In:
Stroke, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 46, No. suppl_1 ( 2015-02)
Abstract:
Background and purpose: The aorta is a major source of cerebral thromboembolism, but its role in stroke pathogenesis is not well understood due to its poor accessibility for noninvasive imaging. We examined whether thoracic aortic calcification (TAC), a marker of aortic plaque load, is associated with stroke in addition to established risk factors. Methods: A total of 3930 subjects from the population-based Heinz Nixdorf Recall study (45-75 years; 47.1% men) without previous stroke, coronary heart disease or myocardial infarction were evaluated for incident stroke events over 109.0±23.3 months. Cox proportional hazards regressions were used to examine associations with stroke of TAC in addition to established risk factors (age, sex, systolic blood pressure, LDL, HDL, diabetes, smoking) and coronary artery calcification (CAC). Results: One-hundred-and-one incident strokes occurred. Subjects suffering a stroke had significantly higher TAC values at baseline than the remaining subjects (median=83.1[Q1;Q3=4.7;472.9] vs. 15.7[0.0;117.1] ; p 〈 0.001). In a multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression, log(TAC+1) (hazards ratio=1.09 [95%-confidence interval=1.00-1.19]; p=0.044) was associated with stroke in addition to established risk factors. Further analyses revealed that log(DTAC+1), i.e., calcification of the descending aorta (1.11 [1.02-1.20] ; p=0.016), but not log(ATAC+1), i.e., calcification of the ascending aorta (1.02 [0.93-1.11] ; p=0.713) was associated with stroke. The hazards ratio for log(TAC+1) decreased to 1.06 (0.97-1.16; p=0.202), when log(CAC+1) was also inserted into multivariable analyses. Conclusions: Subclinical atherosclerosis of the thoracic aorta, more specifically its descending segment, is associated with stroke in addition to established risk factors.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0039-2499
,
1524-4628
DOI:
10.1161/str.46.suppl_1.tp149
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2015
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1467823-8
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