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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Cardiology
  • Clinical Diagnostics

Background:

  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) involves autonomic nervous system imbalance and inflammation.
  • Cholinesterase enzymes, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), reflect these processes.
  • Investigating cholinesterase activity in CVD patients is crucial for understanding disease mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare AChE and BChE activities in patients with hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and dyslipidemia against healthy controls.
  • To determine if enzyme levels correlate with cardiovascular disease severity or control status.

Main Methods:

  • Measured plasma BChE and erythrocyte AChE activities in 298 adults (30-55 years).
  • Classified patients into hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, isolated dyslipidemia, and healthy control groups.
  • Assessed disease control (controlled/uncontrolled) and complications (uncomplicated/complicated) using standard criteria.

Main Results:

  • Reduced cholinesterase activity observed in poorly controlled hypertension with complications and in heart failure patients.
  • Isolated dyslipidemia group showed elevated BChE and AChE levels compared to controls.
  • Ischemic heart disease patients displayed heterogeneous cholinesterase patterns, varying with control and complication status.

Conclusions:

  • Declining cholinesterase activity correlates with poorer cardiovascular status, decreasing with worse hypertension control and lowest in heart failure.
  • Elevated cholinesterase activity is linked to isolated dyslipidemia; ischemic heart disease shows intermediate changes.
  • Routine cholinesterase measurement may serve as a cost-effective indicator for autonomic/inflammatory stress in CVD risk stratification.