Why the study?
Do calcium antagonists provide a superior antihypertensive response compared to other antihypertensive agents in elderly and black patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension?
Population
Elderly and black patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension
Comparison
Calcium antagonists vs Diuretics, beta-adrenergic blockers, and…
Design
Review
Authors
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Does not justify preferential calcium antagonist use in elderly hypertensives; leaves open race-specific responses pending randomized confirmation.
Do calcium antagonists provide a superior antihypertensive response compared to other antihypertensive agents in elderly and black patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension?
Calcium antagonists do not show preferential efficacy in the elderly, but they do provide a greater antihypertensive response in black patients compared to beta-blockers or ACE inhibitors.
W. Zing (1991) studied this question.
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