Urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein is associated with subendocardial viability ratio in middle- and older-aged adults Keisei Kosaki Atsuko Kamijo-Ikemori Takeshi Sugaya Koichiro Tanahashi Hiroshi Kumagai Yuriko Sawano Nobuhiko Akazawa Yosuke Osuka Kiyoji Tanaka Kenjiro Kimura Yugo Shibagaki Seiji Maeda 10.6084/m9.figshare.5375140.v1 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Urinary_liver-type_fatty_acid-binding_protein_is_associated_with_subendocardial_viability_ratio_in_middle-_and_older-aged_adults/5375140 <p><i>Background</i>: To identify one of the physiological underlying mechanisms of the predictive effects of urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) for the onset of cardiovascular disease (CVD), we investigated the relationship between urinary L-FABP levels and subendocardial viability ratio (SEVR), a marker of myocardial perfusion, in middle- and older-aged adults.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: This was a cross-sectional study of 249 middle- and older-aged adults (aged 46–83 years). We measured urinary L-FABP levels and central hemodynamic parameters, including SEVR, calculated by pulse wave analysis using an applanation tonometry.</p> <p><i>Results</i>: In the participants stratified in accordance with the tertiles of urinary L-FABP levels, SEVR decreased in a stepwise fashion with increasing tertiles (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Furthermore, this association remains significant after the consideration of various confounders. On the contrary, urinary albumin levels were not independently related with SEVR.</p> <p><i>Conclusion</i>: Our results demonstrated that urinary L-FABP levels were independently associated with the SEVR of the middle- and older-aged adults. This result suggests that the increase in urinary L-FABP levels even within the normal range might be related to the decrease in myocardial perfusion (SEVR).</p> 2017-09-05 14:17:52 Cardiovascular disease intra-renal microcirculation myocardial perfusion pulse wave analysis tubular biomarker