Femoral plaque burden by ultrasound is a better indicator of significant coronary artery disease over ankle brachial index

Colledanchise, Kayla N.; Mantella, Laura E.; Hétu, Marie-France; Liblik, Kiera; Abunassar, Joseph; Johri, Amer M.

doi:10.1007/s10554-021-02334-9

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“…[62][63][64] Examination of femoral TPA had the biggest sensitivity of detecting CAD and was a better method than calculating ABI. 62 However, we must bear in mind that reproducibility of IMT results is worse in older, and patients afflicted with CVDs. Moreover, it also decreases, when IMT increases.…”

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Peripheral atherosclerosis evaluation through ultrasound: A promising diagnostic tool for coronary artery disease

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Effective treatment, but also proper diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases, remains a major challenge in everyday practice. A quick, safe, and economically acceptable non‐invasive procedure should play a leading role in cardiovascular risk assessment before invasive diagnostics is performed. The staging of subclinical atherosclerosis may help in further clinical decisions. Safe, widely available, and relatively inexpensive, ultrasonography is a promising examination that should find wider application in clinical practice. The latest ESC guidelines emphasize the usefulness of carotid ultrasound in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) and subclinical assessment of atherosclerosis, which help to determine the level of cardiovascular risk. Ultrasound examination of peripheral arteries, especially superficial vessels such as the femoral arteries, is quite easy, quick, and accurate. Other vascular beds, such as iliac and renal, are more demanding to examine, but can also provide valuable information. This review summarizes important studies comparing the severity of atherosclerosis in ultrasound‐visible vascular beds in patients with established CAD. We especially emphasize the benefits of the combined assessment of atherosclerosis features, which were characterized by high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of CAD and other serious cardiovascular diseases.

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“…26,27 Recent studies suggested that measurement of femoral artery by duplex ultrasound may be a better screening method than ankle brachial index for identifying the participants at risk of atherosclerosis of the lower extremities. 28,29 Combined femoral and carotid plaque assessment might also have a better capacity to identify populations at high risk of coronary heart disease. 28,30 There are limited data available for assessing the association between inflammatory factors and increased IMT or atherosclerotic plaques especially based on ultrasound measurement of the femoral and carotid arteries.…”

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Leukocyte and Platelet Related Inflammatory Indicators and Risk of Carotid and Femoral Plaques: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Southeast China

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Dai

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The associations between several blood inflammatory indicators and risk of vascular plaques remain inconclusive. A total of 4596 native rural residents in Southeast China were enrolled from the Fuqing cohort study. Blood cell counts and their composite indexes including the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and 2 novel indicators (systemic immune inflammation index (SII) and systemic immune inflammation response index (SIRI)) were considered as inflammatory indicators. Common carotid and femoral intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaques were assessed using B-mode ultrasound. Unconditional or multinomial logistic regression was used to evaluate potential associations. The prevalence of multiple femoral plaques (defined as IMT ≥1.5 mm) was significantly higher among participants with the highest tertile of total leukocyte count (odds ratio, 1.78), neutrophil count (1.88), monocyte count (2.51), platelet count (1.68), NLR (1.93), PLR (1.57), SII (2.10), and SIRI (2.94). Higher levels of neutrophil count, platelet count, NLR, and SII were also found to have significant linear dose-response relationships with the prevalence of stenosis, especially in femoral arteries. In conclusion, several blood inflammatory biomarkers may contribute to, or are associated with, the presence of IMT ≥1.5 mm or stenosis especially in femoral arteries.

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“…In this issue of the journal, Colledanchise et al [1] compare the ability of ankle-brachial index (ABI) to that of plaque burden quantification in the femoral and carotid artery bifurcation for estimating the risk of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) by coronary angiography. The authors performed plaque burden quantification in femoral and carotid arteries and measures of the intima-media thickness (IMT) using vascular ultrasound as well as baseline ABI measures in 124 patients who were scheduled for coronary angiography due to suspected or known CAD.…”

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“…The study of Colledanchise et al [1] helps in better understanding the strengths and weaknesses of non-invasive measures, such as ABI and ultrasound-based carotid and femoral plaque burden for the estimation of the risk for underlying obstructive CAD. Both CAD and peripheral artery disease (PAD) are disorders exhibiting prevalence rates of 5-8% and 10-20%, respectively, depending on average age and geographic location of the studied populations [2].…”

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“…Despite these limitations, the trial conducted by Colledanchise et al [1] represents an important step towards better understanding the association between ABI, femoral and carotid plaque burden by vascular ultrasound with the presence of obstructive CAD. Even if considered as hypothesisgenerating, the findings of the present study merit credit for demonstrating the ability of an easy-to-use ultrasoundbased approach for the estimation of CAD extent and severity.…”

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Femoral plaque burden by ultrasound is a better indicator of significant coronary artery disease over ankle brachial index

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Peripheral atherosclerosis evaluation through ultrasound: A promising diagnostic tool for coronary artery disease

Peripheral atherosclerosis evaluation through ultrasound: A promising diagnostic tool for coronary artery disease

Leukocyte and Platelet Related Inflammatory Indicators and Risk of Carotid and Femoral Plaques: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Southeast China

Looking to the femoral rather than the carotid bifurcation to predict obstructive coronary artery disease?

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