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- Title
Antihypertensive efficacy of the angiotensin receptor blocker azilsartan medoxomil compared with the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ramipril.
- Authors
Bönner, G; Bakris, G L; Sica, D; Weber, M A; White, W B; Perez, A; Cao, C; Handley, A; Kupfer, S
- Abstract
Drug therapy often fails to control hypertension. Azilsartan medoxomil (AZL-M) is a newly developed angiotensin II receptor blocker with high efficacy and good tolerability. This double-blind, controlled, randomised trial compared its antihypertensive efficacy and safety vs the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ramipril (RAM) in patients with clinic systolic blood pressure (SBP) 150-180 mm Hg. Patients were randomised (n=884) to 20 mg AZL-M or 2.5 mg RAM once daily for 2 weeks, then force-titrated to 40 or 80 mg AZL-M or 10 mg RAM for 22 weeks. The primary endpoint was change in trough, seated, clinic SBP. Mean patient age was 57±11 years, 52.4% were male, 99.5% were Caucasian. Mean baseline BP was 161.1±7.9/94.9±9.0 mm Hg. Clinic SBP decreased by 20.6±0.95 and 21.2±0.95 mm Hg with AZL-M 40 and 80 mg vs12.2±0.95 mm Hg with RAM (P<0.001 for both AZL-M doses). Adverse events leading to discontinuation were less frequent with AZL-M 40 and 80 mg (2.4% and 3.1%, respectively) than with RAM (4.8%). These data demonstrated that treatment of stage 1-2 hypertension with AZL-M was more effective than RAM and better tolerated.
- Subjects
DRUG therapy; THERAPEUTICS; HYPERTENSION; ANGIOTENSINS; DRUG efficacy; RAMIPRIL
- Publication
Journal of Human Hypertension, 2013, Vol 27, Issue 8, p479
- ISSN
0950-9240
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/jhh.2013.6