Abstract
Objective: Previous studies have shown that plasma microRNA-29a (miRNA-29a) is associated with myocardial fibrosis and the degree of cardiac hypertrophy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. However, the relationship between plasma miRNA-29a and hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) has not yet been reported. So the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the plasma miRNA-29a and hypertensive LVH. Method: Enrolled 168 hypertensive patients and classified the patients into 2 groups: those with LVH (LVH group, n=41) and those without LVH (NLVH group, n=127). All patients underwent echocardiography examination. Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was calculated by interventricular septal thickness (IVSd), left ventricular posterior wall thickness(LVPWTd), left ventricular end diastolic dimension (LVEDD) and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) were obtained. Plasma levels of miRNA-29a were assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The relationship between plasma miRNA-29a levels and LVH was analyzed. Results: Plasma miRNA-29a was significantly higher in LVH group than in NLVH group (0.52±0.10 vs. 0.37±0.07, t=9.788, P<0.01) . Pearson correlation analysis evidenced a positive correlation between plasma miRNA-29a levels and IVSd(R=0.459, P<0.01), LVPWTd (R=0.398, P<0.01), and LVMI (R=0.745, P<0.01). After adjustment for gender, age, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, hypertension duration, antihypertensive drugs, multiple regression analysis showed that there were still positive correlations between plasma miRNA-29a level and IVSd (β=0.535, P<0.01), LVPWTd (β=0.085, P<0.01), and LVMI (β=0.806, P<0.01). Conclusion: Plasma miRNA-29a level is positively associated with LVH in hypertensive patients, and future studies are warranted to explore if miRNA-29a could be used as a potential biomarker for LVH assessment in hypertensive patients.
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