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Galectin-3 and Venous Thromboembolism Incidence: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
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| Title | Galectin-3 and Venous Thromboembolism Incidence: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Fashanu, OE, Heckbert, SR, Aguilar, D, Jensen, PN, Ballantyne, CM, Basu, S, Hoogeveen, RC, DeFilippi, C, Cushman, M, Folsom, AR |
| Journal | Res Pract Thromb Haemost |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 223-230 |
| Date Published | 2017 Oct |
| ISSN | 2475-0379 |
| Abstract | <p><b>Background: </b>The inflammatory biomarker galectin-3 contributes to pathologic conditions such as heart failure and stimulates murine thrombogenesis. Its association with venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been sparsely studied.</p><p><b>Objectives: </b>To assess the prospective association of plasma galectin-3 and the LGALS3 rs4644 SNP with VTE incidence.</p><p><b>Methods: </b>We measured plasma galectin-3 in 9,916 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study cohort in 1996 - 1998 and identified VTEs through 2013. Using Cox regression, we estimated the hazard ratio associating galectin-3 with incident VTE over a median of 13.9 years. Replication was sought in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS).</p><p><b>Results: </b>ARIC included 21.8% blacks and 56.2% females with mean baseline age of 62.7 years. The incidence rate of VTE (n=389 events) increased across quintiles of galectin-3, with hazard ratios (95% CI) of 1 (reference), 1.13 (0.80 - 1.61), 1.00 (0.70 - 1.43), 1.36 (0.96 - 1.91), and 1.55 (1.09 - 2.19) (p-trend = 0.005), adjusted for age, sex, race, body mass index, diabetes status, and renal function. Results did not replicate in the CHS (124 VTE), but meta-analysis of both studies yielded a pooled hazard ratio (95% CI) for 1 SD increment in log galectin-3 of 1.10 (1.00 - 1.22). In ARIC, the C allele of rs4644 in the LGALS3 gene was associated with higher galectin-3 level, and in whites, with an increased rate of VTE.</p><p><b>Conclusion: </b>Galectin-3 levels were associated positively with VTE incidence.</p> |
| DOI | 10.1002/rth2.12038 |
| Alternate Journal | Res Pract Thromb Haemost |
| PubMed ID | 29152608 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC5685543 |
| Grant List | HHSN268201100012C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100009I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100010C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100008C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100005G / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100008I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL059367 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL130114 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100007C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268200800007C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100011I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100011C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC55222 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85086 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100006C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201200036C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100005I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85082 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100009C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85083 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100005C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201100007I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85079 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States R01 HL134320 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85080 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85081 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |
ePub date:
17/10