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Ko YE, Jhee JH. Short-term blood pressure variability as a potential therapeutic target for kidney disease. Clin Hypertens 2023; 29:23. [PMID: 37580839 PMCID: PMC10426225 DOI: 10.1186/s40885-023-00248-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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Short-term blood pressure variability (BPV) measured with ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring has been demonstrated to be significant in predicting various clinical outcomes. Short-term BPV is distinguished from long-term BPV based on the time interval in which BP fluctuations are measured. Increased short-term BPV has been linked to detrimental effects on the microvascular structure and contributes to subclinical organ damage in the heart, blood vessels, and kidneys, regardless of the average 24-h BP levels. Short-term BPV can be defined by various measures, including calculated metrics (standard deviation, coefficient of variation, average real variability, weighted standard deviation, variability independent of the mean) or dipping patterns. Nevertheless, the additional role of short-term BPV beyond the predictive value of average 24-h BPs or established risk factors for cardiovascular disease and kidney disease remains unclear. In particular, longitudinal studies that evaluate the association between short-term BPV and kidney function impairment are limited and no conclusive data exist regarding which short-term BPV indicators most accurately reflect the prognosis of kidney disease. The issue of how to treat BPV in clinical practice is another concern that is frequently raised. This paper presents a review of the evidence for the prognostic role of short-term BPV in kidney outcomes. Additionally, this review discusses the remaining concerns about short-term BPV that need to be further investigated as an independent risk modifier.
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- Ye Eun Ko
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang X, Xu L, Zhou P, Song D, Wu J, Jia L. Intradialytic BP variability is associated with cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization in HD patients. Ther Apher Dial 2021; 26:624-631. [PMID: 34655281 DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.13745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Studies showed that pre-dialysis BP variability (BPV) was an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among HD patients, but which is limited on how intradialytic BPV affects prognosis. METHODS In this study, we designed a retrospective cohort study to examine the association between intradialytic BPV and CVD outcomes in HD patients. A total of 202 patients who underwent HD in our center were included, and all intradialytic BP measurements of November 2017 were obtained from the database. Patients were divided into four groups according to variability independent of the mean (VIM) interquartile. RESULTS The mean age was 62.1 ± 14.3 years, 60.9% were male, and median VIM was 14.75 (12.60-18.59). Multiple-regression analyses showed patients age, dialysis vintage, serum albumin, and the percentage of intradialytic weight gain as significant predictors of VIM (all p values were <0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that CVD mortality was greater in patients with higher VIM (p = 0.05), whereas all-cause mortality had no significant difference between the four groups overall (p = 0.149). Furthermore, multivariate regression analyses demonstrated that VIM (HR = 1.091, p < 0.004) and age (HR = 1.059, p = 0.003) were significant independent predictors for CVD death. Logistic-regression models revealed that higher VIM groups were more likely to have CVD-related hospitalization (OR = 1.085, p = 0.030), whereas the association between VIM and all-cause hospitalization was not statistically significant (OR = 1.015, p = 0.669). CONCLUSIONS This retrospective study suggested that higher intradialytic BPV was associated with increasing age, longer dialysis vintage, lower albumin, and greater ultrafiltration; intradialytic BPV could be an effective predictor for CVD mortality and hospitalization in the HD population.
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- Xuelei Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Shin SH, Jang JH, Baek YS, Kwon SW, Park SD, Woo SI, Kim DH, Kwan J. Relation of blood pressure variability to left ventricular function and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients. Singapore Med J 2019; 60:427-431. [PMID: 30854570 DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2019030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Variability of blood pressure (BP) has been reported to be related to worse cardiovascular outcomes. We examined the impact of daytime systolic BP variability on left ventricular (LV) function and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients. METHODS Ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) and echocardiography were performed in 116 hypertensive patients. We assessed BP variability as standard deviations of daytime systolic BP on 24-hour ABPM. Conventional echocardiographic parameters, area strain and three-dimensional diastolic index (3D-DI) using 3D speckle tracking were measured. Arterial stiffness was evaluated by acquiring pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index. RESULTS Patients with higher BP variability showed significantly increased left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and late mitral inflow velocity, as well as decreased E/A (early mitral inflow velocity/late mitral inflow velocity) ratio, area strain and 3D-DI than those with lower BP variability (LVMI: p = 0.02; A velocity: p < 0.001; E/A ratio: p < 0.001; area strain: p = 0.02; 3D-DI: p = 0.04). In addition, increased BP variability was associated with higher PWV and augmentation index (p < 0.001). Even among patients whose BP was well controlled, BP variability was related to LV mass, diastolic dysfunction and arterial stiffness. CONCLUSION Increased BP variability was associated with LV mass and dysfunction, as well as arterial stiffness, suggesting that BP variability may be an important determinant of target organ damage in hypertensive patients.
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- Sung-Hee Shin
- Division of Cardiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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Wang X, Wang F, Chen M, Wang X, Zheng J, Qin A. Twenty-four-hour systolic blood pressure variability and renal function decline in elderly male hypertensive patients with well-controlled blood pressure. Clin Interv Aging 2018; 13:533-540. [PMID: 29670339 PMCID: PMC5894670 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s161752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose Increased variability in blood pressure (BP) is known to be closely associated with the development, progression and severity of renal damage in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, little is known about the association of BP variability (BPV) with the decline of renal function in elderly hypertensive patients with well-controlled BP. We, therefore, aimed to investigate the association between BPV and glomerular filtration rate in hypertensive elderly (age >60 years) and very elderly (age >80 years) male patients with BP controlled within the normal range by antihypertensive therapy. Patients and methods This study involved 484 hospitalized elderly male hypertensive patients with BP controlled within the normal range by antihypertensive therapy. BPV was defined as the SD from mean BP over a 24 h period. Renal function was estimated by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) which was calculated by the Chinese modified Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Equation. Participants were divided into three groups according to their eGFR data. Multivariate linear regression was then used to analyze the correlation between eGFR and BPV. Results The 24 h systolic BP (SBP) variability increased as eGFR decreased. There was no significant difference in 24 h SBP variability when compared between elderly and very elderly hypertensive patients. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that SBP variability demonstrated a negative linear relationship with eGFR (P<0.05) after adjustment for potential confounding factors. Conclusion Among the parameters of 24 h ambulatory BP monitoring, 24 h SBP variability is the only independent risk factor for a decline in renal function in elderly and very elderly male hypertensive patients with well-controlled BP.
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- Xi Wang
- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Mena LJ, Felix VG, Melgarejo JD, Maestre GE. 24-Hour Blood Pressure Variability Assessed by Average Real Variability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:JAHA.117.006895. [PMID: 29051214 PMCID: PMC5721878 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background Although 24‐hour blood pressure (BP) variability (BPV) is predictive of cardiovascular outcomes independent of absolute BP levels, it is not regularly assessed in clinical practice. One possible limitation to routine BPV assessment is the lack of standardized methods for accurately estimating 24‐hour BPV. We conducted a systematic review to assess the predictive power of reported BPV indexes to address appropriate quantification of 24‐hour BPV, including the average real variability (ARV) index. Methods and Results Studies chosen for review were those that presented data for 24‐hour BPV in adults from meta‐analysis, longitudinal or cross‐sectional design, and examined BPV in terms of the following issues: (1) methods used to calculate and evaluate ARV; (2) assessment of 24‐hour BPV determined using noninvasive ambulatory BP monitoring; (3) multivariate analysis adjusted for covariates, including some measure of BP; (4) association of 24‐hour BPV with subclinical organ damage; and (5) the predictive value of 24‐hour BPV on target organ damage and rate of cardiovascular events. Of the 19 assessed studies, 17 reported significant associations between high ARV and the presence and progression of subclinical organ damage, as well as the incidence of hard end points, such as cardiovascular events. In all these cases, ARV remained a significant independent predictor (P<0.05) after adjustment for BP and other clinical factors. In addition, increased ARV in systolic BP was associated with risk of all cardiovascular events (hazard ratio, 1.18; 95% confidence interval, 1.09–1.27). Only 2 cross‐sectional studies did not find that high ARV was a significant risk factor. Conclusions Current evidence suggests that ARV index adds significant prognostic information to 24‐hour ambulatory BP monitoring and is a useful approach for studying the clinical value of BPV.
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- Luis J Mena
- Academic Unit of Computing, Master Program in Applied Sciences, Universidad Politecnica de Sinaloa, Mazatlan, Mexico
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- Academic Unit of Computing, Master Program in Applied Sciences, Universidad Politecnica de Sinaloa, Mazatlan, Mexico
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- Neurosciences Laboratory, Biological Research Institute and Research Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Neurosciences Laboratory, Biological Research Institute and Research Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Neurosciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX
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Velasquez MT, Beddhu S, Nobakht E, Rahman M, Raj DS. Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease: Ready for Prime Time? Kidney Int Rep 2016; 1:94-104. [PMID: 28164170 PMCID: PMC5283800 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hypertension is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is the most important modifiable risk factor for CKD progression and adverse cardiovascular events in these patients. Diagnosis and successful management of hypertension are critically dependent on accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement. This is most relevant to CKD patients, in whom BP control is difficult to achieve and in whom early antihypertensive treatment is imperative to prevent kidney and cardiovascular complications. Accumulated data indicate that ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is better in detecting hypertension than office BP measurement. ABPM is also a superior prognostic marker compared with office BP and has successfully identified hypertensive CKD patients at increased risk. Additionally, ABPM provides information on circadian BP variation and short-term BP variability, which is associated with cardiovascular and renal outcomes. This paper reviews the evidence for the usefulness of ABPM in detection and management of hypertension in CKD patients and discusses our current understanding of the pathophysiology of altered circadian BP rhythm and variability in CKD and the role of abnormal BP patterns detected by ABPM in relation to outcomes in CKD. In addition, this Review examines the emerging role of antihypertensive chronotherapy to tailor BP management to the circadian BP pattern abnormality detected by 24-hour ABPM.
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- Manuel T. Velasquez
- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, Kidney and Liver Clinic, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Department of Medicine–Hypertension, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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Redmond N, Booth JN, Tanner RM, Diaz KM, Abdalla M, Sims M, Muntner P, Shimbo D. Prevalence of Masked Hypertension and Its Association With Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans: Results From the Jackson Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:e002284. [PMID: 27025968 PMCID: PMC4943234 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Background Studies consisting mostly of whites have shown that the prevalence of masked hypertension differs by prehypertension status. Using data from the Jackson Heart Study, an exclusively African American population‐based cohort, we evaluated the association of masked hypertension and prehypertension with left ventricular mass index and common carotid intima media thickness. Methods and Results At the baseline visit, clinic blood pressure (CBP) measurement and 24‐hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were performed. Masked hypertension was defined as mean systolic/diastolic CBP <140/90 mm Hg and mean daytime systolic/diastolic ambulatory blood pressure ≥135/85 mm Hg. Clinic hypertension was defined as mean systolic/diastolic CBP ≥140/90 mm Hg. Normal CBP was defined as mean systolic/diastolic CBP <120/80 mm Hg and prehypertension as mean systolic/diastolic CBP 120 to 139/80 to 89 mm Hg. The analytic sample included 909 participants. Among participants with systolic/diastolic CBP <140/90 mm Hg, the prevalence of masked hypertension and prehypertension was 27.5% and 62.4%, respectively. The prevalence of masked hypertension among those with normal CBP and prehypertension was 12.9% and 36.3%, respectively. In a fully adjusted model, which included prehypertension status and antihypertensive medication use as covariates, left ventricular mass index was 7.94 g/m2 lower among those without masked hypertension compared to participants with masked hypertension (P<0.001). Left ventricular mass index was also 4.77 g/m2 lower among those with clinic hypertension, but this difference was not statistically significant (P=0.068). There were no significant differences in left ventricular mass index between participants with and without masked hypertension, or clinic hypertension. Conclusions Masked hypertension was common among African Americans with prehypertension and also normal CBP, and was associated with subclinical cardiovascular disease.
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- Nicole Redmond
- Clinical Applications and Preventions Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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Relationship between blood pressure variability and renal activity of the renin-angiotensin system. J Hum Hypertens 2015. [PMID: 26223347 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2015.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activity in the kidneys is a pathogenetic factor in patients with primary hypertension. This study aimed to determine the relationship between local kidney RAS activity and blood pressure variability, as the literature currently lacks any such study. The study included 73 consecutive primary hypertensive patients. All patients underwent 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to determine the average real variability (ARV) index, as an indicator of blood pressure variability. Local RAS activity was determined using the urine angiotensinogen/creatinine (UAGT/UCre) ratio. The high UAGT/UCre ratio group had significantly higher mean 24-h systolic ARV than the low UAGT/UCre ratio group (13.2±3.4 vs 11.0±2.6, P=0.003). Similarly, the high UAGT/UCre ratio group had significantly higher mean 24-h diastolic ARV than the low UAGT/UCre ratio group (10.8±3.2 vs 8.7±2.2, P=0.001). Multivariate regression analysis showed that Log(UAGT/UCre) was an independent predictor of both 24-h diastolic ARV and 24-h systolic ARV. Local RAS activity in the kidneys might have a role in blood pressure variability. On the basis of these findings, we think that additional prospective studies are needed to more fully discern the effect of local RAS activity on blood pressure variability.
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Cardiovascular risk stratification and blood pressure variability on ambulatory and home blood pressure measurement. Curr Hypertens Rep 2015; 16:470. [PMID: 25097109 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-014-0470-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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UNLABELLED Variability is a phenomenon attributed to most biological processes and is a particular feature of blood pressure (BP) that concerns many physicians regarding the clinical meaning and the impact on their clinical practice. In this review, we assessed the role of different indices of BP variability in cardiovascular risk stratification. We reviewed the indices of BP variability derived from ambulatory BP monitoring (day-to-night ratio, morning surge of BP, and short-term BP variability) and home BP measurement (standardized conventional BP measurement and self-BP measurement), and summarized our recent results with the intention to provide a clear message for clinical practice. CONCLUSION BP variability, either derived from ambulatory BP measurement or home BP measurement does not substantially refine cardiovascular risk prediction over and beyond the BP level. Practitioners should be aware that BP level remains the main modifiable risk factor derived from BP measurement and contributes to improving the control of hypertension and adverse health outcomes.
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Larsen TR, Gelaye A, Waanbah B, Assad H, Daloul Y, Williams F, Williams M, Steigerwalt S. Prevalence of Masked Hypertension in African Americans. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2014; 16:801-4. [DOI: 10.1111/jch.12418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Timothy R. Larsen
- Department of Internal Medicine; Providence Hospital and Medical Center; Southfield MI
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Providence Hospital and Medical Center; Southfield MI
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Providence Hospital and Medical Center; Southfield MI
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Providence Hospital and Medical Center; Southfield MI
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Providence Hospital and Medical Center; Southfield MI
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- Department of Research Administration and Operations; Providence Hospital and Medical Center; Southfield MI
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Providence Hospital and Medical Center; Southfield MI
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Providence Hospital and Medical Center; Southfield MI
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Ryu J, Cha RH, Kim DK, Lee JH, Yoon SA, Ryu DR, Oh JE, Kim S, Han SY, Lee EY, Kim YS. The clinical association of the blood pressure variability with the target organ damage in hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease. J Korean Med Sci 2014; 29:957-64. [PMID: 25045228 PMCID: PMC4101784 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.7.957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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It is known that blood pressure variability (BPV) can independently affect target organ damage (TOD), even with normal blood pressure. There have been few studieson chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We evaluated the relationship between BPV and TOD in a cross-sectional, multicenter study on hypertensive CKD patients. We evaluated 1,173 patients using 24-hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. BPV was defined as the average real variability, with a mean value of the absolute differences between consecutive readings of systolic blood pressure. TOD was defined as left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) (by the Romhilt-Estes score ≥4 in electrocardiography) and kidney injury (as determined from an estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR]<30 mL/min/1.73 m(2) and proteinuria).The mean BPV of the subjects was 15.9±4.63 mmHg. BPV displayed a positive relationship with LVH in a univariate analysis and after adjustment for multi-variables (odds ratio per 1 mmHg increase in BPV: 1.053, P=0.006). In contrast, BPV had no relationship with kidney injury. These data suggest that BPV may be positively associated with LVH in hypertensive CKD patients.
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- Jiwon Ryu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Medical Research Collaborating Center of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Uijeongbu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Mena LJ, Maestre GE, Hansen TW, Thijs L, Liu Y, Boggia J, Li Y, Kikuya M, Björklund-Bodegård K, Ohkubo T, Jeppesen J, Torp-Pedersen C, Dolan E, Kuznetsova T, Stolarz-Skrzypek K, Tikhonoff V, Malyutina S, Casiglia E, Nikitin Y, Lind L, Sandoya E, Kawecka-Jaszcz K, Filipovsky J, Lmai Y, Wang J, O'Brien E, Staessen JA. How many measurements are needed to estimate blood pressure variability without loss of prognostic information? Am J Hypertens 2014; 27:46-55. [PMID: 23955605 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpt142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Average real variability (ARV) is a recently proposed index for short-term blood pressure (BP) variability. We aimed to determine the minimum number of BP readings required to compute ARV without loss of prognostic information. METHODS ARV was calculated from a discovery dataset that included 24-hour ambulatory BP measurements for 1,254 residents (mean age = 56.6 years; 43.5% women) of Copenhagen, Denmark. Concordance between ARV from full (≥80 BP readings) and randomly reduced 24-hour BP recordings was examined, as was prognostic accuracy. A test dataset that included 5,353 subjects (mean age = 54.0 years; 45.6% women) with at least 48 BP measurements from 11 randomly recruited population cohorts was used to validate the results. RESULTS In the discovery dataset, a minimum of 48 BP readings allowed an accurate assessment of the association between cardiovascular risk and ARV. In the test dataset, over 10.2 years (median), 806 participants died (335 cardiovascular deaths, 206 cardiac deaths) and 696 experienced a major fatal or nonfatal cardiovascular event. Standardized multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) were computed for associations between outcome and BP variability. Higher diastolic ARV in 24-hour ambulatory BP recordings predicted (P < 0.01) total (HR = 1.12), cardiovascular (HR = 1.19), and cardiac (HR = 1.19) mortality and fatal combined with nonfatal cerebrovascular events (HR = 1.16). Higher systolic ARV in 24-hour ambulatory BP recordings predicted (P < 0.01) total (HR = 1.12), cardiovascular (HR = 1.17), and cardiac (HR = 1.24) mortality. CONCLUSIONS Forty-eight BP readings over 24 hours were observed to be adequate to compute ARV without meaningful loss of prognostic information.
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- Luis J Mena
- Departamento de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Sinaloa, Mazatlán, México
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Veerabhadrappa P. Blood pressure variability: does speed matter? Hypertens Res 2013; 36:1035-6. [DOI: 10.1038/hr.2013.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ozkayar N, Altun B, Yildirim T, Yilmaz R, Dede F, Arik G, Turkmen E, Hayran M, Aki FT, Arici M, Erdem Y. Blood pressure measurements, blood pressure variability and endothelial function in renal transplant recipients. Clin Exp Hypertens 2013; 36:392-7. [PMID: 24047335 DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2013.827706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Hypertension is an important cardiovascular risk factor in renal transplant recipients. Elevated blood pressure variability (BPV) during 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is associated with increased risk of target organ damage and cardiovascular events, independent of mean blood pressure levels. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between endothelial function, blood pressure levels obtained by various measurement methods, and BPV in renal transplant recipients. METHODS In total, 73 hypertensive renal transplant recipients were included in the study. Office blood pressure measurements, central blood pressure measurements, home blood pressure measurements and 24-h ABPM were obtained from the subjects. BPV was calculated using the average real variability index. All patients underwent brachial flow-mediated vasodilatation tests. Predictive values of blood pressures obtained by different measurement techniques and BPV on endothelial functions were investigated. RESULTS Endothelial dysfunction was present in 68.5% of the patients. No difference was found between the group with and without endothelial dysfunction with regard to office systolic or diastolic blood pressure, central blood pressure or home systolic blood pressure. In the group with endothelial dysfunction, 24-h ambulatory systolic blood pressure and night-time ambulatory systolic blood pressure were higher. In patients with endothelial dysfunction, the 24-h systolic, diastolic and mean BPV were all higher. There was also a negative correlation between the percentage of flow-mediated vasodilatation with 24-h mean and systolic BPV. CONCLUSION Patients with endothelial dysfunction had significantly higher ambulatory blood pressure values and higher BPV. There was a significant negative correlation between endothelial function and BPV.
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- Nihal Ozkayar
- Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Nephrology Department , Ankara , Turkey
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Mena LJ, Felix VG, Ostos R, Gonzalez JA, Cervantes A, Ochoa A, Ruiz C, Ramos R, Maestre GE. Mobile personal health system for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2013; 2013:598196. [PMID: 23762189 PMCID: PMC3665224 DOI: 10.1155/2013/598196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The ARVmobile v1.0 is a multiplatform mobile personal health monitor (PHM) application for ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring that has the potential to aid in the acquisition and analysis of detailed profile of ABP and heart rate (HR), improve the early detection and intervention of hypertension, and detect potential abnormal BP and HR levels for timely medical feedback. The PHM system consisted of ABP sensor to detect BP and HR signals and smartphone as receiver to collect the transmitted digital data and process them to provide immediate personalized information to the user. Android and Blackberry platforms were developed to detect and alert of potential abnormal values, offer friendly graphical user interface for elderly people, and provide feedback to professional healthcare providers via e-mail. ABP data were obtained from twenty-one healthy individuals (>51 years) to test the utility of the PHM application. The ARVmobile v1.0 was able to reliably receive and process the ABP readings from the volunteers. The preliminary results demonstrate that the ARVmobile 1.0 application could be used to perform a detailed profile of ABP and HR in an ordinary daily life environment, bedsides of estimating potential diagnostic thresholds of abnormal BP variability measured as average real variability.
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- Luis J Mena
- Department of Computer Engineering, Polytechnic University of Sinaloa, 82199 Mazatlan, SIN, Mexico.
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Machine learning approach to extract diagnostic and prognostic thresholds: application in prognosis of cardiovascular mortality. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2012; 2012:750151. [PMID: 22924062 PMCID: PMC3424632 DOI: 10.1155/2012/750151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Machine learning has become a powerful tool for analysing medical domains, assessing the importance of clinical parameters, and extracting medical knowledge for outcomes research. In this paper, we present a machine learning method for extracting diagnostic and prognostic thresholds, based on a symbolic classification algorithm called REMED. We evaluated the performance of our method by determining new prognostic thresholds for well-known and potential cardiovascular risk factors that are used to support medical decisions in the prognosis of fatal cardiovascular diseases. Our approach predicted 36% of cardiovascular deaths with 80% specificity and 75% general accuracy. The new method provides an innovative approach that might be useful to support decisions about medical diagnoses and prognoses.
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Flythe JE, Kunaparaju S, Dinesh K, Cape K, Feldman HI, Brunelli SM. Factors Associated With Intradialytic Systolic Blood Pressure Variability. Am J Kidney Dis 2012; 59:409-18. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Veerabhadrappa P, Diaz KM, Feairheller DL, Sturgeon KM, Williamson ST, Crabbe DL, Kashem AM, Brown MD. Endothelial-dependent flow-mediated dilation in African Americans with masked-hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2011; 24:1102-7. [PMID: 21677701 DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Office-blood pressure (BP) measurements alone overlook a significant number of individuals with masked-hypertension (office-BP: 120/80-139/89 mm Hg and 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) daytime ≥135/85 mm Hg or night-time ≥120/70 mm Hg). Diminished endothelial function contributes to the pathogenesis of hypertension. To better understand the pathophysiology involved in the increased cardiovascular (CV) disease risk associated with masked-hypertension, we estimated the occurrence, assessed the endothelial function, compared plasma levels of inflammatory markers, white blood cell count (WBC count), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and examined the possible relationship between endothelial function and inflammatory markers in apparently healthy prehypertensive (office-BP: 120/80-139/89 mm Hg) African Americans. METHODS Fifty African Americans who were sedentary, nondiabetic, nonsmoking, devoid of CV disease were recruited. Office-BP was measured according to JNC-7 guidelines to identify prehypertensives in whom ABPM was then assessed. Fasting plasma samples were assayed for inflammatory markers. Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) at rest and during reactive hyperemia was measured in a subset of prehypertensives. RESULTS Subjects in the masked-hypertension sub-group had a higher hsCRP (P = 0.04) and diminished endothelial function (P = 0.03) compared to the true-prehypertensive sub-group (office-BP: 120/80-139/89 mm Hg and ABPM: daytime <135/85 mm Hg or night-time <120/70 mm Hg). Regression analysis showed that endothelial function was inversely related to hsCRP amongst the masked-hypertensive sub-group (R(2) = 0.160; P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Masked-hypertension was identified in 58% of African Americans which suggests that a masking phenomenon may exist in a sub-group of prehypertensives who also seem to have a diminished endothelial function that could be mediated by an elevated subclinical inflammation leading to the increased CV disease.
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Exactly how hypertension causes end organ damage and vascular events is poorly understood. Yet the concept that underlying "usual" blood pressure (BP) accounts for all BP-related risk of vascular events and for the benefits of BP-lowering drugs has come to underpin clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. This article reviews evidence that variability in BP also predicts risk of stroke and other vascular events independently of mean BP and evidence that drug-class effects on variability in BP explain differences in the effectiveness of BP-lowering drugs in preventing stroke.
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- Peter M Rothwell
- University Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 6, West Wing, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
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Diaz KM, Veerabhadrappa P, Kashem MA, Feairheller DL, Sturgeon KM, Williamson ST, Crabbe DL, Brown MD. Relationship of visit-to-visit and ambulatory blood pressure variability to vascular function in African Americans. Hypertens Res 2011; 35:55-61. [PMID: 21814215 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2011.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Visit-to-visit clinic blood pressure variability (BPV) and 24-h BPV have both been identified as independent risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality; however, the mechanisms contributing to the increased CV risk as yet are unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between BPV and endothelial function in a cohort of putatively healthy African Americans. A total of 36 African Americans who were sedentary, non-diabetic, non-smoking, free of CV and renal disease and not on antihypertensive medication followed an American Heart Association low fat, low salt diet for 6 weeks. Upon completion of the 6-week dietary stabilization period, participants underwent 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring and had their office blood pressure (BP) measured on 3 separate days. Right brachial artery diameter was assessed at rest, during reactive hyperemia (flow-mediated vasodilation: FMD), and after nitroglycerin administration (nitroglycerin-mediated vasodilation: NMD). Participants classified as having decreased endothelial function according to either %FMD or the FMD/NMD ratio had significantly higher 24-h BPV and a trend for higher visit-to-visit BPV when compared with participants with normal endothelial function. Continuous variable analyses revealed a significant positive association between NMD and 24-h diastolic BPV (DBPV). Visit-to-visit systolic BPV (SBPV), 24-h SBPV and 24-h DBPV were all negatively associated with the FMD/NMD ratio. All relationships remained significant after adjustment for age, body mass index and mean BP levels. These results may suggest that BPV is increased in African Americans with decreased endothelial function and is associated with the vascular smooth muscle response to nitric oxide.
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- Keith M Diaz
- Hypertension, Molecular and Applied Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health Professions, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.
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Kones R. Rosuvastatin, inflammation, C-reactive protein, JUPITER, and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease--a perspective. Drug Des Devel Ther 2010; 4:383-413. [PMID: 21267417 PMCID: PMC3023269 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s10812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The major public health concern worldwide is coronary heart disease, with dyslipidemia as a major risk factor. Statin drugs are recommended by several guidelines for both primary and secondary prevention. Rosuvastatin has been widely accepted because of its efficacy, potency, and superior safety profile. Inflammation is involved in all phases of atherosclerosis, with the process beginning in early youth and advancing relentlessly for decades throughout life. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a well-studied, nonspecific marker of inflammation which may reflect general health risk. Considerable evidence suggests CRP is an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events, but direct involvement in atherosclerosis remains controversial. Rosuvastatin is a synthetic, hydrophilic statin with unique stereochemistry. A large proportion of patients achieve evidence-based lipid targets while using the drug, and it slows progression and induces regression of atherosclerotic coronary lesions. Rosuvastatin lowers CRP levels significantly. The Justification for Use of statins in Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin (JUPITER) trial was designed after the observation that when both low density lipoprotein and CRP were reduced, patients fared better than when only LDL was lowered. Advocates and critics alike acknowledge that the benefits of rosuvastatin in JUPITER were real. After a review, the US Food and Drug Administration extended the indications for rosuvastatin to include asymptomatic JUPITER-eligible individuals with one additional risk factor. The American Heart Association and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention had previously recognized the use of CRP in persons with "intermediate risk" as defined by global risk scores. The Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines went further and recommended use of statins in persons with low LDL and high CRP levels at intermediate risk. The JUPITER study focused attention on ostensibly healthy individuals with "normal" lipid profiles and high CRP values who benefited from statin therapy. The backdrop to JUPITER during this period was an increasing awareness of a rising cardiovascular risk burden and imperfect methods of risk evaluation, so that a significant number of individuals were being denied beneficial therapies. Other concerns have been a high level of residual risk in those who are treated, poor patient adherence, a need to follow guidelines more closely, a dual global epidemic of obesity and diabetes, and a progressively deteriorating level of physical activity in the population. Calls for new and more effective means of reducing risk for coronary heart disease are intensifying. In view of compelling evidence supporting earlier and aggressive therapy in people with high risk burdens, JUPITER simply offers another choice for stratification and earlier risk reduction in primary prevention patients. When indicated, and in individuals unwilling or unable to change their diet and lifestyles sufficiently, the benefits of statins greatly exceed the risks. Two side effects of interest are myotoxicity and an increase in the incidence of diabetes.
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- Richard Kones
- The Cardiometabolic Research, Institute, Houston, TX 77054, USA.
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Luft FC. A non-blood pressure-measuring student of hypertension looks at blood pressure variability. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION : JASH 2010; 4:183-186. [PMID: 20541487 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2010.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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