title: The efficacy of telmisartan compared with perindopril in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension.
abstract: In this study, efficacy of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker telmisartan given as monotherapy was compared with that of perindopril monotherapy in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension. After a 2-week, single-blind, placebo run-in period, 60 patients were randomised to double-blind, once-daily treatment with telmisartan 80 mg or perindopril 4 mg for 6 weeks. Clinic and ambulatory blood pressure measurements and clinical laboratory evaluation were performed at the end of the placebo run-in and active treatment phases. Both telmisartan and perindopril significantly (p < 0.0001) reduced clinic systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) compared with baseline values. Also, both drugs significantly (p < 0.0001) reduced 24-h mean ambulatory SBP and DBP compared with baseline. Comparison of the mean hourly antihypertensive activities showed that the reduction in mean ambulatory DBP for the last 8 h of the dosing interval was significantly greater (p < 0.05) in telmisartan-treated patients. A 24-h mean DBP of <85 mmHg was observed in 66.6% of the telmisartan-treated patients but in only 46.6% of the perindopril-treated patients (p < 0.05). It is concluded that telmisartan and perindopril both produce significant reductions in clinic SBP and DBP, but the mean reduction in ambulatory DBP during the last 8 h of the dosing interval is greater in patients treated with telmisartan.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Ege University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey. inalbantgil@hotmail.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nalbantgil
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nalbantgil
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozerkan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gürgün
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zoghi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aytimur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Onder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001565:Benzoates / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020913:Perindopril / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D000077333:Telmisartan
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D001565:Benzoates; D000077333:Telmisartan; D020913:Perindopril