1. Achilles tendon thickness is associated with coronary lesion severity in acute coronary syndrome patients without familial hypercholesterolemia
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Yuya Sakamoto, Kohei Fukuda, Ryosuke Fujiwara, Minoru Yoshiyama, Kohei Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Izumiya, Masafumi Miyauchi, Noriaki Kasayuki, Ryutaro Yoshimura, Naoki Matsumoto, Ryosuke Yahiro, Yujiro Matsuoka, Go Yokouchi, and Takeshi Horio
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Male ,endocrine system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Acute coronary syndrome ,Coronary Artery Disease ,Familial hypercholesterolemia ,Achilles Tendon ,Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II ,Lesion ,Internal medicine ,Xanthomatosis ,medicine ,Humans ,Clinical significance ,Myocardial infarction ,Acute Coronary Syndrome ,Achilles tendon ,Unstable angina ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Cardiology ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Body mass index - Abstract
BACKGROUND Thickening of Achilles tendon (≥9 mm on radiography) is one of the diagnostic criteria for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Since FH is associated with premature coronary artery disease (CAD) including acute coronary syndrome (ACS), measurement of Achilles tendon thickness (ATT) is important for early diagnosis of FH. However, clinical significance of mild thickening of Achilles tendon in non-FH patients with CAD is unclear. The present study investigated the association of ATT with coronary lesion severity in early-onset ACS without clinically diagnosed FH. METHODS From outpatients who had a history of ACS under 60 years old, 76 clinically non-FH subjects (71 men and 5 women; mean age at the onset of ACS, 50.5 years) with maximum ATT of
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- 2022