Relationship between bone turnover and left ventricular function in primary hyperparathyroidism: The EPATH trial

PLoS One. 2017 Apr 13;12(4):e0173799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173799. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

Observational studies suggested a link between bone disease and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction that may be pronounced in hyperparathyroid conditions. We therefore aimed to test the hypothesis that circulating markers of bone turnover correlate with LV function in a cohort of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Cross-sectional data of 155 subjects with pHPT were analyzed who participated in the "Eplerenone in Primary Hyperparathyroidism" (EPATH) Trial. Multivariate linear regression analyses with LV ejection fraction (LVEF, systolic function) or peak early transmitral filling velocity (e', diastolic function) as dependent variables and N-terminal propeptide of procollagen type 1 (P1NP), osteocalcin (OC), bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), or beta-crosslaps (CTX) as the respective independent variable were performed. Analyses were additionally adjusted for plasma parathyroid hormone, plasma calcium, age, sex, HbA1c, body mass index, mean 24-hours systolic blood pressure, smoking status, estimated glomerular filtration rate, antihypertensive treatment, osteoporosis treatment, 25-hydroxy vitamin D and N-terminal pro-brain B-type natriuretic peptide. Independent relationships were observed between P1NP and LVEF (adjusted β-coefficient = 0.201, P = 0.035) and e' (β = 0.188, P = 0.042), respectively. OC (β = 0.192, P = 0.039) and BALP (β = 0.198, P = 0.030) were each independently related with e'. CTX showed no correlations with LVEF or e'. In conclusion, high bone formation markers were independently and paradoxically related with better LV diastolic and, partly, better systolic function, in the setting of pHPT. Potentially cardio-protective properties of stimulated bone formation in the context of hyperparathyroidism should be explored in future studies.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Alkaline Phosphatase / blood
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Bone Remodeling*
  • Calcium / blood
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Glycated Hemoglobin / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism / blood*
  • Hyperparathyroidism / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteocalcin / blood
  • Parathyroid Hormone / blood
  • Peptide Fragments / blood
  • Procollagen / blood
  • Ventricular Function, Left*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Glycated Hemoglobin A
  • Parathyroid Hormone
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Procollagen
  • hemoglobin A1c protein, human
  • procollagen Type I N-terminal peptide
  • Osteocalcin
  • Alkaline Phosphatase
  • Calcium

Grants and funding

The study was funded by the Austrian National Bank (Jubilaeumsfond: project #14621) and by the Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (Felix-Bronner Grant 2014, Project Prize 2014). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.