Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between the levels of Catestatin,Salusin-α in serum and the decreased left ventricular function in gestational hypertensives. Methods From May 2016 to August 2018,216 gestational hypertensives were enrolled in this study. The participants were divided into gestational hypertension group(n=84), mild preeclampsia group(n=75) and severe preeclampsia group(n=57). Additionally, a total of 100 normal pregnant women admitted to our hospital during the same period were selected as the control group. The basic data, left ventricular diastolic function and the levels of Catestatin,Salusin-α in serum were compared among the three groups. Pearson correlation analysis and Logistic regression analysis were performed. Results The body mass index(BMI), systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure in severe preeclampsia group were significantly higher than those in mild preeclampsia group, gestational hypertension group or control group(P<0.05). Peak A, A peak velocity time integral(AVTI) of mitral valve forward blood flow were higher, while peak E, E peak velocity time integral(EVTI), E/A were lower in severe preeclampsia group as compared with the other three groups(all P<0.05). The serum Catestatin, Salusin-α were lower,while brain natriuretic peptide(BNP) was higher in severe preeclampsia group than those in the groups of mild preeclampsia, pregnancy hypertension,and control(all P<0.05). Catestatin and Salusin-α were negatively correlated with peak A and AVTI(r=-0.642,-0.678;-0.630,-0.655, all P<0.05) and positively correlated with E peak and EVTI, E/A(r=0.563, 0.651, 0.712; 0.602, 0.637, 0.703, all P<0.05) in gestational hypertension and preeclampsia patients,as indicated by Pearson correlation analysis. Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, BNP, Catastatin, and Salusin-α were the independent factors of left ventricular diastolic function in gestational hypertension and preeclampsia patients OR(95% CI) 1.042(1.020-1.065), 1.053(1.019-1.089), 1.063(1.022-1.105), 1.650(1.109-2.457), 1.726(1.142-2.611), as suggested by Logistic regression analysis. Conclusion The levels of Catestatin, Salusin-α in serum are closely related to the severity of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, which may be due to the impaired left ventricular function.