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Efectos de presión del alcohol en sujetos normotensos e hipertensos
Lancet (London, England)
|September 14, 1985
Resumen
La ingesta aguda de alcohol eleva significativamente la presión arterial en personas hipertensas, especialmente cuando se está de pie. Los bebedores regulares y no bebedores con hipertensión mostraron un aumento de la presión arterial durante el consumo de alcohol.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Cardiología Cardiología.
- Farmacología clínica Farmacología clínica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La hipertensión es una condición cardiovascular prevalente.
- El impacto del alcohol en la presión arterial es complejo y varía entre las personas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar los efectos agudos del consumo de alcohol en la presión arterial.
- Para comparar estos efectos en sujetos sanos normales, no bebedores hipertensivos y bebedores hipertensivos regulares.
Principales métodos:
- Un estudio controlado que incluyó 5 días de ingesta diaria de alcohol (1 g/kg de peso corporal) seguidos de 5 días de abstinencia.
- Las mediciones de la presión arterial (sistólica y diastólica) se tomaron tanto en posición de pie como en posición supina.
Principales resultados:
- Los sujetos sanos normales no mostraron cambios significativos en la presión arterial.
- Los no bebedores hipertensivos exhibieron presiones sistólicas y diastólicas de pie significativamente más altas durante la ingesta de alcohol.
- Los pacientes hipertensos que beben regularmente mostraron elevaciones significativas de la presión arterial de pie y supina durante el consumo de alcohol.
Conclusiones:
- El consumo agudo de alcohol puede aumentar agudamente la presión arterial en individuos hipertensos.
- El efecto estimulante del alcohol parece más pronunciado en pacientes hipertensos, independientemente de sus hábitos regulares de consumo de alcohol.
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