Publications by authors named "A Persu"
Background: Malignant hypertension has not disappeared and remains the most severe form of hypertension. More than 100 years after its description, many points remain unanswered. Mechanisms, definitions, and optimal treatment are still controversial.
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- * It compared two groups of patients with treated hypertension: one group monitored during the pandemic and another monitored before it, looking at changes in hypertension phenotypes like sustained uncontrolled hypertension (SUCH) and sustained controlled hypertension (SCH).
- * Results showed no significant changes in the pandemic group’s hypertension phenotypes, while the pre-pandemic group saw an increase in SCH and a decrease in SUCH, suggesting the pandemic negatively impacted blood pressure management.
Arterial hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and highly prevalent in older age, underscoring the importance of its appropriate management. The population is ageing at an increasing rate, with those aged 80+ years being the fastest growing population characterized by high heterogeneity in terms of functionality and autonomy. The prevalence of hypertension rises with increasing age, due to a significant increase in SBP largely as a result of age-related stiffening of the aorta and other large arteries, affecting almost 80% of those aged 80+ years.
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- The study investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic affected blood pressure control in patients with hypertension using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).
- Data were compared between two groups: patients measured before the pandemic and those measured during it, with a total of 704 pandemic patients and 916 prepandemic patients included in the analysis.
- Results showed that during the pandemic, patients had higher blood pressure readings and a greater prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension, highlighting the need for strategies to manage blood pressure during such crises.