Efficacy and Safety of Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Combination Compared to Valsartan Monotherapy or Hydrochlorothiazide Monotherapy in Elderly (>70) With Mild-moderate Hypertension.

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of initial treatment therapy with valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) versus the initial treatment therapy with monotherapies (valsartan or HCTZ) in the very elderly patients (greater than or equal to 70 years) with stage 1 or 2 hypertension

Timeline

Start

2008-04

Primary completion

2009-06

Completion

2009-06

Publications

• Cushman WC, Duprez DA, Weintraub HS, Purkayastha D, Zappe D, Samuel R, Izzo JL Jr. Home and clinic blood pressure responses in elderly individuals with systolic hypertension. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2012 May-Jun;6(3):210-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2012.03.001.
• Weintraub HS, Duprez DA, Cushman WC, Zappe DH, Purkayastha D, Samuel R, Izzo JL Jr. Antihypertensive response to thiazide diuretic or angiotensin receptor blocker in elderly hypertensives is not influenced by pretreatment plasma renin activity. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2012 Apr;26(2):145-55. doi: 10.1007/s10557-011-6365-x.
• Izzo JL Jr, Weintraub HS, Duprez DA, Purkayastha D, Zappe D, Samuel R, Cushman WC. Treating systolic hypertension in the very elderly with valsartan-hydrochlorothiazide vs. either monotherapy: ValVET primary results. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011 Oct;13(10):722-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00498.x. Epub 2011 Jul 14.
• Duprez DA, Weintraub HS, Cushman WC, Purkayastha D, Zappe D, Samuel R, Izzo JL Jr. Effect of valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide, and their combination on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure response in elderly patients with systolic hypertension: a ValVET substudy. Blood Press Monit. 2011 Aug;16(4):186-96. doi: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e32834944e9.

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