Relationship between atenolol and early development of heart failure in hypertensive patients

Background: Atenolol is one of b–adrenergic receptor blocking agent, that is widely and commonly used in the treatment of hypertension, its lowering high blood pressure effectively but, it has many side effects on different body organs and tissues, some of them are serious. Objectives: To prove the...

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Main Authors: Enaam Ahmad Amin, Suad Aziz Hassan, Sarah TawfeekMohammed Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Pharmacy / Mustansiriyah University 2009-06-01
Series:Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:https://ajps.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/AJPS/article/view/364
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description Background: Atenolol is one of b–adrenergic receptor blocking agent, that is widely and commonly used in the treatment of hypertension, its lowering high blood pressure effectively but, it has many side effects on different body organs and tissues, some of them are serious. Objectives: To prove the association between Atenolol and heart failure through studying the effects of this drug on the levels of some parameters that are present in the blood including: total serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride and aspartate transaminase enzyme in early and long term usage of this drug by hypertensive patients, these parameters are chosen because they give an early indication about future development of cardiovascular disease. Methods: Case comparative study was conducted in Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital for one year and seven months on (40) hypertensive patients, they were divided into (2) groups according to the duration of the treatment: Group І: (20) patients with mean age (56 + 8) years .They used the drug for a period from (1-3) years. Group II: also (20) patients with mean age (55+ 8) years used the drug for (4- 10) years. Both groups were with the same number of sex and nearly the same age, venous blood samples are taken from each patients and levels of total serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride (S.TG), and Aspartate transaminase (AST) were estimated and compared between the (2) groups. Results: The mean of total serum cholesterol was significantly higher in group II than in group I (p<0.05) , the mean of S.TG was significantly higher in group II (p<0.05). Conclusion: Atenolol causes increase levels of total serum cholesterol, S.TG and AST and this increase is directly proportion to the duration of the drug usage and as they are affect on cardiovascular system and causing cardiovascular diseases by their high levels , so Atenolol has significant correlation with the development of cardiovascular diseases especially heart failure.
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spelling doaj.art-67b90e7357bc499bacf141b10aed5c232024-04-04T06:59:12ZengCollege of Pharmacy / Mustansiriyah UniversityAl-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences1815-09932959-183X2009-06-016110.32947/ajps.v6i1.364Relationship between atenolol and early development of heart failure in hypertensive patientsEnaam Ahmad Amin0Suad Aziz HassanSarah TawfeekMohammed Ali1Baghdad university, college of pharmacy, Department of clinical laboratory sciences.Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital. Background: Atenolol is one of b–adrenergic receptor blocking agent, that is widely and commonly used in the treatment of hypertension, its lowering high blood pressure effectively but, it has many side effects on different body organs and tissues, some of them are serious. Objectives: To prove the association between Atenolol and heart failure through studying the effects of this drug on the levels of some parameters that are present in the blood including: total serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride and aspartate transaminase enzyme in early and long term usage of this drug by hypertensive patients, these parameters are chosen because they give an early indication about future development of cardiovascular disease. Methods: Case comparative study was conducted in Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital for one year and seven months on (40) hypertensive patients, they were divided into (2) groups according to the duration of the treatment: Group І: (20) patients with mean age (56 + 8) years .They used the drug for a period from (1-3) years. Group II: also (20) patients with mean age (55+ 8) years used the drug for (4- 10) years. Both groups were with the same number of sex and nearly the same age, venous blood samples are taken from each patients and levels of total serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride (S.TG), and Aspartate transaminase (AST) were estimated and compared between the (2) groups. Results: The mean of total serum cholesterol was significantly higher in group II than in group I (p<0.05) , the mean of S.TG was significantly higher in group II (p<0.05). Conclusion: Atenolol causes increase levels of total serum cholesterol, S.TG and AST and this increase is directly proportion to the duration of the drug usage and as they are affect on cardiovascular system and causing cardiovascular diseases by their high levels , so Atenolol has significant correlation with the development of cardiovascular diseases especially heart failure. https://ajps.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/AJPS/article/view/364hypertension, Atenolol and side effects, Atenolol antihypertensive, heart failure.
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Suad Aziz Hassan
Sarah TawfeekMohammed Ali
Relationship between atenolol and early development of heart failure in hypertensive patients
Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
hypertension, Atenolol and side effects, Atenolol antihypertensive, heart failure.
title Relationship between atenolol and early development of heart failure in hypertensive patients
title_full Relationship between atenolol and early development of heart failure in hypertensive patients
title_fullStr Relationship between atenolol and early development of heart failure in hypertensive patients
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between atenolol and early development of heart failure in hypertensive patients
title_short Relationship between atenolol and early development of heart failure in hypertensive patients
title_sort relationship between atenolol and early development of heart failure in hypertensive patients
topic hypertension, Atenolol and side effects, Atenolol antihypertensive, heart failure.
url https://ajps.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/AJPS/article/view/364
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