Relationship between Serum Bilirubin and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients with Essential Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prospective studies have found low bilirubin levels were an important predictive factor of cardiovascular events. However, few have yet investigated possible association between serum bilirubin level and LVH in essential hypertension. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between serum bilirubin levels with LVH in newly diagnosed hypertension patients.

Methods

The present study evaluated the relationship between serum total bilirubin level and left ventricle hypertrophy (LVH) in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients with a sample size of 344. We divided subjects into LVH group (n=138) and non-LVH group (n=206). Physical examination, laboratory tests and echocardiography were conducted. The multivariate logistic regression model was used to

SUBMITTER: Zhou T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4411030 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature