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SUBMITTER: Kreutz R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8031602 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kreutz Reinhold R Ammentorp Bettina B Laeis Petra P de la Sierra Alejandro A
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 20140920 10
This prespecified subgroup analysis of a phase III study examined the effect of adding hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) to olmesartan (OLM)/amlodipine (AML) in patients with moderate to severe hypertension stratified by age, sex, body mass index, and hypertension severity. A total of 2690 patients, aged 18 years and older, with seated blood pressure (SeBP) ≥160/100 mm Hg received placebo or OLM/AML 20/5 mg, 40/5 mg, or 40/10 mg during a 2-week, double-blind, run-in period, after which they were alloca ...[more]