The Association of Pulse Pressure Index with Insulin-like Growth Factor in Aged Cases with Essential Hypertension
- VernacularTitle:老年高血压病患者脉压指数与胰岛素样生长因子-1相关性研究
- Author:
Xiangqian SUI
;
Min DENG
;
Shibing ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertension;
Insulin-like growth factor;
Transforming growth factor beta
- From:
Journal of Medical Research
2006;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the association of pulse pressure index(PPI)with insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF-1)and transforming growth factor beta 1(TGF-?1)in aged cases with essential hypertension(EH).Methods To detect serum IGF-1,TGF-?1 and to calculate left ventricular mass index(LVMI)in 160 aged patients with EH.To calculate PPI.Tow groups were divided according to the PPI:normal PPI group and high PPI group.Results The levels of IGF-1 in high PPI group were higher than that in normal PPI group(P
