Shinji Kishimoto1, Masato Kajikawa1, Tatsuya Maruhashi1, Yumiko Iwamoto1, Takeshi Matsumoto1, Akimichi Iwamoto1, Nozomu Oda1, Shogo Matsui1, Takayuki Hidaka1, Yasuki Kihara1, Kazuaki Chayama2, Chikara Goto3, Yoshiki Aibara4, Ayumu Nakashima5, Kensuke Noma4, Yukihito Higashi6. 1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. 2. Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. 3. Hiroshima International University, Hiroshima, Japan. 4. Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. 5. Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. 6. Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan; Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. Electronic address: yhigashi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Endothelial dysfunction and abnormal vascular structure may be involved in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure (HF). The purpose of this study was to evaluate simultaneously vascular function and vascular structure in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). METHODS: We measured flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD) and nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation as indices of vascular function and intima-media thickness (IMT) as an index of vascular structure of the brachial artery in 41 patients with HFpEF (23 men and 18 women; mean age, 66±12yr) and 165 patients without HF (95 men and 70 women; mean age, 54±16yr). RESULTS: FMD was significantly smaller in patients with HFpEF than in patients without HF (2.9±2.1% versus 4.6±2.7%, P=0.0002). Nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation was significantly smaller in patients with HFpEF than in patients without HF (9.3±4.1% versus 12.9±4.9%, P<0.0001). Brachial artery IMT was significantly larger in patients with HFpEF than in patients without HF (0.35±0.06mm versus 0.31±0.07mm, P=0.0002). After adjustment for age, sex, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus, the associations remained significant between HFpEF and FMD (odds ratio, 0.79; 95% confidence interval, 0.66-0.92; P=0.0032), nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation (odds ratio, 0.88; 95% confidence interval, 0.80-0.96; P=0.0039), and brachial artery IMT (odds ratio, 1.08; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.17; P=0.033). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that both endothelial dysfunction and abnormal vascular structure may contribute to the pathogenesis and maintenance of HFpEF. Endothelial function and vascular structure may be potential therapeutic targets for HFpEF.
BACKGROUND: Endothelial dysfunction and abnormal vascular structure may be involved in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure (HF). The purpose of this study was to evaluate simultaneously vascular function and vascular structure in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). METHODS: We measured flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD) and nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation as indices of vascular function and intima-media thickness (IMT) as an index of vascular structure of the brachial artery in 41 patients with HFpEF (23 men and 18 women; mean age, 66±12yr) and 165 patients without HF (95 men and 70 women; mean age, 54±16yr). RESULTS:FMD was significantly smaller in patients with HFpEF than in patients without HF (2.9±2.1% versus 4.6±2.7%, P=0.0002). Nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation was significantly smaller in patients with HFpEF than in patients without HF (9.3±4.1% versus 12.9±4.9%, P<0.0001). Brachial artery IMT was significantly larger in patients with HFpEF than in patients without HF (0.35±0.06mm versus 0.31±0.07mm, P=0.0002). After adjustment for age, sex, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus, the associations remained significant between HFpEF and FMD (odds ratio, 0.79; 95% confidence interval, 0.66-0.92; P=0.0032), nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation (odds ratio, 0.88; 95% confidence interval, 0.80-0.96; P=0.0039), and brachial artery IMT (odds ratio, 1.08; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.17; P=0.033). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that both endothelial dysfunction and abnormal vascular structure may contribute to the pathogenesis and maintenance of HFpEF. Endothelial function and vascular structure may be potential therapeutic targets for HFpEF.
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