| Title: | Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1: a marker for atrial fibrillation and heart failure risk |
| Journal: | EP Europace |
| Published: | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41137671/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf246 |
Publication 19272
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Abstract
AIMS: The plasma protein soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (sVCAM-1) has been suggested as a biomarker for atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to evaluate sVCAM-1 as a marker of AF and heart failure (HF) risk in the UK Biobank, incorporating genetic risk.</p>
METHODS AND RESULTS: Participants were included from 2006 to 2010. End of follow-up was 2023. Outcomes were incident AF and HF. Hazard ratios (HRs) per standard deviation increase in sVCAM-1 were assessed using Cox proportional hazard regression models. In sub-analyses, the cohort was stratified by tertiles of polygenic risk score (PRS) of AF and sVCAM-1. Associations between sVCAM-1 and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measures were assessed in a sub-cohort. Among 48 495 included individuals, 54.6% were women. Median age at enrollment was 58 (50-63) years. During follow-up, 3484 were diagnosed with AF and 1937 with clinically diagnosed HF. Increasing sVCAM-1 levels were associated with rates of AF [HR: 1.72, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.54-1.91] and HF (HR: 2.04, 95% CI: 1.78-2.34). In the highest sVCAM-1 tertile, 10-year cumulative incidence for AF and HF were 6.44% (95% CI: 6.05-6.82) and 3.01% (95% CI: 2.74-3.29), respectively. Stratified by tertiles of AF PRS and sVCAM-1 levels, a dose-response-like relationship emerged. In the imaging sub-cohort (n = 933), higher sVCAM-1 levels were associated with a reduced LAEF (β: -2.51, 95% CI: -4.33 to -0.70).</p>
CONCLUSION: Higher sVCAM-1 levels were associated with AF and HF and lower LAEF. Integration of an AF PRS with sVCAM-1 levels identified a dose-response-like relationship with risk of AF.</p>
13 Keywords
- Aged
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Biomarkers
- Female
- Heart Failure
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- United Kingdom
- Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
6 Authors
- Jonas Alexander Baadsgaard
- Oliver Bundgaard Vad
- August Krebs Hessellund
- Søren Zöga Diederichsen
- Christian Paludan-Müller
- Jesper Hastrup Svendsen
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 43247 | Genetics of complex human traits with a main focus on cardiac disease. |
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