January 1, 2003Blood PressureOpen Access

Comparison of the echocardiographic and pulmonary function test findings in orderly treated and untreated essential hypertensive patients

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Why the study?

Does regular antihypertensive therapy improve pulmonary function and echocardiographic diastolic parameters in essential hypertensive patients?

Population

103 essential hypertensive patients without a history of coronary heart disease, respiratory diseases…

Comparison

Regular antihypertensive therapy vs No antihypertensive treatment

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

AGAytekin GüvenHospital for Special Surgery NKNurhan KöksalOndokuz Mayıs University GSG. SökmenCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Discussion

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Implication

Treatment may preserve lung function and diastolic parameters in hypertension; leaves open causal benefit pending prospective trials.

Structured PICO

Does regular antihypertensive therapy improve pulmonary function and echocardiographic diastolic parameters in essential hypertensive patients?

Population

103 essential hypertensive patients without a history of coronary heart disease, respiratory diseases, smoking, or obesity. Includes 53 treated patients (mean age 42.3 +/- 8.2 years, 29 males) and 50 untreated patients (mean age 43.4 +/- 6.4 years, 28 males).

Intervention

Regular antihypertensive therapy

Comparator

No antihypertensive treatment

Outcome

Pulmonary function tests (Forced vital capacity [FVC] and forced expiratory volume at the first second [FEV1]) and echocardiographic parameters (mitral E/A ratio, isovolumetric relaxation time, deceleration time)surrogate

Regular antihypertensive treatment is associated with preserved pulmonary function and better left ventricular diastolic parameters compared to untreated hypertension.

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Güven et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a776465e4645e92c9bd61e2 https://doi.org/10.1080/08037050310016538

Topics

Hypertension management

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Comparison of the echocardiographic and pulmonary function test findings in orderly treated and untreated essential hypertensive patients

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Structured PICO

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Comparison of the echocardiographic and pulmonary function test findings in orderly treated and untreated essential hypertensive patients

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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