title: Role of olmesartan in combination therapy in blood pressure control and vascular function.
abstract: Angiotensin receptor blockers have emerged as a first-line therapy in the management of hypertension and hypertension-related comorbidities. Since national and international guidelines have stressed the need to control blood pressure to <140/90 mmHg in uncomplicated hypertension and <130/80 mmHg in those with associated comorbidities such as diabetes or chronic kidney disease, these goal blood pressures can only be achieved through combination therapy. Of several drugs that can be effectively combined to attain the recommended blood pressure goals, fixed-dose combinations of angiotensin receptor blockers and the calcium channel blocker amlodipine provide additive antihypertensive effects associated with a safe profile and increased adherence to therapy. In this article, we review the evidence regarding the beneficial effects of renin-angiotensin system blockade with olmesartan medoxomil and amlodipine in terms of blood pressure control and improvement of vascular function and target organ damage.
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. cferrari@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ferrario
authors.forename: Ronald D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D017311:Amlodipine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D013777:Tetrazoles; D017311:Amlodipine; C437965:olmesartan