Association study of the I/D polymorphism and plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) as risk factors for stent restenosis

Autor: Antonello Vado, Mauro Feola, Corrado Vassanelli, Flavio Ribichini, Eugenio Uslenghi, Giuseppe Matullo, Sonia Carturan, Terenzio Camilla, Simonetta Guarrera, Valeria Ferrero, Alberto Piazza
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2004
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Popis: The ID (insertion/deletion) polymorphism of the ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) gene controls plasma ACE levels. Both have been correlated with ISR (in-stent restenosis) in preliminary analyses, but not confirmed in larger studies. In the present study, baseline and 6-month quantitative coronary analysis were performed in 897 patients who had stent implantation and the ID polymorphism genotyped. Plasma ACE levels were measured in 848 patients (95 %). Restenosis rates among genotypes were 31.2 % DD, 25.5 % ID and 28.8 % II (not significant). Plasma ACE levels were significantly higher in restenotic patients compared with patients without restenosis (30.7 + 18.6 units/l compared with 22.8 + 12.8 units/l; P = 0.0001) and a strong independent predictor of ISR [OR (odds ratio) = 3.70; 95 % CI (confidence interval), 2.40–5.71; P < 0.0001], except in diabetics. In the subgroup of diabetics and patients with AMI (acute myocardial infarction), the DD genotypes actually had a lower risk of ISR than the II genotypes (diabetics, OR = 0.16; 95 % CI, 0.04–0.69; P = 0.014; and patients with AMI, OR = 0.21; 95 % CI, 0.061–0.749; P = 0.016). After exclusion of diabetics and patients with AMI, ISR rates for genotypes in 632 patients were 31.7 % DD, 24.3 % ID and 17.6 % II (P = 0.02; DD compared with non-DD OR = 1.57; 95 % CI, 1.09–2.25). The association between the D allele and ISR observed in selected populations does not hold with a larger sample size. Other than sample size, clinical variables can modulate the association between ID polymorphism and ISR. Plasma ACE level is a risk factor for ISR, independently of the ID genotype.
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