TY - JOUR
T1 - Relation of Serum Leptin With Cardiac Mass and Left Atrial Dimension in Individuals >70 Years of Age
AU - Lieb, Wolfgang
AU - Sullivan, Lisa M.
AU - Aragam, Jayashri
AU - Harris, Tamara B.
AU - Roubenoff, Ronenn
AU - Benjamin, Emelia J.
AU - Vasan, Ramachandran S.
PY - 2009/8/15
Y1 - 2009/8/15
N2 - Experimental evidence indicates that leptin-deficient animals develop left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, but data relating circulating leptin levels to cardiac structure and function in subjects >70 years old are lacking. We related circulating leptin concentrations to echocardiographic measurements of cardiac structure and function in 432 participants of the community-based Framingham Heart Study (mean age 75 years, 67% women) who underwent echocardiography at a routine examination (approximately 4 years before leptin concentrations were assayed). In multivariable linear regression, logarithmically transformed gender-standardized leptin concentrations were related to the following echocardiographic measurements: LV mass, left atrial size, and fractional shortening (primary analysis); LV wall thickness and LV end-diastolic dimensions (the 2 components of LV mass); and transmitral early/late diastolic filling velocities (secondary analysis). Leptin concentrations were inversely associated with LV mass, LV wall thickness, and left atrial size (p <0.04 for all). The top gender-specific tertile of leptin was associated with an adjusted LV mass 16 g lower compared with the lowest tertile (p = 0.007 for trend across tertiles). Leptin levels were not associated with LV fractional shortening, transmitral early/late diastolic filling velocities, or LV end-diastolic diameter (p >0.16). In conclusion, our cross-sectional observations suggest a cardioprotective influence of leptin on LV remodeling consistent with experimental data and may provide insight into the potential role of leptin resistance as a mediator of obesity-associated cardiomyopathy.
AB - Experimental evidence indicates that leptin-deficient animals develop left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, but data relating circulating leptin levels to cardiac structure and function in subjects >70 years old are lacking. We related circulating leptin concentrations to echocardiographic measurements of cardiac structure and function in 432 participants of the community-based Framingham Heart Study (mean age 75 years, 67% women) who underwent echocardiography at a routine examination (approximately 4 years before leptin concentrations were assayed). In multivariable linear regression, logarithmically transformed gender-standardized leptin concentrations were related to the following echocardiographic measurements: LV mass, left atrial size, and fractional shortening (primary analysis); LV wall thickness and LV end-diastolic dimensions (the 2 components of LV mass); and transmitral early/late diastolic filling velocities (secondary analysis). Leptin concentrations were inversely associated with LV mass, LV wall thickness, and left atrial size (p <0.04 for all). The top gender-specific tertile of leptin was associated with an adjusted LV mass 16 g lower compared with the lowest tertile (p = 0.007 for trend across tertiles). Leptin levels were not associated with LV fractional shortening, transmitral early/late diastolic filling velocities, or LV end-diastolic diameter (p >0.16). In conclusion, our cross-sectional observations suggest a cardioprotective influence of leptin on LV remodeling consistent with experimental data and may provide insight into the potential role of leptin resistance as a mediator of obesity-associated cardiomyopathy.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.04.026
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.04.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 19660619
AN - SCOPUS:68049084840
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 104
SP - 602
EP - 605
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 4
ER -