TY - JOUR AU - Bentsa, T.M. AU - Pastukhova, O.A. PY - 2020/10/21 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Clinical efficacy of L-arginin aspartate in complex treatment of patients with essential arterial hypertension with concomitant type 2 diabetes mellitus JF - Infusion & Chemotherapy JA - IC VL - IS - 3.1 SE - Materials of IV International Congress of infusion therapy DO - 10.32902/2663-0338-2020-3.1-06 UR - https://infusion-chemotherapy.com/index.php/journal/article/view/29 SP - 10-11 AB - Objective. Investigate directly the clinical efficacy of L-arginine aspartate in the treatment of patients with essential arterial hypertension (EAG) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).Materials and methods. The study included 43 patients with EAG II in combination with type 2 DM. The mean age of patients was 55,7±0,6 years, of which 20 (46,5 %) were men and 23 (53,5 %) were women. The duration of the disease on the EAG averaged 8,4±0,4 years, on type 2 DM – 6,5±0,5 years. A comprehensive clinical, laboratory and instrumental examination was carried out. All patients were divided into two groups. Patients in both groups received ramipril 5-10 mg a day in combination with amlodipine 5-10 mg a day and antidiabetic drugs (metformin, gliclazide or a combination thereof) as basic therapy. Patients in group 2 (n=22) were additionally prescribed the drug L-arginine aspartate orally 3 g 3 times a day for 4 weeks. The course of treatment was repeated after 2 months.Results and discussion. In group 2 there was a more pronounced tendency to decrease the average daily and night blood pressure levels, in particular diastolic (3,2 and 2,9 mm Hg; p>0,05) and heart rate (by 17,3 %; p<0,05). The use of L-arginine aspartate significantly improved systolic (ejection fraction increased by 7,1 % vs 4,4 % in group 1; p<0,05) and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function (Em/Am increased by 48,8 % vs 34,7 % in group 1; p<0,05), a decrease in the size of the left atrium (10,2 % vs 8,3 % in group 1; p<0,05) and the reversal of LV hypertrophy (index LV myocardial mass decreased by 20,1 % against 15,9 % in group 1; p<0,05). Additional administration of L-arginine aspartate also led to a decrease in fasting and postprandial plasma glucose (4,9 % and 7,0 %; p<0,05, respectively) than the use of basic therapy alone. At the same time in group 2 there was a decrease in microalbuminuria by 27,6 % (p<0,05) and an increase in glomerular filtration rate by 11,4 % (p>0,05).Conclusions. L-arginine aspartate should be used in patients with EAG in combination with type 2 DM and microalbuminuria to increase the cardio- and nephroprotective efficacy of basic therapy. ER -