title: Safety and efficacy of antihypertensive therapy with add-on angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker after successful coronary stent implantation.
abstract: This study was performed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of additional antihypertensive therapy with angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker (ARB; olmesartan or valsartan) after successful stent implantation in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Fifty patients with CAD after successful stent implantation were included in this study. They were divided into an ARB group, which initially received olmesartan (n=20, 14+/-8 mg day(-1)) or valsartan (n=20, 60+/-23 mg day(-1)) immediately after stent implantation, and a non-ARB group (n=10) according to their blood pressure (BP). Follow-up coronary angiography, measurement of BP and blood sampling were performed before (at baseline) and 6-8 months after stent implantation (at follow-up). There were no significant differences in the baseline characteristics between the groups, except for BP. Although there were no changes in % diameter restenosis between the groups, the BP level in the ARB group at follow-up showed a significant reduction (125+/-12/69+/-9 mm Hg) and reached the target BP. There were no critical adverse effects in the ARB group throughout the study period. In addition, serum high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and pentraxin 3 were significantly decreased in the ARB group but not in the non-ARB group. Although olmesartan and valsartan induced similar BP-lowering effects, olmesartan but not valsartan induced a significant decrease in hs-CRP, but did not increase serum uric acid. In conclusion, antihypertensive therapy with add-on low-dose ARB after stent implantation was safe and achieved the target BP. In particular, olmesartan had an anti-inflammatory effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.forename: Shin-Ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takamiya
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kiya
authors.forename: Tadaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arimura
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Yoshinari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Keijiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saku
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D015607:Stents; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014633:Valine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068756:Valsartan; D000099153:Pentraxins
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D007093:Imidazoles; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component; D013777:Tetrazoles; D014633:Valine; D000068756:Valsartan; D000099153:Pentraxins; C437965:olmesartan