[Relationship between mass of the left ventricular myocardium and uric acid metabolic imbalance in patients with arterial hypertension].
OBJECTIVE
To analyse relationships between left ventricular myocardium mass (LVMM) and imbalance of uric acid metabolism in patients with arterial hypertension (AH).


METHODS
Body mass index, waist/hip circumference index, levels of uric acid in the blood and urine, urinary excretion of albumin, LVMM were estimated in 106 patients with mild and moderate AH (70 males and 36 females, mean age 51 +/- 8.5 years).


RESULTS
Hypertensive patients with and without metabolic imbalance of uric acid differ significantly by LVMM index. The latter was higher in metabolic imbalance of uric acid, being the highest if this imbalance combined with microalbuminuria.


CONCLUSIONS
Imbalance of uric acid metabolism in AH patients may indicate affection of both the kidneys and the heart.
Donskov
A S
AS
Balkarov
I M
IM
Golub'
G V
GV
Anikina
S A
SA
Saltykova
N G
NG
Sviderskaia
N S
NS
Prilepo
N A
NA
Feofanova
I D
ID
D000328:Adult; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000175:diagnosis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine
D014527:Uric Acid
Sviaz' mezhdu massoĭ miokarda levogo zheludochka i narusheniem obmena mochevoĭ kisloty u bol'nykh arterial'noĭ gipertonieĭ.