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[Systolic arterial hypertension in patients amputated for injury]
The blood pressure of 106 men who had undergone amputation of one limb on account of war injury was compared with that of 184 male controls of the same ages. All subjects with a diastolic pressure above 90 mmHg were excluded from the study. The diastolic pressure was statistically equivalent in both groups, but the amputees had a significantly higher systolic pressure. Changes in the visco-elastic properties of the arterial system related to amputation might be responsible for this rise in systolic pressure.
The blood pressure of 106 men who had undergone amputation of one limb on account of war injury was compared with that of 184 male controls of the same ages. All subjects with a diastolic pressure above 90 mmHg were excluded from the study. The diastolic pressure was statistically equivalent in both groups, but the amputees had a significantly higher systolic pressure. Changes in the visco-elastic properties of the arterial system related to amputation might be responsible for this rise in systolic pressure.