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To investigate the hypotensive and hemodynamic effects of plain and extended-release (ER) formulations of felodipine added to a diuretic in the treatment of moderate essential hypertension, we studied 18 patients in a randomized, double-blind, cross-over study. Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), hemodynamics (bioimpedance), foot volume (Archimedes' principle), and symptoms were evaluated after a 1-month placebo washout, after 1-month's treatment with a fixed combination of hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg plus amiloride 5 mg (HA), and then after felodipine 5 mg twice daily (F) or felodipine ER 10 mg daily (FER) (double-blind phase), each given for 2 weeks in a randomized sequence together with the diuretic. All measurements were performed at the end of the dosing interval. At baseline, supine SBP/DBP was 175.6 +/- 12.9/113.4 +/- 8.1 mmHg; HR was 77.3 +/- 7.0 beats/min; CO was 5.3 +/- 1.4 l/min; SVR was 2166 +/- 707 dynes sec. cm5, and foot volume was 433 +/- 195 ml (FV). HA induced a reduction (p less than 0.05) in BP; one patient had a DBP = 90 mmHg and was excluded from the combination study; eight patients had a DBP reduction of greater than or equal to 10 mmHg (responders), and their blood pressure was mainly reduced by a fall in SVR. HR, CO, and FV were unchanged. The addition of felodipine to a diuretic induced a further significant (p less than 0.001) reduction in BP with respect to HA alone, with no differences between F and FER. All patients had a DBP fall greater than 10 mmHg, which had no relationship to their response to the diuretic.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Hemodynamic interactions between diuretics and calcium antagonists in the treatment of hypertensive patients. 208 95

Cardiovascular responses to treadmill exercise were studied using the Bruce protocol in 40 patients with essential hypertension (20 males; 20 females) and 36 normotensive controls (20 males; 16 females) with similar age, level of habitual physical activity, smoking and alcohol habits. Maximal heart rate (MHR) was significantly lower in hypertensives than normotensives but there was no significant difference when treated were compared with untreated male hypertensives. Rest -maximal change in heart rate (delta HR) was lower in hypertensives than normotensives (males P less than 0.02). The blood pressure (BP) response was significantly higher in hypertensives than normotensives and in untreated than treated hypertensive males. The delta SBP was not significantly different in hypertensives and normotensives. The mean PRP max was significantly higher in male hypertensives than normotensives, lower in treated vs untreated male hypertensives; similar in treated hypertensives and normotensives and also in female hypertensives (mainly a treated group) compared with controls. The cardiovascular responses to exercise in the hypertensive population studied were significantly different from normotensives. The benefit of treatment of hypertensives is further emphasized by the reduction in blood pressure response to exercise and the reduced myocardial oxygen consumption during maximal exercise.
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PMID:Cardiovascular responses to exercise in essential hypertension. 208 4

The safety and efficacy of lisinopril in the treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension was evaluated by Belgian general practitioners in patients whose hypertensive condition remained uncontrolled by previous treatment and/or in whom the prior drug regimen was not tolerated. In this 8-week study, 3060 eligible patients were initially treated with 20 mg lisinopril once daily; this dose was increased to 40 mg if diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was greater than 90 mm Hg after 4 weeks. Lisinopril monotherapy in the 1902 patients completing the trial resulted in marked reductions of systolic (SBP) and DBP from 172.5/102.4 mm Hg at baseline to 147.4/86.6 mm Hg by week 8. More than 90% of patients achieved a DBP less than 95 mm Hg. The decrease in blood pressure was similar in patients older and younger than 65 year of age. Only about 20% of patients required an increase in their daily intake of lisinopril to 40 mg. Treatment was well tolerated and the profile of adverse events was similar to the pattern found with other nonsulfydryl angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. Tolerance in the elderly was similar to that experience by hypertensives under 65 years of age. Thus, lisinopril at 20 or 40 mg once daily proved both well tolerated and effective in reducing blood pressure in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension.
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PMID:The antihypertensive effect and safety of lisinopril in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension. A Belgian multicenter study. 217 13

The effect of single dose (50 mg) Captopril (C) used either alone or associated to diuretics (50 mg hydrochlorothiazide -HCTI) in the treatment of mild-moderate essential arterial hypertension was studied in a multicentric study. Eighty eight patients were chosen. After a minimum of 4 month follow-up period 53.4% responded (BDP less than 95 mm Hg) to single dose C (group 1:47 patients), 89.77% to 50 mg C in single dose together with 50 mg HTIT (group 2: 32 patients), 95.45% of two 50 mg doses of C and 50 mg HCIT (group 3: 5 patients), and 97.72% responded to 3 doses of C and 50 mg of HCTI (group 4: 2 patients). The decrease in blood pressure values was statistically significant (p, 000, Wilcoxon test) in groups 1 and 2, having a mean decrease in blood pressure (BP) of 14%. In group 1 (n = 42) the SBP which initially was 165.72 +/- 11.32, decreased to 148.28 +/- 11.5 and the DBP decreased from 101.55 +/- 5.68 to 87.28 +/- 6.59. In group 2 (n = 32) the SBP decreased from 173.50 +/- 14.08 to 152.44 +/- 20.8 and the DBP from 103.34 +/- 5.29 to 87.47 +/- 6.39. The response to monotherapy could not be statistically correlated either to early essential hypertension or to the patients age. Treatment was discontinued in three cases due to the secondary effects, cough, ageusia and nervousness, showing the remaining patients a good tolerance. No changes were observed in the analytical parameters. This study shows the usefulness and tolerance of single dose C as the initial treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension.
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PMID:[Captopril in single doses in the treatment mild-moderated arterial hypertension]. 219 35

We monitored the circadian profile of cortisol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), heart rate (HR) in 33 normotensive subjects aged 20-40 years, 20 normotensive subjects aged 40-60, 32 patients with essential hypertension and 13 patients with Cushing's syndrome (6 pituitary adenomas, 5 adrenal adenomas and 2 adrenal carcinomas). All controls and patients underwent serial blood drawings at 4-h intervals during the 24-h cycle. BP and HR were recorded every 30 min by an automatic, room-restricted instrument. Data were analyzed by conventional statistics and by chronobiological procedures (cosinor rhythmometry) to quantify rhythm parameters such as the MESOR (rhythm-adjusted average), amplitude (difference between maximum and MESOR) and acrophase (timing of the crest of the rhythm). Both the control and essential hypertensive subjects showed a BP and HR circadian profile characterized by a peak in the early afternoon and a clear nocturnal fall (rhythm detection: p less than 0.001). The chronobiological analysis did not reveal any significant difference between healthy young and aged subjects. BP rhythmicity was disrupted in patients affected by Cushing's syndrome, whereas the 24-h oscillation of HR was preserved (p less than 0.001). Patients with pituitary-dependent Cushing's syndrome had higher BP levels than adrenal-dependent subjects (p less than 0.001). Our data are compatible with the view that glucocorticoids are involved in the control of BP circadian rhythm, whereas HR is not under their control.
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PMID:24-hour profiles of blood pressure and heart rate in Cushing's syndrome. Evidence for differential control of cardiovascular variables by glucocorticoids. 220 64

We monitored the circadian profiles of cortisol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) and heart rate (HR) in 33 matched normotensive subjects, 32 patients with essential hypertension and 16 patients with Cushing's Syndrome (8 pituitary adenomas, 6 adrenal adenomas and 2 adrenal carcinomas). Each subject underwent serial blood drawings at 4-hr intervals along the 24-hr cycle. BP and HR were automatically recorded every 30 min. Data were analyzed by conventional statistics and by chronobiological procedures (cosinor rhythmometry). Both the control subjects and essential hypertensives showed a circadian profile of BP and HR characterized by a peak in the early afternoon and a clear nocturnal fall (rhythm detection: P less than 0.001). The rhythmicity of BP was disrupted in patients affected by Cushing's Syndrome, whereas the 24-hr oscillation of HR was preserved (P less than 0.001). Our data are compatible with the view that glucocorticoids are involved in the control of BP circadian rhythm, whereas HR is not under their control.
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PMID:24-hour profiles of blood pressure and heart rate in Cushing's syndrome: relationship between cortisol and cardiovascular rhythmicities. 226 89

We compared the effects of sustained-release diltiazem and captopril on blood pressure control and lipid profile. Forty-eight patients with primary hypertension were included in this randomized, double-blind, crossover study and 43 completed the trial. Following a two-to four-week placebo run-in period, each patient initially received either diltiazem (60-180 mg twice daily) or captopril (25-75 mg twice daily) for 16 weeks and then crossed over to the other drug after an interim placebo washout period. Both drugs significantly reduced systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DPB) blood pressure compared to baseline. However, supine (P less than 0.01), sitting and standing (P less than 0.05) DPB was lower with diltiazem than with captopril. Moreover, BP control (sitting DBP less than 90 mmHg) was achieved in a greater proportion of patients treated with diltiazem (63 vs 44%). Heart rate was significantly reduced (P less than 0.001) with diltiazem in all positions but was unchanged with captopril. Lipid, lipoprotein and apolipoprotein concentrations were not modified with either treatment. We conclude that both diltiazem and captopril are effective antihypertensive agents without deleterious effects on lipid metabolism. However diltiazem provides a better prolonged control of BP and may offer some advantages for patients in whom a slower heart rate would be beneficial.
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PMID:Comparative effects of diltiazem sustained-release and captopril on blood pressure control and plasma lipoproteins in primary hypertension: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. 228 45

Seated BP measurements were taken in 48 men with a history of essential hypertension: in a chair with back support v on an examining table with no back support, and with bell v diaphragm stethoscope head in each condition. There were no significant differences between bell and diaphragm in SBP or DBP determinations. SBP was not significantly different between table and chair, but table DBP was 6.5 mm Hg higher (P less than .0001) than chair DBP. We conclude that back support, but not bell v diaphragm stethoscope head, affects seated BP determinations.
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PMID:Effect of back support and stethoscope head on seated blood pressure determinations. 232 36

Nicardipine, a new calcium antagonist, was tested in a 14-week double-blind trial including 15 outpatients with uncomplicated essential hypertension. They were randomly assigned to nicardipine (20-30 mg three times daily) or placebo as first-step treatment. When necessary but always after a minimum of 4 weeks, pindolol (15 mg/day) was combined with nicardipine or placebo. At the end of step 1 (85 +/- 6 days with nicardipine vs. 58 +/- 6 days with placebo, p less than 0.01), nicardipine induced larger drops in supine systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) than the placebo (21 +/- 2.5 vs 1.4 +/- 3 mm Hg, p less than 0.001, and 13 +/- 2 vs. 3.5 +/- 1.5 mm Hg, p less than 0.001, respectively). In the nicardipine group (n = 57), 53% of patients had controlled blood pressure (SBP less than 160 mm Hg and DBP less than 95 mm Hg) versus 17% in the placebo group (n = 47), p less than 0.001. There was no significant correlation between the decrease in blood pressure and the age of patients. The most common side effects in the nicardipine group were flushes (12%), headache (8%), ankle edema (5%), and asthenia (4%). When blood pressure was not brought under control and pindolol was prescribed as the second-step treatment, the nicardipine group (n = 52) displayed larger drops in SBP and DBP than the placebo group (n = 40) (27 +/- 5 vs. 15 +/- 3 mm Hg, p less than 0.01, and 18 +/- 1 vs. 9 +/- 2 mm Hg, p less than 0.001, respectively). These results show that a calcium antagonist is useful for first-step treatment of hypertension.
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PMID:First-step treatment of mild to moderate uncomplicated essential hypertension by a new calcium antagonist: nicardipine. 241 2

In a double-blind crossover study, the influence of bisoprolol and placebo was tested in 20 noninsulin-dependent diabetics with concomitant essential hypertension. A 2-week washout placebo period was followed by two treatment periods of 2 weeks each with 10 mg bisoprolol or placebo. Compared with placebo, bisoprolol did not change blood glucose, haemoglobin A1 (HbA1), and glucosuria. No hypoglycaemia was observed. Serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels remained constant. Systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure, and heart rate (HR) were significantly (p less than 0.01) reduced after 2 weeks of bisoprolol therapy, compared with placebo. It was concluded that bisoprolol, in a dose therapeutically effective in essential hypertension, has no influence on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in noninsulin-dependent patients with diabetes mellitus; and 10 mg bisoprolol is effective for the normalisation of SBP and DBP in mildly hypertensive diabetics. Since bisoprolol was well tolerated in the dosage studied, it can be recommended for noninsulin-dependent diabetics with hypertension.
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PMID:Influence of bisoprolol on blood glucose, glucosuria, and haemoglobin A1 in noninsulin-dependent diabetics. 243 8


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