• Medicina clinica · Oct 2023

    Case Reports

    Evaluation of the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients with retinal vein occlusion.

    • Álex García-Tellado, Pablo Solís-Sánchez, Andrea Cerveró, José Javier Napal-Lecumberri, José Luis Lozano-Polo, and Carmen Valero Díaz LaMadrid.
    • Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Cantabria, España. Electronic address: alex.garcia@scsalud.es.
    • Med Clin (Barc). 2023 Oct 13; 161 (7): 300302300-302.

    BackgroundArterial hypertension (AHT) is the main risk factor for the development of retinal vein occlusion (RVO).AimsTo analyze the hypertensive profile with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in patients with RVO.Patients And MethodsRetrospective and observational study of 66 patients with ABPM, 33 with retinal vein occlusion from a cohort of these disease and 33 controls without RVO, adjusted for age and sex.ResultsCompared to controls, patients with RVO had elevated nocturnal values of SBP 130mmHg (21) vs. 119mmHg (11); P=.01 and DBP 73mmHg (11) vs. 65mmHg (9); P=.002. In addition, they presented a lower decrease in the Dipping ratio percentage 6.0% (10.4) vs. 12.3% (6.3); P=.005.ConclusionsPatients with RVO have an unfavorable nocturnal hypertensive profile. Recognition of this fact can help optimize their treatment.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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