Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.22514/SV142.102018.5
Total plasma sulfde in mild to moderate diastolic heart dysfunction
NINA GLAVNIK POZNIČ
orcid.org/0000-0002-4988-7963
; Department of Cardiology General Hospital Celje Oblakova 5,Celje, Slovenia
DRAGAN KOVAČIĆ
TOMAŽ GOSLAR
TOMAŽ MARŠ
MATEJ PODBREGAR
Abstract
Background. Te early pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic dysfunction are not understood well. Hydrogen sulfde is
an important endogenous gaseous transmitter that can infuence heart remodeling. The aim was to determine total plasma
sulfde (TPS) levels, as a surrogate marker of hydrogen sulfde, in patients with mild diastolic dysfunction.
Methods. Total plasma sulfde and N-terminal pro brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels were determined in ambulatory patients with arterial hypertension or diabetes mellitus and echocardiographically mild to moderate diastolic dysfunction.
Results. Twenty-four patients were included: nine with normal diastolic function (Grade 0), eight with an impaired relaxation pattern (Grade 1), and seven with a pseudo-normalized pattern (Grade
2). TPS levels were highest in patients with normal diastolic function (Grade 0), and lowest in patients with Grade 2 diastolic
dysfunction, with this diference between Grade 0 and Grade 2 showing statistical signifcance (p = 0.017). NT-proBNP levels showed the reverse behavior, with this diference again showing statistical signifcance (p = 0.042).
Conclusions. Total plasma sulfde levels decrease with worsening of diastolic function from normal to moderate diastolic
dysfunction.
Keywords
total plasma sulfde; hydrogen sulfde; arterial hypertension; diastolic dysfunction; echocardiography
Hrčak ID:
217595
URI
Publication date:
1.11.2018.
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