Relationship among multifaceted factors including blood pressure at discharge and long-term clinical outcome in patients with cardiovascular diseases. (16th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fujishima, Shinichiro; Takiguchi, Tomohiro; Ibaraki, Ai; Shimazoe, Hirofumi; Hagiwara, Risa; Koyanagi, Yasuhiro; Nyuta, Eiji; Kaseda, Shigeru; Koga, Tokushi; Tsuchihashi, Takuya
• Is Part Of: Clinical and experimental hypertension. Volume 38:Number 8(2016)
• Page Start: 725
• Page End: 732
• Publication Date: 2016-11-16
• Subjects: Blood pressure -- cardiac rehabilitation -- elderly -- heart failure -- ischemic heart disease -- prognosis; Hypertension -- Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Hypotensive agents -- Periodicals; 616.132
• DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2016.1200065
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1064-1963

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The relationship among blood pressure (BP) levels at discharge, other multifaceted factors assessed in cardiac rehabilitation programs, and prognosis for up to 2 years was examined in 154 consecutive cases (132 patients; 69 males; 79 ± 12 years, mean ± SD). A total of 72 composite events occurred (58 rehospitalizations from cardiovascular causes and 14 all-cause death events). The relationship between the systolic BP (SBP) at discharge and the long-term prognosis formed a J-shaped curve, with the event rate being lowest in patients with SBP of 115–125 mmHg. This relationship was still significant after adjustment of multifaceted factors assessed in cardiac rehabilitation programs.