Moderate versus intensive treatment of hypertension with amlodipine/valsartan for patients uncontrolled on angiotensin receptor blocker monotherapy

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-170

  Oparil, Suzanne ^a   Giles, Thomas ^b   Ofili, Elizabeth O ^c   Pitt, Bertram ^d   Seifu, Yodit ^e   Hilkert, Robert ^e   Samuel, Rita ^e   Sowers, James R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^f University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

amlodipine; blood pressure; efficacy; hydrochlorothiazide; hypertension; safety; valsartan

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE PLUS VALSARTAN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; OLMESARTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 78650816338     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834000a7     Document Type: Article

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