Department of Cardiovascular Medicine National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Centre Suita Osaka.
Department of Molecular Innovation in Lipidology National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center Research Institute Suita Osaka.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Aug 16;11(16):e025232. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.025232. Epub 2022 Aug 5.
Background Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) more likely exhibits extensive atherosclerotic disease at multiple vascular beds. Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is an atherogenic lipoprotein that elevates HeFH-related atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risks. Whether circulating Lp(a) level associates with polyvascular propagation of atherosclerosis in subjects with HeFH remains uncertain. Methods and Results The current study analyzed 370 subjects with clinically diagnosed HeFH who received evaluation of systemic arteries. Polyvascular disease (polyVD) was defined as more than 2 coexisting atherosclerosis conditions including coronary artery disease, carotid stenosis, or peripheral artery disease. Clinical characteristics and lipid features were analyzed in subjects with HeFH and polyVD; 5.7% of patients with HeFH (21/370) had polyVD. They were more likely to have a clustering of risk factors, tendon (<0.001) and skin xanthomas (=0.004), and corneal arcus (=0.026). Furthermore, an elevated Lp(a) level (=0.006) and a greater frequency of Lp(a) level ≥50 mg/dL (<0.001) were observed in subjects with HeFH and polyVD. On multivariable analysis adjusting risk factors and lipid-lowering agents, Lp(a) ≥50 mg/dL (odds ratio [OR], 5.66 [95% CI, 1.68-19.0], =0.005), age, and family history of premature coronary artery disease independently predicted polyVD in subjects with HeFH. Of note, the prevalence of polyVD rose to 33.3% in patients with HeFH and age >58 years old, family history of premature coronary artery disease, and Lp(a) ≥50 mg/dL (OR, 10.3 [95% CI, 3.12-33.4], <0.001). Conclusions An increased level of circulating Lp(a) levels predicted concomitance of polyVD in patients with HeFH. The current findings suggest subjects with HeFH and Lp(a) ≥50 mg/dL as a high-risk category who require meticulous screening of systemic vascular beds.
背景:杂合子家族性高胆固醇血症(HeFH)更可能在多个血管床表现出广泛的动脉粥样硬化疾病。脂蛋白(a)(Lp(a))是一种致动脉粥样硬化的脂蛋白,可增加与 HeFH 相关的动脉粥样硬化性心血管疾病风险。在 HeFH 患者中,循环 Lp(a)水平是否与动脉粥样硬化多血管播散相关仍不确定。
方法和结果:本研究分析了 370 例临床诊断为 HeFH 的患者,这些患者接受了系统性动脉评估。多血管疾病(polyVD)定义为同时存在 2 种以上动脉粥样硬化疾病,包括冠心病、颈动脉狭窄或外周动脉疾病。分析了 HeFH 患者和 polyVD 患者的临床特征和血脂特征;370 例 HeFH 患者中有 5.7%(21/370)存在 polyVD。与 HeFH 患者无 polyVD 相比,这些患者更可能存在危险因素聚集(肌腱:<0.001,皮肤黄色瘤:=0.004,角膜弓:=0.026)。此外,在 HeFH 和 polyVD 患者中观察到 Lp(a)水平升高(=0.006)和 Lp(a)水平≥50mg/dL 的频率更高(<0.001)。在校正危险因素和降脂药物后多变量分析中,Lp(a)≥50mg/dL(比值比[OR],5.66[95%置信区间,1.68-19.0],=0.005)、年龄和早发性冠心病家族史独立预测了 HeFH 患者的 polyVD。值得注意的是,在 HeFH 患者中,年龄>58 岁、早发性冠心病家族史和 Lp(a)≥50mg/dL 的患者中,polyVD 的患病率上升至 33.3%(OR,10.3[95%置信区间,3.12-33.4],<0.001)。
结论:循环 Lp(a)水平升高预测 HeFH 患者 polyVD 的共存。本研究结果表明,HeFH 患者和 Lp(a)≥50mg/dL 患者属于高危人群,需要仔细筛查系统性血管床。
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