Associations of Circulating Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 and Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 With Long-Term Cardiac Function

Daniel T. Mathew, Graham Peigh, Joao A.C. Lima, Suzette J. Bielinski, Nicholas B. Larson, Matthew A. Allison, Sanjiv J. Shah, Ravi B. Patel*

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although VCAM-1 (vascular cell adhesion molecule-1) and ICAM-1 (intercellular adhesion molecule-1) have been associated with incident heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atrial fibrillation (AF), the associations of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 with sensitive measures of cardiac structure/function are unclear. The objective of this study is to evalu-ate associations between VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and measures of cardiac structure and function as potential pathways through which cellular adhesion molecules promote HFpEF and AF risk. METHODS AND RESULTS: In MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis), we evaluated the associations of circulating VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 at examination 2 (2002–2004) with measures of cardiac structure/function on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at examination 5 (2010–2011) after multivariable adjustment. Mediation analysis of left atrial (LA) strain on the association between VCAM-1 or ICAM-1 and AF or HFpEF was also performed. Overall, 2304 individuals (63±10 years; 47% men) with VCAM-1 or ICAM-1, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and covariate data were included in analysis. Higher VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 were associated with lower LA peak longitudinal strain and worse global circumferential left ventricular strain but were not associated with left ventricular myocardial scar or interstitial fibrosis. Lower LA peak longitudinal strain mediated 8% (95% CI, 2–30) of the relationship between VCAM-1 and HFpEF and 9% (95% CI, 2–21) of the relationship between VCAM-1 and AF. CONCLUSIONS: Higher VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 were associated with lower LA function and left ventricular systolic function but were not associated with myocardial scar or interstitial fibrosis. VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 may promote HFpEF and AF risk through impaired LA reservoir function.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere032213
JournalJournal of the American Heart Association
Volume13
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Keywords

  • atrial fibrillation
  • cellular adhesion molecule
  • heart failure
  • interstitial fibrosis
  • left atrial strain
  • myocardial scar

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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