[Clinical efficacy of xefocam and its effect on arterial pressure and heart rhythm variability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in combination with arterial hypertension].
OBJECTIVE
To try clinical response to xefocam, its safety, effects on arterial pressure and heart rhythm variability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with arterial hypertension (HT).


METHODS
Xefocam (lornoxicam), a new non-steroid antiinflammatory drug, was given for 12 weeks in a daily dose 12 mg/day to 44 RA patients (mean age 54.5 +/- 7.3 years). 24-h arterial pressure monitoring was made with Cardiotens-01 device.


RESULTS
Xefocam in a dose 12 mg/day has shown good tolerance, a high analgetic and antiinflammatory effect as indicated by a positive response of articular syndrome, a significant fall of systolic arterial pressure, decreased heart rate, better heart rhythm variability.


CONCLUSIONS
In hypertensive RA patients xefocam in a dose 12 mg/day proved effective and safe.
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D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010507:Periodicity; D010894:Piroxicam / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010894:Piroxicam; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496511:PTGS1 protein, human; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; C059451:lornoxicam