Ischemia and Inflammatory Markers Among Patients With Coronary Artery Ectasia
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: stress ECG.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Coronary Artery Ectasia. Basic parameters: 18 years — 70 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
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Overview
study the ischemic burden in patients with CAE, and its relation to inflammatory markers. * To assess the ischemic response during exercise ECG among patients with different variants of CAE. * To assess inflammatory biomarkers among patient with different variants of CAE * To assess the relation between the ischemic response and inflammatory markers.
Detailed description
Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a dilation of the coronary artery lumen. The term "ectasia" refers to diffuse dilation of a coronary artery, while focal coronary dilation is called a "coronary aneurysm." The definition of coronary artery ectasia is a dilatation exceeding more than one-third of the coronary artery length with the diameter of the dilated segment measuring more than 1.5 times the diameter of a normal adjacent segment. Coronary artery ectasia is well recognized, but uncommon findings encountered during diagnostic coronary angiography.
inflammation, platelet activation, endothelial dysfunction, microvascular dysfunction, slow flow and vascular remodeling have all been suggested to play a role .
. Available evidence implies that CAE is not a mere variant of CAD; indeed diabetes is negatively associated with CAE and studies pinpoint a critical inflammatory component
Turbulent slow flow within dilated coronaries may lead to platelet activation, thrombosis and eventually acute coronary syndrome Local coronary flow disturbances caused by decreased endothelial shear stress has also been proposed as an alternative explanation for the coexistence of CAD and CAE. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) evidence suggests that atherosclerotic plaques within ectatic regions of vessels are highly inflamed and meet high-risk plaque criteria
Mediators of chronic inflammation, such as growth factors and cellular adhesion models, have been widely described in the pathogenesis of CAE. Specifically, the expression of specific inflammatory markers, particularly IL-6 and CRP, is known to be higher in CAE compared with CAD and healthy controls . Most recently, a large meta-analysis elucidated the role of other contributory markers, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and red cell distribution width (RDW), in the pathogenesis of CAE
Inflammatory markers, C-reactive protein and albumin are believed to be involved in the progression and severity of CAE. Recently, a significantly higher C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio has been associated with isolated CAE when compared to obstructive CAD and controls. Notably, C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio also correlated strongly with the severity of CAE, which provides further evidence for its potential role in detection and management
We sought to study the ischemic burden in patients with CAE, and its relation to inflammatory markers.
Interventions
- Diagnostic test stress ECG
stress ECG to patients suspected to be ischemic patients .
Primary outcome measures
- Ischemia and Inflammatory markers among patients with coronary artery ectasia . [Time frame: 2 years]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Ischemia and Inflammatory markers among patients with coronary artery ectasia . [Time frame: 2 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Subjects with suspected CAD who are undergoing elective coronary angiography.
Exclusion criteria
Patients with a history of cardiomyopathy or myocardial infarction (MI). Patients with recent acute coronary syndrome Patients with severe renal impairment Post CABG patients Patients with physical incapacity
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Mavrogeni S. Coronary artery ectasia: from diagnosis to treatment. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2010 Mar-Apr;51(2):158-63. No abstract available. PMID 20378518
- Aboeata AS, Sontineni SP, Alla VM, Esterbrooks DJ. Coronary artery ectasia: current concepts and interventions. Front Biosci (Elite Ed). 2012 Jan 1;4(1):300-10. doi: 10.2741/377. PMID 22201872
- Eitan A, Roguin A. Coronary artery ectasia: new insights into pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Coron Artery Dis. 2016 Aug;27(5):420-8. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000379. PMID 27218145
- Devabhaktuni S, Mercedes A, Diep J, Ahsan C. Coronary Artery Ectasia-A Review of Current Literature. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2016;12(4):318-323. doi: 10.2174/1573403x12666160504100159. PMID 27142049
- Huang QJ, Liu J, Chen MH, Li JJ. Relation of diabetes to coronary artery ectasia: A meta-analysis study. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2014 Jun;14(4):322-7. doi: 10.5152/akd.2014.5327. Epub 2014 May 2. PMID 24818774
- Antoniadis AP, Chatzizisis YS, Giannoglou GD. Pathogenetic mechanisms of coronary ectasia. Int J Cardiol. 2008 Nov 28;130(3):335-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.071. Epub 2008 Aug 9. PMID 18694609
- Dereli S, Cerik IB, Kaya A, Bektas O. Assessment of the Relationship Between C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio and the Presence and Severity of Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia. Angiology. 2020 Oct;71(9):840-846. doi: 10.1177/0003319720930983. Epub 2020 Jun 10. PMID 32519552
- Shao Q, Chen K, Rha SW, Lim HE, Li G, Liu T. Usefulness of Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-analysis. Arch Med Res. 2015 Apr;46(3):199-206. doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2015.03.011. Epub 2015 May 14. PMID 25980945
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05692115 · Stress ECG,inflammation in CAE