IMR Press / RCM / Volume 24 / Issue 7 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2407203
Open Access Original Research
Impact of Glycemic Control on Coronary Inflammation Evaluated by Computed Tomography Pericoronary Fat Attenuation Index in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
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1 Department of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200127 Shanghai, China
2 Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200127 Shanghai, China
*Correspondence: dingsong1105@163.com (Song Ding); pujun_310@hotmail.com (Jun Pu)
These authors contributed equally.
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2023, 24(7), 203; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2407203
Submitted: 21 October 2022 | Revised: 11 January 2023 | Accepted: 30 January 2023 | Published: 14 July 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndromes)
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Coronary inflammation causes significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in diabetic patients. This study investigated the relationship between coronary local inflammation, detected by pericoronary fat attenuation index (FAI), and different blood glucose control levels in low-risk acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with or without diabetes. Methods: A total of 309 patients with low-risk ACS were classified into three groups: non-diabetes, well-regulated diabetes, and poorly regulated diabetes. Pericoronary FAI around the proximal or left anterior descending artery (LAD), left circumflex artery (LCX), and right coronary artery (RCA), were evaluated by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), and systemic inflammatory variables and other biochemical indicators were detected by flow cytometry. Results: Pericoronary FAI values around the proximal LAD, LCX, and RCA in poorly regulated diabetes were significantly higher than those in well-regulated diabetes and non-diabetes, whereas those in well-regulated diabetes were not statistically different from those in non-diabetes. Further, plasma glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level was positively correlated with the pericoronary FAI values in LAD, LCX, and RCA. However, no significantly increased systemic inflammatory mediators were found in diabetic patients with poor glycemic control. Conclusions: Diabetic patients with poor glycemic control may have higher coronary local inflammation as detected by pericoronary FAI surrounding the three major coronary arteries. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT05590858.

Keywords
acute coronary syndrome
coronary inflammation
coronary computed tomography angiography
diabetes mellitus
fat attenuation index
Funding
82070477/National Natural Science Foundation of China
SHDC12019X12/Shanghai ShenKang Hospital Development Center
22XD1421800/Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader
SHWSRS (2021) _099/Shanghai “Rising Stars of Medical Talent” Youth Development Program “Outstanding Youth Medical Talents”
shslczdzk06204/Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty
DLY201804/Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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