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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ohta, Yuko
• Tsuchihashi, Takuya
• Morinaga, Yuki
• Onaka, Uran
• Ueno, Michio

Titel

Blood Pressure and Lipid Control Status in Japanese Hypertensive Patients

Ist Teil von

• Clinical and experimental hypertension (1993), 2009-01, Vol.31 (4), p.298-305

Ort / Verlag

Colchester: Informa UK Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

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Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Strict blood pressure (BP) as well as lipid control is important to prevent cardiovascular events. The purpose of this study was to evaluate BP and lipid control status in hypertensive patients. Subjects were a total of 717 hypertensive patients who had been followed at National Kyushu Medical Center in FuKuoka, Japan. Goal BP was defined as < 130 85 mmHg (< 65 years) or < 140 90 mmHg (≥ 65 years). According to the Japanese guidelines, goal LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were defined based on the patient category. Average BP level and the number of anti-hypertensive drugs were 133 ± 12 74 ± 9 mmHg and 2.1 ± 1.1, respectively, and the LDL-C level was 119 ± 27 mg dl. Goal BP was achieved in 40% of the patients of < 65 years and 67% of the elderly patients. Goal LDL-C was achieved in 65% of the patients. Even in the patients taking lipid-lowering agents (n = 178), 30% failed to achieve goal LDL-C levels. In the patients who achieved BP < 130 85 mmHg, 67% also achieved goal LDL-C, whereas 61% of the patients whose BP ≥ 140 90 mmHg achieved goal LDL-C. Both goal BP and LDL-C were achieved in 39% of the male and 36% of the female patients. In contrast, neither goal BP nor goal LDL-C was achieved in 16% of the male and 17% of the female patients. Results suggest that intensive intervention should be required to achieve satisfactory BP and lipid control in hypertensive patients.