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Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in the descendants of patients after early myocardial infarction


Authors: Markéta Mateřánková;  Petra Karnosová;  Jitka Mlíková Seidlerová;  Jan Filipovský;  Otto Mayer Jr
Authors‘ workplace: II. interní klinika LF UK a FN Plzeň
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2017; 63(6): 398-402
Category: Original Contributions

Overview

Goal:
The cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) developing as the result of atherosclerosis are among the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality within the Czech Republic and elsewhere. Genetic predisposition for cardiovascular diseases is amplified in the presence of routine risk factors which can be influenced. Our aim was to establish whether the level of the risk factors for ICHS already differs in the population of healthy descendants of the patients after early myocardial infarction, as opposed to the control group of examined individuals.

Methodology:
We approached adult children (n = 127; age 28.7 ± 6.5 years) of the patients with early manifestation of ICHS, who were examined within the study EUROASPIRE IV. The examination of both the descendants and the control group (n = 199; age 28.9 ± 5.3 years) focused on identifying the risk factors for ICHS.

Results:
Descendants presented arterial hypertension more often (18.9 vs 8.0 %, p = 0.003) and there were more smokers among them compared to the control group (37 vs 24.1 %, p = 0.01). The levels of triglycerides (1.13 vs 0.99 mmol/l, p = 0.05) and LDL-cholesterol (2.7 vs 2.45 mmol/l, p = 0.01) were higher in the descendant group, HDL-cholesterol was similar in both groups (1.6 vs 1.67 mmol/l, p = 0.17). Increased fasting glycemia occurred more frequent in the descendant group (5.5 vs 1.5 %, p = 0.05). None of the examined participants met the criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Aortic stiffness was higher in the descendant group as opposed to the control group (6.2 vs 5.8 m/s, p = 0.001). The total calculated cardiovascular risk based on the SCORE system was also higher in the descendant group as compared to the control group – the current risk related to the age of 40 years: 0.35 (0.19–0.64) vs 0.20 (0.13–0.47), p < 0.0001 and the risk related to the age of 60 years: 3.35 (2.23–5.36) vs 2.40 (1.58–4.11), p < 0.0001.

Conclusion:
The population of the descendants includes, based on our results, a greater number of smokers and hypertensive patients. They also have higher levels of LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and impaired fasting glycemia more frequently. Unfavourable genetic predisposition along with unfitting lifestyle contributes to a higher likelihood of accumulation of risk factors, and therefore to a higher risk of a cardiovascular disease manifestation. In practice we should try, with regard to these predisposed individuals, to lower their cardiovascular risk and implement a healthy lifestyle.

Key words:
atherosclerosis – cardiovascular disease – lifestyle – myocardial infarction – primary prevention – risk factors for CVD


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