ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus
;
diabetic nephropathy
;
ambulatory blood pressure
;
circadian
;
variation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The association between diurnal blood pressure variation and diabetic nephropathy was assessed in four groups of Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients who underwent 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring using an oscillometrie technique. Patients with nephropathy, who had never been treated for hypertension (group D3,n = 13), were individually matched for age, sex and diabetes duration to a group of microalbuminuric patients (D2,n = 26), to normoalbuminuric patients (D1,n = 26) and to healthy control subjects (C,n = 26). Group D3 was also compared to patients with advanced nephropathy receiving treatment for hypertension, mainly a combination of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, metoprolol and diuretics (D4,n = 11). In group D3 24-h diastolic blood pressure (85 ± 8 mm Hg) was comparable to the results obtained in D4 (85 ± 8 mm Hg) but significantly higher than in D2 (78 ± 7 mm Hg), D1 (73 ± 7 mm Hg) and C (73 ± 7 mm Hg,p 〈 0.05, Tukey's test). The night/day ratio of diastolic blood pressure was higher in D3 (86 ± 5 %) and D2 (85 ± 7%) than in C (80 ± 7 %,p 〈 0.02). This ratio was also elevated in group D4 (94 ± 8%) compared to D3 (p 〈 0.05) corresponding to a marked smoothing of the diurnal blood pressure curve. The 24-h heart rate (beats per min) was significantly elevated in D3 (84 ± 8) and D2 (80 ± 10) compared with C (73 ± 11,p 〈 0.05 Tukey's test), suggesting the presence of parasympathetic neuropathy In conclusion the normal circadian variation of blood pressure was moderately disturbed in a group of microalbuminuric patients and patients with less advanced overt nephropathy. Patients with advanced diabetic nephropathy receiving antihypertensive therapy showed a marked reduction of nocturnal blood pressure fall, which can only be identified by the application of ambulatory blood pressure measurements to verify the 24-h effectiveness of blood pressure control.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02221684
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