イチハラ アツヒロ   ICHIHARA Atsuhiro
  市原 淳弘
   所属   医学部 医学科(東京女子医科大学病院)
   職種   教授・基幹分野長
論文種別 原著
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 Clinical impacts of endothelium-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation assessment on primary aldosteronism.
掲載誌名 正式名:Endocrine connections
略  称:Endocr Connect
ISSNコード:20493614/20493614
掲載区分国外
巻・号・頁 10(6),pp.578-587
著者・共著者 Watanabe Daisuke†, Morimoto Satoshi*, Morishima Noriko, Ichihara Atsuhiro
担当区分 最終著者
発行年月 2021/06
概要 Objective:Primary aldosteronism (PA) is divided into two major subtypes, aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) and bilateral idiopathic hyperplasia (IHA) and is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events. However, the nature of vascular function in PA patients remains to be determined. The aim of this study was to determine the vascular function and investigate the implications of vascular function assessments in the patients.Methods:Flow-mediated dilation (FMD), as an index of endothelial function, and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), as an index of arterial stiffness, were retrospectively compared between 42 patients with APA, 37 patients with IHA, and 42 patients with essential hypertension (EH). These values were also compared with background factors, KCNJ5 mutation and clinical outcome in terms of blood pressure reduction after adrenalectomy in the APA group.Results:FMD was significantly lower in the APA group (4.8 ± 2.1%) and IHA group (4.1 ± 1.9%) than in the EH group (5.7 ± 2.1%). CAVI did not differ significantly among groups. Although no significant correlations were seen between FMD and background factors in the IHA group, FMD correlated negatively with BMI and plasma aldosterone concentration in the APA group (rs = -0.313, rs = -0.342, respectively). KCNJ5 mutational status was not associated with FMD value. High FMD was associated with blood pressure normalization after adrenalectomy in the APA group.Conclusions:Patients with PA displayed impaired endothelial function. Complete clinical success after adrenalectomy was associated with preserved endothelial function. This study provides a better understanding of FMD assessment in patients with PA.
DOI 10.1530/EC-21-0057
PMID 33984834