TY - JOUR
T1 - Aspirin use for primary prevention among US adults with and without elevated Lipoprotein(a)
AU - Razavi, Alexander C.
AU - Richardson, La Tonia C.
AU - Coronado, Fátima
AU - Dzaye, Omar
AU - Bhatia, Harpreet S.
AU - Mehta, Anurag
AU - Quyyumi, Arshed A.
AU - Vaccarino, Viola
AU - Budoff, Matthew J.
AU - Nasir, Khurram
AU - Tsimikas, Sotirios
AU - Whelton, Seamus P.
AU - Blaha, Michael J.
AU - Blumenthal, Roger S.
AU - Sperling, Laurence S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024
PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - Objective: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an atherogenic and prothrombotic lipoprotein associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). We assessed the association between regular aspirin use and ASCVD mortality among individuals with versus without elevated Lp(a) in a nationally representative US cohort. Methods: Eligible participants were aged 40–70 years without clinical ASCVD, reported on aspirin use, and had Lp(a) measurements from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988–1994), the only cycle of this nationally representative US cohort to measure Lp(a). Regular aspirin use was defined as taking aspirin ≥30 times in the previous month. Using NHANES III linked mortality records and weighted Cox proportional hazards regression, the association between regular aspirin use and ASCVD mortality was observed in those with and without elevated Lp(a) (≥50 versus <50 mg/dL) over a median 26-year follow-up. Results: Among 2,990 persons meeting inclusion criteria (∼73 million US adults), the mean age was 50 years, 86% were non-Hispanic White, 9% were non-Hispanic Black, 53% were female, and 7% reported regular aspirin use. The median Lp(a) was 14 mg/dL and the proportion with elevated Lp(a) was similar among those with versus without regular aspirin use (15.1% versus 21.9%, p = 0.16). Among individuals with elevated Lp(a), the incidence of ASCVD mortality per 1,000 person-years was lower for those with versus without regular aspirin use (1.2, 95% CI: 0.1–2.3 versus 3.9, 95% CI: 2.8–4.9). In multivariable modeling, regular aspirin use was associated with a 52% lower risk of ASCVD mortality among individuals with elevated Lp(a) (HR=0.48, 95% CI: 0.28–0.83), but not for those without elevated Lp(a) (HR=1.01, 95% CI: 0.81–1.25; p-interaction=0.001). Conclusion: Regular aspirin use was associated with significantly lower ASCVD mortality in adults without clinical ASCVD who had elevated Lp(a). These findings may have clinical and public health implications for aspirin utilization in primary prevention.
AB - Objective: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an atherogenic and prothrombotic lipoprotein associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). We assessed the association between regular aspirin use and ASCVD mortality among individuals with versus without elevated Lp(a) in a nationally representative US cohort. Methods: Eligible participants were aged 40–70 years without clinical ASCVD, reported on aspirin use, and had Lp(a) measurements from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988–1994), the only cycle of this nationally representative US cohort to measure Lp(a). Regular aspirin use was defined as taking aspirin ≥30 times in the previous month. Using NHANES III linked mortality records and weighted Cox proportional hazards regression, the association between regular aspirin use and ASCVD mortality was observed in those with and without elevated Lp(a) (≥50 versus <50 mg/dL) over a median 26-year follow-up. Results: Among 2,990 persons meeting inclusion criteria (∼73 million US adults), the mean age was 50 years, 86% were non-Hispanic White, 9% were non-Hispanic Black, 53% were female, and 7% reported regular aspirin use. The median Lp(a) was 14 mg/dL and the proportion with elevated Lp(a) was similar among those with versus without regular aspirin use (15.1% versus 21.9%, p = 0.16). Among individuals with elevated Lp(a), the incidence of ASCVD mortality per 1,000 person-years was lower for those with versus without regular aspirin use (1.2, 95% CI: 0.1–2.3 versus 3.9, 95% CI: 2.8–4.9). In multivariable modeling, regular aspirin use was associated with a 52% lower risk of ASCVD mortality among individuals with elevated Lp(a) (HR=0.48, 95% CI: 0.28–0.83), but not for those without elevated Lp(a) (HR=1.01, 95% CI: 0.81–1.25; p-interaction=0.001). Conclusion: Regular aspirin use was associated with significantly lower ASCVD mortality in adults without clinical ASCVD who had elevated Lp(a). These findings may have clinical and public health implications for aspirin utilization in primary prevention.
KW - Aspirin
KW - Cardiovascular disease
KW - Lipoprotein(a)
KW - NHANES
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajpc.2024.100674
DO - 10.1016/j.ajpc.2024.100674
M3 - Article
C2 - 38741703
AN - SCOPUS:85192254968
SN - 2666-6677
VL - 18
JO - American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
M1 - 100674
ER -