title: Effects of long-acting nifedipine on casual office blood pressure measurements, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure profiles, exercise parameters and left ventricular mass and function in black patients with mild to moderate systemic hypertension.
abstract: Thirty-nine black patients with mild to moderate hypertension were treated for 1 year with various long-acting preparations of nifedipine, during which time serial changes in 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (BP), exercise performance, left ventricular (LV) mass index and LV systolic function were evaluated. Mean 24-hour ambulatory BP decreased from 156 +/- 15/99 +/- 8 to 125 +/- 10/79 +/- 6 mm Hg at 1 year (p less than 0.0001). LV mass index decreased from 130 +/- 40 to 114 +/- 39 g/m2 at 6 weeks (p less than 0.005) and to 95 +/- 32 at 1 year (p less than 0.0001). There was a significant reduction in septal and posterior wall thickness from 11.0 +/- 2.0 to 9.3 +/- 2.0 mm (p less than 0.0001) and from 10.9 +/- 2.0 to 9.3 +/- 2.0 mm (p less than 0.005), respectively. Cardiac index and fractional shortening changed insignificantly from 2.9 +/- 0.7 to 2.9 +/- 0.6 liters/min/m2, and from 35 +/- 5 to 36 +/- 6%, respectively. At 1 year, using a modified Bruce protocol, exercise time increased from 691 +/- 138 to 845 +/- 183 seconds (p less than 0.05); peak exercise and 1 minute post-effort systolic BP decreased from 240 +/- 26 to 200 +/- 21 mm Hg and from 221 +/- 27 to 169 +/- 32 mm Hg (p less than 0.05), respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Middlemost
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sack
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skoularigis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wisenbaugh
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Essop
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sareli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D044383:Black People; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004452:Echocardiography; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D016276:Ventricular Function
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D009543:Nifedipine