Prognosis of Hypertension

Prognosis of treated hypertension.

The prognosis of patients with untreated severe hypertension is poor (Bechgaard, I946). There has been a growing awareness in recent years that even patients with mild hypertension do not live as long as their normotensive counterparts, and as a result hypotensive therapy is now being offered to an increasing number of such patients. There has also been an improvement in the drugs used to lower...

Prognosis in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

We read with interest the article by HUMBERT et al. [1] on the difference in prognosis in prevalent versus incident cohorts of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The study highlights a survival bias in the prevalent cohort due to under-representation of more severely ill patients that might have died before inclusion in the registry. HUMBERT et al. [1] subsequently found a 1-y...

Hypertension Incidence and Prognosis of Resistant Hypertension in Hypertensive Patients

Background—Despite a recent American Heart Association (AHA) consensus statement emphasizing the importance of resistant hypertension, the incidence and prognosis of this condition are largely unknown. Methods and Results—This retrospective cohort study in 2 integrated health plans included patients with incident hypertension in whom treatment was begun between 2002 and 2006. Patients were foll...

Resistant hypertension: incidence, prevalence, and prognosis.

Prevalence, determinants and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension among hemodialysis patients.

BACKGROUND The prevalence, determinants and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension among long-term hemodialysis patients in the USA are poorly understood. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of prevalence and determinants of pulmonary hypertension was performed, followed by longitudinal follow-up for all-cause mortality. Pulmonary hypertension was defined as an estimated systolic pulmonary artery p...