title: Primary hyperparathyroidism and hypertension.
abstract: A causal relationship between hyperparathyroidism and hypertension has been presumed to exist. In order to determine the nature of any such relationship, 50 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and diastolic hypertension undergoing surgical correction of hypercalcemia (study group) were compared to 50 matched eucalcemic patients with diastolic hypertension of similar magnitude undergoing equivalent elective surgery (control group). There were no significant differences in average preoperative diastolic pressures, average postoperative diastolic pressures, or the magnitude of early postoperative reduction in diastolic pressure between the study and control groups (P greater than 0.05). Bed rest may play a significant role in the early postoperative reduction in blood pressure frequently observed in patients undergoing correction of hyperparathyroidism.
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*