AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY

It is known that arterial hypertension affects 30-35% of adult population of industrialized countries, and its prevalence reaches 40-50% among the elderly. In recent years, the issue of optimizing of treatment of hypertension in elderly people has been discussed such as choice of effective antihyper...

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Main Author: V.S. Pasko
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Language:English
Published: State Institution of Science «Research and Practical Center of Preventive and Clinical Medicine» State Administrative Department 2021-10-01
Series:Клінічна та профілактична медицина
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description It is known that arterial hypertension affects 30-35% of adult population of industrialized countries, and its prevalence reaches 40-50% among the elderly. In recent years, the issue of optimizing of treatment of hypertension in elderly people has been discussed such as choice of effective antihypertensive drugs with the least number of side effects, prevention of complications, reduced mortality, improvement of quality of life. The aim of the study was to substantiate the antihypertensive efficacy of the combination of enalapril and amlodipine in middle-aged and elderly hypertensive patients. Material and methods. Indices of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were identified in 57 middle-aged patients (45-59 years) (group I) and 43 elderly patients (60-74 years) (group II), who underwent two-week in-patient treatment. All patients received the combined antihypertensive therapy (enalapril 10 mg twice daily and amlodipine 5 mg daily) for 2 weeks. And they were divided into 2 groups of 24 hours day's profile of blood pressure: dippers and non-dippers. Results. The combination of enalapril and amlodipine in elderly patients reduced the average daily diastolic blood pressure by 20,3% (p<0,05). Instead, in middle-aged patients there was the decrease in the average daily and the maximal daily systolic blood pressure by 17,3% (p<0,001) and 7,8% (p<0,05) and diastolic blood pressure respectively − by 23,2% (p<0,001) and 11,8% (p<0,05). Conclusions. Therefore, combined antihypertensive therapy in the elderly for 14 days was insufficient to improve significantly ambulatory blood pressure monitoring indicators. Obviously, positive changes require longer treatment.
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spelling doaj.art-ae9c55ba64354c0bac55d198e8acb10e2023-10-17T12:06:43ZengState Institution of Science «Research and Practical Center of Preventive and Clinical Medicine» State Administrative DepartmentКлінічна та профілактична медицина2616-48682021-10-013596410.31612/2616-4868.3(17).2021.07176AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPYV.S. Pasko0State institution of science «Research and practical center of preventive and clinical medicine» State administrative department, Kyiv, UkraineIt is known that arterial hypertension affects 30-35% of adult population of industrialized countries, and its prevalence reaches 40-50% among the elderly. In recent years, the issue of optimizing of treatment of hypertension in elderly people has been discussed such as choice of effective antihypertensive drugs with the least number of side effects, prevention of complications, reduced mortality, improvement of quality of life. The aim of the study was to substantiate the antihypertensive efficacy of the combination of enalapril and amlodipine in middle-aged and elderly hypertensive patients. Material and methods. Indices of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were identified in 57 middle-aged patients (45-59 years) (group I) and 43 elderly patients (60-74 years) (group II), who underwent two-week in-patient treatment. All patients received the combined antihypertensive therapy (enalapril 10 mg twice daily and amlodipine 5 mg daily) for 2 weeks. And they were divided into 2 groups of 24 hours day's profile of blood pressure: dippers and non-dippers. Results. The combination of enalapril and amlodipine in elderly patients reduced the average daily diastolic blood pressure by 20,3% (p<0,05). Instead, in middle-aged patients there was the decrease in the average daily and the maximal daily systolic blood pressure by 17,3% (p<0,001) and 7,8% (p<0,05) and diastolic blood pressure respectively − by 23,2% (p<0,001) and 11,8% (p<0,05). Conclusions. Therefore, combined antihypertensive therapy in the elderly for 14 days was insufficient to improve significantly ambulatory blood pressure monitoring indicators. Obviously, positive changes require longer treatment.https://cp-medical.com/index.php/journal/article/view/176arterial hypertension, essential hypertension, blood pressure, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, combined antihypertensive therapy.
spellingShingle V.S. Pasko
AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
Клінічна та профілактична медицина
arterial hypertension, essential hypertension, blood pressure, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, combined antihypertensive therapy.
title AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
title_full AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
title_fullStr AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
title_full_unstemmed AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
title_short AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS UNDER COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
title_sort ambulatory blood pressure monitoring indicators in middle aged and elderly hypertensive patients under combined antihypertensive therapy
topic arterial hypertension, essential hypertension, blood pressure, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, combined antihypertensive therapy.
url https://cp-medical.com/index.php/journal/article/view/176
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