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Separate and Joint Associations of Remnant Cholesterol Accumulation and Variability With Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Prospective Cohort Study

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Wang, Jinqi, Jin, Rui, Jin, Xiaohan, Wu, Zhiyuan, Zhang, Haiping, Han, Ze, Xu, Zongkai, Liu, Yueruijing +3 more·2023·Journal of the American Heart Association

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Background: We aimed to examine separate and joint associations of remnant cholesterol (RC) accumulation and variability with the risk of carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) in the general population. Methods and Results: A total of 6213 participants who underwent 3 sequential health examinations during 2010 to 2015 were enrolled and were followed up until December 31, 2021. Cumulative RC (cumRC) and RC variability among the 3 visits were the exposure of interest in our study. Adjusted Cox models were performed to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% CI. C‐statistics, integrated discrimination improvement, and the net reclassification index were used to estimate the incremental predictive ability. During a median follow‐up of 4.00 years, 2613 participants developed CAS. Higher cumRC (HR, 1.33 [95% CI, 1.17–1.52]) and greater RC variability (HR, 1.22 [95% CI, 1.08–1.39]) were significantly associated with elevated risk of CAS, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol. Participants were divided into 4 groups according to the median of cumRC and RC variability to assess their joint associations. Compared with “low cumRC and low variability,” “high cumRC and high variability” had the highest risk of CAS, followed by “high cumRC and low variability” and “low cumRC and high variability.” Finally, joint assessment of RC accumulation and variability had the significantly highest incremental effect on the predictive value of CAS versus single‐time‐point measures of RC. Conclusions: Excessive cumRC levels and greater RC variability were each independently associated with higher incidence of CAS, and their coexistence could further yield significantly higher risks.

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  • High levels of RC are closely related to cardiovascular diseases such as ischemic heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, and hypertension.

    “Studies have shown that high levels of RC are closely related to CVDs such as ischemic heart disease (IHD) (10, 11), peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (12, 13), and hypertension (14, 15).”

    From Remnant cholesterol, lipid ratios, and the severity of coronary artery lesions: a retrospective cohort study in patients with coronary heart disease (2025) · cites this paper as [13]

    The Results (Baseline Characteristics; page unavailable) show that hypertension was more prevalent in groups with high cumulative RC, and the Discussion reports associations between RC and cardiovascular disease broadly. The paper does not establish the claimed associations specifically with ischemic heart disease or peripheral arterial disease; its prospective outcome was carotid atherosclerosis. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Wang, J., Jin, R., Jin, X., Wu, Z., Zhang, H., Han, Z., Xu, Z., Liu, Y., Zhao, X., Guo, X., & Tao, L.
Affiliations
  • Capital Medical University (CN)
  • Edith Cowan University (AU)
Corresponding author
Tao, Lixin
Venue
Journal of the American Heart Association
Published
2023-07-18
Volume
12
Issue
14
Pages
e029352-e029352
ISSN
2047-9980 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4384339642
Cited by
21
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 8
FWCI
5.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
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  • Journal of the American Heart Association (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Australasian Journal of Paramedicine (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
Keywords
remnant cholesterol, carotid atherosclerosis, cardiovascular risk prediction, LDL cholesterol, dyslipidemia
MeSH terms
Carotid Artery Diseases, Cholesterol, Humans, Cholesterol, LDL, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors

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