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ReviewJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)

The differences between ACE inhibitor-treated and calcium channel blocker-treated hypertensive patients.

Gordon T McInnes

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Review in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gordon T McInnesUniversity of Glasgow, Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom. gordon.t.mcinnes@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
University of Glasgow · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Large-scale outcome trials have demonstrated that blood pressure reduction with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or calcium channel blockers (CCBs) is associated with reduced cardiovascular complications in hypertension. Comparative trials against conventional drugs and between ACE inhibitors and CCBs have failed to reveal conclusive differences in cause-specific outcomes. Studies in high-risk patients suggest that ACE inhibitors are superior to CCBs and other drugs in protection against cardiovascular events and renal disease. Very long-term prospectively collected observational data from the Glasgow Blood Pressure Clinic and the UK General Practice Research Database strongly support an advantage of ACE inhibitors over CCBs for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Considering all the available information, it can be concluded that the use of CCBs in the routine therapy of hypertension cannot be recommended while wider use of ACE inhibitors, along with low-dose diuretics and beta blockers, appears justified.

Indexed as

Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCalcium Channel BlockersClinical Trials as TopicCoronary DiseaseDiureticsHumansHypertensionRisk Reduction BehaviorTreatment OutcomeAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCalcium Channel BlockersDiuretics

Identifiers

PMID14564134
PMCPMC8101436
OpenAlexW2096569025

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