Analysis of traditional and emerging risk factors in premenopausal women with coronary artery disease: A pilot-scale study from North India.
Premenopausal women are known to have less heart disease than their menopausal counterparts and men. However, there is a rising prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in premenopausal females, which necessitates determination of risk factors that negate the effects of hormonal protection. There are few studies describing the prevalence of traditional and emerging risk factors in premenopausal women with CAD. Thus, our objective was to explore the prevalence of traditional and emerging risk factors and features of coronary lesions in premenopausal women with CAD in an Indian population. Forty premenopausal female patients with angiographically proven CAD and undergoing treatment with conventional therapies and 40 age-matched premenopausal females without any evidence of CAD were enrolled. Premenopausal females with CAD most commonly had the single-vessel CAD and the left anterior descending artery was most commonly involved. The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, family history of CAD and 10-year risk score was higher in premenopausal females with CAD than controls. Even after treatment with conventional therapies, premenopausal women with CAD had dyslipidemia and significantly elevated levels of emerging risk factors such as ApoB, ApoB/ApoA1 ratio, hsCRP, lipoprotein (a), uric acid, T4, fibrinogen, and total leukocyte count as compared to controls (p < 0.05). Further, they had significantly lower levels of HDL-C, and Apolipoprotein A1 and T3 which are protective markers for vascular risk. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that low levels of Apo A1 and high levels of fibrinogen, hsCRP and TG drive the vascular risk, and therefore these factors should be considered as candidates for better diagnosis, early detection, and intervention of CAD in premenopausal women.
Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Rajesh
R
Vijayvergiya
Department of Experimental Medicine & Biotechnology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Divya
D
Kapoor
Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ajay
A
Aggarwal
Department of Experimental Medicine & Biotechnology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Sonal
S
Sangwan
Department of Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Vanita
V
Suri
Department of Experimental Medicine & Biotechnology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India. veena447@gmail.com.
Veena
V
Dhawan
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017697:Premenopause / Q000097:blood*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
Coronary artery disease; Dyslipidemia; High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; Inflammation; Premenopausal women; Risk factors