Longitudinal quantitative assessment of coronary atherosclerosis related to normal systolic blood pressure maintenance in the absence of established cardiovascular disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atherosclerosis-related adverse events are commonly observed even in conditions with low cardiovascular (CV) risk. Longitudinal data regarding the association of normal systolic blood pressure maintenance (SBP_maintain ) with coronary plaque volume changes (PVC) has been limited in adults without traditional CV disease.

Hypothesis

Normal SBP_maintain is important to attenuate coronary atherosclerosis progression in adults without baseline CV disease.

Methods

We analyzed 95 adults (56.7 ± 8.5 years; 40.0% men) without baseline CV disease who underwent serial coronary computed tomographic angiography with mean 3.5 years of follow-up. All participants were divided into two groups of normal SBP_maintain (follow-up SBP < 120 mm Hg)

SUBMITTER: Won KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9346967 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature