Low Diastolic Blood Pressure Is Associated With Angina in Patients With Chronic Coronary Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), low diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction, but its association with angina is unknown.

Objectives

The goal of this study was to examine the association of low DBP and angina in patients with CAD.

Methods

The study assessed the frequency of angina (measured by using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire-Angina Frequency score) according to DBP in patients with known CAD from 25 U.S. cardiology clinics. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to test the association between DBP and angina, with a spline term for DBP to assess nonlinearity.

Results

Among 1,259 outpatients with CAD, 411 (33%) reported angina in the prior month, with higher rates in the lowest

SUBMITTER: Peri-Okonny PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6309611 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature