Why the study?
Does telmisartan reduce early morning blood pressure surge compared to ramipril in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension?
Does telmisartan reduce early morning blood pressure surge compared to ramipril in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension?
Telmisartan significantly reduces early morning systolic blood pressure surge compared with ramipril in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension.
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Telmisartan was associated with greater morning BP surge reduction than ramipril; leaves open whether this reduces events in high-surge patients.
Gosse et al. (2007) studied this question.
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