An Observational and Comparative Study of Cardiovascular Drug: Chlorthalidone and Hydrochlorothiazide the First Line Drug Therapy of Hypertension
TL;DR
The present study revealed that the hypertension patients have poor quality of life and it is very important to improve their quality of life so that the patients can enjoy their day-to-day life.
Abstract
Background: Hypertension is when the pressure in blood pressure vessels is too high. The heart has to work harder to pump blood. Hypertension also known as silent killer. There are 2 types of hypertensions each has a different cause. It causes complications such as heart attack or stroke heart failure, kidney problems, metabolic syndrome, etc. The risk of hypertension increases with age. Smoking and alcohol consumption also raises blood pressure. Objective: The present investigation to observe and compare cardiovascular drug chlorthalidone versus hydrochlorothiazide the first line drug therapy of hypertension. Methodologies: - The present observational study was conducted on 133 hypertension patients. This study was evaluated for the comparative study of two prescribed drugs that is, hydrochlorothiazide and chlorthalidone on hypertension patient the data was collected using suitable design data collection form. Patients having comorbidities conditions were excluded. Results: Among 133 patients, 26% of total study population were females and 74% of total population were males. Majority of the patients were in the age group of 45-54 years accounting 33.83% of total study population and total 24.06% were alcoholic and chronic smoker. In this study we were included the patient on drug therapy of hydrochlorothiazide and chlorthalidone in which 61% were prescribed for hydrochlorothiazide treatment and 39% to a prescribed for chlorthalidone treatment and as per the data collected chlorthalidone lasts longer in the body than hydrochlorothiazide and it lasts up to 36 hours in the body. Chlorthalidone is 1 to 2 times as potent as hydrochlorothiazide but the quality of life of hydrochlorothiazide is better than chlorthalidone accounting with 61% Conclusion: The present study revealed that the hypertension patients have poor quality of life and it is very important to improve their quality of life so that the patients can enjoy their day-to-day life. Experts prefer chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide both works well but hydrochlorothiazide prescribe more often. Keywords: Hypertension, blood pressure, chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide