Open AccessThe association between left ventricular mass index and serum sirtuin 3 level in patients with hypertension
Author(s) -
Orhan Karayiğit,
Muhammet Cihat Çelik,
Emrullah Kızıltunç,
Hülya Çiçekçioğlu,
Canan Topçuoğlu,
Birsen Doğanay,
Mustafa Çetın
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cardiovascular endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.498
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 2574-0954
DOI - 10.1097/xce.0000000000000231
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , sirt3 , sirtuin , left ventricular hypertrophy , diastole , natriuretic peptide , endocrinology , blood pressure , heart failure , chemistry , biochemistry , acetylation , gene
Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) can protect cardiomyocytes from oxidative stress-mediated cell damage and prevent cardiac hypertrophy development. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a relationship existed between left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and serum SIRT3 levels in patients with hypertension.