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P114 “Stifflammation” is an Essential Cause of Cardiovascular Hospitalizations in Hypertensives
Artery Research volume 25, page S154 (2019)
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Purpose/Background/Objectives
Hypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, inflammation and arterial stiffness. We sought to investigate the role of inflammation and arterial stiffness in the prognosis of cardiovascular hospitalization in hypertensives patients over an extensive follow-up.
Methods
One hundred and seventy-three patients (mean age 52.5 ± 13.2 years, 57% males) untreated hypertensives at baseline without cardiovascular disease, were included in the study. Arterial stiffness was assessed with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV). High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) was measured in venous blood samples.
Results
During 13.6 ± 0.4 years of follow-up, forty-four patients (25.4%) patients were admitted in hospital due to cardiovascular causes. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, only higher hsCRP (Odds Ratio [OR] = 3.34, 95% Confidence intervals [CI]: 1.22–9.51, p = 0.020) and increased PWV (OR = 1.48, 95% Confidence intervals [CI]: 1.03–2.12, p = 0.036) were associated with higher risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations, which was independent of age, gender, systolic blood pressure, left ventricular mass index and presence of diabetes. In further analysis, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to evaluate the ability of hsCRP and PWV to discriminate subjects with cardiovascular hospitalization. The area under the curve (AUC) and 95% CIs of the ROC curves were AUC = 0.69 (95% CI: 0.59–0.78, p < 0.001) for hsCRP and AUC = 0.74 (95% CI: 0.65–0.83, p < 0.001) for PWV (Figure 1).
Conclusion
Our study shows the independent complimentary prognostic role of inflammation and arterial stiffness in the prognosis of hypertensives even in studies with extensive follow-up.
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Christopoulou, G., Vlachopoulos, C., Korogiannis, L. et al. P114 “Stifflammation” is an Essential Cause of Cardiovascular Hospitalizations in Hypertensives. Artery Res 25 (Suppl 1), S154 (2019). https://doi.org/10.2991/artres.k.191224.140
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