Hipertensión arterial refractaria y uso de drogas anticonvulsivantes: Caso clínico

• Patricio Downey C ^[1] ; Alejandro Fajuri N ; Gloria Valdés S
  1. [1] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 129, Nº. 11, 2001, págs. 1325-1327
• Idioma: español
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  • Resistant hypertension and anticonvulsant drugs: Report of one case
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  • Resistant arterial hypertension is uncommon when there is good compliance to antihypertensive therapy and secondary causes have been ruled out. We report a 41 years old male that suffered hypertensive encephalopathy and received prophylactic anticonvulsant therapy showing progressive raise of arterial pressure levels. Renovascular hypertension, aldosteronism and pheochromocytoma were discarded and, in spite of combined use of antihypertensive drugs, he did not achieve normal blood pressure. When phenytoin was discontinued, blood pressure temporarily normalized. Carbamazepine was started and blood pressure raised again. lt fell when this medication was discontinued. Antiepileptic agents could induce drug metabolizing system and thus reduce the effects of antihypertensive medications. (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 1325-7)