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ea0037ep547 | Obesity and cardiovascular endocrinology | ECE2015

The relationship between the subclinical target organ damage and the levels of ischemia-modified albumin in hypertensive patients

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 3–4 retinopathy; the left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was >95 g/m2 in females and >115 g/m2 in m...