Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk: Meta-Analysis of 119 Clinical Trials Involving 100 667 Patients.


Journal

Circulation
ISSN: 1524-4539
Titre abrégé: Circulation
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0147763

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
18 08 2020
Historique:
pubmed: 18 6 2020
medline: 1 9 2021
entrez: 18 6 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To quantify the association between effects of interventions on carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) progression and their effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We systematically collated data from randomized, controlled trials. cIMT was assessed as the mean value at the common-carotid-artery; if unavailable, the maximum value at the common-carotid-artery or other cIMT measures were used. The primary outcome was a combined CVD end point defined as myocardial infarction, stroke, revascularization procedures, or fatal CVD. We estimated intervention effects on cIMT progression and incident CVD for each trial, before relating the 2 using a Bayesian meta-regression approach. We analyzed data of 119 randomized, controlled trials involving 100 667 patients (mean age 62 years, 42% female). Over an average follow-up of 3.7 years, 12 038 patients developed the combined CVD end point. Across all interventions, each 10 μm/y reduction of cIMT progression resulted in a relative risk for CVD of 0.91 (95% Credible Interval, 0.87-0.94), with an additional relative risk for CVD of 0.92 (0.87-0.97) being achieved independent of cIMT progression. Taken together, we estimated that interventions reducing cIMT progression by 10, 20, 30, or 40 μm/y would yield relative risks of 0.84 (0.75-0.93), 0.76 (0.67-0.85), 0.69 (0.59-0.79), or 0.63 (0.52-0.74), respectively. Results were similar when grouping trials by type of intervention, time of conduct, time to ultrasound follow-up, availability of individual-participant data, primary versus secondary prevention trials, type of cIMT measurement, and proportion of female patients. The extent of intervention effects on cIMT progression predicted the degree of CVD risk reduction. This provides a missing link supporting the usefulness of cIMT progression as a surrogate marker for CVD risk in clinical trials.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
To quantify the association between effects of interventions on carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) progression and their effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
METHODS
We systematically collated data from randomized, controlled trials. cIMT was assessed as the mean value at the common-carotid-artery; if unavailable, the maximum value at the common-carotid-artery or other cIMT measures were used. The primary outcome was a combined CVD end point defined as myocardial infarction, stroke, revascularization procedures, or fatal CVD. We estimated intervention effects on cIMT progression and incident CVD for each trial, before relating the 2 using a Bayesian meta-regression approach.
RESULTS
We analyzed data of 119 randomized, controlled trials involving 100 667 patients (mean age 62 years, 42% female). Over an average follow-up of 3.7 years, 12 038 patients developed the combined CVD end point. Across all interventions, each 10 μm/y reduction of cIMT progression resulted in a relative risk for CVD of 0.91 (95% Credible Interval, 0.87-0.94), with an additional relative risk for CVD of 0.92 (0.87-0.97) being achieved independent of cIMT progression. Taken together, we estimated that interventions reducing cIMT progression by 10, 20, 30, or 40 μm/y would yield relative risks of 0.84 (0.75-0.93), 0.76 (0.67-0.85), 0.69 (0.59-0.79), or 0.63 (0.52-0.74), respectively. Results were similar when grouping trials by type of intervention, time of conduct, time to ultrasound follow-up, availability of individual-participant data, primary versus secondary prevention trials, type of cIMT measurement, and proportion of female patients.
CONCLUSIONS
The extent of intervention effects on cIMT progression predicted the degree of CVD risk reduction. This provides a missing link supporting the usefulness of cIMT progression as a surrogate marker for CVD risk in clinical trials.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32546049
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.046361
pmc: PMC7115957
mid: EMS87368
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Meta-Analysis Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Systematic Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

621-642

Subventions

Organisme : Austrian Science Fund FWF
ID : P 32488
Pays : Austria

Commentaires et corrections

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Auteurs

Peter Willeit (P)

Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.).

Lena Tschiderer (L)

Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.).

Elias Allara (E)

Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (P.W., E.A., M.J.S., S.G.T.).

Kathrin Reuber (K)

Department of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (K.R., X.L., M. Sitzer., M.W.L.).

Lisa Seekircher (L)

Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.).

Lu Gao (L)

MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (L.G.).

Ximing Liao (X)

Department of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (K.R., X.L., M. Sitzer., M.W.L.).

Eva Lonn (E)

Department of Medicine and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (E.L., H.C.G., S.Y.).

Hertzel C Gerstein (HC)

Hamilton General Hospital, Ontario, Canada (E.L., H.C.G., S.Y.).

Salim Yusuf (S)

Hamilton General Hospital, Ontario, Canada (E.L., H.C.G., S.Y.).

Frank P Brouwers (FP)

Department of Cardiology, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands (F.P.B.).

Folkert W Asselbergs (FW)

Department of Cardiology (F.W.A.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Wiek van Gilst (W)

Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands (W.v.G.).

Sigmund A Anderssen (SA)

Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, Oslo, Norway (S.A.A.).

Diederick E Grobbee (DE)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (D.E.G., M.L.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

John J P Kastelein (JJP)

Department of Vascular Medicine (J.J.P.K., E.S.), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Frank L J Visseren (FLJ)

Department of Vascular Medicine (F.L.J.V.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

George Ntaios (G)

Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (G.N.).

Apostolos I Hatzitolios (AI)

1st Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (A.I.H., C.S.).

Christos Savopoulos (C)

1st Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (A.I.H., C.S.).

Pythia T Nieuwkerk (PT)

Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.).

Erik Stroes (E)

Department of Vascular Medicine (J.J.P.K., E.S.), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Matthew Walters (M)

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing (M.W.), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Peter Higgins (P)

Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (P.H., J.D.), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Jesse Dawson (J)

Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (P.H., J.D.), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Paolo Gresele (P)

Division of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy (P.G., G.G.).

Giuseppe Guglielmini (G)

Division of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy (P.G., G.G.).

Rino Migliacci (R)

Division of Internal Medicine, Cortona Hospital, Italy (R.M.).

Marat Ezhov (M)

Laboratory of Lipid Disorders, National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Moscow, Russia (M.E.), National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Moscow, Russia.

Maya Safarova (M)

Atherosclerosis Department (M. Safarova), National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Moscow, Russia.

Tatyana Balakhonova (T)

Ultrasound Vascular Laboratory (T.B.), National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Moscow, Russia.

Eiichi Sato (E)

Division of Nephrology, Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital, Chiba, Japan (E.S., M.A., T.N.).

Mayuko Amaha (M)

Division of Nephrology, Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital, Chiba, Japan (E.S., M.A., T.N.).

Tsukasa Nakamura (T)

Division of Nephrology, Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital, Chiba, Japan (E.S., M.A., T.N.).

Kostas Kapellas (K)

Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia (K.K., L.M.J.).

Lisa M Jamieson (LM)

Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia (K.K., L.M.J.).

Michael Skilton (M)

Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia (M.Skilton).

James A Blumenthal (JA)

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, (J.A.B., A.S., P.J.S.).

Alan Hinderliter (A)

Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (A.H.).

Andrew Sherwood (A)

Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.).

Patrick J Smith (PJ)

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, (J.A.B., A.S., P.J.S.).

Michiel A van Agtmael (MA)

Department of Internal Medicine (M.A.v.A.) Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Peter Reiss (P)

Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (P.R.).

Marit G A van Vonderen (MGA)

Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center Leeuwarden, The Netherlands (M.G.A.v.V.).

Stefan Kiechl (S)

VASCage GmbH, Research Centre on Vascular Ageing and Stroke, Innsbruck, Austria (S.K.).

Gerhard Klingenschmid (G)

Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (P.W., L.T., L.S., S.K., G.K.).

Matthias Sitzer (M)

Department of Neurology, Klinikum Herford, Herford, Germany (M. Sitzer).

Coen D A Stehouwer (CDA)

Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands (C.D.A.S.).

Heiko Uthoff (H)

Department of Angiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (H.U.).

Zhi-Yong Zou (ZY)

Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China (Z.-Y.Z.).

Ana R Cunha (AR)

Department of Clinical Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (A.R.C., M.F.N.).

Mario F Neves (MF)

Department of Clinical Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (A.R.C., M.F.N.).

Miles D Witham (MD)

AGE Research Group, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals Trust, United Kingdom (M.D.W.).

Hyun-Woong Park (HW)

Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea (H.-W.P., M.-S.L.).

Moo-Sik Lee (MS)

Department of Preventive Medicine, Konyang University, Jinju, South Korea (M.-S.L.).

Jang-Ho Bae (JH)

Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea (J.-H.B.).

Enrique Bernal (E)

Infectious Diseases Unit, Reina Sofia Hospital, Murcia, Spain (E.B.).

Kristian Wachtell (K)

Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (K.W., S.E.K.).

Sverre E Kjeldsen (SE)

Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (K.W., S.E.K.).

Michael H Olsen (MH)

Department of Internal Medicine, Holbaek Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (M.H.O.).

David Preiss (D)

MRC Population Health Research Unit, Clinical Trial Service Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (D.P.).

Naveed Sattar (N)

BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre (N.S.), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Edith Beishuizen (E)

Infectious Diseases Unit, Reina Sofia Hospital, Murcia, Spain (E.B.).

Menno V Huisman (MV)

Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (M.V.H.).

Mark A Espeland (MA)

Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (M.A.E.).

Caroline Schmidt (C)

Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (C.S.).

Stefan Agewall (S)

Oslo University Hospital Ullevål and Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway (S.A.).

Ercan Ok (E)

Nephrology Department, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey (E.O, G.A.).

Gülay Aşçi (G)

Nephrology Department, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey (E.O, G.A.).

Eric de Groot (E)

Imagelabonline & Cardiovascular, Eindhoven and Lunteren, the Netherlands (E.d.G.).

Muriel P C Grooteman (MPC)

Department of Nephrology (M.P.C.G.), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Peter J Blankestijn (PJ)

Department of Nephrology (P.J.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Michiel L Bots (ML)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (D.E.G., M.L.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Michael J Sweeting (MJ)

Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom (M.J.S.).

Simon G Thompson (SG)

Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (P.W., E.A., M.J.S., S.G.T.).

Matthias W Lorenz (MW)

Department of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (K.R., X.L., M. Sitzer., M.W.L.).

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