TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated Systolic Hypertension and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
T2 - Initial Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study
AU - Psaty, Bruce M.
AU - Furberg, Curt D.
AU - Kuller, Lewis H.
AU - Borhani, Nemat O.
AU - Rautaharju, Pentti M.
AU - O’leary, Daniel H.
AU - Bild, Diane E.
AU - Robbins, John
AU - Fried, Linda P.
AU - Reid, Cheryl
PY - 1992/9/9
Y1 - 1992/9/9
N2 - Objective.—To assess the association between isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) and subclinical disease in adults aged 65 years and above. Design.—Medicare eligibility lists were used to obtain a representative sample of 5201 community-dwelling elderly persons for the Cardiovascular Health Study, a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute—sponsored cohort study of risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke. In this cross-sectional analysis of baseline data, we excluded 3012 participants who were receiving antihypertensive medications, had clinical cardiovascular disease, or had a diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mm Hg. Main Outcome Measures.—For electrocardiogram: myocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy, and left ventricular mass as measures of myocardial damage and strain; for echocardiography: left ventricular mass, fractional shortening, and Doppler flow velocities as measures of cardiac systolic and diastolic function; and for carotid sonography: carotid arterial intima-media thickness as a measure of atherosclerosis. Results.—Among the 2189 men and women in this analysis, 195 (9%) had ISH (systolic blood pressure, ≥160 mm Hg) and 596 (23%) had borderline ISH (systolic blood pressure, 140 to 159 mm Hg). Systolic blood pressure was associated with myocardial infarction by electrocardiogram (P=.02). Borderline and definite ISH were strongly associated with left ventricular mass (P<.001). While there was little association with cardiac systolic function, borderline and definite ISH were associated with cardiac diastolic function (P<.001). Isolated systolic hypertension was also strongly associated with increased intima-media thickness of the carotid artery (P<.001). Conclusions.—While cohort analyses of future repeated measures will provide a better assessment of risk, both borderline and definite ISH were strongly related to a variety of measures of subclinical disease in elderly men and women.
AB - Objective.—To assess the association between isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) and subclinical disease in adults aged 65 years and above. Design.—Medicare eligibility lists were used to obtain a representative sample of 5201 community-dwelling elderly persons for the Cardiovascular Health Study, a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute—sponsored cohort study of risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke. In this cross-sectional analysis of baseline data, we excluded 3012 participants who were receiving antihypertensive medications, had clinical cardiovascular disease, or had a diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mm Hg. Main Outcome Measures.—For electrocardiogram: myocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy, and left ventricular mass as measures of myocardial damage and strain; for echocardiography: left ventricular mass, fractional shortening, and Doppler flow velocities as measures of cardiac systolic and diastolic function; and for carotid sonography: carotid arterial intima-media thickness as a measure of atherosclerosis. Results.—Among the 2189 men and women in this analysis, 195 (9%) had ISH (systolic blood pressure, ≥160 mm Hg) and 596 (23%) had borderline ISH (systolic blood pressure, 140 to 159 mm Hg). Systolic blood pressure was associated with myocardial infarction by electrocardiogram (P=.02). Borderline and definite ISH were strongly associated with left ventricular mass (P<.001). While there was little association with cardiac systolic function, borderline and definite ISH were associated with cardiac diastolic function (P<.001). Isolated systolic hypertension was also strongly associated with increased intima-media thickness of the carotid artery (P<.001). Conclusions.—While cohort analyses of future repeated measures will provide a better assessment of risk, both borderline and definite ISH were strongly related to a variety of measures of subclinical disease in elderly men and women.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1992.03490100085032
DO - 10.1001/jama.1992.03490100085032
M3 - Article
C2 - 1387172
AN - SCOPUS:0026664930
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 268
SP - 1287
EP - 1291
JO - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 10
ER -