Study of sustained blood pressure-lowering effect of azelnidipine guided by self-measured morning and evening home blood pressure: subgroup analysis of the At-HOME study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Morning hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, and consequently diagnosis and control of morning hypertension are considered very important. We previously reported the results of the Azelnidipine Treatment for Hypertension Open-label Monitoring in the Early morning (At-HOME) Study, which indicated that azelnidipine effectively controlled morning hypertension.

Objectives

The objective of this At-HOME subgroup analysis was to evaluate the sustained blood pressure (BP)-lowering effect of azelnidipine, using mean morning and evening systolic BP [ME average] and morning systolic BP minus evening systolic BP (ME difference).

Methods

We analyzed the self-measured home BP data (measured in the morning and at bedtime) from this

SUBMITTER: Kario K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3627021 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature