Class of 2005 Abstract / Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the number of antihypertensive prescriptions by therapeutic class including beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers (CCBs), diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), dispensed in the fiscal years 2002 through 2004. Methods: The project was a retrospective analysis of pharmacy data for medications used to treat hypertension from October 2002 through December 2004 (FY02 through the first quarter of FY05). Drug classes used to treat hypertension were obtained from the VA Integrated Service Network 18 (VISN 18). Within the drug classes, only drugs within the class having at least 100 prescriptions were included for the class. Rates of prescriptions dispensed by quarter over the three-year period of interest were obtained. Descriptive statistics were used to compare the before and after ALLHAT and JNC-7 time periods. Results: After the publication of The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT), The Australian National Blood Pressure Study 2 (ANBP2), and Joint National Committee (JNC-7) guidelines, dihydropyridine CCB use declined to from 1.80% to 1.65% and non-dihydropyridine CCB use declined from 0.99% to 0.83% of all prescriptions from the first quarter 2002 to the first quarter 2004. In addition, after the publication of ALLHAT, hydrochlorothiazide use increased from 1.42% to 1.83% and ACE-inhibitor use increased from 4.26% to 4.79% of all prescriptions. Implications: The findings have several implications for encouraging our prescribing patterns to follow national guidelines and clinical studies more closely. Health care providers need to accept some responsibility through continuous education to be able to maintain appropriate therapy.

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5 ABSTRACT Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis Candidate: Anna Tláskalová Supervisor - specialist: Mgr. Martin Mžik Supervisor: doc. PharmDr. Radim Kučera, Ph.D. Title: LC-HRMS analysis of selected antihypertensive drugs in biological material for compliance assessment About 40 % of Czech population between the ages of 25 and 64 suffer from arterial hypertension. Although an array of effective antihypertensives is available nowadays, optimal blood pressure during treatment is reached by mere 30 % of the patients. This is mainly due to the patients' poor adherence to the treatment, who use their medicaments incorrectly or not at all. The adherence of a patient to the treatment, as well as pharmacokinetics, represent the most significant source of variability of the answer to the treatment and notably influences its outcome. The monitoring of plasmatic levels of antihypertensives is one of the methods of modern medicine which enables both an effective supervision of the incorrectly compensated patients, and the adjustment of dosage scheme. This diploma thesis focuses on development and optimisation of extraction procedures for selected antihypertensives (amiloride, amlodipine, betaxolol, bisoprolol, carvedilol, celiprolol,...

O tratamento da hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS) mais usual envolve uma abordagem farmacológica baseada, principalmente, na inibição do sistema renina-angiotensinaaldosterona (SRAA). Contudo, outras abordagens têm sido utilizadas com excelentes resultados, como a prescrição de exercícios físicos regulares, principalmente o aeróbio, muitas vezes como terapia coadjuvante ao tratamento farmacológico. No entanto, embora a literatura mostre que a associação dos tratamentos promova maiores reduções da pressão arterial (PA), pouco sabemos sobre os efeitos teciduais e funcionais cardíacos. Portanto, o principal objetivo do estudo foi investigar os efeitos dos tratamentos isolados e associados da inibição do SRAA e do treinamento físico aeróbio sobre a hemodinâmica, morfologia e funcionalidade cardíaca em ratos espontaneamente hipertensos (SHR), bem como sobre a reatividade do leito coronariano e contratilidade do ventrículo esquerdo. Para tanto, a tese foi dividida em dois estudos; o primeiro abordou os efeitos da hipertensão sobre os parâmetros supracitados, e as adaptações promovidas pelo treinamento físico aeróbio; enquanto que no segundo estudo comparamos os efeitos do treinamento físico aeróbio e da inibição do SRAA prescritos de forma isolada ou associada. Foram utilizados ratos Wistar (N=12) e SHR, machos, com 18 semanas de vida (N=24). Os animais foram distribuídos em três grupos: grupo de ratos Wistar normotensos (N=12), grupo de SHR (N=12) tratados com veículo (água) e grupo de SHR (N=12) tratados com maleato de Enalapril (10mg/kg/dia-1) por 10 semanas. A metade de cada grupo foi submetida ao treinamento físico aeróbio por meio da natação durante 10 semanas. Todos os grupos foram submetidos a dois protocolos experimentais; a avaliação morfofuncional do ventrículo esquerdo por meio da ecocardiografia bidimensional convencional, realizada nos animais vivos; e o estudo da reatividade do leito coronariano e da contratilidade do ventrículo esquerdo em corações isolados por meio da técnica de Langendorff. Nossos resultados mostraram que a associação do treinamento físico com o maleato de Enalapril promoveu as reduções mais expressivas da PA. Os resultados da avaliação ecocardiográfica nos animais vivos evidenciaram que os SHR apresentavam importantes alterações morfológicas quando comparados com os normotensos. O treinamento físico teve pouco efeito sobre essas alterações, ao contrário do maleato de Enalapril que modificou diversos parâmetros avaliados. Por sua vez, os resultados da técnica de Langendorff em corações isolados mostraram que os SHR apresentavam maior reatividade ao fluxo coronariano e menor pressão sistólica intraventricular. O treinamento físico e o maleato de Enalapril aumentaram a pressão sistólica intraventricular, e quando comparados, o treinamento físico apresentou maiores valores. A associação dos tratamentos não potencializou os resultados. Em conclusão, no exame ecocardiográfico o tratamento com maleato de Enalapril apresentou resultados mais proeminentes, enquanto que os efeitos do treinamento físico sobre o coração foram melhores evidenciados pela técnica de Langendorff. A associação dos dois tratamentos não apresentou efeitos adicionais sobre os parâmetros avaliados. / The most common systemic arterial hypertension (HBP) treatment involves a pharmacological approach based mainly on the inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). However, other approaches have been used with excellent results, such as the prescription of regular physical exercises, mainly aerobic, often as adjunctive therapy to pharmacological treatment. However, although the literature shows that the combination of treatments promotes greater blood pressure reductions (PA), we know little about the tissue and functional effects of the heart. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to investigate the effects of isolated and associated treatments of RAAS inhibition and aerobic physical training on hemodynamics, morphology and cardiac function in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), as well as on the reactivity of the coronary bed and contractility of the left ventricle. For that, the thesis was divided in two studies; The first addressed the effects of hypertension on the aforementioned parameters, and the adaptations promoted by aerobic physical training; While in the second study we compared the effects of aerobic physical training and inhibition of prescribed RAAS alone or in combination. Male Wistar rats (N = 12) and SHR, 18 weeks of age (N = 24) were used. The animals were divided into three groups: group of normotensive Wistar rats (N = 12), SHR (N = 12) group treated with vehicle (water) and SHR group (N = 12) treated with Enalapril maleate (10 mg / Kg / day-1) for 10 weeks. Half of each group underwent aerobic physical training by swimming for 10 weeks. All groups were submitted to two experimental protocols; The morphofunctional evaluation of the left ventricle using conventional two-dimensional echocardiography performed on live animals; And the study of coronary bed reactivity and left ventricular contractility in isolated hearts by the Langendorff technique. Our results showed that the association of physical training with Enalapril maleate promoted the most significant reductions in BP. The results of the echocardiographic evaluation in the live animals showed that the SHR had important morphological alterations when compared with the normotensive ones. Physical training had little effect on these alterations, unlike Enalapril maleate that modified several parameters evaluated. In turn, results from the Langendorff technique in isolated hearts showed that SHR presented higher reactivity to coronary flow and lower intraventricular systolic pressure. Physical training and Enalapril maleate increased intraventricular systolic pressure, and when compared, physical training presented higher values. The combination of the treatments did not potentiate the results. In conclusion, in the echocardiographic examination the treatment with Enalapril maleate presented more prominent results, whereas the effects of the physical training on the heart were better evidenced by the technique of Langendorff. The combination of the two treatments had no additional effects on the parameters evaluated.

Background: In the treatment of hypertension, physicians’ attitudes and practice patterns are receiving increased attention as contributors to poor blood pressure (BP) control. Thus, current use of antihypertensive drugs in primary care was analyzed and the association with selected physician and patient characteristics was assessed. Methods: The Hypertension and Diabetes Risk Screening and Awareness (HYDRA) study is a cross-sectional point prevalence study of 45,125 primary care attendees recruited from a representative nationwide sample of 1912 primary care practices in Germany. Prescription frequencies of the various antihypertensive drugs in the individual patients were recorded by the physicians using standardized questionnaires. We assessed the association of patient variables [age, gender; co-morbidities such as diabetes, nephropathy or coronary heart disease (CHD)] and physician variables (general practitioner vs internist, guideline adherence, etc.) with drug treatment intensity and prescription patterns. Results: Of all 43,549 patients for whom a physician diagnosis on hypertension or diabetes was available, 17,485 (40.1%) had hypertension. Of these hypertensive patients, 1647 (9.4%) received no treatment at all, 1191 (6.8%) received non-pharmacological measures only, and 14,647 (83.8%) were given one or more antihypertensive drugs. Drug treatment rates were lower in young patients (16–40 years: 57.4%). BP control was poor: 70.6% of all patients were not normalized, i.e., had BP ≥140/90 mmHg. Antihypertensive treatment was generally intensified with increasing age, or if complications or comorbidities were present. The use of the different drug classes was rather uniform across the various patient subgroups (e.g., by age and gender). Individualized treatment with regard to co-morbidities as recommended in guidelines was not the rule. Adherence to guidelines as self-reported by physicians as well as other physician characteristics (region, training etc.) did not result in more differentiated prescription pattern. Conclusions: Despite the broad armamentarium of drug treatment options, physicians in primary care did not treat hypertension aggressively enough. Treatment was only intensified at a late stage, after complications had occurred. Treatment should be more differentiated in terms of coexisting morbidities such as diabetes, nephropathy, or CHD.

O tratamento da hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS) mais usual envolve uma abordagem farmacológica baseada, principalmente, na inibição do sistema renina-angiotensinaaldosterona (SRAA). Contudo, outras abordagens têm sido utilizadas com excelentes resultados, como a prescrição de exercícios físicos regulares, principalmente o aeróbio, muitas vezes como terapia coadjuvante ao tratamento farmacológico. No entanto, embora a literatura mostre que a associação dos tratamentos promova maiores reduções da pressão arterial (PA), pouco sabemos sobre os efeitos teciduais e funcionais cardíacos. Portanto, o principal objetivo do estudo foi investigar os efeitos dos tratamentos isolados e associados da inibição do SRAA e do treinamento físico aeróbio sobre a hemodinâmica, morfologia e funcionalidade cardíaca em ratos espontaneamente hipertensos (SHR), bem como sobre a reatividade do leito coronariano e contratilidade do ventrículo esquerdo. Para tanto, a tese foi dividida em dois estudos; o primeiro abordou os efeitos da hipertensão sobre os parâmetros supracitados, e as adaptações promovidas pelo treinamento físico aeróbio; enquanto que no segundo estudo comparamos os efeitos do treinamento físico aeróbio e da inibição do SRAA prescritos de forma isolada ou associada. Foram utilizados ratos Wistar (N=12) e SHR, machos, com 18 semanas de vida (N=24). Os animais foram distribuídos em três grupos: grupo de ratos Wistar normotensos (N=12), grupo de SHR (N=12) tratados com veículo (água) e grupo de SHR (N=12) tratados com maleato de Enalapril (10mg/kg/dia-1) por 10 semanas. A metade de cada grupo foi submetida ao treinamento físico aeróbio por meio da natação durante 10 semanas. Todos os grupos foram submetidos a dois protocolos experimentais; a avaliação morfofuncional do ventrículo esquerdo por meio da ecocardiografia bidimensional convencional, realizada nos animais vivos; e o estudo da reatividade do leito coronariano e da contratilidade do ventrículo esquerdo em corações isolados por meio da técnica de Langendorff. Nossos resultados mostraram que a associação do treinamento físico com o maleato de Enalapril promoveu as reduções mais expressivas da PA. Os resultados da avaliação ecocardiográfica nos animais vivos evidenciaram que os SHR apresentavam importantes alterações morfológicas quando comparados com os normotensos. O treinamento físico teve pouco efeito sobre essas alterações, ao contrário do maleato de Enalapril que modificou diversos parâmetros avaliados. Por sua vez, os resultados da técnica de Langendorff em corações isolados mostraram que os SHR apresentavam maior reatividade ao fluxo coronariano e menor pressão sistólica intraventricular. O treinamento físico e o maleato de Enalapril aumentaram a pressão sistólica intraventricular, e quando comparados, o treinamento físico apresentou maiores valores. A associação dos tratamentos não potencializou os resultados. Em conclusão, no exame ecocardiográfico o tratamento com maleato de Enalapril apresentou resultados mais proeminentes, enquanto que os efeitos do treinamento físico sobre o coração foram melhores evidenciados pela técnica de Langendorff. A associação dos dois tratamentos não apresentou efeitos adicionais sobre os parâmetros avaliados. / The most common systemic arterial hypertension (HBP) treatment involves a pharmacological approach based mainly on the inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). However, other approaches have been used with excellent results, such as the prescription of regular physical exercises, mainly aerobic, often as adjunctive therapy to pharmacological treatment. However, although the literature shows that the combination of treatments promotes greater blood pressure reductions (PA), we know little about the tissue and functional effects of the heart. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to investigate the effects of isolated and associated treatments of RAAS inhibition and aerobic physical training on hemodynamics, morphology and cardiac function in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), as well as on the reactivity of the coronary bed and contractility of the left ventricle. For that, the thesis was divided in two studies; The first addressed the effects of hypertension on the aforementioned parameters, and the adaptations promoted by aerobic physical training; While in the second study we compared the effects of aerobic physical training and inhibition of prescribed RAAS alone or in combination. Male Wistar rats (N = 12) and SHR, 18 weeks of age (N = 24) were used. The animals were divided into three groups: group of normotensive Wistar rats (N = 12), SHR (N = 12) group treated with vehicle (water) and SHR group (N = 12) treated with Enalapril maleate (10 mg / Kg / day-1) for 10 weeks. Half of each group underwent aerobic physical training by swimming for 10 weeks. All groups were submitted to two experimental protocols; The morphofunctional evaluation of the left ventricle using conventional two-dimensional echocardiography performed on live animals; And the study of coronary bed reactivity and left ventricular contractility in isolated hearts by the Langendorff technique. Our results showed that the association of physical training with Enalapril maleate promoted the most significant reductions in BP. The results of the echocardiographic evaluation in the live animals showed that the SHR had important morphological alterations when compared with the normotensive ones. Physical training had little effect on these alterations, unlike Enalapril maleate that modified several parameters evaluated. In turn, results from the Langendorff technique in isolated hearts showed that SHR presented higher reactivity to coronary flow and lower intraventricular systolic pressure. Physical training and Enalapril maleate increased intraventricular systolic pressure, and when compared, physical training presented higher values. The combination of the treatments did not potentiate the results. In conclusion, in the echocardiographic examination the treatment with Enalapril maleate presented more prominent results, whereas the effects of the physical training on the heart were better evidenced by the technique of Langendorff. The combination of the two treatments had no additional effects on the parameters evaluated.

L’hypertension artérielle (HTA) est considérée comme un facteur de risque modifiable de démence. Dans ce contexte, nous nous sommes intéressés à différents aspects du traitement de l’HTA indépendamment de la réduction de pression artérielle : d’une part aux effets des différentes classes d’antihypertenseurs sur le déclin cognitif et l’incidence de démence, en réalisant une méta-analyse en réseau ; et, d’autre part, sur la variabilité depression artérielle (PA), qui pourrait être impliquée dans la relation délétère entre l’HTA et la cognition, à partir d’une cohorte de sujets hypertendus traités. Nous avons également étudié le rôle de l’HTA dans la relation entre le syndrome métabolique et les troubles cognitifs, à partir d’une cohorte de patients avec facteurs de risque vasculaires. Nos résultats confirment la prévention de démence avec les antihypertenseurs et soutiennent l’hypothèse de bénéfices cognitifs supérieurs avec les antagonistes des récepteurs de l’angiotensine II par rapport aux autres classes d’antihypertenseurs, mais, ils suggèrent que la variabilité de pression artérielle ne constitue pas un mécanisme principal à l’origine de ces différences, puisque les inhibiteurs calciques offrent la meilleure réduction de variabilité de PA. Nos résultats ne supportent pas le rôle du syndrome métabolique en tant que tel dans le déclin cognitif, mais de celui de l’HTA et du diabète. L’ensemble de ces résultats démontrent qu’une approche multifactorielle doit être considérée dans le traitement de l’HTA, et offrent des perspectives dans le choix du traitement antihypertenseur pour prévenir le fardeau de la démence. / Hypertension is considered a modifiable risk factor of dementia. In this context, we studied different aspects of the treatment of hypertension independantly from the blood pressure reduction. We compared the effects of the different antihypertensive drug classes, on cognitive decline and incidence of dementia in a network meta-analysis on the one hand, and on short-term blood pressure variability, which is suspected to be related to cognitive decline,in a cohort of treated hypertensive patients, on the other hand. We also studied the contribution of hypertension in the relationship between metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment, in a cohort of patients with vascular risk factors. Our results confirmed the benefits of antihypertensive treatment in the prevention of incident dementia, and support the hypothesis of superior benefits with angiotensin receptor blockers compared to the other drug classes. Our finding of calcium channel blockers being the class providing the lowest blood pressure variability does not support blood pressure variability being a primary mechanism involved in the differential effects of antihypertensive drug classes on cognition. We demonstrated that hypertension and diabetes, rather thanmetabolic syndrome in itself, were related to cognitive impairment. Overall, our results highlight the need to consider a multifactorial approach in hypertensiontreatment, and provide perspectives regarding the choice of antihypertensive treatment to prevent the burden of dementia.

Background: In the treatment of hypertension, physicians’ attitudes and practice patterns are receiving increased attention as contributors to poor blood pressure (BP) control. Thus, current use of antihypertensive drugs in primary care was analyzed and the association with selected physician and patient characteristics was assessed. Methods: The Hypertension and Diabetes Risk Screening and Awareness (HYDRA) study is a cross-sectional point prevalence study of 45,125 primary care attendees recruited from a representative nationwide sample of 1912 primary care practices in Germany. Prescription frequencies of the various antihypertensive drugs in the individual patients were recorded by the physicians using standardized questionnaires. We assessed the association of patient variables [age, gender; co-morbidities such as diabetes, nephropathy or coronary heart disease (CHD)] and physician variables (general practitioner vs internist, guideline adherence, etc.) with drug treatment intensity and prescription patterns. Results: Of all 43,549 patients for whom a physician diagnosis on hypertension or diabetes was available, 17,485 (40.1%) had hypertension. Of these hypertensive patients, 1647 (9.4%) received no treatment at all, 1191 (6.8%) received non-pharmacological measures only, and 14,647 (83.8%) were given one or more antihypertensive drugs. Drug treatment rates were lower in young patients (16–40 years: 57.4%). BP control was poor: 70.6% of all patients were not normalized, i.e., had BP ≥140/90 mmHg. Antihypertensive treatment was generally intensified with increasing age, or if complications or comorbidities were present. The use of the different drug classes was rather uniform across the various patient subgroups (e.g., by age and gender). Individualized treatment with regard to co-morbidities as recommended in guidelines was not the rule. Adherence to guidelines as self-reported by physicians as well as other physician characteristics (region, training etc.) did not result in more differentiated prescription pattern. Conclusions: Despite the broad armamentarium of drug treatment options, physicians in primary care did not treat hypertension aggressively enough. Treatment was only intensified at a late stage, after complications had occurred. Treatment should be more differentiated in terms of coexisting morbidities such as diabetes, nephropathy, or CHD.

Orientador: Valéria Cristina Sandrim / Resumo: A enzima mieloperoxidase (MPO) é caracterizada por produzir substâncias altamente reativas e é reconhecida por desencadear estresse oxidativo e disfunção endotelial mediada, em parte, pela interferência com o vasodilatador óxido nítrico. Neste estudo, nós investigamos a relação entre o óxido nítrico e a MPO in vitro incubando o plasma de gestantes saudáveis, hipertensas e com pré-eclâmpsia com células endoteliais (HUVEC). Foram observados maiores níveis de MPO no sobrenadante de células incubadas com o plasma de pacientes com pré-eclâmpsia comparado ao de células incubadas com plasma de gestantes saudáveis, e que a inibição da atividade enzimática aumentou a disponibilidade de óxido nítrico. Posteriormente, nós avaliamos a concentração e atividade da MPO no plasma de 219 gestantes saudáveis, 130 hipertensas gestacionais (com e sem terapia anti-hipertensiva) e 143 gestantes com pré-eclâmpsia (com e sem terapia anti-hipertensiva). Nós observamos que pacientes com síndromes hipertensivas e sob tratamento anti-hipertensivo apresentaram menores níveis e atividade desta enzima e, curiosamente, pacientes que tiveram o plasma coletado antes do tratamento anti-hipertensivo apresentaram níveis elevados de MPO. Nossos resultados indicam um elevado risco cardiovascular em gestantes com síndromes hipertensivas e que a MPO ativa pode ter um papel na disfunção endotelial nestas síndromes pelo comprometimento da disponibilidade do óxido nítrico. Além disso, o uso de drogas anti-hipertensivas... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Mestre

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