KRAMER, BK and MUSCHOLL, M and KOHLER, SM and KROMER, EP and RIEGGER, GAJ (1995) THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARTERIAL-HYPERTENSION FOR CONGESTIVE-HEART-FAILURE. MEDIZINISCHE WELT, 46 (10). pp. 476-480. ISSN 0025-8512,
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Hypertension is, besides coronary artery disease, a main cause of heart failure (in about 40% of patients). About 20% of the adult German population are hypertensive. Increases in diastolic blood pressure by about 5 mmHg increase the risk of stroke or coronary heart disease by about 34% or 21%, respectively. As a cardiovascular risk factor systolic hypertension is suggested to be at least as important as diastolic hypertension. Left ventricular hypertrophy is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Treatment of hypertension is first by general measures (weight loss, low-sodium diet, changes in lifestyle), and if necessary by means of antihypertensive therapy with a diuretic, beta receptor antagonist, calcium antagonist, or converting-enzyme inhibitor. Recent studies using thiazide diuretics gave support to the use of diuretics as a first line treatment of hypertension especially in patients with isolated systolic hypertension or in elderly patients.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ; HYPERTENSION; HEART FAILURE; LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY; ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; DIURETIC |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2022 08:37 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/52296 |
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