Evaluation of serum calcium differences in hypertensive crises and control patients: A randomly matched case‐control study

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Title: Evaluation of serum calcium differences in hypertensive crises and control patients: A randomly matched case‐control study
Authors: IfeanyiChukwu O. Onor, Rose M. Duchane, Casey J. Payne, Hannah Naquin Lambert, DeMaurian M. Mitchner, Robbie A. Beyl, Anh T. Nguyen, Sarah E. Bilbe, Andrea Arriaga White, Mariah W. Johnson, Amber I. Faciane, Emmanuel Kouagou, Stephanie A. Hymel, Bria M. Wates, Asia D. Sanders, Phillip C. B. Vo, Jordan D. Bates, Raven J. Spooner, Christopher J. Gillard, John I. Okogbaa, Daniel F. Sarpong, Rim M. Hadgu, Samuel C. Okpechi, Gabriel I. Onor Jr., Michael C. Okoronkwo, Mihran V. Naljayan, Shane G. Guillory, Shane E. Sanne, CardioRenal Research Group (CRRG)
Source: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Vol 23, Iss 9, Pp 1767-1775 (2021)
Publisher Information: Wiley, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Subject Terms: calcium, hypertension‐general, hypertensive crises, magnesium, phosphorus, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
More Details: Abstract The role of calcium in blood pressure has been widely studied among hypertensive patients; however, no study has explored the role of calcium in hypertensive crises. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the differences in serum calcium levels between hypertensive crises patients and a 1:1 random matched controls (age‐, sex‐, race‐, diabetes, and body mass index matched). This study is a single‐center, retrospective, chart review, case‐control study of patients with hypertensive crises (case group) and patients without hypertensive crises (control group). Patients were included in the case group if they were 18 years of age or older with hypertensive crises and have a documented calcium level. The control group patients were required to be 18 years of age or older, have a documented calcium level, and have no diagnosis of hypertensive crises. The primary outcome of the study was to compare the mean serum calcium in patients with hypertensive crises vs patients without hypertensive crises. Five hundred and sixty‐six patients were included in the study: 283 patients in both the case group and control group. The primary outcome results showed that serum calcium concentration was not significantly different between the case group (8.99 ± 0.78 mg/dL) and control group (8.96 ± 0.75 mg/dL) (P = .606). This study found no significant difference in serum calcium levels in patients with hypertensive crises compared to a random matched control group. Larger observational or experimental studies may be useful to evaluate the effect of calcium on blood pressure in hypertensive crises.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1751-7176
1524-6175
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1524-6175; https://doaj.org/toc/1751-7176
DOI: 10.1111/jch.14268
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/09f9b6bcf8f94cf4bb434e20d479e940
Accession Number: edsdoj.09f9b6bcf8f94cf4bb434e20d479e940
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:17517176
15246175
DOI:10.1111/jch.14268
Published in:The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Language:English