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ABSTRACT: Background and purpose
Blood pressure (BP) control is strongly recommended, but BP control rate has not been well studied in patients with stroke. We evaluated the BP control rate with fimasartan-based antihypertensive therapy initiated in patients with recent cerebral ischemia.Methods
This multicenter, prospective, single-arm trial involved 27 centers in South Korea. Key inclusion criteria were recent cerebral ischemia within 90 days and high BP [systolic blood pressure (SBP) >140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) >90 mm Hg]. BP lowering was initiated with fimasartan. BP management during the follow-up was at the discretion of the responsible investigators. The primary endpoint was the target BP goal achievement rate (<140/90 mm Hg) at 24 weeks. Key secondary endpoints included achieved BP and BP changes at each visit, and clinical events (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03231293).Results
Of 1,035 patients enrolled, 1,026 were included in the safety analysis, and 951 in the efficacy analysis. Their mean age was 64.1 years, 33% were female, the median time interval from onset to enrollment was 10 days, and the baseline SBP and DBP were 162.3±16.0 and 92.2±12.4 mm Hg (mean±SD). During the study period, 55.5% of patients were maintained on fimasartan monotherapy, and 44.5% received antihypertensive therapies other than fimasartan monotherapy at at least one visit. The target BP goal achievement rate at 24-week was 67.3% (48.6% at 4-week and 61.4% at 12-week). The mean BP was 139.0/81.8±18.3/11.7, 133.8/79.2±16.4/11.0, and 132.8/78.5±15.6/10.9 mm Hg at 4-, 12-, and 24-week. The treatment-emergent adverse event rate was 5.4%, including one serious adverse event.Conclusions
Fimasartan-based BP lowering achieved the target BP in two-thirds of patients at 24 weeks, and was generally well tolerated.
SUBMITTER: Hong KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8242309 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hong Keun Sik KS Kwon Sun Uck SU Park Jong Ho JH Cha Jae Kwan JK Jung Jin Man JM Kim Yong Jae YJ Lee Kyung Bok KB Sohn Sung Il SI Lee Yong Seok YS Rha Joung Ho JH Kwon Jee Hyun JH Han Sang Won SW Kim Bum Joon BJ Koo Jaseong J Choi Jay Chol JC Sung Sang Min SM Lee Soo Joo SJ Park Man Seok MS Ahn Seong Hwan SH Bang Oh Young OY Hwang Yang Ha YH Nam Hyo Suk HS Park Jong Moo JM Bae Hee Joon HJ Kim Eung Gyu EG Lee Kyung Yul KY Oh Mi Sun MS
Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) 20210701 3
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Blood pressure (BP) control is strongly recommended, but BP control rate has not been well studied in patients with stroke. We evaluated the BP control rate with fimasartan-based antihypertensive therapy initiated in patients with recent cerebral ischemia.<h4>Methods</h4>This multicenter, prospective, single-arm trial involved 27 centers in South Korea. Key inclusion criteria were recent cerebral ischemia within 90 days and high BP [systolic blood pressure (SBP) >1 ...[more]