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Carotid intima-media thickness, electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy, and incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage.
Tuesday,2012-11-06 12:25 America/Los_Angeles — eenright
| Title | Carotid intima-media thickness, electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy, and incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Folsom, AR, Yatsuya, H, Psaty, BM, Shahar, E, Longstreth, WT |
| Journal | Stroke |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | 3075-9 |
| Date Published | 2011 Nov |
| ISSN | 1524-4628 |
| Keywords | Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Cohort Studies, Electrocardiography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors |
| Abstract | <p><b>BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: </b>Carotid intima-media thickness and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy are 2 subclinical cardiovascular disease measures associated with increased risk of total and ischemic strokes. Increased intima-media thickness and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy also may reflect end-organ hypertensive effects. Information is scant on the associations of these subclinical measures with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We hypothesized that greater carotid intima-media thickness and the presence of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy would be independently associated with increased ICH incidence.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Among 18,155 participants initially free of stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC) and the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), we assessed carotid intima-media thickness, carotid plaque, and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy. Over a median of 18 years of follow-up, 162 incident ICH events occurred.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>After adjustment for other ICH risk factors, carotid intima-media thickness was associated positively with incidence of ICH in both ARIC and CHS. The risk was lowest in study-specific Quartile 1, elevated 1.6- to 2.6-fold in Quartiles 2 to 3, and elevated 2.5 to 3.7-fold in Quartile 4 (P<0.05 for both studies). In CHS, having a carotid plaque was associated with a 2-fold (95% CI, 1.1-3.4) greater ICH risk than having no plaque, but only 1.2-fold (95% CI, 0.76-2.0) greater ICH risk in ARIC. Electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy carried a hazard ratio of ICH of 1.7 (95% CI, 0.77-3.7) in CHS and 2.8 (95% CI, 1.2-6.4) in ARIC.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Our data suggest that people with carotid atherosclerosis and possibly left ventricular hypertrophy are at increased risk not only of ischemic stroke, but also of ICH.</p> |
| DOI | 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.623157 |
| Alternate Journal | Stroke |
| PubMed ID | 21940954 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC3202073 |
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