The effect of combined therapy on the properties of the vessel wall in patients at high risk of cardiovascular complications

Abstract

Introduction. The evaluation of therapy effectiveness in patients at high risk of cardiovascular complications includes the evaluation of target organs condition. A complex approach means follow-up control of laboratory and instrumental data. Materials and methods. The study included 113 patients with hypertension and nonstenotic atherosclerosis of brachiocephalic arteries. All the patients received antihypertensive therapy and some received hypolipidemic drugs. Cholesterol and low density lipoproteins (LDL) levels, brachial and central blood pressure (BP), brachial-ankle and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (baPWV and cfPWV, respectively), augmentation index (AI) of fibrosis markers (C-terminal telopeptide from collagen I (CITP) and C-terminal terminal propeptide of pro-collagen I (PINP) were assessed at baseline, after 6 months and 12 months of treatment with fixed combination of amlodipine, lisinopril and rosuvastatin. Results. The conducted therapy was followed by lowering the LDL levels from 3.9 (3.1; 4.6) to 2 (1.8; 2.3) mmol/L (p