Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.002
Wiaam Al Hasani , Christopher N. , Cheryl Walsh , Rachel Mein , Soundrie T. Padayachee , Zofia McMahon , Radha Ramachandran , Martin A. Crook , Anthony S. Wierzbicki
{"title":"Using cardiovascular and imaging biomarkers to identify patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia","authors":"Wiaam Al Hasani , Christopher N. , Cheryl Walsh , Rachel Mein , Soundrie T. Padayachee , Zofia McMahon , Radha Ramachandran , Martin A. Crook , Anthony S. Wierzbicki","doi":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72324,"journal":{"name":"Atherosclerosis plus","volume":"57 ","pages":"Page 6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.010
L.J. Tata ∗ , L. Priestley-Barnham , U. Ramaswami , S.E. Humphries , M. Bains , Y. Vinogradova , R.K. Akyea , J. Kai , A. Llewellyn , B. Woods , M. Fisher , M. Gomez , N. Qureshi
{"title":"Update on the United Kingdom Paediatric FH Register: Working towards new evidence on when children with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia should start lipid lowering therapies","authors":"L.J. Tata ∗ , L. Priestley-Barnham , U. Ramaswami , S.E. Humphries , M. Bains , Y. Vinogradova , R.K. Akyea , J. Kai , A. Llewellyn , B. Woods , M. Fisher , M. Gomez , N. Qureshi","doi":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72324,"journal":{"name":"Atherosclerosis plus","volume":"57 ","pages":"Pages 9-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.011
R. Valaiyapathi ∗ , N. Rao , R. Chandra , R.P. Vincent , R. Ranasinghe
{"title":"Ketogenic Diet – a culinary delight but is there a cautionary tale?","authors":"R. Valaiyapathi ∗ , N. Rao , R. Chandra , R.P. Vincent , R. Ranasinghe","doi":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72324,"journal":{"name":"Atherosclerosis plus","volume":"57 ","pages":"Page 10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.003
N.W.P. Cantley ∗ , S. Tapley , K. Antwi , P. Downie , E. Willis
{"title":"A tale of 2 pregnancies: the biochemical trends, medical management, and outcomes of hypertriglyceridemia in pregnancy secondary to multi-factorial chylomicronaemia syndrome (MCS) and extreme ketogenic/carnivorous diet","authors":"N.W.P. Cantley ∗ , S. Tapley , K. Antwi , P. Downie , E. Willis","doi":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72324,"journal":{"name":"Atherosclerosis plus","volume":"57 ","pages":"Pages 6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.015
Martin Bird , Antoine Rimbert , Alan M. Pittman , Steve E. Humphries , Marta Futema ∗
{"title":"Variants in LPA are associated with mutation-negative Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: whole genome sequencing analysis in the 100,000 Genomes Project","authors":"Martin Bird , Antoine Rimbert , Alan M. Pittman , Steve E. Humphries , Marta Futema ∗","doi":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.08.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72324,"journal":{"name":"Atherosclerosis plus","volume":"57 ","pages":"Page 2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1016/j.athplu.2024.07.002
Ingo Kennerknecht , Johannes M. Hämmerle , Manfred Fobker , Jerzy-Roch Nofer
The island of Nias/Indonesia shows an extremely reduced genetic diversity indicating a strong founder effect. As a consequence, the prevalence of some disease genes should significantly differ among populations depending on the gene pool passed on to the founder population and their successive expansion as it has already been documented for several monogenic diseases. Results of the current study based on routine laboratory blood examination give rise to the notion that this might also hold true for polygenic disorders. We observed very high prevalence of hyperglycemia (non-fasting glucose above 200 mg/dL in 14 % Nias population compared to 1.5 % in the population of the neighboring island of Sumatra) accompanied by hypertriglyceridemia, high non-HDL-cholesterol, and low HDL-cholesterol levels. These findings suggest that the Nias population may be disproportionally affected by prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus. By contrast, laboratory parameters potentially indicative of other polygenic disorders such as total plasma cholesterol, electrolytes, creatinine, urea, and uric acid were comparable between the inhabitants of Nias and Sumatra islands. To our knowledge this is the first study suggesting that the extremely strong genetic bottleneck seen in the Nias population translates into the widespread metabolic disease with potentially deleterious influence on public health.
{"title":"Extreme founder effect associated with hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia on the island of NIAS/Indonesia","authors":"Ingo Kennerknecht , Johannes M. Hämmerle , Manfred Fobker , Jerzy-Roch Nofer","doi":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athplu.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The island of Nias/Indonesia shows an extremely reduced genetic diversity indicating a strong founder effect. As a consequence, the prevalence of some disease genes should significantly differ among populations depending on the gene pool passed on to the founder population and their successive expansion as it has already been documented for several monogenic diseases. Results of the current study based on routine laboratory blood examination give rise to the notion that this might also hold true for polygenic disorders. We observed very high prevalence of hyperglycemia (non-fasting glucose above 200 mg/dL in 14 % Nias population compared to 1.5 % in the population of the neighboring island of Sumatra) accompanied by hypertriglyceridemia, high non-HDL-cholesterol, and low HDL-cholesterol levels. These findings suggest that the Nias population may be disproportionally affected by prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus. By contrast, laboratory parameters potentially indicative of other polygenic disorders such as total plasma cholesterol, electrolytes, creatinine, urea, and uric acid were comparable between the inhabitants of Nias and Sumatra islands. To our knowledge this is the first study suggesting that the extremely strong genetic bottleneck seen in the Nias population translates into the widespread metabolic disease with potentially deleterious influence on public health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72324,"journal":{"name":"Atherosclerosis plus","volume":"57 ","pages":"Pages 26-29"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667089524000178/pdfft?md5=308d0b8c2f1c0734c601c409bf9639ac&pid=1-s2.0-S2667089524000178-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141846605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-11DOI: 10.1016/j.athplu.2024.07.001
Ming Wai Yeung , M. Abdullah Said , Yordi J. van de Vegte , Niek Verweij , Robin P.F. Dullaart , Pim van der Harst
Background and aims
We aimed to study the association of very low serum Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] concentrations with new-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) and non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) in the context of statin usage in the UK Biobank, a large prospective population cohort.
Methods
Using an extended biomarker dataset, we identified 47,362 participants with very low Lp(a) concentrations (<3.8 nmol/L) from a total of 451,479 participants. With a median follow-up of 12.3 years, we assessed the risk of new-onset cardiometabolic diseases in participants stratified by statin usage with Cox proportional hazards models. We performed two-sample Mendelian randomization MR analyses to test causal relationship between genetically predicted Lp(a) and T2D and NAFLD.
Results
Taking the participants with Lp(a) within reportable range as the reference group, the hazard ratios (HR) for T2D were 1.07 (95 % confidence interval, CI 1.01–1.13) and for NAFLD 1.30 (95 % CI 1.20–1.41) respectively for participants with very low Lp(a) (<3.8 nmol/L). The risk for new-onset T2D was higher in participants using statins (adjusted HR 1.15; 95 % CI 1.05–1.27). The risk estimates for new-onset NAFLD were comparable in the analysis stratified by statin use. There was no evidence for causal links between genetically predicted Lp(a) and T2D nor NAFLD in two-sample MR analyses.
Conclusions
Very low Lp(a) was associated with higher risks of T2D and NAFLD in a prospective analysis of the UK Biobank. The association with T2D was influenced by lipid lowering medication usage. MR analyses did not support causality for these inverse associations.
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Pub Date : 2024-06-20DOI: 10.1016/j.athplu.2024.06.002
Anja K. Johansen , Martin P. Bogsrud , Magne Thoresen , Jacob J. Christensen , Ingunn Narverud , Gisle Langslet , Tone Svilaas , Kjetil Retterstøl , Kirsten B. Holven
Background and aim
Many children with an FH mutation also exhibit elevated lipoprotein(a) levels, which is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Studies have reported higher levels of lipoprotein(a) in adult and middle-aged women than men. There is limited knowledge on the concentration and change of lipoprotein(a) levels in children with genetic FH, and therefore we investigated sex-differences in lipoprotein(a) level and change in lipoprotein(a) in girls and boys with genetically confirmed FH.
Methods
Medical records were reviewed retrospectively in 438 subjects with heterozygous FH that started follow-up below the age of 19 years at the Lipid Clinic, Oslo University Hospital in Norway, and of these we included 386 subjects with at least one Lp(a) measurement.
Results
Mean (SD) age at baseline was 13.8 (7.3) years and the age was similar between sexes. Girls had a higher lipoprotein(a) level than boys at baseline: median (25–75 percentile) 223 (108–487) vs. 154 (78–360) mg/L, respectively (p < 0.01). From baseline to follow-up measurement (mean [SD] 8.9 [6.1] years apart), the mean (95 % CI) absolute and percentage change in Lp(a) level in girls was 151.4 (54.9–247.8) mg/L and 44.8 (16.4–73.1) %, respectively, and in boys it was 66.8 (22.9–110.8) mg/L and 50.5 (8.8–92.3) %, respectively (both p > 0.05).
Conclusions
We found an increase in Lp(a) levels in children with genetic FH with age, and higher levels in girls than boys, which could impact risk assessment and future ASCVD. Further research is needed to elucidate whether subjects with FH could benefit from lipoprotein(a)-lowering therapies that are under current investigations.
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