Correlation between increased urinary sodium excretion and decreased left ventricular diastolic function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
BACKGROUND
Increased salt intake may induce hypertension, lead to cardiac hypertrophy, and exacerbate heart failure. When elderly patients develop heart failure, diastolic dysfunction is often observed, although the ejection fraction has decreased. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an established risk factor for heart failure. However, little is known about the relationship between cardiac function and urinary sodium excretion (U-Na) in patients with DM.


METHODS
We measured 24-hour U-Na; cardiac function was evaluated directly during coronary catheterization in type 2 DM (n = 46) or non-DM (n = 55) patients with preserved cardiac systolic function (ejection fraction > or = 60%). Cardiac diastolic and systolic function was evaluated as - dp/dt and + dp/dt, respectively.


RESULTS
The average of U-Na was 166.6 +/- 61.2 mEq/24 hour (mean +/- SD). In all patients, stepwise multivariate regression analysis revealed that - dp/dt had a negative correlation with serum B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP; beta = - 0.23, P = .021) and U-Na (beta = - 0.24, P = .013). On the other hand, + dp/dt negatively correlated with BNP (beta = - 0.30, P < .001), but did not relate to U-Na. In the DM-patients, stepwise multivariate regression analysis showed that - dp/dt still had a negative correlation with U-Na (beta = - 0.33, P = .025).


CONCLUSIONS
The results indicated that increased urinary sodium excretion is associated with an impairment of cardiac diastolic function, especially in patients with DM, suggesting that a reduction of salt intake may improve cardiac diastolic function.
Kagiyama
Shuntaro
S
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Health Promotion, Science of Health Improvement, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan. kagishu@hotmail.com
Koga
Tokushi
T
Kaseda
Shigeru
S
Ishihara
Shiro
S
Kawazoe
Nobuyuki
N
Sadoshima
Seizo
S
Matsumura
Kiyoshi
K
Takata
Yutaka
Y
Tsuchihashi
Takuya
T
Iida
Mitsuo
M
D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000652:urine; D003971:Diastole; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009318:Natriuresis; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine*; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013599:Systole; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000652:urine; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D017725:Ventricular Pressure
D015415:Biomarkers; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D012964:Sodium