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OP-219 Rate of Blood Pressure Control and Antihypertensive Treatment Approaches in Diabetic Patients with Hypertension
MARCH 13e16, 2014
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with untreated essential hypertension (HT). A total of 18 HT patients and 23 normotensive control subjects were included in the study. Serum endocan levels, carotid-intima media thickness (cIMT) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were measured. Serum endocan levels were significantly higher in the HT group (p< 0.001). In patients with HT, serum endocan levels correlated positively with cIMT and hsCRP (r ¼ 0.551, p<0.001; r ¼ 0.644, p<0.001, respectively). ROC curve analysis suggested that the optimum endocan level cut-off point for patients with HT was 0.992, with a sensitivity and specificity, of 61 and 91%, respectively (area under curve: 0.717, 95% confidence interval ¼ 0.5350.899, p ¼ 0.01) (Figure 1). Our findings suggest that circulating endocan levels represent a new marker in patients with essential HT. Endocan may be a surrogate endothelial dysfunction marker and may have a functional role in endothelium-dependent pathological disorders.
- OP-219 Rate of Blood Pressure Control and Antihypertensive Treatment Approaches in Diabetic Patients with Hypertension. N. Kahya Eren1, E. Harman2, D. Dolek2, A.P. Tütüncüoglu2, S.V. Emren1, F. Levent1, G. Korkmaz3, S. Yakar Tülüce1, C. Nazlı1. 1 Izmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Turkey; 2Izmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Endocrinology Clinic, Turkey; 3Izmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Internal Medicine Clinic, Turkey. Objective: Hypertension is a common co-morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Management of hypertension has paramount importance in reducing macro- and microvascular complications of diabetes. The aim of this study is to determine the rate of blood pressure control (< 140/85 mm Hg) in diabetic patients with hypertension and to evaluate the prescribing pattern of antihypertensive medications. Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional, observational study conducted in a tertiary center in Turkey. Diabetic hypertensive patients were evaluated to determine the control of hypertension and antihypertensive treatment attitudes. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the likelihood of prescription of each class of antihypertensive medications for the presence of macro- and microvacular complications. Results: Out of 707 type 2 diabetic patients, 500 (71%) had coexisting HT. The mean age of the diabetic hypertensive patients was Antihypertensive prescribing patterns in the study population
61.09.9 years, and 39% were male. There were 114 (23%) patients with nepropathy, 27% had retinopathy and 40.4% had cardiovascular disease. Four hundred and seventy four patients (95%) were on antihypertensive therapy while only 41% achieved target blood pressure values (<140/85 mm Hg). Most of the patients were on 1 antihypertensive drug or combination of 2 drugs (39.5%; 44.7%, respectively). Renin angiotension system (RAS) blockers were the most frequently (82.4%) prescribed antihypertensive agents. Prescribing patterns of antihypertensive drugs are shown in table 2. Patients on monotherapy were most frequently receiving RAS blockers (67.3%) followed by beta blockers (BB) and calcium channel blockers (CCB) (14.9% and 12.8%, respectively). Combination of RAS blockers with diuretics was the most common combination therapy. Diuretics were commonly prescribed in patients receiving combination therapy and were included in 60.8% of 2 drug regimens and 82.6% of the 3 or more drug combinations. The presence of micro- or macrovascular complications did not have an effect on the likelihood of prescription of specific antihypertensive agents except for beta blockers which were more likely to be prescribed in patients with coronary artery disease (Odds ratio¼3.6, 95% confidence interval¼2.3-5.6; p < 0.001). Conclusions: This cross sectional study demonstrated that although most of the diabetic hypertensive patients were on antihypertensive therapy, more than half had uncontrolled blood pressure. The possible reasons for the nonadherence to current guideline recommendations should be investigated and every effort to improve blood pressure control in diabetic patients should be implemented.
- OP-220 Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Augmentation Index in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Hypertension. M. Cakar1, F. Bulucu1, M. Karaman1, S.A. Ay1, O. Kurt1, S. Balta2, S. Demirkol3, H. Sarlak1, M. Akhan1, B. Altun1, E. Arslan1, K. Saglam1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey; 2Department of Cardiology, Eskisehir Military Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey; 3 Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey. Pulse wave velocity (PWV), augmentation index (Aix), and central aortic pressure (CAP) are arterial stiffness markers of endothelial dysfunction (ED). We investigated the relationship between arterial stiffness parameters and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA; a marker of ED), in newly diagnosed patients with hypertension (n ¼ 101; 61 females). These patients were investigated in accordance with the recommendations of hypertension guidelines. Arterial stiffness was measured, and serum ADMA and C-reactive protein (CRP; a marker of inflammation) levels were determined. In both women and men, there was no difference in terms of age, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, PWV, CAP and the levels of ADMA, while Aix and CRP levels were significantly higher in women (P ¼.004, P ¼.046, respectively). In the whole group, ADMA levels correlated with Aix (Pearson r ¼.237, P ¼.024). Our findings provide further evidence of a link between arterial stiffness and ED in newly diagnosed patients with hypertension.
- OP-221 Relationship Between Mean Platelet Volume Elevatıon And Left Ventrıcular Mass Index in Hypertensive Patients. M. Yavuzkır1, E. Kurtoglu2, M. Yılmaz2, H. Korkmaz1, T. Çakmak1, A. Uysal3, M. Özguler3, A. Güler4, M. Akbulut1. 1Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology; 2Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology; 3Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery; 4Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Nephrology.
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with untreated essential hypertension (HT). A total of 18 HT patients and 23 normotensive control subjects were included in the study. Serum endocan levels, carotid-intima media thickness (cIMT) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were measured. Serum endocan levels were significantly higher in the HT group (p< 0.001). In patients with HT, serum endocan levels correlated positively with cIMT and hsCRP (r ¼ 0.551, p<0.001; r ¼ 0.644, p<0.001, respectively). ROC curve analysis suggested that the optimum endocan level cut-off point for patients with HT was 0.992, with a sensitivity and specificity, of 61 and 91%, respectively (area under curve: 0.717, 95% confidence interval ¼ 0.5350.899, p ¼ 0.01) (Figure 1). Our findings suggest that circulating endocan levels represent a new marker in patients with essential HT. Endocan may be a surrogate endothelial dysfunction marker and may have a functional role in endothelium-dependent pathological disorders.
- OP-219 Rate of Blood Pressure Control and Antihypertensive Treatment Approaches in Diabetic Patients with Hypertension. N. Kahya Eren1, E. Harman2, D. Dolek2, A.P. Tütüncüoglu2, S.V. Emren1, F. Levent1, G. Korkmaz3, S. Yakar Tülüce1, C. Nazlı1. 1 Izmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Turkey; 2Izmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Endocrinology Clinic, Turkey; 3Izmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Internal Medicine Clinic, Turkey. Objective: Hypertension is a common co-morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Management of hypertension has paramount importance in reducing macro- and microvascular complications of diabetes. The aim of this study is to determine the rate of blood pressure control (< 140/85 mm Hg) in diabetic patients with hypertension and to evaluate the prescribing pattern of antihypertensive medications. Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional, observational study conducted in a tertiary center in Turkey. Diabetic hypertensive patients were evaluated to determine the control of hypertension and antihypertensive treatment attitudes. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the likelihood of prescription of each class of antihypertensive medications for the presence of macro- and microvacular complications. Results: Out of 707 type 2 diabetic patients, 500 (71%) had coexisting HT. The mean age of the diabetic hypertensive patients was Antihypertensive prescribing patterns in the study population
61.09.9 years, and 39% were male. There were 114 (23%) patients with nepropathy, 27% had retinopathy and 40.4% had cardiovascular disease. Four hundred and seventy four patients (95%) were on antihypertensive therapy while only 41% achieved target blood pressure values (<140/85 mm Hg). Most of the patients were on 1 antihypertensive drug or combination of 2 drugs (39.5%; 44.7%, respectively). Renin angiotension system (RAS) blockers were the most frequently (82.4%) prescribed antihypertensive agents. Prescribing patterns of antihypertensive drugs are shown in table 2. Patients on monotherapy were most frequently receiving RAS blockers (67.3%) followed by beta blockers (BB) and calcium channel blockers (CCB) (14.9% and 12.8%, respectively). Combination of RAS blockers with diuretics was the most common combination therapy. Diuretics were commonly prescribed in patients receiving combination therapy and were included in 60.8% of 2 drug regimens and 82.6% of the 3 or more drug combinations. The presence of micro- or macrovascular complications did not have an effect on the likelihood of prescription of specific antihypertensive agents except for beta blockers which were more likely to be prescribed in patients with coronary artery disease (Odds ratio¼3.6, 95% confidence interval¼2.3-5.6; p < 0.001). Conclusions: This cross sectional study demonstrated that although most of the diabetic hypertensive patients were on antihypertensive therapy, more than half had uncontrolled blood pressure. The possible reasons for the nonadherence to current guideline recommendations should be investigated and every effort to improve blood pressure control in diabetic patients should be implemented.
- OP-220 Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Augmentation Index in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Hypertension. M. Cakar1, F. Bulucu1, M. Karaman1, S.A. Ay1, O. Kurt1, S. Balta2, S. Demirkol3, H. Sarlak1, M. Akhan1, B. Altun1, E. Arslan1, K. Saglam1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey; 2Department of Cardiology, Eskisehir Military Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey; 3 Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey. Pulse wave velocity (PWV), augmentation index (Aix), and central aortic pressure (CAP) are arterial stiffness markers of endothelial dysfunction (ED). We investigated the relationship between arterial stiffness parameters and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA; a marker of ED), in newly diagnosed patients with hypertension (n ¼ 101; 61 females). These patients were investigated in accordance with the recommendations of hypertension guidelines. Arterial stiffness was measured, and serum ADMA and C-reactive protein (CRP; a marker of inflammation) levels were determined. In both women and men, there was no difference in terms of age, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, PWV, CAP and the levels of ADMA, while Aix and CRP levels were significantly higher in women (P ¼.004, P ¼.046, respectively). In the whole group, ADMA levels correlated with Aix (Pearson r ¼.237, P ¼.024). Our findings provide further evidence of a link between arterial stiffness and ED in newly diagnosed patients with hypertension.
- OP-221 Relationship Between Mean Platelet Volume Elevatıon And Left Ventrıcular Mass Index in Hypertensive Patients. M. Yavuzkır1, E. Kurtoglu2, M. Yılmaz2, H. Korkmaz1, T. Çakmak1, A. Uysal3, M. Özguler3, A. Güler4, M. Akbulut1. 1Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology; 2Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology; 3Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery; 4Firat University, School of Medicine, Department of Nephrology.
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