Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Structural atherosclerotic damage, arterial stiffness, pulse pressure (PP), and renal hemodynamics may interact and influence each other. Renal resistance index (RRI) appears as a good indicator of systemic vascular changes. The aim of our study was to assess the independent relationships of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV), and peripheral PP with RRI in hypertensives with various degrees of renal function. METHODS:We enrolled 463 hypertensive patients (30-70 years) with normal renal function (group 0; n = 280) and with chronic kidney disease (groups I-V; n = 183). All subjects underwent ultrasonographic examination of intrarenal and carotid vasculature, as well as a 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. RESULTS:A statistically significant difference in RRI, cIMT, aPWV, and clinic PP was observed in the different 6 groups (all P < 0.001), even after adjustment for age. RRI correlated with cIMT (r = 0.460, P < 0.001), aPWV (r = 0.386, P < 0.001), clinic PP (r = 0.279, P < 0.001), and 24-h PP (r = 0.229, P < 0.001) in the entire study population. These correlations were similar in subjects with and without renal dysfunction. In the overall study population, the association between RRI, cIMT, and clinic PP remained statistically significant even after adjustment for various confounding factors, whereas the relationship between RRI and aPWV was lost in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS:cIMT and clinic PP rather than directly aPWV are associated with intrarenal hemodynamics. Our results confirm that in hypertensives RRI not only detects derangement of intrarenal circulation but may also be considered as a sensor of systemic vascular changes, independently of level of renal function.
journal_name
Am J Hypertensjournal_title
American journal of hypertensionauthors
Geraci G,Mulè G,Costanza G,Mogavero M,Geraci C,Cottone Sdoi
10.1093/ajh/hpv130subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-04-01 00:00:00pages
519-27issue
4eissn
0895-7061issn
1941-7225pii
hpv130journal_volume
29pub_type
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journal_title:American journal of hypertension
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journal_title:American journal of hypertension
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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