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Plasma ceramides predict cardiovascular death in patients with stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes beyond LDL-cholesterol.

  • Laaksonen R Zora Biosciences, Espoo, Finland Medical School, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland Finnish Clinical Biobank Tampere, University Hospital of Tampere, Tampere, Finland reijo.laaksonen@zora.fi.
  • Ekroos K Zora Biosciences, Espoo, Finland.
  • Sysi-Aho M Zora Biosciences, Espoo, Finland.
  • Hilvo M Zora Biosciences, Espoo, Finland.
  • Vihervaara T Zora Biosciences, Espoo, Finland.
  • Kauhanen D Zora Biosciences, Espoo, Finland.
  • Suoniemi M Zora Biosciences, Espoo, Finland.
  • Hurme R Zora Biosciences, Espoo, Finland.
  • März W Medical Clinic V (Nephrology, Hypertensiology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Diabetology), Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany synlab Academy, synlab Holding Deutschland GmbH, Mannheim and Augsburg, Germany.
  • Scharnagl H Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
  • Stojakovic T Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
  • Vlachopoulou E Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Lokki ML Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Nieminen MS Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Klingenberg R Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Matter CM Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Hornemann T Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Jüni P Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
  • Rodondi N Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Räber L Cardiovascular Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Windecker S Cardiovascular Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Gencer B Cardiovascular Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Pedersen ER Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
  • Tell GS Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
  • Nygård O Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
  • Mach F Cardiovascular Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Sinisalo J Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Lüscher TF Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
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  • 2016-04-30
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  • European heart journal. - 2016
English AIMS
The aim was to study the prognostic value of plasma ceramides (Cer) as cardiovascular death (CV death) markers in three independent coronary artery disease (CAD) cohorts.


METHODS AND RESULTS
Corogene study is a prospective Finnish cohort including stable CAD patients (n = 160). Multiple lipid biomarkers and C-reactive protein were measured in addition to plasma Cer(d18:1/16:0), Cer(d18:1/18:0), Cer(d18:1/24:0), and Cer(d18:1/24:1). Subsequently, the association between high-risk ceramides and CV mortality was investigated in the prospective Special Program University Medicine-Inflammation in Acute Coronary Syndromes (SPUM-ACS) cohort (n = 1637), conducted in four Swiss university hospitals. Finally, the results were validated in Bergen Coronary Angiography Cohort (BECAC), a prospective Norwegian cohort study of stable CAD patients. Ceramides, especially when used in ratios, were significantly associated with CV death in all studies, independent of other lipid markers and C-reactive protein. Adjusted odds ratios per standard deviation for the Cer(d18:1/16:0)/Cer(d18:1/24:0) ratio were 4.49 (95% CI, 2.24-8.98), 1.64 (1.29-2.08), and 1.77 (1.41-2.23) in the Corogene, SPUM-ACS, and BECAC studies, respectively. The Cer(d18:1/16:0)/Cer(d18:1/24:0) ratio improved the predictive value of the GRACE score (net reclassification improvement, NRI = 0.17 and ΔAUC = 0.09) in ACS and the predictive value of the Marschner score in stable CAD (NRI = 0.15 and ΔAUC = 0.02).


CONCLUSIONS
Distinct plasma ceramide ratios are significant predictors of CV death both in patients with stable CAD and ACS, over and above currently used lipid markers. This may improve the identification of high-risk patients in need of more aggressive therapeutic interventions.
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