title: Slow-release isradipine in mild to moderate hypertension: hemodynamic and antihypertensive effects.
abstract: In this study we used casual and 24-h blood pressure (BP) monitoring and Doppler echocardiographic data to investigate the antihypertensive and hemodynamic effects of isradipine 5 mg in the new slow-release oral (SRO) formulation administered once daily for 12 weeks to 10 patients with mild to moderate hypertension. The antihypertensive action of SR isradipine was revealed by the normalized values of casual BP in 60 patients and by the significant reduction of 24-h BP variability as assessed by mean standard variation, coefficient of variation and the percent incidence of abnormal levels of both systolic and diastolic BP during 24 h (p less than .001). The echocardiographic data showed some beneficial hemodynamic effects (improvement of systolic and diastolic indices) without significant variation of left ventricular structure. The drug was well tolerated, with a low incidence of side effects. In conclusion, SR isradipine can be considered a safe and effective first-choice drug for the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension.
authors.affiliation: University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celentano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galderisi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tammaro
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Mureddu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garofalo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Simone
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: de Divitiis
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004095:Dihydropyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017275:Isradipine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004095:Dihydropyridines; D017275:Isradipine