Antinuclear antibodies in patients receiving non-practolol beta-blockers.
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Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) were found in 54 (7.0%) out of 767 treated hypertensive patients compared with 59 (2.4%) out of 2470 healthy controls. Inclusion of a non-practolol beta-blocker in the treatment regimen did not significantly affect the incidence of ANA. ANA was found in significantly more patients being treated with methyldopa (13.0%) than patients receiving other hypotensive agents (3.8%). Non-practolol beta-blockers in combination with methyldopa did not increase the incidence of ANA further.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 1 6104 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978