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Article: Relationship between serum leptin levels and left ventricular hypertrophy in obese hypertensive patients/ Sisman hipertansif hastalarda leptin duzeyleri ve sol ventrikul hipertrofisi ile iliskisi.(Original Investigation/Orijinal Arastirma)(Clinical report)
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- The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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ABSTRACT
Objective: Previous studies showed relation between elevated serum leptin levels (SLL) and hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate relationship between SLL and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and body mass index (BMI) in obese hypertensive patients.
Methods: Eighty patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension were included in this cross-sectional, case-controlled study. Hypertensive patients were classified as; level-I or level-II according to JNC-VII classification and as normal weighted (18-24.99 kg/[m.sup.2]), over weighted (25-26.99 kg/[m.sup.2]) and obese (27 kg/[m.sup.2]and above) according to BMI's. All the ...