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Dr Ann Walker
Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition
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Started bendrofluazide 5mg/d
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Diastolic
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Systolic
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80 Stress caused
by husband’s
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dementia
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Catarrh↓
2002 2003 2004 sleeping OK
Hypertension: RCTs on magnesium
● procyanidins, epicatechins
♦ Physiological actions:
● antioxidant, antisclerotic, smooth muscle
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90 * Baseline
10 weeks
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Placebo Mg Hawthorn Mg +
Hawthorn
*, P = 0.081 v. other treatments
Walker et al. 2002
W ELL-BEI NG QUEST I ONN AI R E
Circle a number on each of the following scales to indicate how often you feel each
phrase has applied to you in the past seven days
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Anxiety scores
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0
0 w eek Placebo Mg Haw thorn Mg + Haw thorn
5 w eek Treatm ent
10 w eek Walker et al. (2002)
Hawthorn - action in heart disease
ACE inhibitors 19 15
Ca channel blockers 8 10
ß-blockers 6 7
Diuretics 10 4
Angiotensin II recptr 2 4
antagonists &
other drugs
Average no. of 2.5 2.2
drugs/ volunteer
No. of volunteers taking other drugs
for CVD
Statins 9 6
Aspirin 8 6
Clofibrates 1 3
Digoxin 0 1
FAM2 study:
glycaemic control (group means)
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9.5
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HbA1c
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Fasting glucose
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Placebo Placebo Hawthorn Hawthorn
baseline month 4 baseline month 4
*, difference from baseline, p = 0.076; response diff from placebo, p = 0.070
FAM2 study:
mean fructosamine and fibrinogen (mg/dL)
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Fructosamine
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Fibrinogen
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Placebo Placebo Hawthorn Hawthorn
baseline month 4 baseline month 4
*, > baseline (p = 0.005)
FAM 2 study:
mean blood pressure data
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110 Systolic
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Placebo Placebo Hawthorn Hawthorn
baseline month 4 baseline month 4
*, response p=0.035 cf placebo
FAM 2 study:
Blood pressure: baseline - outcome
1 p=0.016 p=0.096 cf baseline
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0
-0.5
-1
Diastolic
-1.5
Systolic
-2
-2.5
-3
-3.5
-4 p=0.035 cf placebo
Placebo Hawthorn
FAM2 study:
lipid data - subset analysis
(Hawthorn n = 28, placebo n = 32):
4 Total chol
LDL chol
3
HDL chol
2 TAG
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0
Placebo Placebo Hawthorn Hawthorn
baseline month 4 baseline month 4
FAM 2 study: subset analysis:
lipaemic control, baseline - outcome
0.4
0.3
Hawthorn
-0.3
p=0.068 p=0.015 cf placebo
Fasting insulin: subset analysis
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Baseline
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After 4 months
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Placebo (n = 20) Hawthorn (n = 21)
Insulin: % change from baseline
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15 *
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0
Placebo Hawthorn
-5
-10
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7 Depression
6 Anxiety
5 Vitality
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Placebo Placebo Hawthorn Hawthorn
baseline month 4 baseline month 4
FAM-2 study:
Well being questionnaire
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40 Positive well-being
Total well-being
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10
0
Placebo Placebo Hawthorn Hawthorn
baseline month 4 baseline month 4
Case study: hypertension + drug treatment
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0 Other minor
June Aug Oct Jan
symptoms
2003 2004 resolved
Case study: hypertension no drug treatment
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100 Diastolic
80 Systolic
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0 Vitality
Feb April August Nov improved,
signed off
Safety of Hawthorn