Anti-hypertensive treatment efficacy in patients with arterial hypertension and coronary artery disease or coronary equivalent
Abstract
Introduction. Arterial hypertension (AH) is a well-known cardiovascular risk factor. Currently, in Poland, approximately 32% of adults suffer from AH, and only 26% of them are treated successfully. The study aims to determine the incidence of atherosclerosis risk factors and their influence on the effectiveness of hypotensive treatment in the population of patients with AH and coexisting coronary artery disease (CAD) or coronary equivalent.
Material and methods. The study included 204 adults. The inclusion criteria were: diagnosis of AH with coexisting a diagnosis of CAD (138 people) or coronary equivalent defined as high (≥ 5%) atherosclerosis-related risk of death in 10-year prognosis, estimated using the EURO SCORE scale (66 people). During observation, pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments were modified according to the current AH treating standards. After 6 months of observation, the effectiveness of AH control was assessed.
Results. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that main factors affecting poor blood pressure control after six months of observation were: obesity, age > 65 years, LDL cholesterol level > 130 mg/dL. Moreover, systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 140 mmHg was more frequent in patients with diabetes mellitus. After six months of therapy, good control of SBP was found in 42.7% of patients and normal values of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) — in 65.2 % of patients.
Conclusion. Independent risk factors for poor control of blood pressure were: high level of LDL-cholesterol, age > 65 years and female sex. Paradoxically, diabetes was not a risk factor for poor control of hypertension. The introduction of combined hypotensive and lipid-lowering drugs should contribute to a better control of hypertension in Poland.
Keywords: risk factorsarterial hypertensiontreatment efficacy
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