Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan (CASE-J) Trial of Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (candesartan cilexetil- Blopress®) and a calcium channel blocker (amlodipine besilate- Norvasc®/Amlodin®) in terms of the incidence of cardiovascular events among high-risk hypertensive patients.

Timeline

Start

2001-09

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-12

Publications

• Background Fukui T, Rahman M, Hayashi K, Takeda K, Higaki J, Sato T, Fukushima M, Sakamoto J, Morita S, Ogihara T, Fukiyama K, Fujishima M, Saruta T; CASE-J Study Group. Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan (CASE-J) trial of cardiovascular events in high-risk hypertensive patients: rationale, design, and methods. Hypertens Res. 2003 Dec;26(12):979-90. doi: 10.1291/hypres.26.979.
• Ogihara T, Nakao K, Fukui T, Fukiyama K, Fujimoto A, Ueshima K, Oba K, Shimamoto K, Matsuoka H, Saruta T; CASE-J Trial Group. The optimal target blood pressure for antihypertensive treatment in Japanese elderly patients with high-risk hypertension: a subanalysis of the Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan (CASE-J) trial. Hypertens Res. 2008 Aug;31(8):1595-601. doi: 10.1291/hypres.31.1595.

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