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. 2022 Jul;119(1):76-84.
doi: 10.36660/abc.20210546.

Abnormal Circadian Blood Pressure Variation is Associated with SYNTAX Scores in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Turhan Turan  1 , Ahmet Özderya  1 , Sinan Sahin  1 , Selim Kul  1 , Ali Hakan Konuş  1 , Faruk Kara  1 , Gulay Uzun  1 , Ali Rıza Akyüz  1 , Muhammet Rasit Sayin  1
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Abnormal Circadian Blood Pressure Variation is Associated with SYNTAX Scores in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Turhan Turan et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2022 Jul.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Background: Blunted nocturnal blood pressure (BP) reduction, referred to as non-dipper hypertension, is a strong predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between non-dipper hypertension and the severity and complexity of coronary artery disease using SYNTAX score in hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Methods: A total of 306 consecutive patients with acute coronary syndrome were screened. Patients who were clinically stable and admitted to the intermediate intensive care unit at least 24 hours after angiography and/or successful revascularization. After the exclusion criteria, 141 patients (34 female and 107 male; mean age 61 ± 11 years) were included. Non-dipper hypertension has been defined as a 0% to 10% decrease in average systolic BP at nighttime compared to daytime, measured at hourly intervals using the same automatic BP measuring device on bedside monitors (Vismo PVM-2701; Nihon Kohden Corp., Tokyo, Japan). SYNTAX score was calculated with an online calculator. The independent predictors of SYNTAX score were assessed using multivariable logistic regression analysis. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: The patients with non-dipper hypertension had higher SYNTAX score than the patients with dipper hypertension (11.12 ± 6.41 versus 6.74 ± 6.45, p < 0.0001). In a multivariable logistic regression model, non-dipper hypertension status (odds ratio: 5.159; 95% confidence interval: 2.246 to 11.852, p < 0.001), sex (p = 0.012) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p = 0.008) emerged as independent predictors of high SYNTAX score.

Conclusions: The results of our study provide a possible additional mechanism linking abnormal circadian BP profile with coronary artery disease severity and complexity in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Fundamento: Menor redução da pressão arterial (PA) noturna, conhecida como hipertensão não-dipper, é um forte preditor de morbimortalidade cardiovascular.

Objetivos: Este estudo visou investigar a relação entre a hipertensão não-dipper e a gravidade e complexidade da doença arterial coronariana usando o escore SYNTAX em pacientes hospitalizados com síndrome coronariana aguda.

Métodos: Foram selecionados 306 pacientes consecutivos com síndrome coronariana aguda. Pacientes clinicamente estáveis internados na unidade de terapia intensiva intermediária pelo menos 24 horas após a angiografia e/ou revascularização bem sucedida. Após os critérios de exclusão, foram incluídos 141 pacientes (34 mulheres e 107 homens; idade média 61 ± 11 anos). A hipertensão não-dipper foi definida como uma queda de 0% a 10% na PA sistólica média durante a noite em comparação com o dia, medida em intervalos de 1 hora, usando o mesmo dispositivo automático de medição de PA em monitores de beira de leito (Vismo PVM-2701; Nihon Kohden Corp., Tóquio, Japão). O escore SYNTAX foi calculado com uma calculadora online. Os preditores independentes do escore SYNTAX foram avaliados por meio de análise de regressão logística multivariada. P < 0,05 foi considerado estatisticamente significativo.

Resultados: Os pacientes com hipertensão não-dipper apresentaram escore SYNTAX maior do que os pacientes com hipertensão dipper (11,12 ± 6,41 versus 6,74 ± 6,45, p < 0,0001). Em um modelo de regressão logística multivariável, o status de hipertensão não dipper (odds ratio: 5,159; intervalo de confiança de 95%: 2,246 a 11,852, p < 0,001), sexo (p = 0,012) e colesterol de lipoproteína de baixa densidade (p = 0,008) emergiram como preditores independentes de alto escore SYNTAX.

Conclusões: Os resultados do nosso estudo fornecem um possível mecanismo adicional ligando o perfil anormal da PA circadiana à gravidade e à complexidade da doença arterial coronariana em pacientes com síndrome coronariana aguda.

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Figures

Figura 1
Figura 1. – Fluxograma do estudo. SCA: síndrome coronariana aguda.
Figura 2
Figura 2. – Comparação dos escores SYNTAX de pacientes nos grupos de hipertensão dipper e não-dipper (11,12 ± 6,41 versus 6,74 ± 6,45, p < 0,001).
Figure 1
Figure 1. – Flowchart of the study. ACS: acute coronary syndrome.
Figure 2
Figure 2. – Comparison of SYNTAX scores of patients in dipper and non-dipper hypertension groups (11.12 ± 6.41 versus 6.74 ± 6.45, p < 0.001).
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