-Hak Kim, In-Hyun Jung,
Sang-Hyun Kim,
Sang-Sig Cheong,
Jae-Joong Kim,
Seong-Wook Park,
Seung-Jung Park
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ABSTRACT: We evaluated the incidence, clinical presentation, and angiographic in-stent restenosis (ISR) pattern of late target lesion revascularization (TLR) after sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation. Background: Late TLR is an unusual finding beyond 6-9 months after bare-metal stent implantation. However, late TLR after SES implantation has not been sufficiently evaluated.
The study population consisted of 804 patients with 1,020 native lesions that were patent at 6-month follow-up angiogram after SES implantation.
Late TLR was performed in 18 patients with 18 lesions (1.8%) at 24.1 +/- 2.6 months (range; 18-30 months) after SES implantation. Clinical presentation of late TLR patients was silent ischemia in eight patients and recurrent angina in 10 patients, but none had an acute coronary syndrome. Angiographic ISR pattern of late TLR lesions were focal ISR in 12 lesions (67%) and diffuse ISR in six lesions (33%). Serial quantitative coronary angiographic analysis of these lesions showed a minimal lumen diameter of 2.6 +/- 0.5 mm immediately after SES implantation, 2.4 +/- 0.4 mm at 6-month follow-up and 0.7 +/- 0.6 mm at 24-month follow-up (ANOVA P < 0.001). By stepwise multiple logistic regression analysis, the only independent predictor of late TLR was stent length (P < 0.001, OR = 1.040, 95% CI = 1.019-1.061).
Late TLR was performed in 1.8% of 1,020 native lesions that were patent at 6-month follow-up angiogram. Clinical presentations of late TLR was either silent ischemia or recurrent angina, but not acute coronary syndrome. Two-thirds of late TLR lesions had a focal angiographic ISR pattern.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 02/2008; 71(3):299-303. · 2.29 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This study was performed to compare the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) definitions, and abdominal obesity criteria of WHO and the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KSSO) in Korean adults. A total of 4452 adults aged > or =20 years from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001 were analyzed. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome estimated by NCEP definition with WHO criteria, NCEP with KSSO, IDF with WHO, and IDF with KSSO were 26.7%, 23.7%, 23.8% and 17.5%, respectively. The agreement percent among the four definitions ranged from 88.7% to 100% in men, and from 85.6% to 94.9% in women. The NCEP-defined metabolic syndrome was more strongly associated with hypertension and diabetes than the IDF-defined metabolic syndrome (age-adjusted odds ratio: 5.1 versus 3.6 for hypertension and 6.4 versus 3.2 for diabetes in men, respectively; 5.4 versus 3.4-4.3 for hypertension and 11.1 versus 3.8-4.2 for diabetes in women, respectively). Both definitions of the metabolic syndrome were associated with coronary heart disease or stroke only in women. Prospective studies are warranted to evaluate the predictive ability of the new definition of the metabolic syndrome and the new criteria of abdominal obesity for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Korean adults.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 07/2007; 77(1):99-106. · 2.75 Impact Factor
