• Anton V Barsukov
  • Alexander E Korovin
  • Leonid P Churilov
  • Ekaterina V Borisova
  • Dmitry V Tovpeko

Low-intensity systemic inflammation is an important element of heart failure pathogenesis. The aim of this study is to assess proinflammatory status serum indicators (C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6)) in middle-aged males (M) and females (F) with essential hypertension (HTN) depending on left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). The main group comprised 55 M and 49 F with the first- to second-severity grade HTN with mild heart failure and a preserved LV ejection fraction ≥50%. Patients had sinus rhythm, first or second-severity degree LVDD, LV hypertrophy, left atrium dilatation, and NT-proBNP > 125 pg/mL. Comparison group: 30 hypertensives without cardiac dysfunction; control group: 31 normotensives. Quantitative features were compared using the Mann-Whitney test, median χ2, ANOVA module. Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were determined to identify the relationship between the proinflammatory pattern and exercise tolerance. Hypertensive M had markedly higher CRP, TNF-α, and IL-6 levels compared to F. All mean values corresponded to reference range. In patients with second-degree LVDD, CRP, TNF-α, and IL-6 levels were significantly greater than in subjects with first-degree LVDD (both within M and within F samples). Significant negative associations between CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α levels and the 6 min walk test existed in hypertensive M and F. The study demonstrated a close relationship between the proinflammatory pattern and LVDD and exercise tolerance indicators, regardless of the hypertensive patient's sex.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)453-468
Number of pages16
JournalPathophysiology
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

    Scopus subject areas

  • Health Professions(all)
  • Physiology (medical)
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

    Research areas

  • 6 min walk test, chronic heart failure, correlation analysis, diastolic dysfunction, essential arterial hypertension, preserved ejection fraction, proinflammatory status, sex differences

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