title: [Effects of blood lipid levels on ST-T segment in asymptomatic hypertensive patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the factors affecting ST-T segment in asymptomatic hypertensive patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The asymptomatic patients with hypertension were divided into abnormal ST-T group (n=28) and normal ST-T group (n=20), in whom the serum levels of glucose, total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL) were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with patients with normal ST-T segment, patients with abnormal ST-T segment had significantly higher serum levels of TC, but significantly lower HDL. The serum levels of glucose, TG, LDL, VLDL differed little between the 2 groups of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In asymptomatic patients with hypertension, higher serum TC level may cause or worsen ischemic myocardial damage, for which HDL plays a protective role.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. xwx@fimmu.com
authors.forename: Wen-xing
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Jian-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bin
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids