Anxiety-related blood pressure variability in patients with atrial fibrillation after cardioembolic stroke

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I A ZolotovskayaI E Poverennova

Abstract

To investigate whether of anxiety-related blood pressure (BP) variability can be corrected in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who have experienced cardioembolic stroke (CES). The investigation enrolled 125 patients (mean age, 68.5±5.7 years) with AF, who had experienced CES. The patients were randomized into 2 groups by the envelope technique: 1) 63 patients received antihypertensive drugs and an anxiolytic (adaptol) (a study group); 2) 62 patients had antihypertensive drugs only (a comparison group). Effectiveness was evaluated 2 and 6 weeks later from the time course of changes in BP readings obtained by 24-hour Holter monitoring in relation to reactive anxiety (RA) and personal anxiety (PA) scores. The latter were determined using the Spielberger-Hanin Anxiety Self-Esteem scale. The patients with AF who had experienced CES were noted to have high BP variability associated with increased RA and PA scores. Group 1 showed statistically significant improvements in RA and PA 2 and 6 weeks after the start of treatment. The efficiency of anti-anxiety therapy (adaptol at a dose of 500 to 1500 mg/day) in combination with antihypertensive drugs is confirmed by the normalized circadian BP profile. The incorporation of an anxioly...Continue Reading

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