title: Relationship among multifaceted factors including blood pressure at discharge and long-term clinical outcome in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
abstract: The relationship among blood pressure (BP) levels at discharge, other multifaceted factors assessed in cardiac rehabilitation programs, and prognosis for up to 2 years was examined in 154 consecutive cases (132 patients; 69 males; 79 ± 12 years, mean ± SD). A total of 72 composite events occurred (58 rehospitalizations from cardiovascular causes and 14 all-cause death events). The relationship between the systolic BP (SBP) at discharge and the long-term prognosis formed a J-shaped curve, with the event rate being lowest in patients with SBP of 115-125 mmHg. This relationship was still significant after adjustment of multifaceted factors assessed in cardiac rehabilitation programs.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology and Hypertension , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujishima
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology and Hypertension , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takiguchi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology and Hypertension , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ibaraki
authors.affiliation: b Department of Rehabilitation , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimazoe
authors.affiliation: b Department of Rehabilitation , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Risa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.affiliation: b Department of Rehabilitation , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koyanagi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology and Hypertension , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nyuta
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology and Hypertension , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaseda
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology and Hypertension , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Tokushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology and Hypertension , Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuchihashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D000072038:Cardiac Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000639:trends*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Blood pressure; cardiac rehabilitation; elderly; heart failure; ischemic heart disease; prognosis