Status:
COMPLETED
Risk Factors of Hypertensive Urgencies
Lead Sponsor:
Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
KRKA
Conditions:
Hypertensive Urgency
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-79 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether frequent hypertensive urgencies increase the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with arterial hypertension.
Detailed Description
The spectrum of disorders associated with arterial hypertension (AH) encompasses chronic uncomplicated hypertension and the hypertensive crises, including hypertensive urgences and emergencies. Hypert...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Cases: every third patient from hospital/policlinic database who are diagnosed with arterial hypertension (SBP/DBP\>140/90 Hg or taking anti hypertensive drugs) and with frequent (weekly or daily) hypertensive urgencies (SBP/DBP≥180/110 Hg) will be potentially eligible for the study.
- Controls will be selected from the same population of participants by random telephone dialing to every third patient with arterial hypertension (SBP/DBP\>140/90 Hg or taking anti hypertensive drugs) and with seldom (monthly, several times in the year or never) hypertensive urgencies.
Exclusion
- Hypertensive emergency
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
1200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00421239
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
December 9 2008
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Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center
Moscow, Russia