Why the study?
Does the DASH diet enhance the blood pressure reduction of losartan in patients with essential hypertension?
Population
55 participants with essential hypertension
Comparison
DASH diet combined with losartan 50 mg daily for… vs Control diet combined with losartan 50 mg daily…
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned to 8 weeks of controlled feeding; within each arm…
Follow-up
8 weeks (4 weeks per cross-over period)
Authors
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Supports DASH addition to losartan for greater BP reduction; confirms dietary augmentation of ARB efficacy in hypertension.
Does the DASH diet enhance the blood pressure reduction of losartan in patients with essential hypertension?
The DASH diet significantly enhances the antihypertensive efficacy of losartan in patients with essential hypertension, particularly in African Americans.
P R Conlin (2003) studied this question.
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