title: Prehypertension may be common in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test an observational hypothesis that patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) may have a tendency towards hypertension compared with normal individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this case-control study we evaluated resting blood pressure in 32 patients with CSCR and compared it with that in 32 healthy controls in a standard laboratory environment. Differences in resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean systolic blood pressure was 123.56+/-4.8 in the CSCR group and 113.63+/-12.62 in the control group. Mean diastolic blood pressure was 84.75+/-10.2 in the CSCR group and 76.75+/-0.4 in the control group. The difference in mean blood pressure values between the two groups was statistically significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with CSCR may be predisposed to prehypertension. Hence they should be advised on lifestyle modification and followed up periodically for early detection of progression to stage 1 or 2 hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Vitreo-Retina Service, Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. venkyprao@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gadia
authors.forename: Hem Kumar
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Tewari
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Satpal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013599:Systole