Date: | 2018 Sep |
PMID: | |
Category: | 2 |
Authors: | Urie K Lee 1, Tina I Chang 2, John C Polanco 3, Joseph R Pisegna 4, Arthur H Friedlander 5 |
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Purpose: Men with alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis (ARCP) resulting in type 3c diabetes mellitus (DM) are at a uniquely elevated risk of adverse ischemic events given the role of inflammation in both the underlying disease processes and atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that their panoramic images would show a prevalence of calcified carotid artery atheromas (calcified carotid artery plaques [CCAPs]) significantly more often than a general population of similarly aged men.
Patients and Methods: We implemented a retrospective observational study. The sample was composed of male patients older than 30 years having panoramic images. The predictor variable was a diagnosis of ARCP-DM, and the outcome variable was the prevalence rate of CCAPs. The prevalence of CCAPs among the patients with ARCP-DM was then compared with that of a historical general population composed of similarly aged men. Descriptive and bivariate statistics were computed, and the P value was set at .05.
Results: Of the 32 men (mean age, 61.7 ± 11.2 years) with ARCP-DM, 8 (25%) (mean age, 63.3 ± 4.80 years) had atheromas (CCAPs). There was a statistically significant (P < .05) association between a diagnosis of ARCP-DM and the presence of an atheroma on the panoramic image in comparison with the 3% rate manifested by the historical general-population cohort. The presence or absence of classic atherogenic risk factors within the ARCP-DM cohort failed to distinguish between individuals with and individuals without atheroma formation on their panoramic images.
Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that CCAP, a risk indicator for future adverse cardiovascular events, is frequently seen on the panoramic images of male patients with ARCP-DM. Dentists treating male patients with the disorder must be uniquely vigilant for the presence of these lesions.
Published by Elsevier Inc.
Acknowledgements:
The content of this article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Health, or the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
The Study of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes, and Pancreatic Cancer (CPDPC) Research Consortia is supported and funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases under the following award numbers:
Project Number: | Awardee Organization |
U01DK108326 | Baylor College of Medicine |
U01DK108314 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
U01DK108332 | Indiana University |
U01DK108323 | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute |
U01DK108288 | Mayo Clinic |
U01DK108327 | Ohio State University |
U01DK108300 | Stanford University |
U01DK108320 | University of Florida |
U01DK108306 | University of Pittsburgh |
U01DK108328 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
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