Autor: |
I, Boekhout, H W, Van Marwijk, H, Petri, J J, Schipperheyn, J, Hermans, M P, Springer |
Jazyk: |
Dutch; Flemish |
Rok vydání: |
1998 |
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Zdroj: |
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde. 142(44) |
ISSN: |
0028-2162 |
Popis: |
To determine if patients with incidentally high blood pressure actually have hypertension and if these patients have an increased left ventricular mass.Cross-sectional study.Two family practices with 8 general practitioners in Leiden and Noordwijk, the Netherlands.From the Family Practice Network in the Leiden area 133 (67%) out of 200 patients with incidental high blood pressure, who did not receive antihypertensive medication, participated in the study. Their blood pressure was measured 6 times with a mercury manometer, an automatic, non-invasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring during 24 hours was performed once and their left ventricular mass was measured by means of echocardiography.Of the 133 selected patients 46% had a mean diastolic blood pressure95 mmHg measured with the mercury manometer and 64% had a mean 24-hr diastolic blood pressure90 mmHg measured with the ambulatory blood pressure monitor. The correlation between both blood pressure measurements was moderate (correlation coefficient 0.73). Left ventricular hypertrophy was found in 53% of the patients, irrespective of their blood pressures.In this investigation 45-65% of patients with an incidentally high blood pressure had a mean diastolic pressure95 mmHg as measured with a mercury manometer and (or) a mean 24-hr diastolic blood pressure90 mmHg as measured with the ambulatory blood pressure monitor; 53% had left ventricular hypertrophy. |
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