We evaluated the association between automatically measured carotid total plaque area (TPA) and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Automated average carotid intima–media thickness (cIMTave) and TPA measurements in carotid ultrasound (CUS) were performed using AtheroEdge (AtheroPoint). Pearson correlation coefficient (CC) was then computed between the TPA and eGFR for (1) males versus females, (2) diabetic versus nondiabetic patients, and (3) between the left and right carotid artery. Overall, 339 South Asian Indian patients with either type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or CKD, or hypertension (stage 1 or stage 2) were retrospectively analyzed by acquiring cIMTave and TPA measurements of their left and right common carotid arteries (CCA; total CUS: 678, mean age: 54.2 ± 9.8 years; 75.2% males; 93.5% with T2DM). The CC between TPA and eGFR for different scenarios were (1) for males and females −0.25 (P <.001) and −0.35 (P <.001), respectively; (2) for T2DM and non-T2DM −0.26 (P <.001) and −0.49 (P =.02), respectively, and (3) for left and right CCA −0.25 (P <.001) and −0.23 (P <.001), respectively. Automated TPA is an equally reliable biomarker compared with cIMTave for patients with CKD (with or without T2DM) with subclinical atherosclerosis.

Morphological Carotid Plaque Area Is Associated With Glomerular Filtration Rate: A Study of South Asian Indian Patients With Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

Porcu M.
Data Curation
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Saba L.
Data Curation
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2020-01-01

Abstract

We evaluated the association between automatically measured carotid total plaque area (TPA) and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Automated average carotid intima–media thickness (cIMTave) and TPA measurements in carotid ultrasound (CUS) were performed using AtheroEdge (AtheroPoint). Pearson correlation coefficient (CC) was then computed between the TPA and eGFR for (1) males versus females, (2) diabetic versus nondiabetic patients, and (3) between the left and right carotid artery. Overall, 339 South Asian Indian patients with either type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or CKD, or hypertension (stage 1 or stage 2) were retrospectively analyzed by acquiring cIMTave and TPA measurements of their left and right common carotid arteries (CCA; total CUS: 678, mean age: 54.2 ± 9.8 years; 75.2% males; 93.5% with T2DM). The CC between TPA and eGFR for different scenarios were (1) for males and females −0.25 (P <.001) and −0.35 (P <.001), respectively; (2) for T2DM and non-T2DM −0.26 (P <.001) and −0.49 (P =.02), respectively, and (3) for left and right CCA −0.25 (P <.001) and −0.23 (P <.001), respectively. Automated TPA is an equally reliable biomarker compared with cIMTave for patients with CKD (with or without T2DM) with subclinical atherosclerosis.
2020
atherosclerosis
cardiovascular disease
carotid intima-media thickness
chronic kidney disease
estimated glomerular filtration rate
morphological total plaque area
risk assessment
Adult
Aged
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Blood Pressure
Carotid Artery Diseases
Carotid Artery, Common
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Hypertension
India
Kidney
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Plaque, Atherosclerotic
Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Carotid intima-media thickness; Chronic kidney disease; Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Morphological total plaque area; Risk assessment
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