Doxazosin and Ramipril in Hypertension

Summary

Randomized double-blind parallel group study in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension to evaluate the effects beyond the blood pressure lowering effect of treatment for 12 weeks with ramipril or doxazosin on hemostatic mechanisms and on endothelial function.

Timeline

Start

2011-03

Primary completion

2015-02

Completion

2015-04

Publications

• Jekell A, Kalani M, Kahan T. The interrelation of endothelial function and microvascular reactivity in different vascular beds, and risk assessment in hypertension: results from the Doxazosin-ramipril study. Heart Vessels. 2019 Mar;34(3):484-495. doi: 10.1007/s00380-018-1265-7. Epub 2018 Sep 22.
• Ekholm M, Jekell A, Wallen NH, Gigante B, Kahan T. Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition and Alpha 1-Adrenergic Receptor Blockade on Inflammation and Hemostasis in Human Hypertension. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2018 Apr;71(4):240-247. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000565.
• Jekell A, Kahan T. The usefulness of a single arm cuff oscillometric method (Arteriograph) to assess changes in central aortic blood pressure and arterial stiffness by antihypertensive treatment: results from the Doxazosin-Ramipril Study. Blood Press. 2018 Apr;27(2):88-98. doi: 10.1080/08037051.2017.1394791. Epub 2017 Oct 26.
• Jekell A, Kalani M, Kahan T. The effects of alpha 1-adrenoceptor blockade and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on central and brachial blood pressure and vascular reactivity: the doxazosin-ramipril study. Heart Vessels. 2017 Jun;32(6):674-684. doi: 10.1007/s00380-016-0924-9. Epub 2016 Nov 24.

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