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Hypertension in hypothyroidism: arterial pressure and hormone relationships.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4085135     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To investigate the regulation of arterial pressure and vasoactive hormones in hypothyroidism associated with hypertension, we measured intra-arterial pressure and hourly venous hormones (renin, angiotensin II, aldosterone, catecholamines and cortisol) for 24 hours in five hypertensive patients with primary hypothyroidism before commencing treatment, and again after three to six months of thyroxine replacement therapy. Arterial pressure fell significantly after thyroxine replacement in four patients. Thyroxine treatment was associated with a fall in plasma norepinephrine levels together with a decline in slopes of norepinephrine/arterial pressure regression lines which suggests that the sympathetic system may contribute to the hypertension in hypothyroidism. Variability of heart rate, blood pressure and plasma norepinephrine fell with thyroxine replacement consistent with impaired damping of swings in sympathetic activity in the untreated state. Reciprocal changes in arterial pressure and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activity suggested that this system was not the mediator of hypertension in hypothyroidism.
Authors:
A M Richards; M G Nicholls; E A Espiner; H Ikram; J G Turner; B E Brownlie
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical and experimental hypertension. Part A, Theory and practice     Volume:  7     ISSN:  0730-0077     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Exp Hypertens A     Publication Date:  1985  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-03-14     Completed Date:  1986-03-14     Revised Date:  2008-02-12    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8207790     Medline TA:  Clin Exp Hypertens A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1499-514     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aldosterone / blood
Blood Pressure*
Body Weight
Epinephrine / blood*
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Hypertension / blood,  complications*,  physiopathology
Hypothyroidism / blood,  complications*,  physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Norepinephrine / blood*
Posture
Thyroxine / blood*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
51-41-2/Norepinephrine; 51-43-4/Epinephrine; 52-39-1/Aldosterone; 7488-70-2/Thyroxine

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