A comparison of the hypotensive and metabolic effects of 50 and 100 mg atenolol per day.
Nine patients who had been treated for hypertension for many years with atenolol in a dose of 100 mg/day took part in this 18-month study, during which the dosage alternated between 50 and 100 mg/day for two-month periods. Blood pressure, heart rate, serum triglycerides and cholesterol and high density lipoprotein (HDL) lipids were checked at the end of each period. Altogether 27 and 32 measurements were made at the 50 and 100 mg dose levels respectively. Heart rate was lower by three beats/min (p less than 0.05) at the higher dose, but blood pressure and serum lipids and HDL cholesterol were not significantly different at the two dose levels.
D001262:Atenolol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D001262:Atenolol; D002784:Cholesterol