Lack of correlation between the optimal glycaemic control and coronary micro vascular dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus: A cross sectional study

Luis Felipe Valenzuela-Garcia, Yasushi Matsuzawa, Jaskanwal D.S. Sara, Taek Geun Kwon, Ryan J. Lennon, Lilach O. Lerman, Rafael J. Ruiz-Salmeron, Amir Lerman

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Abstract

Background: Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is associated with cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Optimal glycaemic control does not always preclude future events. We sought to assess the effect of the current target of HBA1c level on the coronary microcirculatory function and identify predictive factors for CMD in T2DM patients. Methods: We studied 100 patients with T2DM and 214 patients without T2DM. All of them with a history of chest pain, non-obstructive angiograms and a direct assessment of coronary blood flow increase in response to adenosine and acetylcholine coronary infusion, for evaluation of endothelial independent and dependent CMD. Patients with T2DM were categorized as having optimal (HbA1c ≤ 7 ) vs. suboptimal (HbA1c ≥ 7 %) glycaemic control at the time of catheterization. Results: Baseline characteristics and coronary endothelial function parameters differed significantly between T2DM patients and control group. The prevalence of endothelial independent CMD (29.8 vs. 39.6 %, p = 0.40) and dependent CMD (61.7 vs. 62.2 %, p = 1.00) were similar in patients with optimal vs. suboptimal glycaemic control. Age (OR 1.10; CI 95 % 1.04-1.18; p< 0.001) and female gender (OR 3.87; CI 95 % 1.45-11.4; p ≤ 0.01) were significantly associated with endothelial independent CMD whereas glomerular filtrate (OR 0.97; CI 95 % 0.95-0.99; p< 0.05) was significantly associated with endothelial dependent CMD. The optimal glycaemic control was not associated with endothelial independent (OR 0.60, CI 95 %0.23-1.46; p 0.26) or dependent CMD (OR 0.99, CI 95 % 0.43-2.24; p = 0.98). Conclusions: The current target of HBA1c level does not predict a better coronary microcirculatory function in T2DM patients. The appropriate strategy for prevention of CMD in T2DM patients remains to be addressed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number106
JournalCardiovascular diabetology
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 14 2015

Keywords

  • Coronary microcirculation
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Endothelial dysfunction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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