Li-yun Fu, Qian-yi Zhang, Qin-yun Ruan, Hui-mei Huang, Lei Yan, Zi-ling You, Hong-da Su
{"title":"Investigation of Left Ventricular Layer-Specific Strain in Patients of Chronic Kidney Disease by 2-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography","authors":"Li-yun Fu, Qian-yi Zhang, Qin-yun Ruan, Hui-mei Huang, Lei Yan, Zi-ling You, Hong-da Su","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpae052","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE To investigate the characteristics of left ventricular layer-specific strain in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS Eighty-five patients of chronic kidney disease in the Department of Nephrology of our hospital from March 2020 to August 2021 were selected and divided into three groups according to the estimated GFR: Group A (CKD stage 1–2), Group B (CKD stage 3–4), and Group C (CKD stage 5), 40 hypertensive patients without renal insufficiency were gathered as hypertension (HT) group and 40 gender and age-matched healthy volunteers were selected as the control group. Then, (i) Routine echocardiographic parameters: left ventricular diameter, left atrium diameter, wall thickness, LVEF. (ii) Myocardial strain: global longitudinal strain (GLS), longitudinal strain in endocardium (SL-endo), longitudinal strain in average (SL-ave), longitudinal strain in epicardium (SL-epi), global circumferential strain (GCS), global circumferential strain in endocardium (SC-endo), global circumferential strain in average (SC-ave), global circumferential strain in epicardium (SC-epi), and global radial strain (GRS) were analyzed. RESULTS (i) Compared with the control group, the structure of the left heart and LVEF in groups A and B had no significant changes, left ventricular remodeling appeared, and diastolic function declined in HT group and group C, LVEF decreased in group C (all P < 0.05). (ii) Only SL-endo decreased in the HT group. All of SL-endo, SL-ave, and SL-epi were reduced in the CKD group and were lowest in group C. Radial strain decreased only in group C (all P < 0.05). (iii) The global and layer-specific longitudinal strain were correlated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (r = 0.541–0.559, all P < 0.05), LVEF was correlated with longitudinal and circumferential strain (r = 0.406–0.424, all P < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that longitudinal strain in different layers were independently correlated with different stages of CKD and the occurrence of secondary hypertension or not (β = −0.251 to −0.443, all P < 0.05). Circumferential strain in all layers were independently correlated with the appearance of secondary hypertension or not (β = −0.255 to −0.31, all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The degree and range of the impairment of left ventricular strain in CKD patients are related to the stage of eGFR and secondary hypertension, which may affect the global systolic pump function by involving the circumferential strain.","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142217348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blood Pressure Across the Life Course: The Importance of Cardiovascular Health and Considerations for Those With Adverse Social Determinants of Health.","authors":"Paul Muntner, Timothy B Plante","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae064","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ajh/hpae064","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":" ","pages":"656-658"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140896869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew Horvit, Haekyung Jeon-Slaughter, Jaspreet Sian, Bethany Roehm, Peter Noel Van Buren
{"title":"Endothelin-1, Extracellular Volume Overload, and Hemodynamics in Hemodialysis Patients.","authors":"Andrew Horvit, Haekyung Jeon-Slaughter, Jaspreet Sian, Bethany Roehm, Peter Noel Van Buren","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae060","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ajh/hpae060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Extracellular volume (ECV) overload and endothelial cell dysfunction are mortality risk factors in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), an endothelium-derived vasoconstrictive peptide, is associated with poor outcomes in HD patients. We hypothesized there would be associations between ET-1 and ECV overload in hypertensive HD patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We obtained pre-HD ET-1, ECV/weight (bioimpedance spectroscopy), pre-HD hemodynamics, and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) in an HD cohort. Following appropriate transformations, we conducted correlation and linear regression analyses idendifying associations between ET-1, ECV overload, total peripheral resistance index (TPRI), cardiac index (CI), and ambulatory BP.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 66 patients, median ET-1 was 1.93 (1.49-2.56) pg/ml. Median pre-HD ECV/weight, median TPRI, mean CI, and mean systolic ambulatory BP were 0.25 (0.22-0.30) l/kg, 3,161 (2,711-3,642) dynes × s/cm-5/m2, 2.92 (0.6) l/min/m2, and 143 (14) mm Hg, respectively. After reciprocal-transformation, ET-1 correlated with reciprocal-transformed ECV/weight (r = 0.3, P = 0.01), log-transformed TPRI (r = -0.3, P = 0.006), CI (r = 0.3, P = 0.009), and ambulatory BP (r = -0.3, P = 0.02). These associations persisted in linear regression analysis (β = 0.15, P = 0.002; β = -0.8, P = 0.002; β = 0.2, P = 0.002; β = -19, P = 0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In hypertensive HD patients, ET-1 associates with ECV overload higher TPRI and ambulatory BP, and lower CI. Further research is necessary to determine if ECV reduction lowers ET-1 or if pharmacologic ET-1 antagonism can improve outcomes in HD patients with refractory ECV overload.</p>","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":" ","pages":"692-699"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141079513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raphaela Lipinsky DeGette, Anusha McNamara, Elaine C Khoong
{"title":"Hypertension Treatment: Caught Between Evidence and Reality.","authors":"Raphaela Lipinsky DeGette, Anusha McNamara, Elaine C Khoong","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae063","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ajh/hpae063","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":" ","pages":"654-655"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140910797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiu-Heng Wang, Zhi-Zhu Zhang, Yun Ou, Zhi-Hong Ning, Jia-Yang Yang, Hong Huang, Hui-Fang Tang, Zhi-Sheng Jiang, Heng-Jing Hu
{"title":"High-Salt Diet Inhibits the Expression of Bmal1 and Promotes Atrial Fibrosis and Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats.","authors":"Xiu-Heng Wang, Zhi-Zhu Zhang, Yun Ou, Zhi-Hong Ning, Jia-Yang Yang, Hong Huang, Hui-Fang Tang, Zhi-Sheng Jiang, Heng-Jing Hu","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae069","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ajh/hpae069","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hypertension is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), and brain and muscle arnt-like protein 1 (Bmal1) regulate circadian blood pressure and is implicated in several fibrotic disorders. Our hypothesis that Bmal1 inhibits atrial fibrosis and susceptibility to AF in salt-sensitive hypertension (SSHT) and our study provides a new target for the pathogenesis of AF induced by hypertension.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study involved 7-week-old male Dahl salt-sensitive that were fed either a high-salt diet (8% NaCl; DSH group) or a normal diet (0.3% NaCl; DSN group). An experimental model was used to measure systolic blood pressure (SBP), left atrial ejection fraction (LAEF), left atrial end-volume index (LAEVI), left atrial index (LAFI), AF inducibility, AF duration, and atrial fibrosis pathological examination and the expression of Baml1 and fibrosis-related proteins (TNF-α and α-SMA) in left atrial tissue.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>DSH increased TNF-α and α-SMA expression in atrial tissue, level of SBP and LAESVI, atrial fibrosis, AF induction rate, and AF duration, and decreased Bmal1 expression in atrial tissue, the circadian rhythm of hypertension, and level of LAEF and LAFI. Our results also showed that the degree of atrial fibrosis was negatively correlated with Bmal1 expression, but positively correlated with the expression of TNF-α and α-SMA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We demonstrated that a high-salt diet leads to circadian changes in hypertension due to a reduction of Bmal1 expression, which plays a crucial role in atrial fibrosis and increased susceptibility to AF in SSHT rats.</p>","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":" ","pages":"726-733"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140955460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dewan S A Majid, Minolfa C Prieto, Alexander Castillo, Cameron Chamberlain, Luis Gabriel Navar
{"title":"Augmentation of Nitric Oxide Deficient Hypertension by High Salt Diet Is Associated With Reduced TNF-α Receptor Type 1 Expression in the Kidneys.","authors":"Dewan S A Majid, Minolfa C Prieto, Alexander Castillo, Cameron Chamberlain, Luis Gabriel Navar","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae066","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ajh/hpae066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>High salt (HS) intake induces an augmented hypertensive response to nitric oxide (NO) inhibition, though it causes minimal changes in blood pressure (BP) in NO intact condition. The cause of such augmentation is not known. HS induces tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) production that causes natriuresis via activation of its receptor type 1 (TNFR1). We hypothesized that NO deficiency reduces renal TNFR1 activity, leading to enhanced sodium retention and hypertension.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We examined the changes in renal TNFR1 protein expression (Immunohistochemistry analyses) after HS (4% NaCl) intake in wild-type mice (WT, C57BL6) treated with a NO synthase (NOS) inhibitor, nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 0.05 mg/min/g; osmotic mini-pump), as well as in endothelial NOS knockout mice (eNOSKO) and compared the responses in WT mice with normal salt (NS; 0.3% NaCl) intake. BP was measured with tail-cuff plethysmography and 24-hour urine collections were made using metabolic cages.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>HS alone did not alter mean BP in untreated mice (76 ± 3 to 77 ± 1 mm Hg) but induced an augmented response in L-NAME treated (106 ± 1 vs. 97 ± 2 mm Hg) and in eNOSKO (107 ± 2 vs. 89 ± 3 mm Hg) mice. The percentage area of TNFR1 expression in renal tissue was higher in WT + HS (4.1 + 0.5%) than in WT + NS mice (2.7 ± 0.6%). However, TNFR1 expression was significantly lower in L-NAME treated WT + NS (0.9 ± 0.1%) and in eNOSKO + NS (1.4 ± 0.2%) than in both WT + NS and WT + HS mice.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These data indicate that TNFR1 activity is downregulated in NO deficient conditions, which facilitates salt retention leading to augmented hypertension during HS intake.</p>","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":" ","pages":"717-725"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322281/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141079512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shiqiang Xiong, Shaoyang Lin, Yingru Hu, Weijie Xia, Qianran Wang, Lijuan Wang, Tingbing Cao, Yingying Liao, Alexandra Scholze, Martin Tepel, Zhiming Zhu, Daoyan Liu
{"title":"Dietary Cinnamaldehyde Activation of TRPA1 Antagonizes High-Salt-Induced Hypertension Through Restoring Renal Tubular Mitochondrial Dysfunction.","authors":"Shiqiang Xiong, Shaoyang Lin, Yingru Hu, Weijie Xia, Qianran Wang, Lijuan Wang, Tingbing Cao, Yingying Liao, Alexandra Scholze, Martin Tepel, Zhiming Zhu, Daoyan Liu","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae068","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ajh/hpae068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The renal proximal tubule (RPT) plays a pivotal role in regulating sodium reabsorption and thus blood pressure (BP). Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) has been reported to protect against renal injury by modulating mitochondrial function. We hypothesize that the activation of TRPA1 by its agonist cinnamaldehyde may mitigate high-salt intake-induced hypertension by inhibiting urinary sodium reabsorption through restoration of renal tubular epithelial mitochondrial function.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Trpa1-deficient (Trpa1-/-) mice and wild-type (WT) mice were fed standard laboratory chow [normal diet (ND) group, 0.4% salt], standard laboratory chow with 8% salt [high-salt diet (HS) group], or standard laboratory chow with 8% salt plus 0.015% cinnamaldehyde [high-salt plus cinnamaldehyde diet (HSC) group] for 6 months. Urinary sodium excretion, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, mitochondrial function, and the expression of sodium hydrogen exchanger isoform 3 (NHE3) and Na+/K+-ATPase of RPTs were determined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Chronic dietary cinnamaldehyde supplementation reduced tail systolic BP and 24-hour ambulatory arterial pressure in HS-fed WT mice. Compared with the mice fed HS, cinnamaldehyde supplementation significantly increased urinary sodium excretion, inhibited excess ROS production, and alleviated mitochondrial dysfunction of RPTs in WT mice. However, these effects of cinnamaldehyde were absent in Trpa1-/- mice. Furthermore, chronic dietary cinnamaldehyde supplementation blunted HS-induced upregulation of NHE3 and Na+/K+-ATPase in WT mice but not Trpa1-/- mice.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present study demonstrated that chronic activation of Trpa1 attenuates HS-induced hypertension by inhibiting urinary sodium reabsorption through restoring renal tubular epithelial mitochondrial function. Renal TRPA1 may be a potential target for the management of excessive dietary salt intake-associated hypertension.</p>","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":" ","pages":"708-716"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141183414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: Open-Angle Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy Is Related to Dips Rather Than Increases in the Mean Arterial Pressure Over 24-H.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae065","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ajh/hpae065","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":" ","pages":"737"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322277/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141287600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Denis Chemla, Davide Agnoletti, Pierre Attal, Sandrine Millasseau, Jacques Blacher, Mathieu Jozwiak
{"title":"Assessing the Accuracy of Systolic Aortic Pressure Estimation From a Brachial Cuff Alone: A Comparison With Radial Tonometry.","authors":"Denis Chemla, Davide Agnoletti, Pierre Attal, Sandrine Millasseau, Jacques Blacher, Mathieu Jozwiak","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae039","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ajh/hpae039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A novel method for estimating central systolic aortic pressure (cSAP) has emerged, relying solely on the peripheral mean (MBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures. We aimed to assess the accuracy of this Direct Central Blood Pressure estimation using cuff alone (DCBPcuff = MBP2/DBP) in comparison to the use of a generalized transfer function to derive cSAP from radial tonometry (cSAPtono).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective analysis involved the International Database of Central Arterial Properties for Risk Stratification (IDCARS) data (Aparicio et al., Am J Hypertens 2022). The dataset encompassed 10,930 subjects from 13 longitudinal cohort studies worldwide (54.8% women; median age 46.0 years; office hypertension: 40.1%; treated: 61.0%), documenting cSAPtono via SphygmoCor calibrated against brachial systolic BP (SBP) and DBP. Our analysis focused on aggregate group data from 12/13 studies (89% patients) where a full BP dataset was available. A 35% form factor was used to estimate MBP = (DBP + (0.35 × (SBP-DBP)), from which DCBPcuff was derived. The predefined acceptable error for cSAPtono estimation was set at ≤ 5 mm Hg.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cSAPtono values ranged from 103.8-127.0 mm Hg (n = 12). The error between DCBPcuff and cSAPtono was 0.2 ± 1.4 mm Hg, with no influence of the mean. Errors ranged from -1.8 to 2.9 mm Hg across studies. No significant difference in errors was observed between BP measurements obtained via oscillometry (n = 9) vs. auscultation (n = 3) (P = 0.50).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Using published aggregate group data and a 35% form factor, DCBPcuff demonstrated remarkable accuracy in estimating cSAPtono, regardless of the BP measurement technique. However, given that individual BP values were unavailable, further documentation is required to establish DCBPcuff's precision.</p>","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":" ","pages":"549-553"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140183530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Donglan Zhang, Jianing Xu, Daniel B Hall, Xianyan Chen, Ming Chen, Jasmin Divers, Jingkai Wei, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Davene R Wright, Milla Arabadjian, Henry N Young
{"title":"The Association Between Type of Insurance Plan, Out-of-Pocket Cost, and Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications in Medicare Supplement Insurance Enrollees.","authors":"Donglan Zhang, Jianing Xu, Daniel B Hall, Xianyan Chen, Ming Chen, Jasmin Divers, Jingkai Wei, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Davene R Wright, Milla Arabadjian, Henry N Young","doi":"10.1093/ajh/hpae062","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ajh/hpae062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Medicare supplement insurance, or Medigap, covers 21% of Medicare beneficiaries. Despite offsetting some out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses, remaining OOP costs may pose a barrier to medication adherence. This study aims to evaluate how OOP costs and insurance plan types influence medication adherence among beneficiaries covered by Medicare supplement plans.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective analysis of the Merative MarketScan Medicare Supplement Database (2017-2019) in Medigap enrollees (≥65 years) with hypertension. The proportion of days covered (PDC) was a continuous measure of medication adherence and was also dichotomized (PDC ≥0.8) to quantify adequate adherence. Beta-binomial and logistic regression models were used to estimate associations between these outcomes and insurance plan type and log-transformed OOP costs, adjusting for patient characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 27,407 patients with hypertension, the average PDC was 0.68 ± 0.31; 47.5% achieved adequate adherence. A mean $1 higher in 30-day OOP costs were associated with a 0.06 (95% confidence intervals [CIs]: -0.09 to -0.03) lower probability of adequate adherence, or a 5% (95% CI: 4%-7%) decrease in PDC. Compared with comprehensive plan enrollees, the odds of adequate adherence were lower among those with point-of-service plans (odds ratio [OR]: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.62-0.77), but higher among those with preferred provider organization (PPO) plans (OR: 1.08, 95% CI: 1.01-1.15). Moreover, the association between OOP costs and PDC was significantly greater for PPO enrollees.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While Medicare supplement insurance alleviates some OOP costs, different insurance plans and remaining OOP costs influence medication adherence. Reducing patient cost-sharing may improve medication adherence.</p>","PeriodicalId":7578,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hypertension","volume":" ","pages":"631-639"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11247132/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140896874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}