PS 05-02 PREVALENCE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION, DIURNAL PATTERN OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION PATIENTS. (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Seo, Jeong-Sook; Shin, Ho-Cheol; Jin, Han-Young; Jang, Jae-Sik; Yang, Tae-Hyun; Kim, Dae-Kyung; Kim, Dong-Soo
• Is Part Of: Journal of hypertension. Volume 34:(2016) Supplement 1
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Hypertension -- Periodicals; Hypertension -- Periodicals; 616.132005
• DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000500266.95734.ce
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-5598

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: To identify in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and clinical blood pressure measures: hypertension prevalence, and diurnal pattern of blood pressure. Design and Method: Retrospectively, 47 patients with branch retinal vein occlusion were submitted to clinical evaluation and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Non-dipper was defined as a fall in systolic blood pressure ⩽ 10%, and dipper when this value was higher. Results: Fifteen (31.9 %) patients were diagnosed as hypertensive after office blood pressure measurement. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring identified 13 hypertensives, 15 normotensives, 2 white-coat hypertensive and 17 masked hypertensive subjects. Among 13 hypertensive and 17 masked hypertensive subjects, 7 (23.3 %) were dippers and 23 (76.6 %) were non-dippers. Conclusions: Prevalence of masked hypertension in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion was high (64%) and more than two-thirds of hypertensive patients were non-dippers. These evidences suggest that ambulatory blood pressure monitor may be essential examination for patient with branch retinal vein occlusion.