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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Cross-sectional studies have shown a positive association between increased pulse pressure (PP) and an increased likelihood of a C-reactive protein (CRP) level >3 mg/L. In a retrospective subgroup analysis of the hypertensive subjects of the multicenter double-blind study, REASON (PREterax in Regression of Arterial Stiffness in a ContrOlled Double-BliNd), in which fixed first-line antihypertensive combination therapy with an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, perindopril (2 mg), and a diuretic, indapamide (0.625 mg), proved significantly more effective than atenolol in normalizing PP, we sought to determine whether perindopril plus indapamide was also more effective than atenolol in lowering CRP levels and, if so, whether this effect correlated with a preferential reduction in PP. At the final visit (12 months) in the 269 patients studied, the decrease in PP was greater, and the proportion of patients with CRP >3 mg/L lower (17.9% versus 28. 9%, P=0.03; adjusted odds ratio, 1.02 to 4.08, P=0.01), in the perindopril plus indapamide group than in the atenolol group. After adjustment for confounders, patients with a baseline CRP >3 mg/L displaying the greatest decrease in PP were more likely (P=0.04) to have a CRP < or =3 mg/L at 12 months. No such relationship was found with systolic or diastolic blood pressure. Perindopril-indapamide combination therapy is more effective than beta-blockade in lowering elevated CRP in hypertensive subjects. This effect is significantly associated with a more effective PP reduction in patients with baseline CRP >3 mg/L.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1524-4563
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
151-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Antihypertensive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Atenolol, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-C-Reactive Protein, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Diuretics, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Indapamide, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Perindopril, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15956115-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
C-reactive protein elevation predicts pulse pressure reduction in hypertensive subjects.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine and Hypertension, CHU Purpan, Toulouse Cedex 9, France. amar.j@chu-toulouse.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't