Key result
Patients with resistant hypertension exhibited a significantly larger persistent inter-arm blood pressure difference (10-20 mmHg) compared to those with controlled hypertension (p=0.014).
Why the study?
Does the presence of resistant hypertension correlate with persistent inter-arm blood pressure differences in hypertensive patients?
Observational (n=82)
No
Does the presence of resistant hypertension correlate with persistent inter-arm blood pressure differences in hypertensive patients?
A persistent inter-arm blood pressure difference of >10 mmHg is strongly associated with resistant hypertension and should prompt investigation for true drug resistance.
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May warrant inter-arm BP assessment in resistant hypertension; leaves open prospective validation.
The prevalence of hypertension is high in the Jamaican population, aggravated by the domination of the African Black origin of this community. It is also very obvious that most of the patients of hypertension are using multiple medications and most of them without true control. We tried in this study to correlate the presence of resistant hypertension and the inter-arm blood pressure difference. It is unclear to what extent inter-arm blood pressure (BP) differences are related to resistant hypertension. The present study was designed to resolve this issue especially for the True-drug induced resistant hypertension.
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A 2015 study conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=82). Resistant hypertension vs. Controlled hypertension was evaluated on Inter-arm blood pressure difference (p=0.014). Patients with resistant hypertension exhibited a significantly larger persistent inter-arm blood pressure difference (10-20 mmHg) compared to those with controlled hypertension (p=0.014).
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