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[Hospitalized hypertensiol patients with gastrointestinal disease]
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This study analyzed hypertension patients with gastrointestinal diseases. Findings indicate that hypertension patients with gallbladder issues and overweight are more prone to higher blood pressure.
Area of Science:
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
Context:
- Electronic data processing aids clinical data analysis.
- Hypertension and gastrointestinal diseases often coexist.
- Rostock district patients were analyzed for co-morbidities.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the relationship between hypertension and gastrointestinal diseases.
- To identify patient characteristics associated with hypertension management.
- To analyze blood pressure changes in patients with co-existing conditions.
Summary:
- A cohort of 404 hypertensive patients with gastrointestinal diseases was studied.
- 100 patients with specific diagnostic combinations were analyzed in detail.
- Higher initial blood pressure was observed in hypertensive patients with gallbladder disease and overweight (44%).
- Significant systolic (74%) and diastolic (66%) blood pressure decreases were noted.
- Blood pressure reduction was more frequent in patients with liver and gallbladder diseases.
Impact:
- Highlights the increased prevalence of overweight in hypertensive patients with gallbladder disease.
- Suggests a potential link between liver/gallbladder conditions and hypertension management outcomes.
- Emphasizes the utility of electronic data processing for medical research and practice.
Abstract:
A careful codification according to the rules of electronic data processing of all data given and especially of the admission number on the signature margin of th medical record gives the possiblity of a rapid return of information for the practice and of a scientific evalustion. 404 patients with hypertension (400-404) of the distric Rostock who were treated in the clinic simultaneously suffered from gastrointestinal diseases (531-536, 570-577). For a more specialized analysis of the clinical data from case histories the four largest institutions of the district were chosen. From this results a relation number of 100 patients with these diagnostic combinations. 73% of these patients were of female sex. The higher blood pressure values at the beginning of the treatment we find in hypertensive patients with simultaneous disease of the gallbladder, in which cases these patients to 44% also showed an overweight. In 74% of the patients there occurred a systolic decrease of blood pressure, in 66% a diastolic one. More frequently than on the average the decrease of the blood pressure appeared in patients with liver and gall-bladder diseases.