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It is unclear whether these benefits are sustained. Objective: To determine whether the metabolic, inflammatory, and clinical benefits achieved during the DISCO-CT trial are sustained six years after the structured intervention ended. Methods: Ninety-seven adults with non-obstructive CAD confirmed in coronary computed tomography angiography were randomly assigned to receive optimal medical therapy (control group, n = 41) or the same therapy combined with intensive DASH counselling (DASH group, n = 43). After 301 \u00b1 22 weeks, 84 individuals (87%) who had given consent underwent reassessment of body composition, meal frequency assessment, and biochemical testing (lipids, hs-CRP, CXCL4, RANTES and homocysteine). Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were assessed. Results: During the intervention, the DASH group lost an average of 3.6 \u00b1 4.2 kg and reduced their total body fat by an average of 4.2 \u00b1 4.8 kg, compared to an average loss of 1.1 \u00b1 2.9 kg and a reduction in total body fat of 0.3 \u00b1 4.1 kg in the control group (both p &lt; 0.01). Six years later, most of the lost body weight and fat tissue had been regained, and there was a sharp increase in visceral fat area in both groups (p &lt; 0.0001). CXCL4 decreased by 4.3 \u00b1 3.0 ng\/mL during the intervention and remained lower than baseline values; in contrast, in the control group, it initially increased and then decreased (p &lt; 0.001 between groups). LDL cholesterol and hs-CRP levels returned to baseline in both groups but remained below baseline in the DASH group. There was one case of MACE in the DASH group, compared with four cases (including one fatal myocardial infarction) in the control group (p = 0.575). Overall adherence to the DASH project increased by 26 points during counselling and then decreased by only four points, remaining higher than in the control group. Conclusions: A one-year DASH project supported by a physician and dietitian resulted in long-term suppression of the proatherogenic chemokine CXCL4 and fewer MACE over six years, despite a decline in adherence and loss of most anthropometric and lipid benefits. It appears that sustained systemic reinforcement of behaviours is necessary to maintain the benefits of lifestyle intervention in CAD.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu17152565","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,6]],"date-time":"2025-08-06T15:09:53Z","timestamp":1754492993000},"page":"2565","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Long-Term Outcomes of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Intervention in Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Follow-Up of the DISCO-CT Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4330-3007","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Magdalena","family":"Makarewicz-Wujec","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Pharmaceutical Care, VIZJA University, Okopowa Street 59, 01-043 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9619-2718","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jan","family":"Henzel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cezary","family":"K\u0119pka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mariusz","family":"Kruk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Barbara","family":"Jakubczak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aleksandra","family":"Wr\u00f3bel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rafa\u0142","family":"D\u0105browski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Rehabilitation, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zofia","family":"Dzieli\u0144ska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marcin","family":"Demkow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3149-239X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Edyta","family":"Czepielewska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Pharmaceutical Care, VIZJA University, Okopowa Street 59, 01-043 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1351-3687","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Filipek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2374","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jacc.2023.11.007","article-title":"Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990\u20132022","volume":"82","author":"Mensah","year":"2023","journal-title":"J. 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