| Twenty-four hour ambulatory blood pressure in therapeutically resistant hypertensive patients. | |
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PMID: 2258882 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Circadian blood pressure and heart rate rhythms were determined in essential and renal hypertensive patients who failed to respond to drug therapy. Indirect ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate recordings were measured in 31 subjects for 24 hours. Essential hypertensive patients exhibit 'white coat hypertension', are normotensive outside the clinic and have a higher awake than sleep blood pressure. Blood pressure and heart rate of renal hypertensive patients do not increase in the presence of a physician and there is no difference between awake and sleep values. In contrast to patients with essential hypertension, the circadian fluctuations of blood pressure were depressed in renal hypertensive patients. We conclude that essential hypertensive patients who appear clinically uncontrolled are in fact well controlled in their domestic environment, whereas renal hypertensive patients are consistently uncontrolled. Ambulatory monitoring may help in differentiating the various types of patient and in the evaluation of antihypertensive therapy. |
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Authors:
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R M Touyz; F J Milne; S G Reinach |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of human hypertension Volume: 4 ISSN: 0950-9240 ISO Abbreviation: J Hum Hypertens Publication Date: 1990 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-01-31 Completed Date: 1991-01-31 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8811625 Medline TA: J Hum Hypertens Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 393-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Aged Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use Blood Pressure / physiology* Circadian Rhythm / physiology* Drug Resistance Female Heart Rate / physiology Humans Hypertension / drug therapy, physiopathology* Hypertension, Renal / drug therapy, physiopathology Male Middle Aged |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Antihypertensive Agents |
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