title: A 24-week dose-titration study of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor imidapril in the treatment of mild-to-moderate essential hypertension in the elderly.
abstract: This multicentre, randomized, double-blind study compared the anti-hypertensive efficacy and safety of oral once-daily imidapril 5-20 mg and hydrochlorothiazide 12.5-50 mg in elderly patients with mild-to-moderate essential hypertension. After 24 weeks of treatment, there was a significant reduction in mean sitting diastolic blood pressure from 102.5 mmHg to 87.2 mmHg in the imidapril group (n = 226) and from 102.7 mmHg to 87.4 mmHg in the hydrochlorothiazide group (n = 123) (intent-to-treat population). There were corresponding reductions in sitting systolic blood pressure and standing blood pressure. At least one adverse event was reported by 46% of patients in the imidapril group and 53% of patients in the hydrochlorothiazide group. Imidapril 5-20 mg is as effective and well tolerated as hydrochlorothiazide in the treatment of mild-to-moderate hypertension in elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: MDS Pharma Services, Wokingham, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dews
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: VandenBurg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D048289:Imidazolidines
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D048289:Imidazolidines; C065166:imidapril