title: Association of fasting plasma free fatty acid concentration and frequency of ventricular premature complexes in nonischemic non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients.
abstract: We investigated the association between free fatty acid (FFA) concentration and ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) in nonischemic patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus using 3 approaches: cross-sectional analysis (n = 142), intervention including induction of elevated FFA levels with Intralipid heparin (n = 15), and reduction in FFA levels with Acipimox (n = 34) and a longitudinal follow-up study (n = 59). Patients at the third tertile of fasting plasma FFA concentration had the strongest increase in VPCs. Independently of age, sex, body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ratio, left ventricular mass index, glycated hemoglobin, fasting plasma insulin and triglyceride concentration, and daily physical activity, FFA concentration and VPCs were significantly correlated (r = 0.21 p <0.01). At multiple logistic regression analysis independently of age, sex, BMI, waist/hip ratio, left ventricular mass index, mean arterial blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, fasting plasma insulin, triglycerides and potassium concentration, fasting plasma low-density lipoprotein/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, and daily physical activity, plasma FFA concentration was a significant determinant of VPCs (odds ratio 1.2, 95% confidence interval 1.0 to 2.3). Intralipid infusion (10% in 24 hours) (n = 15) and acipimox administration (250 mg, 4 times/day) (n = 34) increased, and decreased fasting plasma FFA concentration, respectively. In those studies, change in VPCs paralleled the effects on plasma FFA. In the longitudinal study (n = 59), plasma FFA concentration predicted the development of VPCs (RR 1.4 95% confidence interval 1.0 to 1.9) independently of age, sex, BMI, waist/hip ratio, left ventricular mass index, mean arterial blood pressure, fasting plasma triglyceride concentration, fasting plasma low-density lipoprotein/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, and daily physical activity. In conclusion, in nonischemic patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, plasma FFA concentration is associated with the frequency of ventricular premature complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, II University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paolisso
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gualdiero
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manzella
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tagliamonte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gambardella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varricchio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Onofrio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications*; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous / Q000494:pharmacology; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D018879:Ventricular Premature Complexes / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D011719:Pyrazines; C027696:acipimox