Osteoprotegerin Is Associated With Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Diabetic Hypertensive Patients: A Speckle Tracking Study


Kalaycioglu E., Gokdeniz T., Aykan A. C., Hatem E., Gursoy M. O., Oren A., ...More

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.30, no.12, pp.1529-1534, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.08.018
  • Journal Name: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1529-1534
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Recently, the role of osteoprotegerin (OPG) in the pathogenesis of heart failure through different mechanisms has received much attention. Subclinical changes in left ventricular (LV) function can be identified using quantification of myocardial strain, and global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a superior predictor of outcomes than ejection fraction. We hypothesized that increased OPG levels could predict subclinical LV systolic dysfunction in treated diabetic hypertensive patients with preserved LV ejection fraction.