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Metabolic syndrome and exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients
Authors
C. Tsioufis Kasiakogias, A. Tsiachris, D. Kordalis, A. Thomopoulos, C. Giakoumis, M. Bounas, P. Pittaras, A. Michaelides, A. Stefanadis, C.
Publication date
1 January 2012
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Abstract
Background: Running evidence supports a prognostic value of an exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise (EBPR). The impact of the metabolic syndrome (MS) on EBPR in hypertensive patients has not been investigated.Design: A cross-sectional study in the setting of an outpatient hypertension clinic.Methods: In total, 325 non-diabetic patients with newly diagnosed hypertension were divided into two groups based on the presence (n = 95) or absence (n = 230) of the MS as defined with NCEP-ATP III criteria. All subjects underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, echocardiography and exercise treadmill testing.Results: Hypertensive patients with MS exhibited higher prevalence of EBPR (by 17%, p = 0.002) and peak exercise systolic BP (by 10.4 mmHg, p = 0.001) irrespectively of confounders. Metabolic equivalents were higher in hypertensives with MS (by 0.6 ml/kg/min, p = 0.048), but the difference lost significance after adjusting for confounders, including body mass index. Logistic regression analysis identified the MS as an independent predictor of an EBPR (p = 0.016). Hypertensive patients with MS had a 2.3-fold risk of exhibiting EBPR compared to those without MS. However, individual components of MS altogether as well as each one separately failed to predict EBPR.Conclusions: Presence of MS in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients is associated with increased peak exercise BP and a higher frequency of EBPR over and above its separate elements. © The European Society of Cardiology 2011 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav
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