Key result
Higher levels of LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B were associated with increased ascending aorta diameter and dilatation in 91 patients with bicuspid aortic valve.
Why the study?
Are lipid parameters (LDL cholesterol, ApoB) associated with ascending aorta dilatation in patients with bicuspid aortic valve?
Observational (n=91)
Are lipid parameters (LDL cholesterol, ApoB) associated with ascending aorta dilatation in patients with bicuspid aortic valve?
Elevated LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B levels are independently associated with ascending aorta dilatation in patients with bicuspid aortic valve.
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Lipid assessment may aid risk stratification in bicuspid aortic valve; leaves open causal role and need for prospective studies.
BACKGROUND: The factors related to ascending aorta dilation (AAD) in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) are not completely understood. In addition, the role of cholesterol metabolism in AAD has not been studied. METHODS: We analyzed the relationship between different lipid parameters and the ascending aorta diameter/presence of aortic dilatation in 91 consecutive patients with BAV. RESULTS: We observed a positive linear correlation between the total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) levels and the ascending aorta diameter. The patients with AAD had higher LDL cholesterol and ApoB levels. Whereas LDL cholesterol and ApoB were identified as independent factors predictors of the aortic root diameter, only ApoB predicted the diameter of the ascending aorta. On the other hand, the levels of ApoB were an independent factor related to the dilatation of the aortic root. CONCLUSIONS: We have observed that cholesterol is associated with ascending aorta diameter and dilation in BAV patients. Further experimental and clinical studies are needed to explain the pathobiology of this association.
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Alegret et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Bicuspid aortic valve (n=91). Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B levels was evaluated on Ascending aorta diameter and presence of aortic dilatation. Higher levels of LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B were associated with increased ascending aorta diameter and dilatation in 91 patients with bicuspid aortic valve.
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