title: The Captopril Prevention Project (CAPPP): description and status.
abstract: The Captopril Prevention Project (CAPPP) is an ongoing prospective intervention study in 10,800 hypertensive patients in Sweden and Finland. Patients are randomized to treatment with either conventional antihypertensive therapy, ie, diuretics or beta-blockers, or the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril. The purpose of the CAPPP Study is to compare the two therapeutic alternatives with regard to cardiovascular mortality.
authors: Department of Geriatrics, University of Uppsala, Sweden.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Hansson
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002216:Captopril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002216:Captopril