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. 2022 Apr 26;11(9):2421.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11092421.

The Impact of an Elevated Uric Acid Level on the Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in Pancreas Transplant Candidates with Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross Sectional Study

Małgorzata Buksińska-Lisik  1 , Przemysław Kwasiborski  2 , Robert Ryczek  3 , Wojciech Lisik  4 , Artur Mamcarz  1
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The Impact of an Elevated Uric Acid Level on the Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in Pancreas Transplant Candidates with Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross Sectional Study

Małgorzata Buksińska-Lisik et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Pancreas transplantation is considered a high-risk surgery with cardiovascular complications. Early detection of all potential cardiovascular risk factors can decrease the perioperative risk and improve the pancreas recipients' outcome. The present study aims to evaluate the association between serum uric acid (UA) levels and the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients eligible for pancreas transplantation. We prospectively enrolled 63 consecutive patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who underwent cardiological evaluation before pancreas transplantation in our center. Participants underwent clinical evaluation, laboratory assays, and coronary angiography. The median concentration of UA in patients with CAD was significantly higher than in participants without CAD (6.43 (4.93-7.26) vs. 4.41 (3.64-5.49) mg/dL, p = 0.0002). We showed the positive correlation between UA concentration and systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure (PP) and triglycerides (r = 0.271, p = 0.032; r = 0.327, p = 0.009; r = 0.354, p = 0.004, respectively). In a multivariate analysis, the concentration of UA (OR 2.044; 95% CI: 1.261-3.311, p = 0.004) was independently associated with the prevalence of CAD in pancreas transplant candidates with T1D. We demonstrated that elevated UA levels were strongly associated with the high prevalence of CAD in pancreas transplant candidates with T1D. To stratify cardiovascular risk, the measurement of the UA concentration should be considered in all T1D patients qualified for pancreas transplantation.

Keywords: cardiovascular risk; coronary artery disease; hypertension; hyperuricemia; pancreas transplantation; simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation; type 1 diabetes; uric acid.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The concentrations of the uric acid in participants with and without analyzed comorbidities. (a) Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) vs. patients without CAD (no CAD). (b) Hypertensive patients vs. normotensive patients. (c) Dyslipidemic patients vs. normolipidemic patients.
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