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Circulating Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3 Level and Plaque Calcification: An Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Analysis.

Yu Kataoka, Kota Murai, Stephen J Nicholls, Yoshiyuki Tomishima, Takamasa Iwai, Kenichiro Sawada, Hideo Matama, Satoshi Honda, Kensuke Takagi, Masashi Fujino and 5 more

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15 authors.

Yu KataokaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Kota MuraiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Stephen J NichollsVictorian Heart Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Yoshiyuki TomishimaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Takamasa IwaiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Kenichiro SawadaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Hideo MatamaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Satoshi HondaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Kensuke TakagiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Masashi FujinoVictorian Heart Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Shuichi YonedaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Kazuhiro NakaoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Fumiyuki OtsukaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Yasuhide AsaumiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Teruo NoguchiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) regulates lipoprotein metabolism, and its genetic deficiency reduces the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, the association between ANGPTL3 expression and atherosclerotic plaque formation remains unclear. Methods: We analyzed 58 patients with coronary artery disease (89 non-culprit lesions) who underwent optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention. ANGPTL3 levels were measured by an enzymatic method (Immuno-Biological Laboratories, Gunma, Japan). Clinical demographics and OCT-derived plaque features were compared among patients stratified according to tertiles of ANGPTL3 levels. Results: The ANGPTL3 level was 356.2 ± 158.9 ng/mL (statin = 98.2%; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol = 74.5 ± 21.7 mg/dL). Patients in tertile 3 of ANGPTL3 level were older ( Conclusions: ANGPTL3 expression was associated with plaque calcification in patients with coronary artery disease. Further studies are required to confirm ANGPTL3 as a therapeutic target for modulating calcification.

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angiopoietin-like protein 3calcificationoptical coherence tomographyplaque

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PMID41001257
PMCPMC12457204

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