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P2681The impact of modifiable life style risk factors on inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease: modelling a target population for anti-inflammatory treatment

Authors :
Christoph Waldeyer
Stefan Blankenberg
Dirk Westermann
C Blaum
Renate B. Schnabel
M. Karakas
T Lorenz
J Braetz
A Gossling
F Kroeger
Moritz Seiffert
Fabian J. Brunner
Source :
European Heart Journal. 40
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019.

Abstract

Introduction Modifiable lifestyle risk factors (modRF) of coronary artery disease (CAD) such as smoking, lack of physical activity (PA) and poor diet are associated with high inflammatory burden. An optimisation of modRF might significantly affect the target population for pharmacological anti-inflammatory treatment (AIT) as determined by a hsCRP ≥2 mg/l. Aim To analyse the influence of modRF on hsCRP in a contemporary CAD cohort and model the effect of modRF optimisation on hsCRP in a target population with high inflammatory burden. Methods We included all patients with angiographically documented CAD from an observational cohort study ongoing since 2015 and excluded patients with recent myocardial infarction, malignancy, infectious disease, and immunosuppressive medication. ModRF were assessed by questionnaire at enrolment. Lack of PA was defined as PA Results Of the 1003 patients (mean age 69 years, 72% male) included, 48% (N=479) had a hsCRP ≥2 mg/l. HsCRP increased with the incremental number of modRF (median hsCRP-values for 0–3 modRF: 1.1, 1.6, 2.1, 2.7 mg/l, p12, and smoking (Table 1). Recalculation of hsCRP levels identified 21% (N=102/479) of patients with hsCRP ≥2 mg/l who could achieve a hsCRP Table 1. Linear regression results Univariate Multivariate exp(β) (95% CI) p-value exp(β) (95% CI) p-value PA ≥1.5 h/week 0.63 (0.54, 0.72) 12 0.74 (0.65, 0.86) Conclusion Modifiable lifestyle risk factors are independently associated with hsCRP levels in CAD patients. A relevant portion of patients with high inflammatory burden might achieve a hsCRP

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ISSN :
15229645 and 0195668X
Volume :
40
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European Heart Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........820bd8daaf2d4f7255624005ea9c6e33