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The relationship between serum markers of collagen turnover and cardiovascular outcome in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study.

TitleThe relationship between serum markers of collagen turnover and cardiovascular outcome in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsBarasch, E, Gottdiener, JS, Aurigemma, G, Kitzman, DW, Han, J, Kop, WJ, Tracy, RP
JournalCirc Heart Fail
Volume4
Issue6
Pagination733-9
Date Published2011 Nov
ISSN1941-3297
KeywordsAged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Biomarkers, Cardiovascular Diseases, Case-Control Studies, Cohort Studies, Collagen, Collagen Type I, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure, Humans, Incidence, Male, Peptide Fragments, Peptides, Predictive Value of Tests, Procollagen, Prospective Studies, Stroke Volume, Survival Rate
Abstract<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>The deposition of collagen fibrils in the myocardial extracellular matrix increases with age and plays a key role in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). We sought to determine the predictive value of serum markers of collagen turnover for incident HF and cardiovascular (CV) morbidity, mortality, and all-cause mortality in elderly individuals.</p><p><b>METHODS AND RESULTS: </b>In 880 participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study (mean age, 77±6 years; 48% women), serum levels of carboxyl-terminal peptide of procollagen type I (PIP), carboxyl-terminal telopeptide of collagen type I (CITP), and amino-terminal peptide of procollagen type III (PIIINP) were measured in 4 groups: HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF; n=146, EF <55%); HF with preserved EF (HFPEF; n=175, EF ≥55%), control subjects with CV risk factors but not HF (CVD; n=280), and healthy control subjects free of CV disease (n=279). Relationships between these serum markers and outcome at follow-up of 12±4 years (range, 3-17 years) was determined in six models including those adjusted for conventional risk factors, renal function, NT-proBNP and agents which interfere with collagen synthesis. For the entire cohort, in unadjusted and adjusted models, both PIIINP and CITP were associated with myocardial infarction, incident HF, hospitalization for HF, cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. In healthy control subjects, CITP and PIIINP were associated with all-cause death. In control subjects with risk factors, CITP was associated with incident HF, and in participants with HFPEF, CITP was associated with hospitalization for HF. No collagen biomarker was associated with outcome in participants with HFREF, and PIP was not associated with outcome in the cohort or its subgroups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>In both healthy and elderly individuals with CV disease at risk of developing HF, CITP and PIIINP are significantly associated with multiple adverse cardiac outcomes including myocardial infarction, HF, and death. Clinical Trial Registration- URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00005133.</p>
DOI10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.111.962027
Alternate JournalCirc Heart Fail
PubMed ID21900186
PubMed Central IDPMC3263368
Grant ListR03AG23291 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
T32 HL007902 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
P30 AG024827 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG-15928 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
1-T32-HL07902 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
P50 HL015103 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC85079 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG015928 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
U01 HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01 HC015103 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R37AG18915 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R37 AG018915 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG018915 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
P30-AG-024827 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
AG09556 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 HL-0753 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC55222 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
RC-HL15103 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R03 AG023291-01A1 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
AG-027058 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
RC-HL35129 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC80007 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-55222 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC 35129 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG-20098 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R03 AG023291 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG020098 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 HL043201 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
HL43201 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-8086 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG009556 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
AG-023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85079 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG027058 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01 HC045133 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-75170 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01 HC035129 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R56 AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States