title: Double-blind comparison of amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide in patients with mild to moderate hypertension.
abstract: In the final analysis of this study at Week 26, 26% of the patients randomized to receive amlodipine attained blood pressure control with amlodipine alone compared with 33% of the patients allocated to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Neither amlodipine nor HCTZ produced clinically significant changes in pulse rate or in the electrocardiogram. Amlodipine treatment did not appear to produce clinically significant changes in blood lipids; HCTZ, however, produced an increase in total plasma cholesterol (delta 22.9 +/- 8.6 mg/dl). The incidence of side effects and the rate of patient withdrawal in the amlodipine and HCTZ groups were comparable. As expected, HCTZ therapy caused well-recognized biochemical alterations in cholesterol and potassium levels, whereas amlodipine was metabolically neutral.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-8899.
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ames
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Applegate
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Burris
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Davidov
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mroczek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017311:Amlodipine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001262:Atenolol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011674:Pulse / Q000187:drug effects; D012449:Safety; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D004338:Drug Combinations; D014280:Triglycerides; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide; D017311:Amlodipine; D001262:Atenolol; D002784:Cholesterol