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Trial reportJournal of human hypertension2012

Effects of up-titration of candesartan versus candesartan plus amlodipine on kidney function in type 2 diabetic patients with albuminuria.

T Okura, M Kojima, H Machida, M Sugiyama, T Kato, T Komada, T Miyazaki, T Ninomiya, T Ichikawa, K Nakatani and 4 more

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of human hypertension, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

T OkuraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Oyamada Memorial Spa Hospital, Yokkaichi, Japan.
M Kojima
H Machida
M Sugiyama
T Kato
T Komada
T Miyazaki
T Ninomiya
T Ichikawa
K Nakatani
Y Watanabe
Y Dohi
M Ito
G Kimura
Yamamoto Hospital · JPNagoya City University · JPKonan Kosei Hospital · JPMie University · JPMorinomiya Hospital · JPSakurabashi Watanabe Hospital · JPSendai Tateyama Tanaka School · JPShowa Inan General Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that up-titrating the dose of an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) is superior to combined treatment with an ARB and a calcium channel blocker for the same degree of blood pressure (BP) reduction, with respect to urinary albumin excretion in diabetic patients treated with a standard dose of the ARB. Hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and albuminuria (≥30 mg g(-1) creatinine) were enroled in the study, and were either started on or switched to candesartan (8 mg per day) monotherapy. After a 12-week run-in period, baseline evaluations were performed and patients with BP ≥130/80 mm Hg were randomly assigned to receive either candesartan (12 mg per day) or candesartan (8 mg per day) plus amlodipine (2.5 mg per day) for a further 12 weeks. The primary end-point was a reduction in urinary albumin levels. Although there was no significant difference in the BP reduction between the two groups, the reduction in urinary albumin was greater in the up-titrated than the combination therapy group (-40±14% vs -9±38%, respectively; P<0.0001). Thus, up-titration of candesartan more effectively reduces urinary albumin excretion than combined candesartan plus amlodipine in hypertensive patients with diabetes for the same degree of BP reduction.

Indexed as

AgedAlbuminuriaAmlodipineAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAntihypertensive AgentsBenzimidazolesBiphenyl CompoundsBlood PressureCalcium Channel BlockersComorbidityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansHypertensionKidneyAmlodipineAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAntihypertensive AgentsBenzimidazolesBiphenyl CompoundsCalcium Channel BlockerscandesartanTetrazoles

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PMID21412266
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