Importance of 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients with acromegaly and correlation with cardiac magnetic resonance findings
Authors' conclusion
We observed, that 24 h-ABPM in acromegaly allows the diagnosis of AH in some patients with normal BP in OBP and also to allow a better treatment. 24 h-ABPM shows a better correlation with VM by CMR.
Study context
- Population
- Patients over 18 years of age with acromegaly; treatment-naïve patients underwent cardiac magnetic resonance
- Participants
- 96 participants
- Exposure
- 24 h-ABPM vs office blood pressure for diagnosing arterial hypertension
- Outcome
- Frequency of arterial hypertension measured by 24 h-ABPM vs OBP, and correlation of BP with cardiac mass
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Non-hypertensive by office blood pressure (OBP) with arterial hypertension (AH) on 24 h-ABPM
9 of 29
Previous AH diagnosis by OBP: controlled BP on 24 h-ABPM
25
Previous AH diagnosis by OBP: abnormal BP on 24 h-ABPM
42
Previous AH diagnosis by OBP: controlled BP by OBP
28
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Correlates of diastolic BP on 24 h-ABPM
- Positive correlation of diastolic BP on 24 h-ABPM with IGF-1 levels; no correlation with age, sex, BMI or GH levels
Correlation of BP with left ventricular mass by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)
- CMR performed
- 11 patients
- Positive correlation of left ventricular mass (LVM) with BP of 24 h-ABPM; no correlation of OBP with CMR parameters
Original publication
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