title: [Which role for calcium antagonists in the treatment of arterial hypertension after the ACCOMPLISH study?].
abstract: The recently published ACCOMPLISH study concludes that the combination of a dihydropyridin calcium-antagonist (amlodipine) with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) is superior to the classical ACE-hydrochlorothiazide diuretic association in terms of cardiovascular risk reduction in high-risk hypertensive patients. These results contrast with those of the older ALLHAT study in which amlodipine was not superior to another thiazide diuretic (chlortalidone). This paper presents the results of both studies and attempts to put them in the larger perspective of the management of arterial hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne générale, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mottu
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perrier
mesh_terms: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers