The effect of treatment with guanfacine for 12 weeks on blood pressure and plasma renin activity was investigated in 24 hypertensive patients (WHO I-III). 2. Systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure values underwent significant reductions with a constant dose of guanfacine 3 mg daily for 1 week: from 197/115/149 (systolic/diastolic/mean) mmHg before therapy to 166/97/126 mmHg. After 4 weeks of treatment at varying doses, the blood pressure decreased to 157/91/118 mmHg, and after 12 weeks of treatment it levelled off at 147/83/109 mmHg. Heart rate remained essentially unchanged throughout the observation period. 3. During exercise, blood pressure and heart rate increased to the same extent during therapy as before treatment. Orthostatic hypotension was not seen in any of the patients. 4. Renin values decreased under therapy from 3.3 to 2.3 ng ml-1 h-1, but at no time during treatment did this decrease correlate with that of blood pressure. 5. Guanfacine treatment was accompanied by relatively few and mild side-effects.
摘要
对24例高血压患者(WHO I - III级)研究了胍法辛治疗12周对血压和血浆肾素活性的影响。2. 每日服用3毫克胍法辛固定剂量1周后,收缩压、舒张压和平均血压值显著降低:治疗前为197/115/149(收缩压/舒张压/平均)毫米汞柱,降至166/97/126毫米汞柱。在不同剂量治疗4周后,血压降至157/91/118毫米汞柱,治疗12周后稳定在147/83/109毫米汞柱。在整个观察期内心率基本保持不变。3. 在运动期间,治疗期间血压和心率升高的程度与治疗前相同。所有患者均未出现直立性低血压。4. 治疗期间肾素值从3.3降至2.3纳克/毫升·小时,但在治疗期间的任何时候,这种降低与血压的降低均无相关性。5. 胍法辛治疗伴随的副作用相对较少且轻微。