Title | Association of Surgical Hospitalization with Brain Amyloid Deposition: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities-Positron Emission Tomography (ARIC-PET) Study. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Authors | Walker KA, Gottesman RF, Coresh JJ, Sharrett ARichey, Knopman DS, Mosley TH, Alonso A, Zhou Y, Wong DF |
Secondary Authors | Brown CH |
Journal | Anesthesiology |
Volume | 132 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 1407-1418 |
Date Published | 2020 06 |
ISSN | 1528-1175 |
Keywords | Aged, Amyloid, Aniline Compounds, Atherosclerosis, Brain, Cohort Studies, Ethylene Glycols, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Positron-Emission Tomography, Prospective Studies, Risk, Surgical Procedures, Operative |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: As more older adults undergo surgery, it is critical to understand the long-term effects of surgery on brain health, particularly in relation to the development of Alzheimer's disease. This study examined the association of surgical hospitalization with subsequent brain β-amyloid deposition in nondemented older adults. METHODS: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities-Positron Emission Tomography (ARIC-PET) study is a prospective cohort study of 346 participants without dementia who underwent florbetapir PET imaging. Active surveillance of local hospitals and annual participant contact were used to gather hospitalization and surgical information (International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes) over the preceding 24-yr period. Brain amyloid measured using florbetapir PET imaging was the primary outcome. Elevated amyloid was defined as a standardized uptake value ratio of more than 1.2. RESULTS: Of the 313 participants included in this analysis (age at PET: 76.0 [SD 5.4]; 56% female), 72% had a prior hospitalization, and 50% had a prior surgical hospitalization. Elevated amyloid occurred in 87 of 156 (56%) participants with previous surgical hospitalization, compared with 45 of 87 (52%) participants who had no previous hospitalization. Participants with previous surgical hospitalizations did not show an increased odds of elevated brain amyloid (odds ratio, 1.32; 95% CI, 0.72 to 2.40; P = 0.370) after adjusting for confounders (primary analysis). Results were similar using the reference group of all participants without previous surgery (hospitalized and nonhospitalized; odds ratio, 1.58; 95% CI, 0.96 to 2.58; P = 0.070). In a prespecified secondary analysis, participants with previous surgical hospitalization did demonstrate increased odds of elevated amyloid when compared with participants hospitalized without surgery (odds ratio, 2.10; 95% CI, 1.09 to 4.05; P = 0.026). However, these results were attenuated and nonsignificant when alternative thresholds for amyloid-positive status were used. CONCLUSIONS: The results do not support an association between surgical hospitalization and elevated brain amyloid. |
DOI | 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003255 |
Alternate Journal | Anesthesiology |
PubMed ID | 32412719 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC7540736 |
Grant List | T32 AG027668 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States U01 HL096917 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL096902 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 AG040282 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700002C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700001I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700004I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL096814 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL070825 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700003I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL096812 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States K23 AG064122 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700005C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700001C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700003C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL096899 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700004C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States K24 AG052573 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700002I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700005I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |