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[Dose-reduced antihypertensive agents--use in complex nonmedicamentous therapy of hypertension]
K D Dück1, H Holtz, J Heinrich
1Poliklinik für Innere Medizin, Medizinischen Akademie Erfurt.
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Complementary non-medicamentous therapy (CNT) for hypertension significantly reduced medication needs by nearly half. While not directly lowering blood pressure, CNT positively impacted atherogenic lipids, indicating potential cardiovascular benefits.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Preventive Medicine
- Clinical Pharmacology
Background:
- Hypertension management often relies heavily on medication.
- Non-medicamentous therapies (CNT) are increasingly explored for complementary roles.
- Assessing the impact of CNT on medication consumption and cardiovascular risk factors is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the influence of complementary non-medicamentous therapy (CNT) on medication use and coronary risk in hypertensive patients.
- To compare outcomes between hypertensive patients receiving CNT alongside medication versus those on medication alone.
Main Methods:
- A 6-month controlled study involving 73 hypertensive patients in a CNT group and a control group.
- Monitoring blood pressure, antihypertensive drug needs, and hypertension-associated risk factors.
- Utilizing control methods to exclude direct blood pressure reduction by CNT.
Main Results:
- The CNT group demonstrated a medication economization of nearly 50% compared to the control group.
- A causal, non-medicamentous blood pressure decrease was ruled out.
- Metabolic effects of CNT led to a positive alteration in atherogenic lipids.
Conclusions:
- Complementary non-medicamentous therapy can significantly reduce antihypertensive medication requirements.
- CNT positively influences cardiovascular risk factors, specifically atherogenic lipids.
- Evaluating the efficacy of CNT alongside reduced-dose pharmacotherapy presents challenges but shows promise for improved cardiovascular health.
Abstract:
In order to estimate the influence of a non-medicamentous therapy (CNT) on the consumption of medicaments and coronary risk in high blood pressure 73 hypertensives of a medicamentously stabilized CNT-group were examined in comparison to a group of the same size of patients with hypertension who were managed exclusively medicamentously for behaviour of blood pressure, need of antihypertensive drugs and changes of hypertension-associated risk factors. After an exactly controlled 6-month treatment hypertensives with additionally recommended far-reaching CNT showed an economization of medicaments by scarcely the half in comparison to the reference group. By means of suitable control methods a causal non-medicamentously conditioned decrease of blood pressure could be excluded. A different need of antihypertensive drugs was simulated by the exacter intake of medicaments in the index-patients. Notwithstanding the metabolic effects of the additional therapy have induced a positive change of atherogenic lipids. The examinations indicate in general the difficulty of the judgement of efficacy of non-medicamentous therapeutic measures in connection with a rational dose-reduced long-term therapy with antihypertensive drugs.