Evaluation of different approaches to the treatment of arterial hypertension: combination treatment with low dose perindopril/indapamide versus sequential treatment of stepped-dose treatment
Andréjak, M.; Zannad, Fïez.; Laville, M.; Duru, Gérard.; Mourad, J-Jacques.; Waeber, B.
Therapie 58(4): 351-352
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5957 PMID: 14679674 Document Number: 560804
A randomised double-blind comparison of three treatment strategies in 533 patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension over 6-9 months. The low-dose perindopril/indapamide (PER/IND) combination (2mg and 0.625mg, respectively) daily resulted in a significantly better blood pressure control and systolic blood pressure decrease. In addition, the low-dose PER/IND combination showed superior efficacy/safety criteria than the sequential strategy of atenolol (50mg) then losartan (50mg) then amlodipine (5mg), and the step-by-step strategy of valsartan (40mg then 80mg then 80mg plus hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg).