Objectives Patients and animal models of arterial hypertension are characterized by structural and functional abnormalities of the coronary microcirculation. Using a translational approach, we ascertained whether antihypertensive treatment can reverse microvascular remodelling and improve myocardial perfusion. Methods In 20 hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy, blood pressure, left ventricular mass index and myocardial blood flow were measured at baseline and after 6 months of treatment with perindopril + indapamide. In spontaneously hypertensive rats, blood pressure, coronary flow and histomorphometry of intramural coronary arterioles were measured after 8 weeks of treatment with placebo or perindopril + indapamide. Results In patients, treatment decreased blood pressure (161 +/- 10/96 +/- 5 to 136 +/- 12/81 +/- 6 mmHg; P<0.0001) and left ventricular mass index (93 +/- 16 to 85 +/- 17 g/m(2); P<0.01) while increasing baseline (0.69 +/- 0.13 to 0.88 +/- 0.36 ml/min per g; P<0.05) and hyperaemic myocardial blood flow (1.42 +/- 0.32 to 1.94 +/- 0.99 ml/min per g; P<0.05). In rats treated with perindopril + indapamide (n=11), blood pressure was 93 +/- 18/55 +/- 18 mmHg compared to 215 +/- 18/161 +/- 17 mmHg in placebo (n=6; P<0.001), baseline flow was unchanged whilst hyperaemic coronary flow was 19.89 +/- 3.50 vs. 12.15 +/- 0.99 ml/min per g, respectively (P<0.01). The medial area of intramural arterioles was 1613 +/- 409 with perindopril + indapamide and 8118 +/- 901 mu m(2) with placebo (P<0.001). Conclusion In patients with arterial hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy, perindopril + indapamide reduced blood pressure and left ventricular mass index and improved resting and hyperaemic myocardial blood flow. Data in rats provide evidence that the improvement in coronary flow observed after treatment is due to reverse remodelling of intramural coronary arterioles and improved microvascular function. J Hypertens 29:364-372 (C) 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Perindopril and indapamide reverse coronary microvascular remodelling and improve flow in arterial hypertension / Danilo, Neglia; Enza, Fommei; Anabel Varela, Carver; Mancini, Massimiliano; Sergio, Ghione; Massimo, Lombardi; Patrizia, Pisani; Howard, Parker; D'Amati, Giulia; Luigi, Donato; Paolo G., Camici. - In: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. - ISSN 0263-6352. - 29:2(2011), pp. 364-372. [10.1097/hjh.0b013e328340a08e]

Perindopril and indapamide reverse coronary microvascular remodelling and improve flow in arterial hypertension

MANCINI, MASSIMILIANO;D'AMATI, Giulia;
2011

Abstract

Objectives Patients and animal models of arterial hypertension are characterized by structural and functional abnormalities of the coronary microcirculation. Using a translational approach, we ascertained whether antihypertensive treatment can reverse microvascular remodelling and improve myocardial perfusion. Methods In 20 hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy, blood pressure, left ventricular mass index and myocardial blood flow were measured at baseline and after 6 months of treatment with perindopril + indapamide. In spontaneously hypertensive rats, blood pressure, coronary flow and histomorphometry of intramural coronary arterioles were measured after 8 weeks of treatment with placebo or perindopril + indapamide. Results In patients, treatment decreased blood pressure (161 +/- 10/96 +/- 5 to 136 +/- 12/81 +/- 6 mmHg; P<0.0001) and left ventricular mass index (93 +/- 16 to 85 +/- 17 g/m(2); P<0.01) while increasing baseline (0.69 +/- 0.13 to 0.88 +/- 0.36 ml/min per g; P<0.05) and hyperaemic myocardial blood flow (1.42 +/- 0.32 to 1.94 +/- 0.99 ml/min per g; P<0.05). In rats treated with perindopril + indapamide (n=11), blood pressure was 93 +/- 18/55 +/- 18 mmHg compared to 215 +/- 18/161 +/- 17 mmHg in placebo (n=6; P<0.001), baseline flow was unchanged whilst hyperaemic coronary flow was 19.89 +/- 3.50 vs. 12.15 +/- 0.99 ml/min per g, respectively (P<0.01). The medial area of intramural arterioles was 1613 +/- 409 with perindopril + indapamide and 8118 +/- 901 mu m(2) with placebo (P<0.001). Conclusion In patients with arterial hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy, perindopril + indapamide reduced blood pressure and left ventricular mass index and improved resting and hyperaemic myocardial blood flow. Data in rats provide evidence that the improvement in coronary flow observed after treatment is due to reverse remodelling of intramural coronary arterioles and improved microvascular function. J Hypertens 29:364-372 (C) 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2011
antihypertensive drugs; arterial hypertension; cardiac imaging; coronary microvascular dysfunction; myocardial blood flow; spontaneously hypertensive rat
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Perindopril and indapamide reverse coronary microvascular remodelling and improve flow in arterial hypertension / Danilo, Neglia; Enza, Fommei; Anabel Varela, Carver; Mancini, Massimiliano; Sergio, Ghione; Massimo, Lombardi; Patrizia, Pisani; Howard, Parker; D'Amati, Giulia; Luigi, Donato; Paolo G., Camici. - In: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. - ISSN 0263-6352. - 29:2(2011), pp. 364-372. [10.1097/hjh.0b013e328340a08e]
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