Hypertension

Research on hypertension reported by scientists at University of Paris

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, August 1st, 2008

"The purpose of this study was to determine the preoperative clinical and biological factors that predict the clinical outcomes after surgery, in subjects with aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs). Fifty-eight patients (mean age 52 +/- 11 years) with APA were followed up for 43 +/- 13 months after they had undergone unilateral adrenalectomy," scientists in Paris, France report.

"The subjects were classified as ''cured'' (n = 23) if the blood pressure (BP) was < 140/90 mm Hg without postoperative medication, ''normalized'' (n = 20) if BP was < 140/90 mm Hg with antihypertensive therapy, and ''uncontrolled'' (n = 15) if a BP of <= 40/90 mm Hg was not achieved...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2008-08-01)

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