Why the study?
Does long-term treatment with alprenolol maintain blood pressure reduction in women with arterial hypertension?
Population
26 women with arterial hypertension from a population study
Comparison
Alprenolol administered over a two-year period vs Placebo and propranolol during the two-year period
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
about two years
Authors
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May support sustained BP control with alprenolol in hypertensive women; leaves open generalizability and requires RCT confirmation.
Does long-term treatment with alprenolol maintain blood pressure reduction in women with arterial hypertension?
Alprenolol provides sustained long-term blood pressure control over two years in women with arterial hypertension, with a favorable effect on serum uric acid levels.
Calle Bengtsson (1974) studied this question.