Journal of hypertension
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Journal of hypertension · Jun 2015
2D.03: IMPROVING DIAGNOSTIC STRATEGY IN PATIENTS WITH LONG-STANDING HYPERTENSION, CHEST PAIN AND NORMAL RESTING ECG: VALUE OF THE EXERCISE HIGH-FREQUENCY QRS VERSUS ST-SEGMENT ANALYSIS.
The novel exercise computer-assisted high-frequency QRS-analysis (ex-HF/QRS) has demonstrated improved sensitivity and specificity over the conventional exercise-ST/ECG-segment-analysis (ex-ST/ECG) in the detection of myocardial ischemia. The aim of the present study was to test the implementation in diagnostic value of the ex-HF/QRS in patient with hypertension and chest pain (CP) versus the conventional ex-ST/ECG anlysis alone. ⋯ In patients with long-standing hypertension and CP submitted to risk stratification with exercise tolerance test, the novel ex-HF/QRS shows a valuable incremental diagnostic value over ex-ST/ECG.
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Journal of hypertension · Jun 2015
1C.01: SOLUBLE UROKINASE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR RECEPTOR AS A PROGNOSTIC MARKER OF ALL-CAUSE AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY IN A BLACK POPULATION.
Elevated inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are well-known risk factors for cardiovascular mortality. The less familiar marker, soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), is known to predict cancer, infections and all-cause mortality. We determined whether suPAR, CRP and IL-6 are predictive of both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a black population, highly burdened by cardiovascular disease and HIV infection. ⋯ : SuPAR predicted both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, independent of traditional risk factors, HIV and other inflammatory markers, underlining the prognostic value of suPAR in a black population.