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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2021

Association between serum adipsin and plaque vulnerability determined by optical coherence tomography in patients with coronary artery disease.

Renhua Sun, Yong Qiao, Gaoliang Yan, Dong Wang, Wenjie Zuo, Zhenjun Ji, Xiaoguo Zhang, Yuyu Yao, Genshan Ma, Chengchun Tang

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Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Renhua SunDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Yong QiaoDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Gaoliang YanDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Dong WangDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Wenjie ZuoDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Zhenjun JiDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoguo ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Yuyu YaoDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Genshan MaDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Chengchun TangDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Zhongda Hospital Southeast University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly identification of vulnerable plaques is important for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) to reduce acute coronary events and improve their prognosis. We sought to examine the relationship between adipsin, an adipokine secreted from adipocytes, and plaque vulnerability in CAD patients.

methodsA total of 103 plaques from 99 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography were assessed by optical coherence tomography. The serum level of adipsin was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The accuracy of adipsin for detecting thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) was determined by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).

resultsOf the 99 patients, 49 were classified into the low adipsin group and 50 into the high adipsin group according to the median level of serum adipsin (2.43 µg/mL). The plaques from the high adipsin group exhibited a greater lipid index (2,700.0

conclusionsOur findings suggest that serum adipsin is significantly and positively correlated with the incidence of TCFAs. The application of adipsin as a biomarker may offer improvement in the diagnosis of vulnerable plaques and clinical benefits for CAD patients.

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Adipsincoronary artery disease (CAD)optical coherence tomographyplaque vulnerabilitythin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA)

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PMID34012589
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