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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
卷 35, 期 1, 页码 79-86出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa183
关键词
blood pressure; central hypertension; hypertension; thoracic aortic aneurysm
资金
- Early Research Leaders Initiative grant from the Canadian Vascular Network
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
This study found that central hypertension is prevalent among TAA patients without a diagnosis of HTN, and higher central blood pressure is associated with larger aneurysms and faster aneurysm growth.
BACKGROUND Hypertension (HTN) has the greatest population-attributable risk for aortic dissection and is highly prevalent among patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs). Although HTN is diagnosed based on brachial blood pressure (bBP), central HTN (central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) >= 130 mm Hg) is of interest as it better reflects blood pressure (BP) in the aorta. We aimed to (i) evaluate the prevalence of central HTN among TAA patients without a diagnosis of HTN, and (ii) assess associations of bBP vs. central blood pressure (cBP) with aneurysm size and growth. METHODS One hundred and five unoperated subjects with TAAs were recruited. With validated methodology, cBP was assessed with applanation tonometry. Aneurysm size was assessed at baseline and follow-up using imaging modalities. Aneurysm growth rate was calculated in mm/year. Multivariable linear regression adjusted for potential confounders assessed associations of bBP and cBP with aneurysm size and growth. RESULTS Seventy-seven percent of participants were men and 49% carried a diagnosis of HTN. Among participants without diagnosis of HTN, 15% had central HTN despite normal bBP (occult central HTN). In these patients, higher central systolic BP (cSBP) and central pulse pressure (cPP) were independently associated with larger aneurysm size (beta +/- SE = 0.28 +/- 0.11, P = 0.014 and cPP = 0.30 +/- 0.11, P = 0.010, respectively) and future aneurysm growth (beta +/- SE = 0.022 +/- 0.008, P = 0.013 and 0.024 +/- 0.009, P = 0.008, respectively) while bBP was not (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In patients with TAAs without a diagnosis of HTN, central HTN is prevalent, and higher cBP is associated with larger aneurysms and faster aneurysm growth. [GRAPHICS] .
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