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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
The clinical efficacy and safety of bevantolol hydrochloride, a newly developed beta-blocker, used in combination with other types of antihypertensive agents, were evaluated in patients with severe hypertension by multicenter open-label trials. A total of 28 patients were studied at 20 medical centers. Four patients (14.3%) were excluded for some reasons, and the remaining 24 patients (22 outpatients and 2 inpatients) were analyzed. Following the initiation of therapy, blood pressure decreased from 181 +/- 15 (SD)/114 +/- 3 mmHg to 170 +/- 17/102 +/- 8 mmHg (p < 0.01) on the 14th day of the therapy and gradually lowered further thereafter. At the end of the trial (8th week), blood pressure was stabilized at the level of 160 +/- 14/96 +/- 10 mmHg. The antihypertensive efficacy rated by the changes in mean blood pressure was 79.2% (19/24). Pulse rate decreased slightly but significantly from 75 +/- 10 beats/min to 70 +/- 7 (p < 0.05) on the 14th day of the therapy and stabilized at the similar level thereafter. As abnormal laboratory data were detected in 3 patients and 1 patient complained of a mild headache, the safety ratio was 83.3% (20/24 patients). When the usefulness was assessed in terms of antihypertensive efficacy and safety profiles, bevantolol hydrochloride was considered useful in 75.0% of the patients studied. In conclusion, bevantolol hydrochloride, used in combination with other classes of antihypertensive agents, appears to be an excellent drug for the management of patients with severe hypertension.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0946-1965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
240-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical evaluation of bevantolol hydrochloride in patients with severe hypertension. The Cooperative Study Group on Bevantolol in Japan.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Multicenter Study