title: [The comparison of hypotensive efficiency and tolerability of amlodipine and enalapril in patients with essential hypertension].
abstract: In this multicentre, double-blind trial in 176 patients with mild or moderate essential hypertension were randomized to amlodipine or enalapril monotherapy after 2-week period of placebo. Doses of amlodipine (2.5-10 mg once daily) and enalapril (5-20 mg once daily) were titrated to achieve office blood pressure below 140/90 mm Hg during 8 weeks of therapy. Both drugs were similarly effective in lowering blood pressure and goal blood pressure was achieved in 72.4% patients treated with amlodipine and 67.4% with enalapril. Also, degree of reduction of blood pressure was similar in both groups. Compared to initial values: systolic/diastolic blood pressure decreased by 23.5/14.9 mm Hg in amlodipine group and 23.2/14.0 mm Hg in subjects receiving enalapril. However, adverse effects, especially dry cough were more frequent in enalapril-treated patients. Both amlodipine and enalapril provide significant blood pressure reduction in stage I-II hypertension. Tolerance of short-term therapy was good in both groups however number of adverse events was significantly lower in amlodipine-treated patients.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych i Nadciśnienia Tetniczego AM w Warszawie.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gryglas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017311:Amlodipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004656:Enalapril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D017311:Amlodipine; D004656:Enalapril
vernacular_title: Porównanie skuteczności hipotensyjnej i tolerancji amlodypiny oraz enalaprylu u chorych z pierwotnym nadciśnieniem tetniczym.