P1263ASSOCIATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND ADIPOCYTOKINES IN PATIENTS ON DIALYSIS
Authors: Catarino Cristina , Faria Maria do Sameiro , Lopes Nunes José Pedro , Rocha Susana , Valente Maria João , Coimbra Susana , Rocha-Pereira Petronila , Bronze-da-Rocha Elsa , Bettencourt Nuno , Beco Ana , Homem Melo Marques Sofia , Oliveira José Gerardo , Madureira José , Miranda Vasco M P , Belo Luís , Santos-Silva Alice 
Published: June 2020

Background and Aims

Cardiovascular (CV) disease events are the major cause of death in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on dialysis. Left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial stress and disturbances in nutritional status are common findings in ESRD patients on dialysis. The adipokines, adiponectin and leptin, are known as important mediators of cardiometabolic risk in obesity, although their role in ESRD patients is poorly clarified.

N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is synthesized within cardiac myocytes, in response to cardiac wall stress.

Our aim was to study the association of left ventricular hypertrophy with adipokines (adiponectin and leptin), myocardial stress (ProBNP) and nutritional status (BMI and albumin) in ESRD patients on dialysis.

Method

This study included 196 ESRD patients on dialysis (hemodiafiltration and high-flux hemodialysis). LVH was defined by a value of LVMI &gt; 115 g/m2 in men and 95 g/m2 in women. Patients were divided into two groups - LVH (n=131) and non-LVH (n=65).

Left ventricular mass (LVM) was evaluated through echocardiographic studies, corrected for body surface area and the values are presented as LVM index (LVMI).

LVMI, clinical and analytical variables (age, body mass index, dialysis vintage, dialysis adequacy, albumin, adiponectin, leptin, NT-proBNP and hemoglobin concentration) were evaluated.

Results

The prevalence of LVH was 66.8%; LVH patients presented significantly higher levels for NT-proBNP, and significantly lower levels for hemoglobin, when compared with non-LVH patients; a trend towards (P=0.052) lower leptin values were observed. No differences were observed between groups, for age, BMI, dialysis vintage, URR, Kt/V, eKt/V, ultrafiltration volume, albumin and adiponectin.

In LVH patients, we found that LVMI presented significant positive correlations with NT-proBNP and with adiponectin; and, significant negative correlations with markers of dialysis adequacy (URR and eKt/V) and leptin.

Conclusion

Our data suggest that a higher LVMI in ESRD patients is associated with higher myocardial stress, with lower leptin and higher adiponectin levels, showing no association of these adipokines with increased cardiovascular risk and with worsening of left ventricular hypertrophy. Further studies are needed to understand the roles of these adipokines, considering the controversial association with left ventricular hypertrophy, a cardiovascular risk condition.

Acknowledgments: The work was supported by UIDB/04378/2020 with funding from FCT/MCTES through national funds, by North Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N)/NORTE2020/Portugal 2020 (Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000024) and by REQUIMTE-Rede de Química e Tecnologia-Associação in the form of a researcher (S. Rocha) – project Dial4Life co-financed by FCT/MCTES (PTDC/MEC-CAR/31322/2017) and FEDER/COMPETE 2020 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031322).