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Known whether Tet as an anti-hypertensive agent or calcium antagonist or not influences cardiac and vascular remodeling. Many investigations have done in my lab over ten years. This review will focus on effects of Tet on cardiac and vascular remodeling after hypertension for a long time, while hypertrophy have developed on heart and vessel. EFFECTS OF TET ON CARDIAC REMODELING IN HYPERTENSION Three experimental models of hypertension Spontaneously hypertensive rats SHR ; [12], renovascular hypertensive rats RHR[13 ], two kidney one clip Goldblatt hypertension, high renin ; , DOCA-salt hypertension rats DOCA-salt HR, low renin ; were used. Eight weeks were allowed to induce and stabilize cardiac hypertrophy after hypertension have developed[14]. Tet was given 50 mgkg-1d-1 by gastric tube for 9 weeks Tab 1 ; . Effects of Tet on systolic blood pressure, heart weight, and collagen content Tet markedly decreased systolic arterial pressure in SHR -34. 2 % ; [12], RHR -41 % ; [13], and DOCA-salt HR[15] -45.6 % ; , absolute cardiac mass and left ventricular weight were reduced, the left ventricular wet weight to body weight ratios LVW BW ; were also reduced by -22.6 % in SHR, -22.5 % in RHR, and -47.8 % in DOCA-salt RH by Tet, and -46.5 % by enalapril in RHR. These results indicated that Tet regressed cardiac mass in three models. The inhibitory degree in SHR was similar with RHR but much higher in DOCA-salt model. Tet decreased collagen content of LVH in SHR by 27 %, and in hypertrophic thoracic aorta Tet decreased it by 23 %. Tet decreased hydroxyproline content in LVH of RHR by 28 %. It indicated that prolonged treatment with Tet might markedly reduce blood pressure, inhibit regress left ventrticular hypertrophy, and decrease collagen content of cardiac mass on three models of hypertensive rats. That means Tet reversed remodeling in hypertrophied heart of hypertension. Kobrin[16 ] indicated that nitrendipine 10 mg kg twice daily for 3 weeks in SHR decreased SBP -27 % ; , LVW BW -5 % ; , HW BW -12. 6 % ; LV: left ventricle; BW: body weight; HM: heart mass ; . Why regression of cardiac mass by nitrendipine was lesser than that of Tet? I suggest that the time of treatment was too short in nitrendipine treatment or other mechanism may exist. Pegram[17] showed that 3 weeks treatment of SHR with either methyldopa or clonidine significantly and similarly reduced mean.
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Oaxaca is the capital of one of the poorest and most rural states in Mexico, with a large indigenous population that has had little or no schooling. The state of Oaxaca has a relatively high percentage of women who do not speak Spanish, but rather one of over 20 indigenous languages. The study was conducted at the Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso General Hospital, the largest public hospital in the city of Oaxaca. It receives uninsured patients with scarce economic resources and is also a teaching hospital for the local university. The hospital serves patients from the capital city as well as indigenous patients referred from rural areas that lack the medical infrastructure to attend to their problems. Up to four women daily arrive at the emergency room seeking treatment for incomplete abortion and related complications. In some cases, women who present with extreme pain and hemorrhaging are transported to the hospital by ambulance; otherwise, they must provide their own transportation, often by public bus, and may travel for three to eight hours. The constant, large volume of patients in general who arrive at the hospital tends to saturate services that already suffer from a lack of adequate supplies and a shortage of personnel. Frequently, priority medical attention is accorded to women in labor or those about to undergo a cesarean section, while postabortion patients are made to wait standing in the hallway of the emergency room. Once admitted for the initial medical appraisal, women are seen by medical interns and occasionally residents but are seldom attended by staff physicians. The typical evaluation consists of cursory questioning about the patient's signs and symptoms; annotation of her reproductive history, including date of last menstrual period to gauge gestational age; and a brief physical examination. Prior to the intervention, women undress and undergo examination in front of various hospital personnel; often they have no robe or sheet to cover them. Once women are admitted to the obstetric ward, they are usually treated with some form of D&C under general anesthesia and discharged within 48 hours Langer et al. 1997.
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ABSTRACT Ventricular weight in spontaneously hypertensive rats F26 generation, Okamoto-Aoki strain ; was significantly higher P 0.001 ; than that in body weight-matched American Wistar and Kyoto-Wistar normotensive rats, not only among older groups of rats but also among younger groups that had not developed significant hypertension. Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA ; copcentration in ventricular muscle was not different from normal in the youngest group P 0.4 ; but was significantly reduced in the older spontaneously hypertensive rats P 0.01 ; . Plasma renin activity was significantly increased in younger spontaneously hypertensive rats before the development of established hypertension; moreover, ventricular weight and plasma renin activity were significantly correlated in younger rats r 0.788, P 0.005 for all rats, r 0.644, P 0.01 for spontaneously hypertensive rats ; . Antihypertensive therapy with either a-methyldopa or hydralazine reduced blood pressure, especially in hypertensive rats; however, ventricular weight was reduced by methyldopa P 0.01 ; but not by hydralazine. Plasma renin activity was reduced by methyldopa but increased by hydralazine P 0.01 ; . DNA concentration was reversed toward normal by methyldopa but not by hydralazine. Similar results were obtained when methyldopa and hydralazine were given to younger rats to prevent hypertension. The changes in ventricular weight with the onset of hypertension and with its reversal or its prevention suggest that blood pressure might not be the sole factor contributing to cardiac hypertrophy in the spontaneously hypertensive rat and that the renin-angiotensin system might play a permissive role enhancing myocardial hypertrophy. KEY WORDS renin deoxyribonucleic acid blood pressure ventricle a-methyldopa myocardium hydralazine.
This is defined as a sustained diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or more. Drug therapy for chronic hypertension during pregnancy remains controversial. If diastolic blood pressure is greater than 95 mmHg, methyldopa is the safest drug. Betablockers should be used with caution in early pregnancy, since they may retard fetal growth; they are effective and safe in the third trimester. ACE inhibitors are contraindicated in pregnancy since they may damage fetal and neonatal blood pressure control and renal function. Women who are taking these drugs and become pregnant should have their antihypertensive therapy changed immediately. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia . If pre-eclampsia or severe hypertension occurs beyond the 36th week of pregnancy, delivery is the treatment of choice. For acute severe hypertension in pre-eclampsia or eclampsia, intravenous hydralazine can be used. Magnesium sulfate section 22.1 ; is the treatment of choice to prevent eclamptic convulsions in eclampsia and severe pre-eclampsia!
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This 32-year-old man with refractory stage IV Hodgkin disease was admitted on posttransplant day PTD ; 31 with altered mental status, anterograde amnesia, and seizures. CT of the head performed on admission was normal. Lumbar puncture yielded the following CSF levels: protein, 106.8 mg dL; glucose, 76 mg dL; 25 white blood cells WBC ; mm3; and 47, 000 red blood cells RBC ; mm3. CSF appeared clear after centrifugation. Bacterial, mycobacterial, and fungal cultures revealed no growth. Results of a Cryptococcus neoformans latex agglutination test were negative. Rapid plasma reagin was nonreacReceived April 18, 2005; accepted after revision June 3. From the Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section R.J.T.G., G.S.Y., D.E.W. ; , and the Division of Infectious Diseases F.M.M. ; , Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute F.M.M. ; , Boston, Mass.; and Longwood MRI Specialists R.B.S. ; , Brookline, Mass. Address correspondence to Richard Gorniak, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 132 S 10th St., Suite 1070, Main Bldg., Philadelphia, PA 19107.
MANAGEMENT OF PRE-ECLAMPSIA AS AN INPATIENT ANTENATAL PERIOD The mainstay of treatment is complete bed rest as this may improve placental circulation. The definitive treatment is delivery. The difficulty is deciding on the timing of delivery. Once the BP is above 160 110 the mother is at risk of complications and the baby should be delivered. If the baby would not survive delivery in your unit because of prematurity refer the patient early to a central hospital as soon as possible. Do not wait until the woman has had complications or until the baby has died in utero. Anti-hypertensives such as Meyhyldopa will bring down the BP and protect from stroke. They do not influence the underlying disease process and do not reduce the risk of the other complications for the mother and baby. There are four principles involved in the management of Pre-Eclampsia and eclampsia: * Prevention or control of convulsions See Magnesium Sulphate treatment below ; * Control of hypertension * Maintain fluid balance * Deliver infant If anticonvulsants have to be given because of fitting or imminent fitting they should be given intravenously and the baby delivered within 24 hours whether it is viable or not. Part of the pathology of pre-eclampsia is that there is very poor circulation through the placenta. The baby is at risk of intra uterine growth retardation. It also means that the placenta may not be able to provide oxygen to the baby during the stress of labour. Vaginal delivery can only be achieved safely in units where there are facilities for proper monitoring. IN LABOUR The patient must be monitored as a HIGH RISK one with BP checked every 30 minutes and the fetal heart listened to every 15 minutes it is important TO LISTEN TO THE FETAL HEART BEFORE, DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER A CONTRACTION ; . The patient must be catheterised and input and output chart kept. The patient should be offered pain relief and Pethidine 100 mg given readily. Do not wait until the patient asks for it. The second stage should be short and an elective vacuum extraction done as soon as the patient is fully dilated. Meconium in the liquor may be a sign of fetal distress. As many women fit after delivery, the patient must therefore be closely monitored for at least 48 hours in the place where maximum care can be given. This usually means in the labour ward or a high dependency unit. Do not put the patient in a darkened "Eclampsia Room" and forget about her; you may find her dead! POST PARTUM Fits may still occur CONTINUE MONITORING.
Longer Term Control i ; Methyldops given in a loading dose of 500-1 000 mg followed by 250-750 mg four times a day can control the blood pressure within 6-12 hours. Tiredness and postural hypotension may occur. Its safety in pregnancy has been well established. Beta blockers include atenolol, oxprenolol and labetalol. They have the advantage of causing fewer subjective side-effects but their safety in pregnancy is not sufficiently established.
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