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Changes of apelin-13 concentration in patients with essential hypertension and extrasystole

Anastasiia Ivankova1, Nataliia Kuzminova1, Valerii Ivanov2, Sergiy Lozinsky3
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Arterial Hypertension 2022;26(4):141-145.
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  1. Department of Internal Medicine No. 1, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine
  2. Department of Internal Medicine No. 3, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine
  3. Department of Internal Medicine of Medical Faculty No. 2, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine

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Vol 26, No 4 (2022)
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Abstract

Background: Hypertension is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality among cardiovascular diseases, so today new metabolic markers of cardiovascular risk are being actively studied. One of them is apelin-13. The objective was to assess the concentration of apelin-13 in patients with essential hypertension and frequent extrasystoles.

Material and methods: One hundred fifty six patients with stage 2 essential hypertension were examined. One hundred twenty four of them had frequent symptomatic extrasystoles, 32 patients had no arrhythmias and were considered as the comparison group. Thirty apparently healthy normotensive persons were considered as the control group. All patients underwent a complete clinical and anthropometric examination, blood pressure measurement, automatic daily blood pressure monitoring, daily electrocardiogram monitoring, echocardiography and the assessment of serum apelin-13 concentration.

Results: It was found that the concentration of apelin-13 in patients with hypertension was significantly lower compared to the control group. Moreover, the average content of apelin-13 was significantly (p = 0.02) lower in patients with extrasystole than in those without arrhythmia. The lowest concentration of apelin-13 was noticed in patients with ventricular arrhythmias.

Conclusion: The results confirm the existing assumptions about the protective role of apelin-13 in preventing the progression of cardiovascular diseases due to counteracting the increase in blood pressure and life-threatening arrhythmias.

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality among cardiovascular diseases, so today new metabolic markers of cardiovascular risk are being actively studied. One of them is apelin-13. The objective was to assess the concentration of apelin-13 in patients with essential hypertension and frequent extrasystoles.

Material and methods: One hundred fifty six patients with stage 2 essential hypertension were examined. One hundred twenty four of them had frequent symptomatic extrasystoles, 32 patients had no arrhythmias and were considered as the comparison group. Thirty apparently healthy normotensive persons were considered as the control group. All patients underwent a complete clinical and anthropometric examination, blood pressure measurement, automatic daily blood pressure monitoring, daily electrocardiogram monitoring, echocardiography and the assessment of serum apelin-13 concentration.

Results: It was found that the concentration of apelin-13 in patients with hypertension was significantly lower compared to the control group. Moreover, the average content of apelin-13 was significantly (p = 0.02) lower in patients with extrasystole than in those without arrhythmia. The lowest concentration of apelin-13 was noticed in patients with ventricular arrhythmias.

Conclusion: The results confirm the existing assumptions about the protective role of apelin-13 in preventing the progression of cardiovascular diseases due to counteracting the increase in blood pressure and life-threatening arrhythmias.

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Keywords

essential arterial hypertension; apelin-13; extrasystole; smoking; obesity

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Title

Changes of apelin-13 concentration in patients with essential hypertension and extrasystole

Journal

Arterial Hypertension

Issue

Vol 26, No 4 (2022)

Article type

Original paper

Pages

141-145

Published online

2022-11-28

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404

DOI

10.5603/AH.a2022.0018

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Arterial Hypertension 2022;26(4):141-145.

Keywords

essential arterial hypertension
apelin-13
extrasystole
smoking
obesity

Authors

Anastasiia Ivankova
Nataliia Kuzminova
Valerii Ivanov
Sergiy Lozinsky

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