Trends in the risk factors and signs of subclinical atherosclerosis in subjects at low and moderate risk according to the SCORE scale in different medical management tactics: Two-year follow-up results
- Authors: Urazalina SZ.1, Boĭtsov SA2, Balakhonova TV1, Kukharchuk VV1, Karpov I.A1
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Affiliations:
- ФГБУ "Российский кардиологический научно-производственный комплекс" Минздравсоцразвития России
- ФГБУ "Государственный научно-исследовательский центр профилактической медицины" Минздравсоцразвития России, Москва
- Issue: Vol 84, No 9 (2012)
- Pages: 58-64
- Section: Editorial
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0040-3660/article/view/31113
- ID: 31113
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Aim. To comparatively analyze the following parameters of the subclinical manifestations of atherosclerosis: carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), the presence and number of carotid atherosclerotic plaques (ASP), ankle brachial pulse wave velocity (ABPWV) in patients from 2 (active and conventional observation) groups at low and moderate risks according to the SCORE scale in two-year outpatient practice. Subjects and methods. A screening could select 600 able-bodied persons (445 women and 155 men) aged 30 to 65 years at low and moderate risks (according to the SCORE scale without atherosclerosis-associated diseases who were divided into 2 groups: A) active observation (n=400) and B) conventional medical management tactics (n=200). Five hundred and seven (85%) persons (339 in Group A and 168 in Group B) completed the study following 2 years. Carotid duplex scanning, computed sphygmography, and biochemical tests for blood lipid composition were performed. The delta index (%) calculated by the special formula, by subtracting the results during the first visit from those obtained 2 years later, was used to statistically analyze the time course of changes in the parameters under study. Results. Delta IMT (%) statistically significantly increased in Group B men as compared to that in Group A men (p=0.042). The delta parameter of total carotid stenosis, which reflected the percentage of the latter, proved to be high in both Group B women and men (p=0.0001) and the persons with a larger number of ASP were statistically significantly more in Group B (p=0.035). Delta ABPWV (%) was also greater in Group B (p=0.001). Conclusion. Just after 2 years, the active medical observation tactics in patients at low and moderate risks (according to the SCORE scale) can result in a reduction in the rate of subclinical atherosclerosis progression in the carotid artery.
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S Zh Urazalina
ФГБУ "Российский кардиологический научно-производственный комплекс" Минздравсоцразвития России
Email: surazalina@mail.ru
S A Boĭtsov
ФГБУ "Государственный научно-исследовательский центр профилактической медицины" Минздравсоцразвития России, Москва
Email: prof-boytsov@mail.ru
T V Balakhonova
ФГБУ "Российский кардиологический научно-производственный комплекс" Минздравсоцразвития России
V V Kukharchuk
ФГБУ "Российский кардиологический научно-производственный комплекс" Минздравсоцразвития России
Iu A Karpov
ФГБУ "Российский кардиологический научно-производственный комплекс" Минздравсоцразвития России
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