Increased carotid plaque burden in men with the fibrillin-1 2/3 genotype
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Summary, in English
Fibrillin-1 (FBN1) is an important constituent of the vascular wall and earlier studies have indicated an effect of the FBN1 2/3 genotype on blood pressure as well as aortic stiffness in men. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the FBN1 2/3 genotype was associated with the presence of carotid plaque and incident cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in middle-aged subjects. The FBN1 genotype was characterized in 5765 subjects (2424 men, 3341 women; age 45-69years) recruited from the Malmo Diet and Cancer Study Cardiovascular Cohort, Sweden. Plaque occurrence and intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery were assessed by ultrasound. The incidence of first cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction and stroke) and cause-specific mortality were monitored over a mean follow-up period of 13.2years. The most common FBN1 genotypes were 2/2, 2/3 and 2/4, which accounted for 92.2% (n=5317) of subjects. There were no differences between the three genotypes regarding age, blood pressure, glucose, lipids, smoking habits, common carotid artery diameter and intima-media thickness in men and women. The presence of plaque in the carotid artery was higher in men with the 2/3 genotype compared with the 2/2 and 2/4 genotypes (55% vs 46% and 50%, respectively; P=0.007). No similar differences were observed in women. No significant relationship was observed between FBN1 genotypes and the incidence of cardiovascular disease or all-cause mortality. The increased prevalence of plaque in the carotid artery of middle-aged men with the FBN1 2/3 genotype indicates pathological arterial wall remodelling with a more pronounced atherosclerotic burden.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2014
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
637-642
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
Volym
41
Issue
9
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
Nyckelord
- arterial wall
- blood pressure
- cardiovascular risk
- human
- intima-media
- thickness
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology
- Internal Medicine - Epidemiology
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1440-1681