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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
Blood pressure control in mild and moderate hypertension may reduce morbidity and mortality. On the other hand, antihypertensive drugs may cause adverse metabolic, electrolyte, neural and hemodynamic alterations that detract from their effectiveness. The effect of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) on some of these factors was compared with that of HCTZ and a sympatholytic drug in 20 hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy and retinopathy. HCTZ controlled blood pressure at rest and during maximum treadmill exercise (-12 mm Hg systolic and diastolic pressure (p less than 0.05), reduced left ventricular mass by 7% (p less than 0.05) and lessened aerobic impairment at maximum treadmill exercise by 45% (p less than 0.05). These effects were further improved after "neural blockade." A potential adverse effect of HCTZ--hypokalemia (-0.6 mEq/liter, p less than 0.01)--and the associated incidence of ectopy during effort (50%) were lessened after neutralizing neural tone. Combination therapy with low-dose diuretic and sympatholytic drugs was effective and well tolerated in patients with cardiac and vascular sequelae of moderately severe hypertension.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
39D-45D
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of exercise on blood pressure, plasma catecholamines, potassium and the electrocardiogram after diuretic and neural-blocking therapy for moderate hypertension.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article