Associations between circulating resistin concentrations and left ventricular mass are not accounted for by effects on aortic stiffness or renal dysfunction.

Independent relationships between circulating concentrations of the adipocytokine resistin and LVM are not explained by the impact of resistin on ventricular-vascular coupling or renal dysfunction. Resistin's effects on LVM are therefore likely to be through direct actions on the myocardium.