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Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery

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The relationship between exercise-related hypertension and carotid artery intima media thickness and brachial artery endothelial function
Abstract
Aims: Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. There are some non-invasive tests which are used to assess end organ damages in patients with hypertension. The purpose of this study is to show relationship between carotid artery intima media thickness (CIMT) and flow mediated dilatation (FMD) in patients with exercise induced hypertension (EIH).
Methods: 73 healthy normotensive men and women, who are between 18 and 65 years of age, participated in this study. All patients underwent electrocardiography, echocardiography, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and symptom-limited treadmill testing before CIMT and FMD were measured with Doppler ultrasonography. CIMT and FMD values of both groups were statistically compared with each other.
Results: Of a total of 73 individuals, 56 were evaluated as the patient group and 17 as the control group. Age, smoking rate, body mass index, resting and maximum blood pressure values, and ascending aorta diameter were significantly higher in the patient group (p=0.02 for smoking, p<0.01 for the rest). Right/left main CIMT, right/left bulbus IMT, and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction was significantly higher in the patient group (p<0.05 for all). In addition, the mean CIMT and mean FMD (%) values were significantly higher and lower, respectively, in the patient group compared to the control group. No difference was observed between the two groups in terms of right/left internal CIMT and passive smoking exposure. In addition, the mean values of CIMT and FMD (%) did not show a statistically significant difference according to hypertensive response stages and gender.
Conclusion: CIMT and FMD are significantly associated with EIH. EIH should be evaluated as important risk factor for future hypertension and may cause asymptomatic end-organ damage. It can be easily assessed using CIMT and FMD.

Keywords : Exercise-induced hypertension, CIMT, FMD, hypertension

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Article available in :
Volume 2, Issue 3, 2024
Page : 48-52
https://doi.org/10.51271/JCCVS-0036
Article Information
Received : 08 Eyl 2024
Accepted : 29 Eyl 2024
Published : 30 Eyl 2024
Corresponding Author :

Mustafa Ağca: Department of Cardiology, Bartın Yaşam Medical Center, Bartın, Turkiye

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Citation : Ağca M, Karataş M, Havan N, Emiroğlu MY. The relationship between exercise-related hypertension and carotid artery intima media thickness and brachial artery endothelial function. J Cardiol Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;2(3):48-52.

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