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Prevalence, vascular distribution, and multiterritorial extent of subclinical atherosclerosis in a middle-aged cohort the PESA (Progression of Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis) study

Publicated to:CIRCULATION. 131 (24): 2104-2113 - 2015-06-16 131(24), DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.014310

Authors: Fernandez-Friera, Leticia; Penalvo, Jose L; Fernandez-Ortiz, Antonio; Ibanez, Borja; Lopez-Melgar, Beatriz; Laclaustra, Martin; Oliva, Belen; Mocoroa, Agustin; Mendiguren, Jose; Martinez de Vega, Vicente; Garcia, Laura; Molina, Jesus; Sanchez-Gonzalez, Javier; Guzman, Gabriela; Alonso-Farto, Juan C; Guallar, Eliseo; Civeira, Fernando; Sillesen, Henrik; Pocock, Stuart; Ordovas, Jose M; Sanz, Gines; Jesus Jimenez-Borreguero, Luis; Fuster, Valentin

Affiliations

Autonomous Univ Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
Banco de Santander, Madrid, Spain - Author
Banco Santander, Madrid, Spain - Author
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Madrid, Spain - Author
Ctr Nacl Invest Cardiovasc Carlos III, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Gen Univ Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ La Paz, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ La Princesa, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Miguel Servet, Inst Aragones Ciencias Salud, Lipids Unit, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Miguel Servet, Inst Aragones Ciencias Salud, Mol Res Lab, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Monteprincipe, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Quiron, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hospital Universitario Montepríncipe, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hospital Universitario Quirón, Madrid, Spain - Author
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, United States - Author
Johns Hopkins Univ, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA - Author
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States - Author
Lipids Unit and Molecular Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de Salud, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, London, England - Author
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom - Author
Mt Sinai Sch Med, New York, NY USA - Author
Philips Healthcare, Madrid, Spain - Author
Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Author
St Louis Univ, St Louis, MO 63103 USA - Author
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, United States - Author
Tufts Univ, USDA, Human Nutr Res Ctr Aging, Boston, MA 02111 USA - Author
Univ Complutense Madrid, Hosp Clin San Carlos, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Copenhagen, Rigshosp, DK-1168 Copenhagen, Denmark - Author
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain - Author
US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition, Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States - Author
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Abstract

Data are limited on the presence, distribution, and extent of subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-aged populations.The PESA (Progression of Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis) study prospectively enrolled 4184 asymptomatic participants 40 to 54 years of age (mean age, 45.8 years; 63% male) to evaluate the systemic extent of atherosclerosis in the carotid, abdominal aortic, and iliofemoral territories by 2-/3-dimensional ultrasound and coronary artery calcification by computed tomography. The extent of subclinical atherosclerosis, defined as presence of plaque or coronary artery calcification ?1, was classified as focal (1 site affected), intermediate (2-3 sites), or generalized (4-6 sites) after exploration of each vascular site (right/left carotids, aorta, right/left iliofemorals, and coronary arteries). Subclinical atherosclerosis was present in 63% of participants (71% of men, 48% of women). Intermediate and generalized atherosclerosis was identified in 41%. Plaques were most common in the iliofemorals (44%), followed by the carotids (31%) and aorta (25%), whereas coronary artery calcification was present in 18%. Among participants with low Framingham Heart Study (FHS) 10-year risk, subclinical disease was detected in 58%, with intermediate or generalized disease in 36%. When longer-term risk was assessed (30-year FHS), 83% of participants at high risk had atherosclerosis, with 66% classified as intermediate or generalized.Subclinical atherosclerosis was highly prevalent in this middle-aged cohort, with nearly half of the participants classified as having intermediate or generalized disease. Most participants at high FHS risk had subclinical disease; however, extensive atherosclerosis was also present in a substantial number of low-risk individuals, suggesting added value of imaging for diagnosis and prevention.URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01410318.© 2015 American Heart Association, Inc.

Keywords
atherosclerosisepidemiologymultidetector computed tomographypopulationrisk assessmentAbdominal aortic atherosclerosisAdultArticleAsymptomatic diseaseAtherosclerosisAtherosclerotic plaqueCardiac imagingCardiovascular riskCarotid atherosclerosisCohort analysisComputer assisted tomographyCoronary artery atherosclerosisCoronary artery calcificationEpidemiologyFemaleFramingham risk scoreHumanIliofemoral atherosclerosisLow risk patientMajor clinical studyMaleMiddle agedMultidetector computed tomographyPopulationPredictive valuePrevalencePriority journalProspective studyRisk assessmentThree dimensional echocardiographyTwo dimensional echocardiographyUltrasonography

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal CIRCULATION due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2015, it was in position 2/124, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems.

This publication has been distinguished as a “Highly Cited Paper” by the agencies WoS (ESI, Clarivate) and ESI (Clarivate), meaning that it ranks within the top 1% of the most cited articles in its thematic field during the year of its publication. In terms of the observed impact of the contribution, this work is considered one of the most influential worldwide, as it is recognized as highly cited. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

And this is evidenced by the extremely high normalized impacts through some of the main indicators of this type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of calculation, already indicate that they are well above the average in different agencies:

  • Normalization of citations relative to the expected citation rate (ESI) by the Clarivate agency: 12.36 (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)
  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 27.87 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 84.25 (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-02, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 361
  • Scopus: 393
  • Europe PMC: 81
  • OpenCitations: 385
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 431.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 427 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 134.93.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 2 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 116 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Denmark; Netherlands; United Kingdom; United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (FUSTER DE CARULLA, VALENTIN).