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Trial reportArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2014

Functional vascular study in hypertensive subjects with type 2 diabetes using losartan or amlodipine.

Cesar Romaro Pozzobon, Ronaldo A O C Gismondi, Ricardo Bedirian, Marcia Cristina Ladeira, Mario Fritsch Neves, Wille Oigman

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Trial report in Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cesar Romaro PozzobonUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Ronaldo A O C GismondiUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Ricardo BedirianUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Marcia Cristina LadeiraUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Mario Fritsch NevesUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Wille OigmanUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAntihypertensive drugs are used to control blood pressure (BP) and reduce macro- and microvascular complications in hypertensive patients with diabetes.

objectivesThe present study aimed to compare the functional vascular changes in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus after 6 weeks of treatment with amlodipine or losartan.

methodsPatients with a previous diagnosis of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus were randomly divided into 2 groups and evaluated after 6 weeks of treatment with amlodipine (5 mg/day) or losartan (100 mg/day). Patient evaluation included BP measurement, ambulatory BP monitoring, and assessment of vascular parameters using applanation tonometry, pulse wave velocity (PWV), and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery.

resultsA total of 42 patients were evaluated (21 in each group), with a predominance of women (71%) in both groups. The mean age of the patients in both groups was similar (amlodipine group: 54.9 ± 4.5 years; losartan group: 54.0 ± 6.9 years), with no significant difference in the mean BP [amlodipine group: 145 ± 14 mmHg (systolic) and 84 ± 8 mmHg (diastolic); losartan group: 153 ± 19 mmHg (systolic) and 90 ± 9 mmHg (diastolic)]. The augmentation index (30% ± 9% and 36% ± 8%, p = 0.025) and augmentation pressure (16 ± 6 mmHg and 20 ± 8 mmHg, p = 0.045) were lower in the amlodipine group when compared with the losartan group. PWV and FMD were similar in both groups.

conclusionsHypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with amlodipine exhibited an improved pattern of pulse wave reflection in comparison with those treated with losartan. However, the use of losartan may be associated with independent vascular reactivity to the pressor effect.

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AdultAgedAmlodipineAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryBrachial ArteryCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansHypertensionLosartanMaleManometryMiddle AgedAmlodipineAntihypertensive AgentsLosartan

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PMID25014057
PMCPMC4126761
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