Inverse association between diabetes and aortic dilatation in patients with advanced coronary artery disease

Akihito Tanaka, Hideki Ishii, Hideki Oshima, Yuji Narita, Akio Kodama, Susumu Suzuki, Kimihiro Komori, Akihiko Usui, Toyoaki Murohara

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Abstract

Background: A negative association between diabetes and abdominal aortic aneurysm has recently been reported. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between diabetes and aortic diameter, including non-aneurysmal aortic diameter, in patients with advanced coronary artery disease. Methods: We identified 351 consecutive patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The patients were divided into two groups: those with diabetes mellitus (DM) (DM+ group; n=180), and those without DM (DM- group; n=171). Infrarenal and ascending aortic diameters were measured by preoperative computed tomography and corrected for body surface area. Results: Infrarenal and ascending aortic diameters were significantly shorter in the DM+ group than in the DM- group (21.3±5.0mm vs. 24.7±9.8mm, p<0.001 and 36.0±4.4mm vs. 37.8±5.5mm, p=0.001, respectively). The rates of infrarenal aortic diameter ≥30mm and ascending aortic diameter ≥40mm were significantly lower in the DM+ group than in the DM- group (3.5% vs. 13.3%, p=0.003 and 14.2% vs. 24.1%, p=0.025, respectively). Multivariate models demonstrated diabetes to be an independent predictor of both infrarenal and ascending aortic diameters even after correction for body surface area. Conclusion: Our findings indicated an inverse association between diabetes and aortic dilatation of both the infrarenal and ascending aorta in patients with advanced coronary artery disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-127
Number of pages5
JournalAtherosclerosis
Volume242
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-09-2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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