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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
We hypothesized that losartan was superior to atenolol in reducing cardiovascular events in a lower-risk group (LRG) versus a higher-risk group (HRG) of patients in a Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction (LIFE) substudy, independently of blood pressure (BP) reduction. In a post hoc analysis, we designated 4282 patients as LRG on the basis of: (1) no previous cardiovascular disease (coronary, cerebral, peripheral vascular disease); (2) no diabetes; (3) no isolated systolic hypertension; and (4) inclusion of the lowest 3 quartiles of electrocardiographically documented left ventricular hypertrophy. The HRG consisted of 4911 remaining patients who did not qualify for the LRG. In the LRG, losartan was superior to atenolol in reducing stroke: hazard ratio (HR), 0.72 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.53 to 0.98); new-onset diabetes (HR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.58 to 0.93]; and new-onset atrial fibrillation: HR, 0.69 (95% CI, 0.51 to 0.92), all P<0.05 but not composite end points or cardiovascular mortality (both P=NS). In the HRG, losartan was superior to atenolol in reducing composite end points: HR, 0.82 (95% CI, 0.71 to 0.94), P<0.01; cardiovascular mortality: HR, 0.77 (95% CI, 0.62 to 0.95), P<0.05; stroke: HR, 0.75 (95% CI, 0.61 to 0.92), P<0.01; new-onset diabetes: HR, 0.76 (95% CI, 0.60 to 0.96), P<0.05; and new-onset atrial fibrillation: HR, 0.71 (95% CI, 0.58 to 88), P<0.05. Test for interaction of treatment with LRG versus HRG was not significant for composite end point, stroke, or atrial fibrillation, but was for cardiovascular mortality (P=0.018). Achieved systolic BP reduction favored losartan over atenolol by -1.8 mm Hg in LRG (P=NS) and -0.7 mm Hg (P=0.001) in HRG, but no significant differences occurred in diastolic or mean BP in either group. In conclusion, losartan compared with atenolol reduces the risk of stroke, new-onset diabetes, and new-onset atrial fibrillation in the LRG and the HRG.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1524-4563
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
492-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Atenolol, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Atrial Fibrillation, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Cardiovascular Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Diabetes Mellitus, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Losartan, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Risk, pubmed-meshheading:16116047-Stroke
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertensive patients with lower versus higher risk: a LIFE substudy.
pubmed:affiliation
Heart Disease Prevention Program, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. ssfranklinmd@earthlink.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article