Why the study?
Does lacidipine reduce blood pressure and is it well-tolerated in elderly hypertensive patients compared to placebo or other antihypertensives?
Does lacidipine reduce blood pressure and is it well-tolerated in elderly hypertensive patients compared to placebo or other antihypertensives?
Lacidipine 4 mg once daily is an effective and well-tolerated antihypertensive option for elderly patients, offering comparable efficacy to other agents with a favorable tolerability profile.
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May support lacidipine consideration in elderly hypertension; extends CCB tolerability data but leaves comparative effectiveness open.
Rizzini et al. (1991) studied this question.
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