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Trial reportAdvances in therapy2013

The fixed-dose combination of olmesartan/amlodipine was superior in central aortic blood pressure reduction compared with perindopril/amlodipine: a randomized, double-blind trial in patients with hypertension.

Luis Ruilope, Angie Schaefer

Erratum issuedOpen access · hybridAbstract readComparative StudyMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Advances in therapy, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Effect of Amlodipine/Valsartan Versus Nebivolol/Valsartan Fixed Dose Combinations on Peripheral and Central Blood Pressure.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Luis RuilopeHypertension Unit, Hospital 12 de Octubre, 28041, Madrid, Spain, ruilope@ad-hocbox.com.
Angie Schaefer
Daiichi Sankyo (Germany) · DEResearch Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCentral blood pressure (BP), an important measure of cardiovascular risk, has been shown to be effectively reduced by calcium channel blockade with amlodipine (AML) plus renin-angiotensin system blockade by the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, perindopril (PER). The aim of the SEVITENSION study was to compare the central effects of PER/AML against renin-angiotensin system blockade with the angiotensin II receptor blocker olmesartan (OLM) plus AML.

methodsIn this multicenter, parallel group, non-inferiority study, patients received AML 10 mg during a 2- to 4-week run-in before randomization to 24 weeks of double-blind treatment with the fixed-dose combination of OLM/AML 40/10 mg or PER/AML 8/10 mg. Hydrochlorothiazide was added at Weeks 4, 8, or 12 in patients with inadequate BP control. The primary efficacy variable was the absolute change in central systolic BP (CSBP) from baseline to the final examination, measured by radial artery applanation tonometry and analyzed by parametric analysis of covariance. Secondary variables included 24-h ambulatory and seated BP measurements as well as BP normalization.

resultsOf 600 patients enrolled, 486 were randomized (244 to OLM/AML 40/10 mg, 242 to PER/AML 8/10 mg). The reduction in CSBP was larger with OLM/AML (14.5 ± 0.83 mmHg) than with PER/AML (10.4 ± 0.84 mmHg). The between-group difference was -4.2 ± 1.18 mmHg with 95% confidence intervals (-6.48 to -1.83 mmHg) within the predefined non-inferiority margin (2 mmHg). An integrated superiority test confirmed that OLM/AML was superior to PER/AML (p < 0.0001) in reducing CSBP. The superiority of OLM/AML over PER/AML was also established for the majority of secondary efficacy variables; at the final examination, 75.6% of OLM/AML recipients achieved BP normalization (mean seated systolic BP/diastolic BP <140/90 mmHg) compared with 57.5% of PER/AML recipients (p < 0.0001).

conclusionThe combination of OLM/AML was superior to PER/AML in reducing CSBP and other efficacy measures, including a significantly higher rate of BP normalization.

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AdultAgedAmlodipineConfidence IntervalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertensionImidazolesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisAmlodipineamlodipine, perindopril drug combinationDrug CombinationsImidazolesolmesartanPerindoprilTetrazoles

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PMID24293132
PMCPMC3898428
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