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ReviewArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2015

Association between LDL-C, Non HDL-C, and Apolipoprotein B Levels with Coronary Plaque Regression.

Walter Masson, Daniel Siniawski, Martín Lobo, Graciela Molinero, Mariano Giorgi, Melina Huerín

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Review in Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Walter MassonConsejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, AR.
Daniel SiniawskiConsejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, AR.
Martín LoboConsejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, AR.
Graciela MolineroConsejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, AR.
Mariano GiorgiConsejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, AR.
Melina HuerínConsejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, AR.
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · AR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious reports have inferred a linear relationship between LDL-C and changes in coronary plaque volume (CPV) measured by intravascular ultrasound. However, these publications included a small number of studies and did not explore other lipid markers.

objectiveTo assess the association between changes in lipid markers and regression of CPV using published data.

methodsWe collected data from the control, placebo and intervention arms in studies that compared the effect of lipidlowering treatments on CPV, and from the placebo and control arms in studies that tested drugs that did not affect lipids. Baseline and final measurements of plaque volume, expressed in mm3, were extracted and the percentage changes after the interventions were calculated. Performing three linear regression analyses, we assessed the relationship between percentage and absolute changes in lipid markers and percentage variations in CPV.

resultsTwenty-seven studies were selected. Correlations between percentage changes in LDL-C, non-HDL-C, and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and percentage changes in CPV were moderate (r = 0.48, r = 0.47, and r = 0.44, respectively). Correlations between absolute differences in LDL-C, non‑HDL-C, and ApoB with percentage differences in CPV were stronger (r = 0.57, r = 0.52, and r = 0.79). The linear regression model showed a statistically significant association between a reduction in lipid markers and regression of plaque volume.

conclusionA significant association between changes in different atherogenic particles and regression of CPV was observed. The absolute reduction in ApoB showed the strongest correlation with coronary plaque regression.

Indexed as

Anticholesteremic AgentsApolipoproteins BArmBiomarkersCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansPlaque, AtheroscleroticReference ValuesTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalAnticholesteremic AgentsApolipoproteins BBiomarkersCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDL

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PMID26016784
PMCPMC4523283
OpenAlexW2050852779

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