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ArticleVascular medicine (London, England)2025

Femoral arteriovenous concentration differences reveal metabolomic shifts in peripheral artery disease (PAD): A case-control study.

Tuljo Ööbik, Jaak Kals, Jaan Eha, Mihkel Zilmer, Kalle Kilk, Kaido Paapstel

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Tuljo ÖöbikDepartment of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0009-0001-6071-6954
Jaak KalsDepartment of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Jaan EhaDepartment of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Mihkel ZilmerDepartment of Biochemistry, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Kalle KilkDepartment of Biochemistry, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Kaido PaapstelDepartment of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

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backgroundWe aimed to investigate metabolomic alterations in peripheral artery disease (PAD) by analyzing blood from the femoral artery and vein, assessing metabolite release/uptake in chronically ischemic lower limbs (PAD group) and nonischemic limbs (controls), and evaluating the representativeness of upper-limb venous samples.

methodsIn this exploratory case-control study, 24 patients with PAD (Fontaine IIb and III) and 18 control subjects with stable angina were enrolled. Blood was drawn from the femoral artery and vein, and the antecubital fossa. Metabolomic profiling of serum samples was performed using liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. We analyzed 560 metabolites, including amino acids and derivatives, acylcarnitines, ceramides, phosphatidylcholines, tri- and diglycerides, cholesteryl esters, sphingomyelins, and fatty acids, as well as 52 metabolic ratios/sums across various biochemical classes.

resultsFemoral arteriovenous (AV) concentration differences with in-group significance in at least one group and between-group significance was observed for 47 metabolites and five metabolic sums. Among these, eight metabolic variables in antecubital vein samples were significant. Correlation between AV differences and antecubital vein samples was weak.

conclusionUsing the femoral AV concentration differences of metabolites, we identified significant local metabolomic shifts in the PAD group. Most of these changes were not revealed using traditional upper-limb venous blood sampling. Further study of AV differences could improve the understanding of the pathophysiology of PAD.

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Femoral ArteryMetabolomeMetabolomicsPeripheral Arterial DiseaseAgedBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTandem Mass SpectrometryBiomarkersischemic lower limbmetabolomicspathophysiologyperipheral artery disease (PAD)relative arteriovenous concentration differences

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