title: The effects of mibefradil and enalapril on 24-hour blood pressure control and left ventricular mass in patients with mild to moderate hypertension: double-blind, randomized trial.
abstract: In this prospective, double-blind, monocenter drug trial, 48 primary care patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension were randomized to mibefradil, 50 mg, titrated to 100 mg, or enalapril, 20 mg, titrated to 2 x 20 mg. Ambulatory 24-h blood pressure measurements (ABPM) and echocardiography were performed at baseline and after 12 weeks' treatment. Complete data from 43 patients were analyzed. Mibefradil (n = 22; titration, 13 patients) reduced mean 24-h ABP from 159+/-14/102+/-7 mm Hg to 140+/-10/89+/-7 mm Hg after 12 weeks. Enalapril (n = 21; titration, six patients) reduced baseline ABP from 156+/-12/100+/-9 mm Hg to 140+/-17/89+/-10 mm Hg (12 weeks). Trough-to-peak ratios in DBP were 86% for mibefradil and 75% with enalapril. Left ventricular mass (LVM) decreased from 199+/-65 to 193+/-62 g [M-mode modified American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)] and from 184+/-65 to 173+/-50 g (truncated ellipsoid method) after 12 weeks in response to mibefradil (p > 0.2), and from 212+/-50 to 196+/-57 g and from 182+/-39 to 170+/-40 g (mean +/- SD, p < 0.02) with enalapril. Mibefradil matched enalapril in 24-h ABP control. Enalapril reduced LVM significantly after 12 weeks (p < 0.02). Mibefradil did not significantly reduce LVM after 12 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Medical University Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martina
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lorz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frach
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bart
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Battegay
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004656:Enalapril / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D020748:Mibefradil; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D020748:Mibefradil; D004656:Enalapril