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Effect of amlodipine + candesartan on cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease (from The Heart Institute of Japan Candesartan Randomized Trial for Evaluation in Coronary Artery Disease [HIJ-CREATE] Study).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20816122     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Combination therapy with calcium channel blockers and angiotensin II receptor blockers is recommended as one of the effective therapies for hypertension. However, it remains unclear whether this combination reduces major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients with hypertension with coronary artery disease (CAD). The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of amlodipine plus candesartan on MACEs in patients with hypertension with CAD. The study population was drawn from The Heart Institute of Japan Candesartan Randomized Trial for Evaluation in Coronary Artery Disease (HIJ-CREATE), which was a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial including 2,049 patients with hypertension with angiographically documented CAD. Subgroup analysis was performed in patients treated with amlodipine at baseline (n = 388). The median follow-up period was 4.3 years. Treatment using amlodipine plus candesartan reduced the risk for MACEs by 39% (p = 0.015) compared to that using amlodipine without angiotensin II receptor blockers. Among the individual events constituting MACEs, the incidence of unstable angina pectoris requiring hospitalization was significantly lower, by 52% (p = 0.007). In conclusion, amlodipine plus candesartan demonstrated a more favorable effect on reducing cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension with CAD compared to amlodipine-based therapy without candesartan.
Authors:
Junichi Yamaguchi; Nobuhisa Hagiwara; Hiroshi Ogawa; Ryo Koyanagi; Hiroshi Kasanuki; Atsushi Takagi; Fumiaki Mori; Michitaka Nagashima; Masahiro Yagi;
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  106     ISSN:  1879-1913     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-06     Completed Date:  2010-09-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  819-24     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, The Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amlodipine / therapeutic use*
Angina, Unstable / etiology,  prevention & control
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / therapeutic use*
Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
Benzimidazoles / therapeutic use*
Coronary Artery Disease / complications,  drug therapy*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension / complications,  drug therapy*
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Tetrazoles / therapeutic use*
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; 0/Antihypertensive Agents; 0/Benzimidazoles; 0/Tetrazoles; 139481-59-7/candesartan; 88150-42-9/Amlodipine
Investigator
Investigator/Affiliation:
Hiroshi Kasanuki / ; Nobuhisa Hagiwara / ; Saichi Hosoda / ; Tetsuya Sumiyoshi / ; Takashi Honda / ; Kazuo Haze / ; Hiroshi Ogawa / ; Masahiro Yagi / ; Junichi Yamaguchi / ; Ryo Koyanagi / ; Keiji Ueda / ; Hiroshi Matsuo / ; Hideki Origasa / ; Hirokazu Hayakawa / ; Tadanori Aizawa / ; Kazuzo Kato / ; Katsunori Shimada / ; Atsushi Takagi / ; Ryuta Asano / ; Akira Ito / ; Koichi Nakao / ; Tatsuro Uchida / ; Toshiaki Oka / ; Kamon Imai / ; Yasuhiro Endoh / ; Kazunori Iwade / ; Naohide Tanaka / ; Tatsuro Ueda / ; Hiroyuki Tanaka / ; Masao Kawaguchi / ; Satoshi Ohnishi / ; Yasuhiro Kawagoe / ; Naoya Fujita / ; Takao Yamauchi /

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