Prehypertension may be common in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy.
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.
Venkatesh
Pradeep
P
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
Gadia
Ritu
R
Tewari
Hem Kumar
HK
Kumar
Deepak
D
Garg
Satpal
S
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