Factors Related to the Occurrence of Microalbuminuria During Antihypertensive Treatment in Essential Hypertension

The objective of the study was to assess the factors related to the occurrence of microalbuminuria during the follow-up of a young adult group with essential hypertension that had not been previously treated. Normo-albuminuric essential hypertensives, <50 years old, who had not been previously treated with antihypertensive drugs and who did not have diabetes mellitus were included. After the initial evaluation, patients were treated using only nonpharmacological measures (n=62), β-blockers (n=38), ACE inhibitors (n=64), calcium channel blockers (n=8), and several classes (n=15). Measurements were taken for office blood pressure, biochemical profile, and 24-hour urinary albumin excretion…

24-hour ambulatory pulse pressure and left ventricular mass in essential hypertension

Polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen gene and the outcome of microalbuminuria in essential hypertension: a 3-year follow-up study.

Background: The objective of this study was to analyse the relationship of polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene with the changes in microalbuminuria during 3 years of antihypertensive treatment in a group of young adults with essential hypertension. Methods: Essential hypertensives, less than 50 years old, never previously treated with antihypertensive drugs and in the absence of diabetes mellitus were included. After the initial evaluation, patients were treated using only nonpharmacological measures (n=23), only β-blockers (n=26), only angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) (n=57) or a combination of treatments (n=25). The office blood pressure, biochemical profile and…

beta-Adrenoceptor and GRK3 expression in human lymphocytes is related to blood pressure and urinary albumin excretion.

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Estudio de los factores relacionados con los cambios en la microalbuminuria durante el tratamiento antihipertensivo

Fundamento Conocer los factores que determinan los cambios en la microalbuminuria (mAlb)durante el tratamiento antihipertensivo en pacientes con hipertension arterial (HTA) esencial. MeTodos Se incluyeron 106 pacientes hipertensos esenciales (57 varones; edad media (DE) de40,8 [6,6] anos) no diabeticos y nunca tratados con farmacos antihipertensivos. Se determinaronvalores de presion arterial, perfil bioquimico y excrecion urinaria de albumina (EUA) medianteinmunonefelometria en dos muestras de orina de 24 h. Los pacientes se asignaron alazar a recibir tratamiento, de forma que 53 pacientes se trataron con inhibidores de la enzimaconversiva de la angiotensina (IECA), y 53 con bloqueadores b…

Polymorphism insertion/deletion of the ACE gene and ambulatory blood pressure circadian variability in essential hypertension

OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to analyze the influence of the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme on ambulatory blood pressure values and circadian variability in untreated patients with hypertension. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety-nine essential hypertensive patients, less than 50 years old (mean age 39.5+/-7.0 years), previously untreated with antihypertensive drugs were included. Twenty-four hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed with a Spacelabs (90202 and 90207) monitor, during a regular working day in unrestricted ambulatory conditions. The I/D polymorphism of the ACE was determined by PCR. RESULTS The dist…