title: [Comparison of captopril and lisinopril in the treatment of mild and moderate hypertension].
abstract: The antihypertensive efficacy and safety of lisinopril (L), a novel ACE inhibitor, was compared to captopril (C), the known and already approved drug in our country in a multicenter double-blind Yugoslav trial. The study included 91 mild-to-moderate hypertensive patients of both sexes. Forty-six patients were randomized to receive captopril and 45 lisinopril. After a 2 week placebo, the examinees were administered either L in increasing dose of 10, 20, or 40 mg per day (amount necessary to achieve normotension), or C in a dosage of 25, 50, or 100 mg per day. During the 8 week formal trial L decreased the systolic blood pressure by an average of 14.9% from the initial values, and the diastolic pressure by some 15.2%. The same parameters were lowered on C by 11.2%, and 11.7%, respectively. Although the L effects were more pronounced, the observed differences did not reach the level of statistical significance (except for the dose-to-normotension relationship which was significantly better in the L group). It is concluded that both ACEIs under study showed comparable efficacy and tolerability, L being marginally more potent, and longer acting.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za unutarnje bolesti, KBC Firule, Split.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rumboldt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janezic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knezević
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marinković
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simunić
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lijić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002216:Captopril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004656:Enalapril / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017706:Lisinopril; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004656:Enalapril; D002216:Captopril; D017706:Lisinopril
vernacular_title: Usporedba kaptoprila i lizinoprila u lijecenju blage i umjerene arterijske hipertenzije.