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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Results of treatment with Telmisartan-Amlodipine in hypertensive patients
Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 11, No. 4, Year 2009
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Description
This randomized 4 × 4 factorial study determined the efficacy and safety of telmisartan (T) plus amlodipine (A) in hypertensive patients. Adults (N = 1461) with stage 1 or 2 hypertension (baseline blood pressure [BP]: 153.2[12.1]/101.7[4.3] mm Hg) were randomized to 1 of 16 treatment groups with T 0, 20, 40, 80 mg and A 0, 2.5, 5, 10 mg for 8weeks. In-clinic BP reductions were greater with combination therapy than respective monotherapies. The greatest least-square mean systolic/ diastolic BP reductions were observed with T80 mg plus A10 mg (-26.4/ -20.1 mm Hg; P < .05 compared with both monotherapies). BP control was also greatest in the T80-mg plus A10-mg group (76.5% [overall control] and 85.3% [diastolic BP control]), and BP response rates >90% with this combination. Peripheral edema was most common in the A10-mg group (17.8%); however, this rate was notably lower when A was used in combination with T: 11.4% (T20/A10), 6.2% (T40/A10), and 11.3% (T80/ A10). © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Littlejohn, Thomas Willard
United States, Winston Salem
Piedmont Medical Research Associates
Majul, Claudio Rodolfo
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Hospital Santojanni, Buenos Aires
Olvera, Rafael
Mexico, Mexico City
Clinica de Estudios Medicos sc
Seeber, Mary Elizabeth
South Africa
Mediclinic Heart Hospital
Kobe, Maureen
United States, Ridgefield
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Guthrie, Robert M.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Oigman, Wille
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Baglivo, Hugo P.
Unknown Affiliation
Bendersky, Mario A.
Unknown Affiliation
Kuschnir, Emilio
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Rodriguez, P.
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Villamil, Alberto S.
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Felício, João Soares
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Jardim, P.
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Kohlman, O.
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Mion Júnior, Décio
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Alpizar, M.
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Alvarado, R.
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Illescas, J.
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Meaney, A.
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Parra, J.
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Peralta, R.
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Rodríguez Núñez, Iván
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Sanchez, H.
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Trevethan, S.
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Bernhardi, David C.
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Briel, A.
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Chetty, S.
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Janari, E.
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Jurgens, J.
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Kahanowitz, C.
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Lakha, Deepak R.
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Makan, Hemant
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Mitha, Ismail Haroon
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Nel, P.
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Patel, P.
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Vawda, Zubar Fazal Ahmed
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Wellington, N.
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Agaiby, John M.
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Anderson, J.
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Balaji, G.
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Bays, Harold Edward
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Bertini, N.
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Bestermann, W.
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Blaze, Kenneth
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Borge, A.
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Boscia, J.
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Brobyn, T.
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Brodnan, J.
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Brown, V.
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Cavalieri, T.
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Chappel, Christopher M.
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Chen, A.
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Cheung, Deanna G.
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Christensen, S.
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Chrysant, S.
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Cooper, C.
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Copeland, T.
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De Busk, C.
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DeSantis, D.
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Douglas, B.
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Ervin, J.
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Fiacco, P.
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Fiel, T.
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George, Jacob
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Gilderman, L.
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Gilman, Ronald
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Glover, III
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Goetsch, A.
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Graf, Ronald J.
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Graff, A.
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Graves, Morgan
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Gutmann, J.
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Hall, C.
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Harper, W.
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Henry, Dan C.
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Hidalgo, H.
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Holland, James F.W.
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Honeycutt, D.
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Johnson, C.
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Khan, A.
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Khan, B.
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Klaassen, P.
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Kozinn, Marc J.
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Kreis, S.
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Layne, K.
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Lee, J.
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Lewin, Andrew J.
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Liang, C. S.
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Ligon, L.
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Linder, T.
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Lipetz, Robert S.
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Lucas, M.
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Marple, Richard N.
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Meli, J.
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Mello, C.
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Middleton, R.
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Mion-Bet, S.
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Mootoo, K.
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Murray, A.
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Statistics
Citations: 100
Authors: 100
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00098.x
ISSN:
15246175
e-ISSN:
17517176
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases