Effect of vitamin D on the variability of blood pressure in premenopausal and menopausal hypertensive women in the area of Blida (Algeria).

Objective: To evaluate the effect of 25 (OH) vitamin D supplementation on blood pressure (BP) variability in hypertensive women in the pre-menopausal and post-menopausal periods.

Materials And Methods: 881 hypertensive women prospectively followed for an interventional study between January 2016 and September 2017, in specialized consultation at the department of internal medicine at the Blida University Hospital (Algeria). Four hundred and thiry nine premenopausal women (group I) and 442 menopausal women (group II).

Differences in prevalence, treatment and control rates of hypertension between male and female in the area of Blida (Algeria).

Purpose: To compare differences in prevalence rates, treatment and control of hypertension (AHT) between males and females in general medicine consultation in the area of Blida (Algeria).

Methods: We included 3622 patients in the study (42% males and 58% females), with a mean age of 48.14±10.

[The characteristics of arterial hypertension in postmenopausal women in the area of Blida (Algeria)].

Objective: Assess the prevalence, the degree of control, and the comorbidities of hypertension in postmenopausal women.

Designs And Methods: This is a cohort descriptive and prospective study conducted in 2years in a population with hypertension treated for arterial hypertension in specialized university hospital in Blida, which included one thousand seven hundred and twenty-one postmenopausal women with amenorrhea fore more than 12 consecutive months. All anthropometric data were recorded.

[Alternatives to heparin and protamine anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery].

Purpose: Heparin anticoagulation followed by protamine reversal is commonly used in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) cardiac procedures, but this strategy has some limitations. The primary objective of this study was to determine the reliable alternatives for anticoagulation during CPB for cardiac surgery. For each drug proposed, the secondary objectives were to outline the main advantages and disadvantages, to propose a therapeutic protocol, and to provide a cost-benefit analysis.