Naslov
Functional ability in patients with arterial hypertension- a follow-up
(Functional ability in patients with arterial hypertensio- a follow-up)

Autori
Duraković, Zijad ; Čerič, Borut ; Pišl, Z.

Izvornik
Rad Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti (1330-5301) 479 (2000), 29; 51-58

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
arterial hypertension; functional ability; follow-up; midedle-aged; elderly
(arterial hypertension; functional ability; follow-up; middle.aged; elderly)

Sažetak
A population sample consisting 4214 subjects of both sexes aged 35-54 was examined in 1969, selected at random from the Municipal register from 6 regions of Croatia: 2 urban, 2 rural and 2 semiurban. A sample consisting of 180 subjects of both sexes from urban registry from the city of Zagreb Centre, who were grouped into persistently hypertensive, periodically hypertensive and control subjects, were followed up over a period of 15 years.In addition to clinical examination and blood pressure measurement a resting electrocardiogram and repeated post-exercise electrocardiograms were taken for all subjects. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of elevated blood pressure on ECG finding at rest and after exercise. In hypertensive male subjects the most frequent changes in resting electrocardiogram were ST segment depressions. No such changes were detected in women.From the observed ST segment changes it was not possible to establish how long it would take them to manifest themselves at a higher rate than in persons having normal blood pressure. In the 15-year period, the rate of arrhythmiaa at exercise in males appeared to be increasing with age. It was not possible, however, to ascertain whether this may have been due to increased blood pressure only.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Farmacija

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