HIGH Altitude CArdiovascular REsearch in the ANDES

Summary

This study is aimed to assess the efficacy of combined treatment with two antihypertensive agents (telmisartan and nifedipine) in subjects with mild hypertension exposed to high altitude.

Timeline

Start

2012-05

Primary completion

2012-09

Completion

2012-10

Publications

• Caravita S, Faini A, Baratto C, Bilo G, Macarlupu JL, Lang M, Revera M, Lombardi C, Villafuerte FC, Agostoni P, Parati G. Upward Shift and Steepening of the Blood Pressure Response to Exercise in Hypertensive Subjects at High Altitude. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Jun 9;7(12):e008506. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.008506.
• Bilo G, Villafuerte FC, Faini A, Anza-Ramirez C, Revera M, Giuliano A, Caravita S, Gregorini F, Lombardi C, Salvioni E, Macarlupu JL, Ossoli D, Landaveri L, Lang M, Agostoni P, Sosa JM, Mancia G, Parati G. Ambulatory blood pressure in untreated and treated hypertensive patients at high altitude: the High Altitude Cardiovascular Research-Andes study. Hypertension. 2015 Jun;65(6):1266-72. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.05003. Epub 2015 Apr 20.

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