Hon-Chun Hsu1,2, Grace Tade1, Gavin R Norton1, Ferande Peters1, Chanel Robinson1, Noluntu Dlongolo3, Gloria Teckie4, Angela J Woodiwiss1, Patrick H Dessein1,5. 1. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. 2. Nephrology Unit, Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. 3. Rheumatology Unit, Rosebank Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. 4. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. 5. Internal Medicine Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We assessed whether aortic stiffness and pulsatile pressures can mediate chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated impaired diastolic function. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: In 276 black Africans including 46 CKD (19 non-dialysis; 27 dialysis) and 230 control subjects, pulse wave velocity (PWV) estimated aortic stiffness and pulsatile pressures (forward and backward wave pressure, central systolic blood pressure (CSBP) and pulse pressure (CPP)) were determined by applanation tonometry; e' as an index of left ventricular active relaxation and E/e' as a measure of left ventricular filling pressure or passive relaxation were evaluated by echocardiography. RESULTS: In age, sex, traditional cardiovascular risk factor and mean arterial pressure (MAP) adjusted regression models, CKD was inversely associated with e' (p = 0.03) and directly with E/e' (p < 0.01). The CKD-e' relationship was attenuated and no longer significant (p = 0.31) upon additional adjustment for aortic PWV but not pulsatile pressures (p = 0.03-0.05). In product of coefficient mediation analysis, PWV accounted for 47.6% of the CKD-e' association. CSBP (22.9%) and CPP (18.6%) but not PWV (11.3%) accounted for a significant and relevant proportion of the CKD-E/e' relationship. However, CKD remained strongly associated with E/e' independent of aortic function measures (p < 0.01). Treatable covariates that were or tended to be consistently associated with diastolic function included MAP (p < 0.01) and diabetes (p = 0.02-0.07) for the CKD-e' and CKD-E/e' relations, respectively. CONCLUSION: Aortic stiffness rather than pulsatile pressures mediates CKD-related impaired left ventricular active relaxation. By contrast, aortic pulsatile pressures (and not stiffness) contribute to CKD-related left ventricular filling pressures but do not fully account for the respective association.
PURPOSE: We assessed whether aortic stiffness and pulsatile pressures can mediate chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated impaired diastolic function. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: In 276 black Africans including 46 CKD (19 non-dialysis; 27 dialysis) and 230 control subjects, pulse wave velocity (PWV) estimated aortic stiffness and pulsatile pressures (forward and backward wave pressure, central systolic blood pressure (CSBP) and pulse pressure (CPP)) were determined by applanation tonometry; e' as an index of left ventricular active relaxation and E/e' as a measure of left ventricular filling pressure or passive relaxation were evaluated by echocardiography. RESULTS: In age, sex, traditional cardiovascular risk factor and mean arterial pressure (MAP) adjusted regression models, CKD was inversely associated with e' (p = 0.03) and directly with E/e' (p < 0.01). The CKD-e' relationship was attenuated and no longer significant (p = 0.31) upon additional adjustment for aortic PWV but not pulsatile pressures (p = 0.03-0.05). In product of coefficient mediation analysis, PWV accounted for 47.6% of the CKD-e' association. CSBP (22.9%) and CPP (18.6%) but not PWV (11.3%) accounted for a significant and relevant proportion of the CKD-E/e' relationship. However, CKD remained strongly associated with E/e' independent of aortic function measures (p < 0.01). Treatable covariates that were or tended to be consistently associated with diastolic function included MAP (p < 0.01) and diabetes (p = 0.02-0.07) for the CKD-e' and CKD-E/e' relations, respectively. CONCLUSION: Aortic stiffness rather than pulsatile pressures mediates CKD-related impaired left ventricular active relaxation. By contrast, aortic pulsatile pressures (and not stiffness) contribute to CKD-related left ventricular filling pressures but do not fully account for the respective association.
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