Why the study?
Is abnormal glucose tolerance more closely associated with endothelial dysfunction than left ventricular hypertrophy in unmedicated hypertensive patients?
Population
107 unmedicated hypertensive patients (mean age 54+/-10 years) with fasting blood glucose <7.0 mmol/L
Comparison
Abnormal glucose tolerance vs Normal glucose tolerance
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Abnormal glucose tolerance was associated with endothelial dysfunction in unmedicated hypertension; hypothesis-generating versus LVH and needs prospective confirmation.
Is abnormal glucose tolerance more closely associated with endothelial dysfunction than left ventricular hypertrophy in unmedicated hypertensive patients?
Abnormal glucose tolerance, rather than left ventricular hypertrophy, is closely associated with endothelial dysfunction in unmedicated hypertensive patients.
Tomiyama et al. (2000) studied this question.
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