Studies on flow-mediated vasodilation and intima-media thickness of the brachial artery in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
The endothelium is a newly recognized target organ of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and may contribute to its effects on vascular tone and blood pressure regulation. Flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD), brachial and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) were studied in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and controls to evaluate endothelial function and structural arterial vessel wall alterations. Sixteen patients with pHPT (mean +/- SEM, age 44 +/- 5 years; PTH 229 +/- 72 ng/L; serum calcium 3.0 +/- 0.06 mmol/L; serum phosphate 2.0 +/- 0.2 mg/L) and 16 normocalcemic control subjects matched for age, sex, and blood pressure were included. Diabetes, hypertension, and vascular disease were excluded in both groups. End-diastolic diameter, flow-mediated (FMD) and nitroglycerin-mediated (NMD) dilation of the brachial artery were measured by a multigate pulsed Doppler system (echo-tracking). IMT was determined using automatic analysis of the M-line signal. Endothelium-dependent FMD was impaired in patients compared to controls (4.6 +/- 1.6% v 19.2 +/- 3.9%, P < .001). NMD (23.8 +/- 3.1% v. 22.4 +/- 2.8%, P = NS), carotid and brachial IMT (0.60 +/- 0.04 mm v 0.64 +/- 0.06 mm, P = NS, and 0.46 +/- 0.04 mm v 0.47 +/- 0.08 mm, P = NS, respectively) and artery diameters were not different. Endothelium-dependent vasodilation is impaired in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism despite normal IMT. Endothelial dysfunction may contribute to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in pHPT.
Department of Internal Medicine D, University of Münster, Germany. m.a.kosch@uni-muenster.de
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D000328:Adult; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000502:physiology*