Statin-induced improvements in vulnerable plaques are attenuated in poorly controlled diabetic patients with coronary atherosclerosis disease: a serial optical coherence tomography analysis
Statin-induced improvements in vulnerable plaques are attenuated in poorly controlled diabetic patients with coronary atherosclerosis disease: a serial optical coherence tomography analysis
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他汀类药物引起的易损斑块的改善在控制不佳的患有冠状动脉粥样硬化疾病的糖尿病患者中减弱:连续光学相干断层扫描分析。
DOI:
10.1007/s00592-016-0902-9
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发表时间:
2016-12-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Yu, Bo
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作者:
Dong, Nana;Xie, Zulong;Yu, Bo
Aims The incidence of cardiac events is increased in diabetic patients even after lipid-lowering therapy. This study aimed to compare the statin-induced changes in the characteristics of vulnerable plaques in patients without diabetes mellitus (DM) and in those with better-or poorly controlled DM, measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT).Methods This was a retrospective study of 99 non-culprit lipid-rich plaques from 75 patients who underwent intensive OCT imaging examination. Thirty-four non-diabetic patients were assigned to Group A. According to the average HbA1c level, 22 diabetic patients were assigned to Group B, and 19, to Group C (average HbA1c = 8 %, respectively).Results Following 12 months of statin therapy, similar improvements in serum lipid levels were observed in the three groups. However, the increase in fibrous-cap thickness of plaques was the highest in Group A (Group A, 183 %; Group B, 104 %; and Group C, 53 %). Significant reductions in lipid volume index were observed in Groups A and B (Group A: -12 %, P < 0.001; Group B: -13 %, P = 0.038; Group C: 7 %, P = 0.948). Percent changes in OCT measurements were significantly correlated with average HbA1c in patients.Conclusions Improved glucose control may enhance the statin-induced reduction in characteristics of vulnerable plaque in diabetic patients.