Background: Insulin resistance (IR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, how IR is able to impact the severity of coronary atherosclerosis in non-diabetic patients is unknown. Objectives. We investigated the relation between the IR and the extent and severity of coronary atherosclerosis in non-diabetic patients referred to coronary angiography (CA) Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing to CA for acute coronary syndromes or stable angina were analyzed. The IR was assessed by mean of the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) whereas the SYNTAX score (SS) was used as index of the severity of coronary atherosclerosis Results: Overall, 126 patients were included, with a median SS of 12 (IQR 5.25–20.5). Patients were divided in four groups according to the distribution in quartiles of SS (SS1-2-3-4). A significant correlation between HOMA-IR and SS was observed, especially in women. A progressive increase of HOMA-IR was observed in parallel with the increasing severity (from SS1 to SS4) and extension (1-2-3-vessel disease) of coronary atherosclerosis. Multivariable analysis showed that the HOMA-IR was the strongest independent predictor of severe (SS4) and extensive (three-vessel disease) coronary atherosclerosis. Conclusion: Insulin resistance goes hand in hand with the extension and severity of coronary atherosclerosis in non-diabetic patients. The HOMA index is an independent predictor of three-vessel disease at CA. The HOMA index could be useful for risk stratification of CAD even in absence of T2DM.

Insulin Resistance Predicts Severity of Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease in Non-Diabetic Patients / Strisciuglio, Teresa; Izzo, Raffaele; Barbato, Emanuele; Di Gioia, Giuseppe; Colaiori, Iginio; Fiordelisi, Antonella; Morisco, Carmine; Bartunek, Jozef; Franco, Danilo; Ammirati, Giuseppe; Pergola, Valerio; Imparato, Livio; Trimarco, Bruno; Esposito, Giovanni; Rapacciuolo, Antonio. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 9:7(2020), pp. 1-10. [10.3390/jcm9072144]

Insulin Resistance Predicts Severity of Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease in Non-Diabetic Patients

Barbato, Emanuele
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2020

Abstract

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, how IR is able to impact the severity of coronary atherosclerosis in non-diabetic patients is unknown. Objectives. We investigated the relation between the IR and the extent and severity of coronary atherosclerosis in non-diabetic patients referred to coronary angiography (CA) Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing to CA for acute coronary syndromes or stable angina were analyzed. The IR was assessed by mean of the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) whereas the SYNTAX score (SS) was used as index of the severity of coronary atherosclerosis Results: Overall, 126 patients were included, with a median SS of 12 (IQR 5.25–20.5). Patients were divided in four groups according to the distribution in quartiles of SS (SS1-2-3-4). A significant correlation between HOMA-IR and SS was observed, especially in women. A progressive increase of HOMA-IR was observed in parallel with the increasing severity (from SS1 to SS4) and extension (1-2-3-vessel disease) of coronary atherosclerosis. Multivariable analysis showed that the HOMA-IR was the strongest independent predictor of severe (SS4) and extensive (three-vessel disease) coronary atherosclerosis. Conclusion: Insulin resistance goes hand in hand with the extension and severity of coronary atherosclerosis in non-diabetic patients. The HOMA index is an independent predictor of three-vessel disease at CA. The HOMA index could be useful for risk stratification of CAD even in absence of T2DM.
2020
coronary atherosclerosis; insulin resistance; cardiovascular prevention
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Insulin Resistance Predicts Severity of Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease in Non-Diabetic Patients / Strisciuglio, Teresa; Izzo, Raffaele; Barbato, Emanuele; Di Gioia, Giuseppe; Colaiori, Iginio; Fiordelisi, Antonella; Morisco, Carmine; Bartunek, Jozef; Franco, Danilo; Ammirati, Giuseppe; Pergola, Valerio; Imparato, Livio; Trimarco, Bruno; Esposito, Giovanni; Rapacciuolo, Antonio. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 9:7(2020), pp. 1-10. [10.3390/jcm9072144]
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