ea0037ep547 | Obesity and cardiovascular endocrinology | ECE2015
Ozkayar Nihal
, Ates Ihsan
, Akyel Fatma
, Tayman Cuneyt
, Namuslu Mehmet
, Barca A Nurdan
, Akyel Serdar
, Dede Fatih
Aim: To investigate the relationship between the presence of subclinical target organ damage (STOD) and the levels of ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) in hypertensive patients.Methods: The study included a total of 106 patients, 53 with STOD and 53 without STOD. STOD was deemed present if fundus examination revealed a grade 34 retinopathy; the left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was >95 g/m2 in females and >115 g/m2 in m...