title: Factors influencing LVM in hypertensive type-1 diabetic patients.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is associated with a high prevalence of hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), and a causative relationship with abnormal sodium metabolism in diabetic patients has been suggested. Factors influencing left ventricular mass (LVM) were assessed in 30 hypertensive type-1 diabetic patients, mean age 46 +/- 9 (range 24-67) years, with a mean duration of diabetes and hypertension of 19 +/- 10 and 6 +/- 5 years, respectively. In the total study population, casual blood pressure was 163/94 +/- 24/10 mmHg and 24 h blood pressure was 155/87 +/- 17/8 mmHg. Twenty-four-hour urine samples were obtained to measure daily albumin excretion (0.77 +/- 1.06 g) and dietary sodium intake was assessed as 24 h sodium excretion (173 +/- 77 mmol). Creatinine clearance averaged 1.41 +/- 0.53 ml/s. LVM determined by echocardiography was 221 +/- 74 g (range 104-408 g) and 33% of the patients had LVH. Multiple regression analysis identified dietary sodium intake and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide as independent predictors of LVM (R2 = 0.52, p < 0.001). No significant association was found between LVM and blood pressure or albuminuria. The results propose dietary sodium intake as an important factor in the development of LVH in hypertensive type-1 diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gerdts
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Myking
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lund-Johansen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Omvik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000652:urine; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D012982:Sodium, Dietary; D012964:Sodium; D003404:Creatinine; D009638:Norepinephrine