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SUBMITTER: Schrover IM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5654008 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schrover Ilse M IM Dorresteijn Jannick A N JAN Smits Jodine E JE Danser A H Jan AHJ Visseren Frank L J FLJ Spiering Wilko W
Clinical hypertension 20171024
<h4>Background</h4>In patients with obesity-related hypertension (ORH), reaction to antihypertensive medication is likely influenced by patientcharacteristics.<h4>Methods</h4>Effects of aliskiren, moxonidine and hydrochlorothiazide on 24-h blood pressure (BP) were compared to placebo. Linear mixed effect models were used to analyze the effect of patient characteristics on BP levels and treatment response.<h4>Results</h4>Systolic BP response to aliskiren was higher in patients with a BMI > 30.7 k ...[more]