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ArticleScientific reports2023

Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine is associated with vulnerable plaque and long-term outcomes in stable coronary artery disease.

Shao-Sung Huang, Wei-Chieh Huang, Chuan-Tsai Tsai, Ying-Ying Chen, Sheng-Hua Lee, Tse-Min Lu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. 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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Shao-Sung HuangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Wei-Chieh HuangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chuan-Tsai TsaiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Ying-Ying ChenDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Sheng-Hua LeeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Tse-Min LuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. tmlu@kimo.com.
Taipei Veterans General Hospital · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWMackay Memorial Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is considered to be an atherogenic molecule. We aimed to investigate the relationship between ADMA and plaque vulnerability assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Two hundred and forty-five patients with stable CAD undergoing OCT-guided percutaneous coronary intervention were included in this study and were divided into two groups according to their ADMA levels. Micro-vessel, macrophage accumulation, thin-cap fibroatheroma, intra-plaque calcium and lipid core content, and vulnerable score (VS) were evaluated by OCT analysis. The patients with higher ADMA levels had significantly higher calcium and lipid content (p < 0.001, respectively). There were significantly more micro-vessel and macrophage (32.8%, p = 0.004 and 52.5%, p < 0.001, respectively) and higher VS (87.7 ± 17.6, p < 0.001) in the higher ADMA group. Moreover, plasma ADMA level was significantly correlated with the intra-plaque lipid, calcium content and VS (p < 0.001, respectively). Plasma ADMA level was identified as an independent predictor of future adverse cardiovascular events, following OCT-guided PCI. In patients with stable CAD, higher plasma ADMA levels were significantly associated with the presence of intra-plaque lipid, calcification, vulnerable plaque, and poor long-term outcomes.

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Coronary Artery DiseasePercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlaque, AtheroscleroticArginineCalciumCalcium, DietaryHumansLipidsPlaque, AmyloidArginineCalciumCalcium, DietaryLipidsN,N-dimethylarginine

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