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Wiley Open Access, Journal of the American Heart Association, 6(11), 2022

DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.024749

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Increased Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden With Renal Dysfunction and Albuminuria in Patients Taking Antithrombotic Agents: The Bleeding With Antithrombotic Therapy 2

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Abstract

Background The aim of this study was to determine the associations of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) burden with renal dysfunction and albuminuria in patients taking oral antithrombotic agents. Methods and Results Patients who newly started or continued taking oral antiplatelets or anticoagulants were enrolled in a prospective, multicenter, observational study. Obligatorily acquired multimodal magnetic resonance imaging at registration with prespecified imaging conditions was assessed for cerebral microbleeds, white matter hyperintensities, enlarged basal ganglia perivascular spaces, or lacunes, and an ordinal SVD score was calculated (range, 0–4). Multivariable adjusting covariates were age, sex, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, current smoking, drinking, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Of 5324 patients (1762 women; median age, 73 years), 4797 (90.1%) patients were taking oral antithrombotic agents for secondary stroke prevention. Cerebral microbleeds were present in 32.7%, confluent white matter hyperintensities in 51.8%, extensive basal ganglia perivascular spaces in 38.9%, and lacunes in 59.4%. Median SVD score was 2. Compared with eGFR category G1 (eGFR ≥90 mL/min per 1.73 m 2 ), adjusted odds ratios for SVD score increment were 1.63 (95% CI, 1.11–2.39) at category G4 (eGFR 15–<30 mL/min per 1.73 m 2 ) and 2.05 (95% CI, 1.33–3.16) at G5 (eGFR <15 mL/min per 1.73 m 2 ). Corresponding odds ratios relative to urinary albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio (ACR) category A1 (ACR <30 mg/g) were 1.29 (95% CI, 1.12–1.49) for category A2 (ACR 30–<300 mg/g) and 1.37 (95% CI, 1.05–1.77) for A3 (ACR ≥300 mg/g). When combined eGFR and ACR categories were assessed, risks for SVD score increment generally increased as eGFR decreased and ACR increased. Conclusions Both reduced eGFR and albuminuria were independently associated with increased cerebral SVD burden in patients requiring oral antithrombotic medication mainly for secondary stroke prevention. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov ; Unique identifier: NCT01581502; URL: https://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr ; Unique identifier: UMIN000023669.