Clinical evaluation of amlodipine combined with enalapril in treatment of elderly patients with hypertension
- VernacularTitle:氨氯地平联用依那普利治疗老年高血压病疗效评价
- Author:
Luping ZHONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pharmacodynamics;
amlodipine;
enalapril;
elderly;
hypertens ion
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2002;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
AIM: To investigate the efficacy of amlodipine, enalapril, a nd amlodipine plus enalapril on elderly patients with hypertension. METHOD S: 100 cases were randomly assigned to two groups: 50 cases treated with 5 mg qd of amlodipine (amlodipine group), and another 50 cases treated with 10 mg qd enalapril of (enalapril group). After two weeks, the cases that blood pres sure was not decreased significantly were added enalapril 10 mg qd in amlodipine group and added amlodipine 5 mg qd in enalapril group for two weeks. RE SULTS: After two weeks and four weeks, the total effective rates were 62 % and 94% (P
