title: Ambulatory blood pressure measurement in assessing the antihypertensive effect of benazepril plus hydrochlorothiazide in a fixed combination.
abstract: Ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure monitoring was used to assess the antihypertensive efficacy of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor benazepril in combination with the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) in 17 mildly to moderately hypertensive patients. Compared with placebo, benazepril 10 mg + HCTZ 12.5 mg induced a statistically and clinically significant reduction in the mean, systolic, and diastolic blood pressures. Cumulative percentages of diastolic blood pressure readings < 90 mmHg were also greater with the combination treatment than with placebo. No patient discontinued the treatment because of adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Divizione di Nefrologia, Istituti Ospitalieri, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valvo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bedogna
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casagrande
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001552:Benzazepines; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide; C044946:benazepril