ISSN:
1432-1041
Keywords:
metoprolol
;
thiazides diuretics
;
hypertension
;
haemodynamic effects
;
renal function
;
body fluid volume
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In fifteen patients with essential hypertension WHO I–II (eight men and seven; mean age 45 years) blood pressure (BP), plasma volume (PV;125I-Albumin space), extracellular volume (ECV;82Brdistribution space) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR;51Cr-EDTA clearance) were measured before and during long-term antihypertensive therapy with metoprolol, alone, and in combination with thiazide diuretics. Metoprolol given alone to all patients for an average of 5 months (mean dose 230 mg) resulted in a reduction in systolic and diastolic pressure by 11% and 8%, respectively. In eight patients the BP reduction was considered inadequate (non-responders). In the group as a whole, ECV increased significantly by 5%. The increase in ECV in the non-responders was five times larger than in the responders (1.025 ml against 205 ml), which may in part account for the inadequate BP control. Addition of a thiazide diuretic for an average of 3.5 months resulted in reduction of ECV to its pretreatment level and a pronounced additional fall in BP, comparable to that in the responders. No systematic change in PV or GFR could be demonstrated. No difference was found between the two groups regarding sex, pretreatment BP, body fluid volumes or renal function. On average the non-responders were 20 years older than the responders. The clinical importance of the apparent age-related expansion of ECV and the mechanism behind fluid retention during antihypertensive treatment with beta-blocking drugs are discussed. As failure of BP control during treatment with beta-blockers may be due to fluid retention, concurrent use of diuretics is indicated.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00558432
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