Why the study?
Does telmisartan compared to enalapril improve blood pressure control in patients with severe hypertension?
Population
Patients with severe hypertension
Comparison
Once-daily telmisartan, either alone or in… vs Enalapril regimen for 8 weeks
Design
Other, open-label
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Telmisartan-based regimens may improve DBP control versus enalapril in severe hypertension; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does telmisartan compared to enalapril improve blood pressure control in patients with severe hypertension?
Telmisartan, alone or in combination with HCTZ and amlodipine, is safe and at least as effective as an enalapril-based regimen for treating severe hypertension.
NEUTEL et al. (1999) studied this question.
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