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Therapy with the Combination of Amlodipine and Irbesartan Has Persistent Preventative Effects on Stroke Onset Associated with BDNF Preservation on Cerebral Vessels in Hypertensive Rats
In this study, we investigated the significant beneficial effects of the combination therapy using amlodipine and irbesartan against stroke onset in hypertensive rats. The animals were fed an 8 % sodium diet and assigned to (1) vehicle, (2) amlodipine (2 mg/kg/day), (3) irbesartan (20 mg/kg/day), and (4) amlodipine + irbesartan groups. The drugs were given orally until 35 days, and incidences of stroke-related signs and mortality and blood pressure (BP) were monitored. Cerebral blood flow (CBF), brain water content, weight of the brain and left ventricle, and histological evaluations were conducted for the treated grou...
Source: Translational Stroke Research - December 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Effect of Amlodipine in Stroke and Myocardial infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
ConclusionIn the pooled analysis of data from 12 randomised controlled trials and one double-blinded cohort study measuring the effect of CCBs, we found that the CCB amlodipine reduced the risk of stroke and MI in hypertensive patients. Superior results for amlodipine were found in ten of the 13 studies included in this meta-analysis.
Source: Cardiology and Therapy - September 4, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

A Cost-Utility Analysis of Calcium Channel Blockers (Ccbs) Compared with Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (Arbs) In Preventing Stroke And Myocardial Infarction Among Hypertension Patients In The Taiwan
Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke and myocardial infarction (MI), which imposes a substantial burden on patients, caregivers, and society. Despite the high financial burden, limited studies have examined the cost-effectiveness of hypertension treatments in Taiwan. This cost utility analysis was conducted to determine the costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) associated with amlodipine (CCB) and valsartan (ARB) in preventing stroke and MI among Taiwanese hypertension patients.
Source: Value in Health - November 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: C.H. Fang, K.Y. Lin, Y.C. Huang, L. Liu Source Type: research

A Cost Utility Analysis of Amlodipine Compared with Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers in Preventing Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Among Hypertension Patients in the Philippines
Hypertension represents a major health problem, affecting more than 21% of adults in the Philippines. Amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker, is considered to have better tolerance and effectiveness than other classes of antihypertensive treatments. Limited studies have examined the cost-effectiveness of Amlodipine in the Philippines. The purpose of this study was to compare the costs and effectiveness associated with Amlodipine and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (Valsartan) in preventing stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) among Filipino hypertension patients.
Source: Value in Health - November 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: G Encelan-Brizuela, K.Y. Lin, L. Liu Source Type: research

Role of TREK-1 in Health and Disease, Focus on the Central Nervous System
Conclusion and Perspectives Since their cloning 20 years ago, the physiological importance of TREK-1 channels has continued to grow (Figure 3). Today, TREK-1 channels have been shown to be important and their presence is essential in a number of physiopathological processes. Their involvement in these different processes demonstrate the necessity to design pharmacological modulators, activators or inhibitors, of these channels to correct any TREK-1-related dysfunctions. Despites a number of studies and many molecule screenings, only few putative new drugs were identified. The activators belonging to the ML and BL series ...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 10, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

A Systematic Review on the Efficacy of Amlodipine in the Treatment of Patients With Hypertension With Concomitant Diabetes Mellitus and/or Renal Dysfunction, When Compared With Other Classes of Antihypertensive Medication
The long-term cardiovascular (CV) effects of calcium channel blockers, with special focus on amlodipine, were compared with other classes of antihypertensive medications in high-risk hypertensive patient subgroups. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis was undertaken of 38 unique randomized, active-controlled, parallel-group trials comparing amlodipine/calcium channel blockers with diuretics, β-blockers, α-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, or angiotensin II receptor blockers, with ≥6-month follow-up, and which had included assessment of blood pressure (BP) and CV events [all-cause death, CV...
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - September 1, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Effects of Valsartan Versus Amlodipine in Diabetic Hypertensive Patients With or Without Previous Cardiovascular Disease
In conclusion, the ARB- and the CCB-based treatments exerted similar protective effects of CVD events regardless of the presence of previous CVD. For stroke events, the ARB may have more protective effects than the CCB in diabetic hypertensive patients with previous CVD.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - September 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kentaro Yamashita, Takahisa Kondo, Takashi Muramatsu, Kunihiro Matsushita, Takanori Nagahiro, Kengo Maeda, Satoshi Shintani, Toyoaki Murohara Tags: Systemic Hypertension Source Type: research

Long-term outcomes of lercanidipine versus other calcium channel blockers in newly-diagnosed hypertension: a nationwide cohort study.
CONCLUSION: In newly diagnosed patients with hypertension, lercanidipine was superior than nifedipine in the six-year period when the analyzed endpoint was stroke. PMID: 28300435 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - March 19, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Curr Med Res Opin Source Type: research

Abstract P480: Effects Of Long And Intermediate Acting Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers In Hypertension: A Systematic Review And Aeta-analysis Of 18 Prospective, Actively Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trials Session Title: Antihypertensive Drugs and Pharmacology, Patient-Provider-Healthcare System Issues, and Pediatric and Adolescent Hypertension
Conclusions: This study suggests that Amlodipine offers greater protection against major complications of hypertension compared to intermediate acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers.
Source: Hypertension - September 14, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sandip Chaugai, Hisatomi Arima, Lhamo Yangchen Sherpa, Amir Sepehry Tags: Poster Abstract Presentations Source Type: research

Risk Factors Influencing Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation in ALLHAT.
CONCLUSIONS: AF/AFL is a significant risk factor for stroke, HF, and mortality. Additional risk factors for these outcomes were generally similar for participants with and without baseline or incident AF/AFL. PMID: 30126559 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - August 22, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: J Natl Med Assoc Source Type: research

Mortality and Morbidity During and After Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial: Results by Sex Clinical Trial - ALLHAT
To determine whether an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (lisinopril) or calcium channel blocker (amlodipine) is superior to a diuretic (chlorthalidone) in reducing cardiovascular disease incidence in sex subgroups, we carried out a prespecified subgroup analysis of 15 638 women and 17 719 men in the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT). Total follow-up (active treatment + passive surveillance using national administrative databases to ascertain deaths and hospitalizations) was 8 to 13 years. The primary outcome was fatal coronary heart disease or nonfatal myocardial i...
Source: Hypertension - April 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Oparil, S., Davis, B. R., Cushman, W. C., Ford, C. E., Furberg, C. D., Habib, G. B., Haywood, L. J., Margolis, K., Probstfield, J. L., Whelton, P. K., Wright, J. T., for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group Tags: Primary prevention, Secondary prevention, Clinical Studies Clinical Trial - ALLHAT Source Type: research

Long-term mortality after blood pressure-lowering and lipid-lowering treatment in patients with hypertension in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) Legacy study: 16-year follow-up results of a randomised factorial trial
Publication date: Available online 26 August 2018Source: The LancetAuthor(s): Ajay Gupta, Judith Mackay, Andrew Whitehouse, Thomas Godec, Tim Collier, Stuart Pocock, Neil Poulter, Peter SeverSummaryBackgroundIn patients with hypertension, the long-term cardiovascular and all-cause mortality effects of different blood pressure-lowering regimens and lipid-lowering treatment are not well documented, particularly in clinical trial settings. The Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) Legacy Study reports mortality outcomes after 16 years of follow-up of the UK participants in the original ASCOT trial.MethodsASCOT was...
Source: The Lancet - August 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Amlodipine and cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive patients: meta-analysis comparing amlodipine-based versus other antihypertensive therapy.
CONCLUSIONS: Amlodipine reduced the risk of total cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality compared with non-CCB-based regimens, indicating its benefit for high-risk cardiac patients. PMID: 24851066 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - May 1, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Lee SA, Choi HM, Park HJ, Ko SK, Lee HY Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research

Blood pressure control and cardiovascular outcomes in normal-weight, overweight, and obese hypertensive patients treated with three different antihypertensives in ALLHAT
Objective:Epidemiologically, there is a strong relationship between BMI and blood pressure (BP) levels. We prospectively examined randomization to first-step chlorthalidone, a thiazide-type diuretic; amlodipine, a calcium-channel blocker; and lisinopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, on BP control and cardiovascular outcomes in a hypertensive cohort stratified by baseline BMI [kg/m2; normal weight (BMI 30)]. Methods:In a randomized, double-blind, practice-based Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial, 33 357 hypertensive participants, aged at least 55 years, were followed...
Source: Journal of Hypertension - June 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Obesity Source Type: research

Risks of Adverse Events Following Coprescription of Statins and Calcium Channel Blockers: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
In this study, 5857 patients received coprescription of CYP3A4-metabolized statins and CCBs that inhibit CYP3A4. There were no differences in comorbidity or use of antihypertensive drugs between patients who received CYP3A4-metabolized statins and those who received non-CYP3A4-metabolized statins. Patients who received CYP3A4-metabolized statins had significantly higher risk of acute kidney injury (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 2.12; 95% CI = 1.35–3.35), hyperkalemia (adjusted OR = 2.94; 95% CI = 1.36–6.35), acute myocardial infarction (adjusted OR = 1.55; 95% CI = 1.16–2.07), and acute ischemic ...
Source: Medicine - January 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research