title: [The combination of methyldopa with pindolol in the treatment of hypertension (author's transl)].
abstract: 32 patients with moderate or severe hypertension (16 men and 16 women, aged 32--75 years) were treated with alpha-methyldopa (daily dose: 750 mg) + placebo for 2 weeks, then with alpha-methyldopa + pindolol (15--45 mg daily) for 12 weeks. These patients had been under alpha-methyldopa monotherapy before the trial with unsatisfactory results. The simultaneous administration of alpha-methyldopa and pindolol considerably decreased the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, both sitting and standing, and the heart rate. The combination of methyldopa and pindolol was significantly more effective than methyldopa alone.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010869:Pindolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008750:Methyldopa; D010869:Pindolol
vernacular_title: Potenzierung der hypotensiven Wirkung von Alpha-Methyldopa durch Kombination mit Pindolol.