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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
A certain percentage of aldosterone (ALD) breakthrough generally occurs in patients with hypertension and chronic heart failure and is an important issue during long-term treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB). It has been reported that efonidipine decreases the plasma levels of ALD. However, the long-term effects of efonidipine on the plasma levels of ALD and the left ventricular mass index (LVMI) remain unknown in patients with hypertension. Sixty stable outpatients with essential hypertension who had received amlodipine and ACE-I or ARB for more than 1 year were randomized into two groups (amlodipine group (n=30): continuous amlodipine treatment at a stable dose; efonidipine group (n=30): amlodipine (5 mg day(-1)) was changed to efonidipine at a dose of 40 mg day(-1)). There was no difference in their baseline characteristics including the LVMI and plasma levels of ALD. In the amlodipine group, there were no significant changes in blood pressure, LVMI or plasma levels of ALD for 18 months. In the efonidipine group, blood pressure did not change after replacement of amlodipine with efonidipine, although there was a significant decrease in the plasma levels of ALD after 6 months. The decrease in ALD was sustained for 18 months and LVMI was significantly decreased after 18 months (121+/-25 vs. 114+/-21 g m(-2), P<0.05). There was a significant correlation between the changes in LVMI and % changes of ALD in the efonidipine group. These findings indicate that the effect of efonidipine on the suppression of plasma ALD was sustained for at least 18 months and that long-term efonidipine therapy decreases LVMI in patients with essential hypertension.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1348-4214
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
670-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Aldosterone, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Amlodipine, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Antihypertensive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Calcium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Dihydropyridines, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Natriuretic Peptide, Brain, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Nitrophenols, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Organophosphorus Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Renin, pubmed-meshheading:19498438-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term effect of efonidipine therapy on plasma aldosterone and left ventricular mass index in patients with essential hypertension.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Tsukinowa, Seta, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. tutamoto@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't