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ReviewJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2013

Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide combination therapy for the treatment of hypertension: a pooled analysis in older and younger patients.

Sverre E Kjeldsen, Helmut Schumacher, Steen Neldam, Robert M Guthrie

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Review in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2013. 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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sverre E KjeldsenDepartment of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.
Helmut Schumacher
Steen Neldam
Robert M Guthrie
Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany) · DEOslo University Hospital · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Older patients frequently receive angiotensin II receptor blocker/diuretic combinations to control blood pressure (BP), although there have been relatively few trials specifically examining this patient population. A pooled analysis was performed of data from 7 randomized trials of telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide combinations or telmisartan monotherapy in older (65 years and older) and younger (younger than 65 years) patients to better understand the response of older patients to a telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide combination. Telmisartan doses were 40 mg and 80 mg (T40 and T80). Hydrochlorothiazide doses were 12.5 mg and 25 mg (H12.5 and H25). A total of 3654 patients were included and the mean treatment duration was approximately 8 weeks. BP reductions with telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide combinations were broadly similar in older and younger patients. In older patients, mean BP reductions from baseline were -30.1/-19.0 mm Hg with the T80/H25 combination and -21.7/-13.0 mm Hg with T80 monotherapy. Tolerability was similar regardless of age, and the incidence of adverse events in both older and younger patients was similar to placebo. The telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide combination, particularly high-dose T80/H25, is effective and well tolerated in patients 65 years and older as well as in younger patients.

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AgedAge FactorsBenzimidazolesBenzoatesDrug CombinationsHumansHydrochlorothiazideHypertensionMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTelmisartanTreatment OutcomeBenzimidazolesBenzoatesDrug CombinationsHydrochlorothiazideTelmisartantelmisartan, hydrochlorothiazide drug combination

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PMID23730986
PMCPMC8033787
OpenAlexW1990905049

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