1. [Comparison of blood pressure profile during exercise with benazepril 10 mg and benazepril 5 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 6.25 mg fixed combination]
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S, Boutelant, A, Francillon, J P, Siche, L, Cocco-Guyomarch, and J M, Mallion
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Adult ,Male ,Adolescent ,Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors ,Physical Exertion ,Blood Pressure ,Drug Tolerance ,Benzazepines ,Middle Aged ,Drug Combinations ,Hydrochlorothiazide ,Double-Blind Method ,Humans ,Female ,Diuretics ,Antihypertensive Agents ,Aged - Abstract
This double-blind placebo-controlled study was designed to compare the efficacy of benazepril 10 mg (BZ 10) and the low-dose combination benazepril 5 mg/hydrochlorothiazide 6.25 mg (BZ + HCTZ) on exercise blood pressure in 71 patients with mild to moderate hypertension (diastolic blood pressure 95 to 114 mmHg at the end of a 2 week placebo run-in). A significant fall of systolic (SBF) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure at rest was seen after a 4-week treatment period in the two active groups (-21.9/-10.3 mmHg with BZ 10, -19.5/-11.2 mmHg with BZ + HCTZ) and was greater in these two groups than in the placebo group (-7.5/-2.5 mmHg, p0.01). For each level of the exercise test on bicycle ergometer, SBP falls seen after 1 month were significant in the two active groups (from -15 to -23 mmHg depending on the level and treatment group). The evolution of the SBP/heart rate slope was significantly different among the two active groups in favour of the BZ 10 regimen. The exercise test proved to be a valuable tool to show any difference between two treatments with comparable efficacy on SBP/DBP at rest.
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- 1995