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Volume of the proximal half of the thoracic aorta is the most comprehensive FDG-PET/CT indicator of arterial aging throughout adulthood

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Abstract Introduction 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and computed tomography (CT) features of the proximal and more elastic half of the thoracic aorta are known to correlate with aorta stiffness in older populations. This prospective study aimed to analyze the changes in these FDG-PET/CT features between young, middle-aged, and older adults, and investigate associations with arterial stiffness and blood pressure (BP). Methods Young (< 40 years), middle-aged (40-to-60 years), and older (> 60 years) adults, who underwent an FDG-PET/CT, were prospectively recruited. FDG-PET/CT features of the proximal half of the thoracic aorta were analyzed relative to the age categories, BP and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), a reference indicator of aorta stiffness. Results We included 79 patients (38 women; 22 young, 19 middle-aged, and 38 older adults). An increase in age category was associated with increases in mean standardized uptake values (SUVs) of blood and aorta and most significantly in aorta SUV heterogeneity, represented by SUV standard deviation (SUV-SD), aorta calcification volume, and the aorta volume indexed to body surface area. However, this indexed aorta volume was the sole variable: (i) exhibiting a stepwise increase from young (median: 25 cm 3 /m 2 [interquartile range: 20–28 cm 3 /m 2 ]), to middle-aged (41 [30–48] cm 3 /m 2 , p < 0.001 vs. Young), and older (62 [44–70] cm 3 /m 2 , p < 0.001 vs. middle-age) adults, and (ii) selected in the multivariate predictions of systolic, diastolic, and pulse BP. Indexed aorta volume was also a multivariate predictor of PWV but in association with SUV-SD and hypertension. Conclusion In a population of patients referred to an FDG-PET/CT investigation, the indexed volume of the proximal and more elastic half of the thoracic aorta is the most comprehensive indicator of arterial aging. This imaging parameter exhibits a stepwise increase from young to middle-aged and older adults, is strongly linked to inter-individual changes in both arterial stiffness and BP, and thus, could help assess the early phases of arterial aging. Trial registration ClinicalTrial.gov, NCT03345290. Registered 17 November 2017, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03345290?term=NCT03345290&draw=2&rank=1
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hal-04144793 , version 1 (28-06-2023)

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Moira Hurstel, Laure Joly, Laetitia Imbert, Gaetan Zimmermann, Véronique Roch, et al.. Volume of the proximal half of the thoracic aorta is the most comprehensive FDG-PET/CT indicator of arterial aging throughout adulthood. European Journal of Hybrid Imaging, 2023, 7 (1), pp.11. ⟨10.1186/s41824-023-00169-2⟩. ⟨hal-04144793⟩
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