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  1. Article ; Online: Lipid management in systemic lupus erythematosus according to risk classifiers suggested by the European Society of Cardiology and disease-related risk factors reported by the EULAR recommendations.

    Drosos, George C / Konstantonis, George / Sfikakis, Petros P / Tektonidou, Maria G

    RMD open

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 1

    Abstract: Background: The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology recommended that lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) should follow general population guidelines. We examined the eligibility for LLT in SLE according to ... ...

    Abstract Background: The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology recommended that lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) should follow general population guidelines. We examined the eligibility for LLT in SLE according to Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE), with and without the addition of vascular ultrasound (VUS) and disease-related features.
    Methods: 210 patients with SLE without prior cardiovascular events, diabetes or antiphospholipid syndrome underwent cardiovascular risk assessment with SCORE. LLT eligibility was evaluated in low-risk and moderate-risk patients following European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines. Atherosclerotic plaques on carotid ultrasound (cUS)) and carotid and femoral ultrasound (cfUS), prolonged disease duration (PDD, ≥10 years), failure to achieve lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS
    Results: Plaques were detected in 9.9% of low-risk cases and 54.6% of moderate-risk cases. SCORE alone would indicate 0% of low-risk patients and 3% of moderate-risk patients for LLT eligibility. According to SCORE+cfUS, 9.9% of low-risk patients and 57.6% of moderate-risk patients, respectively, would be eligible for LLT based on ESC guidelines. Ιn low-risk/moderate-risk patients, phi values for SCORE+PDD, GC
    Conclusion: Disease-related and VUS features, in addition to SCORE, may help to improve LLT decision making in SLE. GC
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Risk Factors ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic ; Antibodies, Antiphospholipid ; Cardiology ; Lipids
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Antiphospholipid ; Lipids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2812592-7
    ISSN 2056-5933 ; 2056-5933
    ISSN (online) 2056-5933
    ISSN 2056-5933
    DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002767
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  2. Article ; Online: Application of EULAR and European Society of Cardiology recommendations with regard to blood pressure and lipid management in antiphospholipid syndrome.

    Drosos, George C / Konstantonis, George / Sfikakis, Petros P / Tektonidou, Maria G

    RMD open

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 3

    Abstract: Background: To examine blood pressure (BP) and lipid treatment eligibility in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) according to European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recommendations.: Methods: ... ...

    Abstract Background: To examine blood pressure (BP) and lipid treatment eligibility in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) according to European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recommendations.
    Methods: Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE), modified-SCORE, diabetes mellitus (DM)-equivalent risk classifiers (DIME) and disease-related classifiers -type of thrombotic events (APS
    Results: SCORE underestimated high/very-high-AR in >50% of cases. SCORE-guided BP/lipid treatment eligibility was 4.2%/12.6% for high, 10.5%/16.8% for very-high AR patients, while 5.3% of low-moderate AR cases were eligible for lipid-lowering therapy. For BP treatment, MCC was higher using DIME for low-moderate and very-high-risk (0.33 and 0.32, respectively), and using modified-SCORE+APS
    Conclusion: Multimodal risk assessment including disease-related and cardiometabolic features used for high-risk diseases such as DM can improve CVR management in APS.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/complications ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/diagnosis ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/drug therapy ; Risk Factors ; Blood Pressure ; Rheumatology ; Cardiology ; Lipids
    Chemical Substances Lipids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2812592-7
    ISSN 2056-5933 ; 2056-5933
    ISSN (online) 2056-5933
    ISSN 2056-5933
    DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003326
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  3. Article ; Online: Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome: a cross-sectional performance analysis of nine clinical risk prediction tools.

    Drosos, George C / Konstantonis, George / Sfikakis, Petros P / Tektonidou, Maria G

    RMD open

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 4

    Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to assess the performance of cardiovascular risk (CVR) prediction models reported by European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology and European Society of Cardiology recommendations to identify high-atherosclerotic CVR ( ...

    Abstract Objectives: This study aimed to assess the performance of cardiovascular risk (CVR) prediction models reported by European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology and European Society of Cardiology recommendations to identify high-atherosclerotic CVR (ASCVR) patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS).
    Methods: Six models predicting the risk of a first cardiovascular disease event (first-CVD) (Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE); modified-SCORE; Framingham risk score; Pooled Cohorts Risk Equation; Prospective Cardiovascular Münster calculator; Globorisk), three risk prediction models for patients with a history of prior arterial events (recurrent-CVD) (adjusted Global APS Score (aGAPSS); aGAPSS
    Results: Spiegelhalter's z-test p values 0.47-0.57, area under the receiver-operating characteristics curve (AUROC) 0.56-0.75 and Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC) 0.01-0.35 indicated moderate calibration, poor-to-acceptable discrimination and negligible-to-moderate classification accuracy, respectively, for all risk models. Among recurrent-CVD tools, SMART and aGAPSS
    Conclusion: Clinical CVR prediction tools underestimate actual high ASCVR in APS. VUS may help to improve CVR assessment and optimal risk factor management.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/complications ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/diagnosis ; Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis ; Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology ; Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology ; Risk Factors ; Prospective Studies ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Heart Disease Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2812592-7
    ISSN 2056-5933 ; 2056-5933
    ISSN (online) 2056-5933
    ISSN 2056-5933
    DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003601
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  4. Article: Generic and disease-adapted cardiovascular risk scores as predictors of atherosclerosis progression in SLE.

    Panopoulos, Stylianos / Drosos, George C / Konstantonis, George / Sfikakis, Petros P / Tektonidou, Maria G

    Lupus science & medicine

    2023  Volume 10, Issue 1

    Abstract: Objective: Studies show that generic cardiovascular risk (CVR) prediction tools may underestimate CVR in SLE. We examined, for the first time to our knowledge, whether generic and disease-adapted CVR scores may predict subclinical atherosclerosis ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Studies show that generic cardiovascular risk (CVR) prediction tools may underestimate CVR in SLE. We examined, for the first time to our knowledge, whether generic and disease-adapted CVR scores may predict subclinical atherosclerosis progression in SLE.
    Methods: We included all eligible patients with SLE without a history of cardiovascular events or diabetes mellitus, who had a 3-year carotid and femoral ultrasound follow-up examination. Five generic (Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE), Framingham Risk Score (FRS), Pooled Cohort Risk Equation, Globorisk, Prospective Cardiovascular Münster) and three 'SLE-adapted' CVR scores (modified Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (mSCORE), modified Framingham Risk Score (mFRS), QRESEARCH Risk Estimator V.3 (QRISK3)) were calculated at baseline. The performance of CVR scores to predict atherosclerosis progression (defined as new atherosclerotic plaque development) was tested with Brier Score (BS), area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) and Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC), while rank correlation was tested with Harrell's
    Results: Twenty-six (21%) of 124 included patients (90% female, mean age 44.4±11.7 years) developed new atherosclerotic plaques after a mean of 39.7±3.8 months' follow-up period. Performance analysis showed that plaque progression was better predicted by the mFRS (BS 0.14, AUROC 0.80, MCC 0.22) and QRISK3 (BS 0.16, AUROC 0.75, MCC 0.25).
    Conclusions: Application of SLE-adapted CVR scores such as QRISK3 or mFRS, as well as monitoring for glucocorticoid exposure and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies, can help to improve CVR assessment and management in SLE.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Risk Factors ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Glucocorticoids ; Prospective Studies ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic ; Atherosclerosis ; Heart Disease Risk Factors ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic ; Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
    Chemical Substances Glucocorticoids ; Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2779620-6
    ISSN 2053-8790
    ISSN 2053-8790
    DOI 10.1136/lupus-2022-000864
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  5. Article ; Online: Outcomes of COVID-19 Omicron variant in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide Greek cohort study.

    Bournia, Vasiliki-Kalliopi / Fragoulis, George E / Mitrou, Panagiota / Mathioudakis, Konstantinos / Konstantonis, George / Tektonidou, Maria G / Tsolakidis, Anastasios / Paraskevis, Dimitrios / Sfikakis, Petros P

    Rheumatology (Oxford, England)

    2024  Volume 63, Issue 4, Page(s) 1130–1138

    Abstract: Objectives: Patients with RA were at increased risk for COVID-19-associated hospitalization and death during the first year of the pandemic in Greece. We aimed to examine their outcomes after the SARS-Cov-2 Omicron, a more contagious but with milder ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Patients with RA were at increased risk for COVID-19-associated hospitalization and death during the first year of the pandemic in Greece. We aimed to examine their outcomes after the SARS-Cov-2 Omicron, a more contagious but with milder clinical impacts variant, prevailed.
    Methods: A retrospective, nationwide study was conducted between 1 January 2022 and 30 June 2022 in all RA patients under treatment and matched (1:5) on age, sex and region of domicile random general population comparators. Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalizations and deaths, anti-rheumatic medications, prior COVID-19, vaccinations and anti-viral medications were recorded.
    Results: Among 34 182 RA patients, infections (n = 5569, 16.29%), hospitalizations (n = 489, 1.43%) and deaths (n = 106, 0.31%) were more frequent than among comparators. Incidence rates per 1000 person/years of infection [IRR (95% CI):1.19 (1.16, 1.23)], hospitalization [IRR (95% CI):2.0 (1.82, 2.24)], and death [IRR (95% CI):1.81 (1.44, 2.27)] were increased in RA despite better vaccination coverage (89% vs 84%) and more frequent use of anti-viral medications (2.37% vs 1.08). Logistic regression analysis after correcting for age, sex, vaccinations, prior COVID-19, and anti-viral medications in SARS-CoV-2 infected RA patients and comparators revealed increased risk of hospitalization (OR: 2.02, 95% CI: 1.79, 2.27) and death [OR: 1.73, (95% CI: 1.36, 2.20)] in RA. Among infected RA patients, rituximab treatment conferred increased risks for hospitalization [OR: 6.12, (95% CI: 2.89, 12.92)] and death [OR: 12.06 (95% CI: 3.90, 37.31)], while JAK inhibitors increased only hospitalization risk [OR: 2.18 (95% CI: 1.56, 3.06)].
    Conclusion: RA remains a risk factor for hospitalization and death in an era of a relatively low COVID-19 fatality rate, pointing to the need of perseverance in vaccination programs and wider use of anti-viral medications.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Cohort Studies ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Retrospective Studies ; Greece/epidemiology ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/epidemiology ; Antiviral Agents ; Hospitalization
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1464822-2
    ISSN 1462-0332 ; 1462-0324
    ISSN (online) 1462-0332
    ISSN 1462-0324
    DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/kead354
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  6. Article ; Online: Arterial stiffness tested by pulse wave velocity and augmentation index for cardiovascular risk stratification in antiphospholipid syndrome.

    Evangelatos, Gerasimos / Konstantonis, George / Tentolouris, Nikolaos / Sfikakis, Petros P / Tektonidou, Maria G

    Rheumatology (Oxford, England)

    2023  Volume 63, Issue 4, Page(s) 1030–1038

    Abstract: Objectives: Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Arterial stiffness (ArS) has emerged as a predictor of future cardiovascular events in the general population. We aimed to assess ArS in ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Arterial stiffness (ArS) has emerged as a predictor of future cardiovascular events in the general population. We aimed to assess ArS in patients with thrombotic APS versus diabetes mellitus (DM) and healthy controls (HC) and identify predictors of increased ArS in APS.
    Methods: ArS was evaluated by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) and augmentation index normalized to 75 beats/min (AIx@75) using the SphygmoCor device. Participants also underwent carotid/femoral ultrasound for atherosclerotic plaque detection. We used linear regression to compare ArS measures among groups and assess ArS determinants in the APS group.
    Results: We included 110 patients with APS (70.9% female, mean age 45.4 years), 110 DM patients and 110 HC, all age/sex matched. After adjustment for age, sex, cardiovascular risk factors and plaque presence, APS patients exhibited similar cfPWV [β = -0.142 (95% CI -0.514, 0.230), p = 0.454] but increased AIx@75 [β = 4.525 (95% CI 1.372, 7.677), p = 0.005] compared with HC and lower cfPWV (p < 0.001) but similar AIx@75 (p = 0.193) versus DM patients. In the APS group, cfPWV was independently associated with age [β = 0.056 (95% CI 0.034, 0.078), p < 0.001], mean arterial pressure (MAP) [β = 0.070 (95% CI 0.043, 0.097), p < 0.001], atherosclerotic femoral plaques [β = 0.732 (95% CI 0.053, 1.411), p = 0.035] and anti-β2-glycoprotein I IgM positivity [β = 0.696 (95% CI 0.201, 1.191), p = 0.006]. AIx@75 was associated with age [β = 0.334 (95% CI 0.117, 0.551), p = 0.003], female sex [β = 7.447 (95% CI 2.312, 12.581), p = 0.005] and MAP [β = 0.425 (95% CI 0.187, 0.663), p = 0.001].
    Conclusion: APS patients exhibit elevated AIx@75 vs HC and similar to DM patients, indicating enhanced arterial stiffening in APS. Given its prognostic value, ArS evaluation may help to improve cardiovascular risk stratification in APS.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Pulse Wave Analysis ; Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology ; Risk Factors ; Vascular Stiffness ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/complications ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic ; Heart Disease Risk Factors ; Blood Pressure
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1464822-2
    ISSN 1462-0332 ; 1462-0324
    ISSN (online) 1462-0332
    ISSN 1462-0324
    DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/kead267
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  7. Article ; Online: The impact of traditional cardiovascular risk factor control on 7-year follow-up atherosclerosis progression in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Papazoglou, Nikolaos / Kravvariti, Evrydiki / Konstantonis, George / Sfikakis, Petros P / Tektonidou, Maria G

    Rheumatology (Oxford, England)

    2023  Volume 63, Issue 1, Page(s) 50–57

    Abstract: Objectives: The 2022 EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatic disorders, including SLE, call for rigorous management of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF). The impact of CVRF target attainment on ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: The 2022 EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatic disorders, including SLE, call for rigorous management of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF). The impact of CVRF target attainment on atherosclerotic plaque progression hasn't been previously evaluated in prospective ultrasound studies.
    Methods: A total of 115 patients with SLE and 1:1 age and sex-matched healthy controls who had a baseline carotid and femoral ultrasound examination in our cardiovascular research unit were invited for a 7-year follow-up assessment of new plaque development. We aimed to compare the incidence of plaque progression between SLE patients and controls and reveal the extent to which it is affected by the attainment of European Society of Cardiology (ESC) targets for modifiable CVRFs (blood pressure, smoking status, body weight, lipids and physical activity), and disease-related features (disease duration, disease activity, autoantibodies, treatments).
    Results: Eighty-six SLE patients and 42 controls had a 7-year follow-up carotid and femoral plaque examination. New plaque development was observed in 32/86 patients vs 8/42 controls (P = 0.037). Patients with SLE had a 4-fold higher risk for plaque progression than controls (OR: 4.16, CI: 1.22, 14.19, P = 0.023), adjusting for potential confounders. Multivariate regression analyses showed a 50% decrease in plaque progression for every modifiable CVRF fulfilling ESC targets (OR: 0.56, CI: 0.34, 0.93, P = 0.026).
    Conclusion: Patients with SLE develop a rapid progression of atherosclerotic plaques which may be drastically reduced by CVRF target attainment according to ESC guidelines.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Follow-Up Studies ; Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control ; Cardiovascular Diseases/complications ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Atherosclerosis/diagnostic imaging ; Atherosclerosis/etiology ; Atherosclerosis/epidemiology ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic/complications ; Heart Disease Risk Factors ; Carotid Artery Diseases/diagnosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1464822-2
    ISSN 1462-0332 ; 1462-0324
    ISSN (online) 1462-0332
    ISSN 1462-0324
    DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/kead184
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  8. Article ; Online: Progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in ankylosing spondylitis: a 10-year prospective study.

    Arida, Aikaterini / Fragoulis, George E / Terentes-Printzios, Dimitrios / Konstantonis, George / Protogerou, Athanasios D / Vlachopoulos, Charalambos / Tektonidou, Maria / Sfikakis, Petros P

    Rheumatology international

    2024  Volume 44, Issue 4, Page(s) 643–652

    Abstract: Chronic systemic inflammation contributes to increased CVD burden in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Since long-term follow-up data on subclinical atherosclerosis acceleration are lacking, we examined its progression in contemporary AS patients during 10 ... ...

    Abstract Chronic systemic inflammation contributes to increased CVD burden in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Since long-term follow-up data on subclinical atherosclerosis acceleration are lacking, we examined its progression in contemporary AS patients during 10 years. Fifty-three (89% male, aged 50.4 (36.3-55.9) years,) non-diabetic, CVD-free AS patients and 53 age-sex-matched non-diabetic, control individuals were re-evaluated after 9.2-10.2 years by ultrasonography for carotid/femoral atheromatosis, pulse wave velocity (PWV) and intima-media thickness (IMT), performed by the same operator/protocol. New atheromatic plaque formation, PWV deterioration, and IMT increase were associated only with classical CVD risk factors, as reflected by the heartSCORE (age, gender, smoking status, blood pressure and cholesterol levels) by multivariate analysis, rather than disease presence. However, among AS patients, despite remission/low disease activity at follow-up end in 79%, atheromatosis progression was associated by multivariate analysis with higher BASDAI scores (p = 0.028), independently of biologic therapies administered in 2/3 of them. Moreover, in AS patients, but not in controls, PWV values at baseline were associated with plaque progression during the 10-year follow-up after taking into account baseline heartSCORE and plaque burden status (p = 0.033). Despite comparable prevalence of both hypertension and hypercholesterolemia at baseline between patients and controls, a lower percentage of AS patients had achieved "adequate" CVD risk factor control at follow-up end (11% vs 25% respectively, p = 0.076). Classical CVD risk factors and residual disease activity account for the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in AS, pointing to the unmet needs in the contemporary management of these patients.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Female ; Spondylitis, Ankylosing/complications ; Spondylitis, Ankylosing/drug therapy ; Prospective Studies ; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness ; Pulse Wave Analysis ; Atherosclerosis/diagnostic imaging ; Atherosclerosis/epidemiology ; Atherosclerosis/etiology ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-13
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 8286-7
    ISSN 1437-160X ; 0172-8172
    ISSN (online) 1437-160X
    ISSN 0172-8172
    DOI 10.1007/s00296-023-05528-7
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  9. Article ; Online: Underperformance of clinical risk scores in identifying vascular ultrasound-based high cardiovascular risk in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Drosos, George C / Konstantonis, George / Sfikakis, Petros P / Tektonidou, Maria G

    European journal of preventive cardiology

    2021  Volume 28, Issue 3, Page(s) 346–352

    Abstract: Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of eight clinical risk prediction scores to identify individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, as defined by the presence of atherosclerotic ... ...

    Abstract Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of eight clinical risk prediction scores to identify individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, as defined by the presence of atherosclerotic plaques.
    Methods: CVD risk was estimated in 210 eligible SLE patients without prior CVD or diabetes mellitus (female: 93.3%, mean age: 44.8 ± 12 years) using five generic (Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE), Framingham Risk Score (FRS), Pooled Cohort Risk Equations (ASCVD), Globorisk, Prospective Cardiovascular Münster Study risk calculator (PROCAM)) and three 'SLE-adapted' (modified-SCORE, modified-FRS, QRESEARCH risk estimator, version 3 (QRISK3)) CVD risk scores, as well as ultrasound examination of the carotid and femoral arteries. Calibration, discrimination and classification measures to identify high CVD risk based on the presence of atherosclerotic plaques were assessed for all risk models. CVD risk reclassification was applied for all scores by incorporating ultrasound results.
    Results: Moderate calibration (p-value range from 0.38 to 0.63) and discrimination (area under the curve 0.73-0.84), and low-to-moderate sensitivity (8.3-71.4%) and classification ability (Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC) 0.25-0.47) were observed for all risk models to identify patients with plaques at any arterial site as high-risk. MCC was improved for modified-FRS versus FRS (0.43 vs 0.36), but not for modified-SCORE versus SCORE (0.25 vs 0.25). Based on plaque presence, CVD risk was upgraded to high-risk in 10%, 16.1%, 20.5%, 21.5%, 24%, 28.2% and 28.6% of cases classified as non-high-risk by QRISK3, modified-FRS, Globorisk, FRS/PROCAM, ASCVD, modified-SCORE and SCORE, respectively.
    Conclusions: Most of the five generic and three 'SLE-adapted' clinical risk scores underestimated high CVD risk defined by atherosclerotic plaque presence in patients with SLE.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology ; Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology ; Female ; Heart Disease Risk Factors ; Humans ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnostic imaging ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Assessment ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2626011-6
    ISSN 2047-4881 ; 2047-4873
    ISSN (online) 2047-4881
    ISSN 2047-4873
    DOI 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa256
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  10. Article ; Online: Underperformance of clinical risk scores in identifying vascular ultrasound-based high cardiovascular risk in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Drosos, George C / Konstantonis, George / Sfikakis, Petros P / Tektonidou, Maria G

    European journal of preventive cardiology

    2020  , Page(s) 2047487320906650

    Abstract: Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of eight clinical risk prediction scores to identify individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, as defined by the presence of atherosclerotic ... ...

    Abstract Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of eight clinical risk prediction scores to identify individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, as defined by the presence of atherosclerotic plaques.
    Methods: CVD risk was estimated in 210 eligible SLE patients without prior CVD or diabetes mellitus (female: 93.3%, mean age: 44.8 ± 12 years) using five generic (Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE), Framingham Risk Score (FRS), Pooled Cohort Risk Equations (ASCVD), Globorisk, Prospective Cardiovascular Münster Study risk calculator (PROCAM)) and three 'SLE-adapted' (modified-SCORE, modified-FRS, QRESEARCH risk estimator, version 3 (QRISK3)) CVD risk scores, as well as ultrasound examination of the carotid and femoral arteries. Calibration, discrimination and classification measures to identify high CVD risk based on the presence of atherosclerotic plaques were assessed for all risk models. CVD risk reclassification was applied for all scores by incorporating ultrasound results.
    Results: Moderate calibration (
    Conclusions: Most of the five generic and three 'SLE-adapted' clinical risk scores underestimated high CVD risk defined by atherosclerotic plaque presence in patients with SLE.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2626011-6
    ISSN 2047-4881 ; 2047-4873
    ISSN (online) 2047-4881
    ISSN 2047-4873
    DOI 10.1177/2047487320906650
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