Gustav Smith
Associate professor
Circulating Midregional Proadrenomedullin and Risk of Incident Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm : A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study
Author
Summary, in English
Prospective clinical plasma biomarker studies in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pathogenesis have been hampered by the need for very large cohorts and long follow-up time. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of adrenomedullin, a cardiovascular (CV) stress marker, and incident AAA risk. Prospective longitudinal cohort of middle-aged individuals from the CV cohort of the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study (n = 5551; 1991-1994) was assessed. Plasma concentrations of midregional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM), C-reactive protein (CRP), and conventional risk factors were measured at baseline. Incidence of AAA was studied up to December 31, 2013. Cumulative incidence of AAA was 1.5% (men 2.9%, women 0.5%). Mean age of individuals with incident AAA was 59.7 years at study entry, and AAA was diagnosed on average 14 years later. Adjusting for age, gender, smoking, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and CRP, MR-proADM (hazard ratio: 1.28; 95% confidence interval: 1.01-1.62) was independently associated with incident AAA. The plasma biomarker MR-proADM seems to be a marker of AAA risk, implying that AAA development may be driven by long-standing CV stress on the aortic wall.
Department/s
- Vascular Diseases - Clinical Research
- Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension
- Internal Medicine - Epidemiology
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Epigenetics
- Molecular Epidemiology and Cardiology
- Heart Failure and Mechanical Support
- EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden
- EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
Publishing year
2018-04-01
Language
English
Pages
333-338
Publication/Series
Angiology
Volume
69
Issue
4
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
Status
Published
Research group
- Vascular Diseases - Clinical Research
- Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension
- Internal Medicine - Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Epigenetics
- Molecular Epidemiology and Cardiology
- Heart Failure and Mechanical Support
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0003-3197