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Red blood cell eicosapentaenoic acid inversely relates to MRI-assessed carotid plaque lipid core burden in elders at high cardiovascular risk

Red blood cell eicosapentaenoic acid inversely relates to MRI-assessed carotid plaque lipid core burden in elders at high cardiovascular risk
Red blood cell eicosapentaenoic acid inversely relates to MRI-assessed carotid plaque lipid core burden in elders at high cardiovascular risk
Supplemental marine omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has an anti-atherosclerotic effect. Clinical research on EPA supplied by the regular diet and atherosclerosis is scarce. In the framework of the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea (PREDIMED) trial, we conducted a cross-sectional study in 161 older individuals at high vascular risk grouped into different stages of carotid atherosclerosis severity, including those without ultrasound-detected atheroma plaque (n = 38), with plaques <2.0 mm thick (n = 65), and with plaques ≥2.0 mm (n = 79). The latter were asked to undergo contrast-enhanced 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and were subsequently grouped into absence (n = 31) or presence (n = 27) of MRI-detectable plaque lipid, a main feature of unstable atheroma plaques. We determined the red blood cell (RBC) proportion of EPA (a valid marker of long-term EPA intake) at enrolment by gas chromatography. In multivariate models, EPA related inversely to MRI-assessed plaque lipid volume, but not to maximum intima-media thickness of internal carotid artery, plaque burden, or MRI-assessed normalized wall index. The inverse association between EPA and plaque lipid content in patients with advanced atherosclerosis supports the notion that this fatty acid might improve cardiovascular health through stabilization of advanced atheroma plaques.
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Bargalló, Núria, Gilabert, Rosa, Romero-Mamani, Edwin-Saúl, Cofán, Montserrat, Calder, Philip, Fitó, Montserrat, Corella, Dolores, Salas-Salvadó, Jordi, Ruiz-Canela, Miguel, Estruch, Ramon, Ros, Emilio and Sala-Vila, Aleix (2017) Red blood cell eicosapentaenoic acid inversely relates to MRI-assessed carotid plaque lipid core burden in elders at high cardiovascular risk. Nutrients, 9 (9), 1036. (doi:10.3390/nu9091036).

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Abstract

Supplemental marine omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has an anti-atherosclerotic effect. Clinical research on EPA supplied by the regular diet and atherosclerosis is scarce. In the framework of the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea (PREDIMED) trial, we conducted a cross-sectional study in 161 older individuals at high vascular risk grouped into different stages of carotid atherosclerosis severity, including those without ultrasound-detected atheroma plaque (n = 38), with plaques <2.0 mm thick (n = 65), and with plaques ≥2.0 mm (n = 79). The latter were asked to undergo contrast-enhanced 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and were subsequently grouped into absence (n = 31) or presence (n = 27) of MRI-detectable plaque lipid, a main feature of unstable atheroma plaques. We determined the red blood cell (RBC) proportion of EPA (a valid marker of long-term EPA intake) at enrolment by gas chromatography. In multivariate models, EPA related inversely to MRI-assessed plaque lipid volume, but not to maximum intima-media thickness of internal carotid artery, plaque burden, or MRI-assessed normalized wall index. The inverse association between EPA and plaque lipid content in patients with advanced atherosclerosis supports the notion that this fatty acid might improve cardiovascular health through stabilization of advanced atheroma plaques.

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Accepted/In Press date: 11 September 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 20 September 2017
Published date: 20 September 2017

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Author: Núria Bargalló
Author: Rosa Gilabert
Author: Edwin-Saúl Romero-Mamani
Author: Montserrat Cofán
Author: Philip Calder ORCID iD
Author: Montserrat Fitó
Author: Dolores Corella
Author: Jordi Salas-Salvadó
Author: Miguel Ruiz-Canela
Author: Ramon Estruch
Author: Emilio Ros
Author: Aleix Sala-Vila

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