BACKGROUND: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) may contribute to the development of coronary atherosclerosis via paracrine secretion of inflammatory cytokines.METHODS: This is a prospective, observational study of 240 consecutive HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. All patients underwent 2 sequential chest computed tomographic scans to assess the change in coronary artery calcium (CAC), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, and EAT volume. Patients with known cardiovascular disease were excluded. Factors independently associated with EAT change were explored using multivariable linear regression analyses. The association between EAT increase and CAC progression was explored using logistic regression analyses.RESULTS: Two hundred forty patients were included. Patients' mean age was 47.5 ± 8 years, and 68% were men. The median interval between computed tomographic scans was 18.7 months (interquartile range 10-27 months). Men showed a larger increase in EAT (5 ± 14.2 cm(3)) than did women (-0.45 ± 8.8 cm(3), P = .007). Factors independently associated with change in EAT were CD4(+) recovery (β = 0.43, CI 0.05-0.82) and male gender (β = 5.65, CI, 1.05-10.26). Change in EAT was independently associated with CAC progression (odds ratio 1.04, 95% CI 1.004-1.88, P = .030) after adjusting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors.CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort of patients with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy, male gender and CD4(+) were independent predictors of EAT increase, and there was a parallel progression of CAC and EAT. Abnormal immunoreactivity associated with T-lymphocyte recovery should be further studied as a determinant of atherosclerosis progression in HIV-infected patients.

Parallel increase of subclinical atherosclerosis and epicardial adipose tissue in patients with HIV / Zona, Stefano; P., Raggi; Bagni, Pietro; Orlando, Gabriella; Carli, Federica; Ligabue, Guido; Scaglioni, Riccardo; Rossi, Rosario; Modena, Maria Grazia; Guaraldi, Giovanni. - In: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL. - ISSN 0002-8703. - STAMPA. - 2012 Jun;163(6):(2012), pp. 1024-1030. [10.1016/j.ahj.2012.03.019]

Parallel increase of subclinical atherosclerosis and epicardial adipose tissue in patients with HIV.

ZONA, Stefano;Bagni, Pietro;ORLANDO, Gabriella;CARLI, FEDERICA;LIGABUE, Guido;Scaglioni, Riccardo;ROSSI, Rosario;MODENA, Maria Grazia;GUARALDI, Giovanni
2012

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BACKGROUND: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) may contribute to the development of coronary atherosclerosis via paracrine secretion of inflammatory cytokines.METHODS: This is a prospective, observational study of 240 consecutive HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. All patients underwent 2 sequential chest computed tomographic scans to assess the change in coronary artery calcium (CAC), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, and EAT volume. Patients with known cardiovascular disease were excluded. Factors independently associated with EAT change were explored using multivariable linear regression analyses. The association between EAT increase and CAC progression was explored using logistic regression analyses.RESULTS: Two hundred forty patients were included. Patients' mean age was 47.5 ± 8 years, and 68% were men. The median interval between computed tomographic scans was 18.7 months (interquartile range 10-27 months). Men showed a larger increase in EAT (5 ± 14.2 cm(3)) than did women (-0.45 ± 8.8 cm(3), P = .007). Factors independently associated with change in EAT were CD4(+) recovery (β = 0.43, CI 0.05-0.82) and male gender (β = 5.65, CI, 1.05-10.26). Change in EAT was independently associated with CAC progression (odds ratio 1.04, 95% CI 1.004-1.88, P = .030) after adjusting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors.CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort of patients with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy, male gender and CD4(+) were independent predictors of EAT increase, and there was a parallel progression of CAC and EAT. Abnormal immunoreactivity associated with T-lymphocyte recovery should be further studied as a determinant of atherosclerosis progression in HIV-infected patients.
2012
2012 Jun;163(6)
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Parallel increase of subclinical atherosclerosis and epicardial adipose tissue in patients with HIV / Zona, Stefano; P., Raggi; Bagni, Pietro; Orlando, Gabriella; Carli, Federica; Ligabue, Guido; Scaglioni, Riccardo; Rossi, Rosario; Modena, Maria Grazia; Guaraldi, Giovanni. - In: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL. - ISSN 0002-8703. - STAMPA. - 2012 Jun;163(6):(2012), pp. 1024-1030. [10.1016/j.ahj.2012.03.019]
Zona, Stefano; P., Raggi; Bagni, Pietro; Orlando, Gabriella; Carli, Federica; Ligabue, Guido; Scaglioni, Riccardo; Rossi, Rosario; Modena, Maria Grazia; Guaraldi, Giovanni
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