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01.08.2019 | Original Article
Impact of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system polymorphisms on myocardial perfusion: Correlations with myocardial single photon emission computed tomography-derived parameters
verfasst von:
George Angelidis, MD, Maria Samara, PhD, Maria Papathanassiou, MSc, Maria Satra, PhD, Varvara Valotassiou, MD, PhD, Ioannis Tsougos, MSc, PhD, Dimitrios Psimadas, MSc, PhD, Chara Tzavara, MSc, PhD, Sotiria Alexiou, MD, PhD, John Koutsikos, MD, PhD, Nikolaos Demakopoulos, MD, PhD, Gregory Giamouzis, MD, PhD, Filippos Triposkiadis, MD, PhD, John Skoularigis, MD, PhD, Panagoula Kollia, PhD, Panagiotis Georgoulias, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
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Ausgabe 4/2019
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Abstract
Background
Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) has an important role in atherosclerosis. We investigated the effects of six RAAS gene polymorphisms on myocardial perfusion.
Methods and Results
We examined 810 patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) using stress–rest myocardial single-photon emission computed tomography. Summed stress score (SSS), summed rest score (SRS), summed difference score (SDS), transient ischemic dilation (TID), and lung/heart ratio (LHR) were recorded. The following gene polymorphisms were investigated: angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D), angiotensinogen (AGT) M235T and T174M, angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) A1166C, renin (REN) C5312T, and angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) C3123A. The heterozygotes or homozygotes on ACE D allele were 7.54 times more likely to have abnormal SSS, while the AGT (T174M) heterozygotes were 5.19 times more likely to have abnormal SSS. The homozygotes of ACE D had significantly higher values on TID and LHR, while the AGT (T174M) heterozygotes had higher values on TID. The AT1R heterozygotes had greater odds for having SSS ≥ 3. The patients carried AT1R homozygosity of C allele had significantly higher values on TID, while heterozygotes of AT1R had significantly higher values on LHR.
Conclusions
Among the polymorphisms investigated, ACE D allele had the strongest association with abnormal myocardial perfusion.