Hypertension and Rheumatoid Arthritis - The Diurnal Variability of Blood Pressure

Authors

ŘIHÁČEK Ivan FRÁŇA Petr PLACHÝ Martin SOUČEK Miroslav

Year of publication 2010
Type Conference abstract
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Description Population: 60 patients with clinically stable rheumatoid arthritis and treated or newly diagnosed, untreated hypertension. 15 males and 45 females mean age 58 plus minus 11,3 years. Results: The patients treated with prednisone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were nondippers in 34% respectively in 34% for systolic BP, in 19% respectively 20% for diastolic BP. They were excessive dippers for systolic BP in 22% and 20% respectively, for diastolic BP in 37% and 38% respectively. The patients treated with methotrexate were in 22% nondippers for systolic BP and 8% for diastolic BP, 28 % were excessive dippers for systolic BP and 47% for diastolic BP. The patients treated with methotrexate were in 22% nondippers for systolic BP and 8% for diastolic BP, 28 % were excessive dippers for systolic BP and 47% for diastolic BP. Conclusions: Patients treated with prednisone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were more often nondippers (34%) in systolic BP than hypertensive control of general population. The patients treated with methotrexate (47%), prednisone (37%) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (38%) were more often excessive dippers in diastolic BP than hypertensive control of general population.
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