Association between benign prostate enlargement-related storage and voiding symptoms and systolic blood pressure: a single-center cross-sectional study

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Guven E. O., Selvi İ., Karaismailoglu E.

SAO PAULO MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.137, no.5, pp.446-453, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 137 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1590/1516-3180.2018.0543.r3.160919
  • Journal Name: SAO PAULO MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.446-453
  • Keywords: Prostatic hyperplasia, Lower urinary tract symptoms, Nocturia, Blood pressure, URINARY-TRACT SYMPTOMS, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, RISK-FACTORS, HYPERTENSION, HYPERPLASIA, MEN, EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lower urinary tract symptoms significantly worsen quality of life. The hypothesis that they might lead to serious systolic blood pressure alterations through inducing sympathetic nervous activity has not been studied so far.