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ATHEROSCLEROSIS
卷 229, 期 2, 页码 469-474出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.05.027
关键词
Peripheral arterial disease; Cardiovascular disease; Telomere length; Aging; Atherosclerosis; Chromosomal stability
资金
- Standortagentur Tirol
- Jubilaumsfonds of the Austrian National Bank [13662]
- Austrian Heart Funds
Background and objectives: Short telomere length has been described to be associated with biological aging including atherosclerosis phenotypes. However, information in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is sparse. We therefore aimed to investigate whether inter-individual differences in relative telomere length (RTL) are associated with symptomatic PAD. Design: We measured RTL by a quantitative PCR method in the CAVASIC Study, a cohort of 241 male Caucasian patients diagnosed with intermittent claudication and 249 age-and diabetes-matched controls. Results: We observed significantly shorter mean RTL in patients than in controls (1.24 +/- 0.19 vs. 1.32 +/- 0.23, p < 0.001). Each shortening of RTL by one standard deviation significantly increased the odds for PAD by 44%: age-adjusted OR = 1.44 (95% CI 1.19-1.75, p < 0.001). This association remained significant after additional adjustment for log-C-reactive protein, glomerular filtration rate, HDL cholesterol, current smoking and log N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). Excluding patients with prevalent cardiovascular disease revealed very similar results. When we compared the model fit of the various adjustment models including cardiac risk factors and/or NT-proBNP the addition of RTL significantly improved discrimination between patients and controls. Conclusion: This study in a male cohort of patients with intermittent claudication and age-and diabetes-matched controls indicates a significant association of shorter relative telomere length with PAD. Our results reinforce RTL as a marker for PAD that reflects the influence of genetic and environmental risk factors. Moreover, the association remains significant after excluding patients and controls free from prevalent cardiovascular disease. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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