Affiliation:
1. Department of Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
2. Department of Cardiology and Congenital Diseases of Adults, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland
3. Department of Medical Biotechnology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Abstract
The study aimed to assess the role and the relationship of adipokines as well as parameters of arterial stiffness in newly diagnosed hypertension. Forty-nine newly diagnosed hypertensive cases (median age 47 ± 6 years) and 48 normotensive patients (median age 47 ± 6 years) were enrolled to this study. Patients underwent echocardiography, noninvasive assessment of hemodynamic parameters using SphygmoCor tonometer (Atcor Med). The levels of the adipokines—leptin, adiponectin, and resistin—were investigated. The augmentation pressure, augmentation index, and pulse wave velocity (PWV) were higher in patients with hypertension compared with controls ( Ps < .05). Patients with hypertension had higher E/ E′ ratio, higher diameter of left atrium, and lower tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion compared with the control group ( Ps < .05). Patients with hypertension had significant higher levels of leptin (ng/mL) and lower levels of adiponectin (μg/mL) compared with normotensive patients. The multivariate analysis showed that PWV (odds ratio [OR] 1.95, 95% CI, 1.2-2.9; P = .002) and leptin level (OR 1.01, 95% CI, 1.004-1.031; P = .01) were significantly associated with hypertension. Arterial stiffness as determined by PWV and leptin are associated with newly diagnosed hypertension. Elevated serum leptin level may influence the potential mechanism leading to sympathetic activation.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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