二次进展性多发性硬化症中的心血管风险因素:MS-STAT2随机对照试验的横截面分析
Thomas Williams1, Nevin John1,2, Alberto Calvi1
1Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
European journal of neurology
|June 15, 2023
概括
心血管风险加快了二级渐进性多发性硬化症 (SPMS) 中的大脑缩. 管理可修改的风险因素可能有助于保持脑容量,并减缓SPMS患者的残疾进展.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 放射学 放射学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 心血管风险 (CVR) 越来越多地与多发性硬化症 (MS) 的残疾进展有关.
- 这种风险在二次渐进性多发性硬化 (SPMS) 中特别高,这是一个可以使用验证得分量化CVR的阶段.
- 了解可修改的CVR对大脑结构的影响对于SPMS管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究SPMS患者可修改心血管风险,大脑缩和残疾之间的横截面关联.
- 使用磁共振成像 (MRI) 量化过早实现的CVR和大脑体积之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 利用了218名参加MS-STAT2试验与SPMS的参与者的数据.
- 使用QRISK3软件计算复合CVR得分,以年表达过早的CVR.
- 使用多个线性回归来确定CVR,大脑体积和认知表现之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 过早实现的每一年的CVR与正常化全脑体积的2.7毫升下降有关 (p=0.006).
- 观察到最强的关联是皮质灰质体积,每年减少1.6毫升 (p=0.003).
- 较高的CVR与较差的语言工作记忆相关;体重指数和血清脂质比率与大脑体积和认知功能有显著的关系.
结论:
- 过早达到的心血管风险与SPMS中正常化大脑体积的减少显著相关.
- 这些发现凸显了可修改的心血管因素对SPMS患者大脑健康的潜在影响.
- 需要进一步的纵向分析来确认CVR是否预测SPMS的未来疾病恶化.
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