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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2023

Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Computed Tomography-Defined Adipose Depots and Coronary Artery Disease: A PROMISE Trial Biomarker Substudy.

Elizabeth Zhao, Stephanie N Giamberardino, Neha J Pagidipati, Deepak Voora, Geoffrey S Ginsburg, Udo Hoffmann, Júlia Karády, Maros Ferencik, Pamela S Douglas, Borek Foldyna and 1 more

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In one paragraph

Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Branched-chain amino acid metabolism: Pathophysiological mechanism and therapeutic intervention in metabolic diseases.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Elizabeth ZhaoDuke University School of Medicine Durham NC.ORCID 0000-0002-8350-2043
Stephanie N GiamberardinoDuke Molecular Physiology Institute Duke University School of Medicine Durham NC.ORCID 0000-0001-7440-5156
Neha J PagidipatiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Duke University Medical Center Durham NC.ORCID 0000-0002-5004-8868
Deepak VooraCardiovascular Imaging Research Center Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School Boston MA.ORCID 0000-0003-0015-5179
Geoffrey S GinsburgDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Duke University Medical Center Durham NC.ORCID 0000-0003-4739-9808
Udo HoffmannCardiovascular Imaging Research Center Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School Boston MA.ORCID 0000-0001-5514-769X
Júlia KarádyCardiovascular Imaging Research Center Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School Boston MA.ORCID 0000-0002-6640-6260
Maros FerencikKnight Cardiovascular Institute Oregon Health and Science University Portland OR.ORCID 0000-0001-5872-2223
Pamela S DouglasDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Duke University Medical Center Durham NC.ORCID 0000-0001-9876-4049
Borek FoldynaCardiovascular Imaging Research Center Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School Boston MA.ORCID 0000-0002-2466-4827
Svati H ShahDuke Molecular Physiology Institute Duke University School of Medicine Durham NC.ORCID 0000-0002-3495-2830
Harvard University · USDuke University · USDuke Medical Center · USClinical Research Institute · USOregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

PROMISE Trial: Clinical Coordinating CenterR01HL098237 · NHLBI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DOUGLAS, PAMELA SUSAN · 2009 to 2014
$27.3M
PROMISE Trial: SDCCR01HL098236 · NHLBI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, KERRY L · 2009 to 2014
$5.0M
PROMISE Trial: Dx CoreR01HL098305 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HOFFMANN, UDO · 2009 to 2014
$3.5M
PROMISE Trial: EQOL Coordinating CenterR01HL098235 · NHLBI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI MARK, DANIEL B · 2009 to 2014
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL098235NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL098236NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL098237NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL098305
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background The interplay between branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism, an important pathway in adiposity and cardiometabolic disease, and visceral adipose depots such as hepatic steatosis (HS) and epicardial adipose tissue is unknown. We leveraged the PROMISE clinical trial with centrally adjudicated coronary computed tomography angiography imaging to determine relationships between adipose depots, BCAA dysregulation, and coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods and Results The PROMISE (Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain) trial randomized 10 003 outpatients with stable chest pain to computed tomography angiography versus standard-of-care diagnostics. For this study, we included 1798 participants with available computed tomography angiography data and biospecimens. Linear and logistic regression were used to determine associations between a molar sum of BCAAs measured by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with body mass index, adipose traits, and obstructive CAD. Mendelian randomization was then used to determine if BCAAs are in the causal pathway for adipose depots or CAD. The study sample had a mean age of 60 years (SD, 8.0), body mass index of 30.6 (SD, 5.9), and epicardial adipose tissue volume of 57.3 (SD, 21.3) cm

Indexed as

Coronary Artery DiseaseAdipose TissueAdiposityAmino Acids, Branched-ChainBiomarkersChest PainCoronary AngiographyHumansMiddle AgedObesityProspective StudiesRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedAmino Acids, Branched-ChainBiomarkersbranched‐chain amino acidscoronary artery diseasecoronary computed tomography angiographyepicardial adipose tissuehepatic steatosisMendelian randomization analysis

Identifiers

PMID37218594
PMCPMC10382003
OpenAlexW4377564330

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