Abstract
To investigate the association between lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and other plasma lipids and apolipoproteins and target-organ damage (TOD) in patients with arterial hypertension. Cross-sectional study of a case series. University medical center. Lipoprotein(a) and apolipoproteins were analyzed in 277 untreated patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension and in 102 healthy controls. Apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] phenotypes were additionally analyzed in an independent sample set of 106 hypertensive and 105 control subjects. Staging of TOD obtained according to World Health Organization guidelines by clinical evaluation, and laboratory tests including measurments of creatinine clearance, proteinuria, ophthalmoscopy, electrocardiography, echocardiography, and ultrasound examination of major arteries; levels of lipids, apolipoproteins, Lp(a), fibrinogen, and apo(a) phenotypes. Blood pressure, duration of hypertension, and levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, Lp(a), and fibrinogen were significantly related to the presence and severity of TOD in univariate analysis. Stepwise multivariate analysis showed Lp(a) levels (P<.001) to be the best discriminator of the presence of TOD, follow...Continue Reading
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