Why the study?
Does atenolol 100 mg a day reverse left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with essential hypertension?
Population
15 patients with essential hypertension (class I, II WHO), mean age 46 years, 9 males and 6 females.
Comparison
Atenolol 100 mg a day for 1 year vs Control
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Atenolol may regress LVH in hypertension; leaves open confirmation in randomized outcome trials.
Does atenolol 100 mg a day reverse left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with essential hypertension?
Treatment with atenolol for one year significantly reverses left ventricular hypertrophy in relatively young patients with essential hypertension.
F et al. (1982) studied this question.
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