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Abstract:
Twenty-three 50-year-old men with untreated, essential hypertension had elevated plasma concentrations of the platelet release product beta-thromboglobulin (BTG) compared to 14 age-matched control men (p less than 0.01). BTG correlated with arterial plasma adrenaline concentrations in the hypertensive (r = 0.44, p less than 0.05), normotensive (r = 0.73, p less than 0.01) and combined group (r = 0.51, p less than 0.01). Significant correlations (p less than 0.05) between BTG and cholesterol (LDL + VLDL fraction) were observed both in the hypertensive and the normotensive group. In the hypertensive group arterial adrenaline correlated with cholesterol (LDL + VLDL) (p less than 0.05). These findings are consistent with increased platelet activity in middle-aged men with essential hypertension, and may indicate that plasma adrenaline influence platelet function. The risk factors for coronary artery disease (blood pressure, lipid status, stress as evidenced by catecholamine release and platelet function) were positively related. Measurement of arterial instead of venous adrenaline is essential for the demonstration of the associations presented.
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