Effect of nebivolol on QT dispersion in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy

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作者
Galetta, F
Franzoni, F
Magagna, A
Femia, FR
Pentimone, F
Santoro, G
Carpi, A
机构
[1] Univ Pisa, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
[2] Univ Pisa, Dept Reprod & Ageing, Pisa, Italy
关键词
QT dispersion; nebivolol; arterial hypertension; left ventricular hypertrophy;
D O I
10.1016/j.biopha.2004.05.016
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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1001 ;
摘要
Hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) have increased QT dispersion, which is considered an early indicator of end-organ damage and a non-invasive marker of risk for clinically important ventricular arrhythmias and cardiac mortality. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of nebivolol antihypertensive therapy on QT dispersion in hypertensive subjects. Twenty-five subjects (15 men and 10 women, mean age 53.6 +/- 4.5 years) with essential arterial hypertension and mild-to-moderate LVH (blood pressure: 147.2 +/- 6.2/90.6 +/- 3.8 mmHg; left ventricular mass indexed: 149.1 +/- 10.7 g/m(2)) were compared with 25 age-matched healthy. control subjects. All the participants underwent a complete clinical examination, including electrocardiogram for QT interval measurements. The QT dispersion was defined as the difference between the longest and the shortest QT interval occurring in the 12-lead electrocardiogram. The QT dispersion was corrected (QTc) with Bazett's formula. Hypertensive subjects were treated with 5 mg daily of nebivolol. The ECG and echocardiogram were repeated after four weeks of treatment. At baseline, hypertensive patients showed QT dispersion (56.9 +/- 6.4 vs. 31.7 +/- 8.4 ms, P < 0.001) and QTc dispersion (58.3 +/- 6.2 vs. 33.2 +/- 7.8 ms, P < 0.001) significantly higher than control subjects. Four-week nebivolol treatment reduced blood pressure from 147.2 +/- 6.2/90.6 +/- 3.6 mmHg to 136.3 +/- 3.1/83.3 +/- 2.5 mmHg (P < 0.0001), and resting heart rate from 75.3 +/- 4.7 to 64.2 +/- 3.0 bpm (P < 0.001), without significant change in left ventricular mass (LVMi: 149.1 +/- 10.7 vs. 151.4 +/- 9.8 g/m(2), ns). Nebivolol-based treatment improved QT dispersion (56.9 +/- 6.4 vs. 40.5 +/- 5.8 ms, P < 0.001) and QTc dispersion (58.3 +/- 6.2 vs. 42.2 +/- 5.6 ms, P < 0.001), which remained higher than in control subjects (P < 0.001 in both cases). The reduction of QT dispersion did not correlate with arterial BP reduction. In conclusion, nebivolol reduced increased QT dispersion in hypertensive subjects after four weeks. This effect, occurred without any change in LVM, did not seem to be related to the blood pressure lowering and could contribute to reduce arrhythmias as well as sudden cardiac death in at-risk hypertensive patients. (c) 2005 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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