title: [Relationship between different patterns of left ventricular hypertrophy and plasma norepinephrine and hemorheology in patients with essential hypertension].
abstract: The changes of plasma norepinephrine (NE) concentration and hemorheology in 60 patients with essential hypertension (EH) with different patterns of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) were observed. The results showed that a higher value in whole blood viscosity (WBV) at a shear rate of 230-s was found in concentric hypertrophy (CH) group; a significant increase in plasma NE was found in asymmetric septal hypertrophy (ASH) group. It suggests that CH appear to be a compensation adapting to the increase in afterload. Significant increase in plasma NE concentration may play an important role in the development of ASH in addition to the afterload.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai Second Medical University.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000097:blood*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D009638:Norepinephrine