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С.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Litvinova</surname><given-names>M. S.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Литвинова Марина Сергеевна, аспирант кафедры терапии</p><p>Ростов-на-Дону</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Marina S. Litvinova, post-graduate student Rostov State Medical University</p><p>Rostov-on-Don</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2419-4319</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Хаишева</surname><given-names>Л. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Khaisheva</surname><given-names>L. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Хаишева Лариса Анатольевна, д. м. н., профессор кафедры терапии</p><p>Ростов-на-Дону</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Larisa A. Khaisheva, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor</p><p>Rostov-on-Don</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-8424</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шлык</surname><given-names>С. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Shlyk</surname><given-names>S. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Шлык Сергей Владимирович, д. м. н., проф., ректор</p><p>Ростов-на-Дону</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Sergey V. Shlyk, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Rector</p><p>Rostov-on-Don</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru">ФГБОУ ВО «Ростовский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава России; МБУЗ Клинико-диагностический центр «Здоровье»<country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en">Rostov State Medical University; Clinical Diagnostic Center “Health”<country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru">ФГБОУ ВО «Ростовский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава России<country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en">Rostov State Medical University<country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2022</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>30</day><month>12</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>3</volume><issue>4</issue><fpage>40</fpage><lpage>47</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Литвинова М.С., Хаишева Л.А., Шлык С.В., 2022</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2022</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Литвинова М.С., Хаишева Л.А., Шлык С.В.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Litvinova M.S., Khaisheva L.A., Shlyk S.V.</copyright-holder><license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.therapeutic-j.ru/jour/article/view/316">https://www.therapeutic-j.ru/jour/article/view/316</self-uri><abstract><p>Цель: оценить взаимосвязь кальцификации грудного отдела аорты по результатам МСКТ с эндотелиальной дисфункцией и фактором роста фибробластов у пациентов с резистентной артериальной гипертензией в зависимости от эффективности антигипертензивной терапии.Материалы и методы: в исследовании приняли участие 92 пациента с резистентной АГ. Выполнено суточное мониторирование артериального давления (СМАД), функциональное состояние эндотелия оценено в пробе с реактивной гиперемией, кальциевый индекс (КИ) грудной аорты определяли с помощью мультиспиральной компьютерной томографии (МСКТ), сывороточный уровень FGF-23 — с помощью иммуноферментного анализа.Результаты: на основании СМАД пациенты разделены на группы: 1-я — контролируемой (n=44), 2-я — неконтролируемой (n=48) резистентной АГ. Во 2-ой группе выявлено более выраженное нарушение функции эндотелия в пробе с реактивной гиперемией и изменения скоростных показателей кровотока. Уровень FGF23 и КИ были выше у лиц с неконтролируемой резистентной АГ. По результатам корреляционно-регрессионного анализа КИ был связан с величиной пульсового давления (r=0,49, p=0,007), длительностью АГ (r=0,68, p=0,04) и длительностью регулярной антигипертензивной терапии (r = − 0,33, p=0,02). Обнаружена связь FGF-23 с показателями гемодинамики ПА: с Ved (r=0,42, p=0,003), PI (r=0,43, p=0,041) и RI (r=0,46, p=0,025), а также с КИ (r=0,76, p=0,006).Заключение: у пациентов с неконтролируемой резистентной АГ выявлено более выраженное снижение ЭЗВД плечевой артерии и повышение индексов сосудистого сопротивления в пробе с реактивной гиперемией, статистически значимо связанное с уровнем FGF23. У лиц с резистентной АГ обнаружена чрезмерная кальцификация грудной аорты по результатам МСКТ. Значения кальциевого индекса выше у пациентов с высоким пульсовым АД, более длительным течением АГ и высоким уровнем FGF23.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Objective: to evaluate the incidence and severity of thoracic aortic calcification, the relationship with endothelial dysfunction and fibroblast growth factor in patients with resistant arterial hypertension.Materials and methods: the study involved 92 patients with resistant hypertension. Daily monitoring of blood pressure (ABPM) was performed, the functional state of the endothelium was assessed in a sample with reactive hyperemia, the calcium index (CI) of the thoracic aorta was determined using MSCT, and the serum level of FGF-23 was determined using enzyme immunoassay.Results: based on ABPM, patients were divided into groups 1st-controlled (n=44) and 2nd-uncontrolled (n=48) resistant AH. In the 2nd group, a more pronounced dysfunction of the endothelium was revealed in the sample with reactive hyperemia and changes in the velocity parameters of blood flow. FGF23 levels and CI were higher in individuals with uncontrolled resistant hypertension. According to the results of correlation-regression analysis, CI was associated with the value of pulse pressure (r=0.49, p=0.007), the duration of hypertension (r=0.68, p=0.04) and the duration of regular antihypertensive therapy (r = −0 .33, p=0.02). FGF- 23 was found to be associated with PA hemodynamic parameters: with Ved (r=0.42, p=0.003), PI (r=0.43, p=0.041) and RI (r=0.46, p=0.025), as well as with CI (r=0.76, p=0.006).Conclusion: patients with uncontrolled resistant hypertension showed a more pronounced decrease in brachial artery EVR and an increase in vascular resistance indices in the test with reactive hyperemia, which was statistically significantly associated with the level of FGF23. In patients with resistant hypertension, excessive calcification of the thoracic aorta was found according to the results of MSCT. Calcium index values are higher in patients with high pulse BP, longer duration of hypertension and high levels of FGF23.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>резистентная артериальная гипертензия</kwd><kwd>дисфункция эндотелия</kwd><kwd>кальцификация грудной аорты</kwd><kwd>фактор роста фибробластов</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>resistant hypertension</kwd><kwd>endothelial dysfunction</kwd><kwd>thoracic aortic calcification</kwd><kwd>fibroblast growth factor</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Lee SJ, Lee IK, Jeon JH. Vascular Calcification-New Insights Into Its Mechanism. Int J Mol Sci. 2020;21(8):2685. doi: 10.3390/ijms21082685</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Lee SJ, Lee IK, Jeon JH. Vascular Calcification-New Insights Into Its Mechanism. 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