Title Hypertriglyceridemia impact on arterial parameters in patients with metabolic syndrome /
Authors Rinkūnienė, Egidija ; Dženkevičiūtė, Vilma ; Petrulionienė, Žaneta ; Majauskienė, Eglė ; Ryliškytė, Ligita ; Puronaitė, Roma ; Badarienė, Jolita ; Navickas, Rokas ; Laucevičius, Aleksandras
DOI 10.1186/s12872-021-02202-3
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Is Part of BMC cardiovascular disorders.. London : BioMed Central. 2021, vol. 21, no. 1, art. no. 393, p. [1-6].. eISSN 1471-2261
Keywords [eng] aortic augmentation index ; arterial stiffness ; endothelial dysfunction ; hypertriglyceridemia ; intima-media thickness ; metabolic syndrome ; pulse wave velocity
Abstract [eng] BACKGROUND: The development of metabolic syndrome (MS) augments risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), but pathophysiological mechanisms of this relation are still under discussion. Overlapping CVD risk factors make it difficult to assess the importance of individual elements. This study aimed to analyze subclinical atherosclerosis based on arterial structure and function parameters in patients with MS and different triglycerides levels. METHODS: Patients (aged 40-65 years) were divided into two groups: patients with MS and with or without hypertriglyceridemia (hTG). Noninvasive assessment of vascular parameters-aortic augmentation index adjusted for heart rate 75 bpm (AIxHR75), pulse wave velocity (PWV), and common carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) were performed. RESULTS: Carotid-femoral PWV (cfPWV) and carotid-radial PWV (crPWV) were significantly higher in patients with hTG. After adjusting for age, gender, waist circumference, fasting glucose, smoking status, cardiovascular family history and mean arterial pressure, crPWV (OR 1.150; CI 95% 1.04-1.28), cfPWV (OR 1.283; CI 95% 1.14-1.42) and cIMT (OR 1.13; CI 95% 1.02-1.25) were significantly associated with hTG (p < 0.05), while AIxHR75 did not show significant association. CONCLUSION: Increased triglycerides are independently associated with a cfPWV, crPWV, and cIMT and may modify CVD risk in patients with MS.
Published London : BioMed Central
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2021
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