Treatment of resistant hypertension by phlebotomy.
In 15 essential hypertensives resistant against a standard triple combination of antihypertensive drugs phlebotomy was performed. Mean arterial pressure was lowered from 140.1 +/- 12.2 mm Hg to 123.8 +/- 14.9 mm Hg after 14 days. No serious side effects were observed. The duration of the hypotensive effect of phlebotomy was about 4 weeks. Phlebotomy can be used in addition to drug treatment in resistant essential hypertension.
D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001815:Bloodletting; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents