成人期の初期における血圧の軌跡と中年の亜臨床性動脈硬化症の軌跡
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Norrina B Allen1, Juned Siddique1, John T Wilkins1
1Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
JAMA
|February 6, 2014
まとめ
若い成人の長期的な血圧 (BP) パターンは,冠動脈結石化 (CAC) リスクを予測します. 高血圧の経路は,CACの増加と関連しており,動脈硬化症の早期発見に役立ちます.
科学分野:
- 心血管疾患の疫学について
- 縦断的なコホート研究
- 動脈硬化症のバイオマーカー
背景:
- 単一の血圧 (BP) の測定は,動脈硬化症の発達と相関しています.
- 長期的なBPパターンと心血管疾患 (CVD) リスクへの影響については,さらなる特徴づけが必要である.
研究 の 目的:
- 早期成人期から一般的なBP経路を特定する.
- これらのBP軌跡と中年の冠動脈結石化 (CAC) の関連性を評価する.
主な方法:
- 25年間にわたる4681人の参加者 (CARDIA研究) のプロスペクティブコホートデータを利用した.
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- 25年におけるアガットストンスコア≥100ハウンスフィールド単位としてCACが定義される.
主要な成果:
- 中央血圧の5つの軌道を特定した:低安定,中等安定,中等上昇,高安定,高上昇.
- 高血圧の経路では,CACを発症する確率が著しく高かった (例えば,高血圧上昇:OR 3.70).
- 絶対CACの罹患率は,高血圧の経路で上昇し,低安定群の5.8%から高血圧増加群の18.7%まで上昇した.
結論:
- 若い成人期における血圧の軌道は,変化を示す.
- 高血圧の軌道は,中年のCACリスクの増加と関連しています.
- 長期にわたるBPモニタリングは,亜臨床性動脈硬化症の識別を改善することができます.
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