Blood pressure and aortic elastic properties verapamil SR/trandolapril compared to a metoprolol/hydrochlorothiazide combination therapy

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 425-431

  Breithaupt Grogler K ^a   Gerhardt, G ^a   Lehmann, G ^a   Notter, T ^b   Belz, G G ^a,c  

^a ZeKaPha GmbH   (Germany)

^b Knoll AG   (Germany)

^c ZeKaPha GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

blocker; ACE inhibitor; Aortic elastic properties; Calcium antagonist; Diuretic; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METOPROLOL; TRANDOLAPRIL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AORTA; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; ELASTICITY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; COUGH; DIURETICS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERTENSION; INDOLES; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; SODIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTER INHIBITORS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0031874743     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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