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Comparison of lercanidipine plus hydrochlorothiazide vs. lercanidipine plus enalapril on micro and macrocirculation in patients with mild essential hypertension.

Abstract：

:Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers may possess antioxidant properties, and might improve micro and macrovascular structure and function. Combination treatment with an ACE inhibitor may have additional advantages, compared with a thiazide diuretic. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of a short-term treatment with lercanidipine, and to compare two combination treatments: lercanidipine + enalapril vs. lercanidipine + hydrochlorothiazide on structural alterations in retinal arterioles, on skin capillary density and on large artery distensibility. Thirty essential hypertension patients are included in the study, and treated for 4 weeks with lercanidipine 20 mg per day orally. Then, they were treated for 6 months with lercanidipine + enalapril (n = 15) or lercanidipine + hydrochlorothiazide (n = 15) combinations. Investigations were performed on basal condition, after appropriate wash out of previous treatments, after 4 weeks of lercanidipine monotherapy treatment, and at the end of the combination treatment. Non-invasive measurements of wall-to-lumen ratio (WLR) and other morphological parameters of retinal arterioles were performed using either scanning laser Doppler flowmetry or adaptive optics. Capillary density was evaluated by capillaroscopy, while pulse wave velocity was measured, and central blood pressures were assessed by pressure waveform analysis. A significant improvement of WLR and other indices of retinal artery structure is observed with both technical approaches after treatment with lercanidipine alone, with a further improvement after treatment with lercanidipine + enalapril, while after treatment with lercanidipine + hydrochlorothiazide, the improvement is partially blunted. Central systolic and diastolic blood pressures are similarly reduced by both therapeutic strategies. Capillary density is increased only after treatment with lercanidipine + enalapril. In conclusion, lercanidipine both in monotherapy and in combination with enalapril but not with hydrochlorothiazide is able to improve microvascular structure; on the other hand, a decrease in central blood pressure is observed with both therapeutic combinations.

journal_name

Intern Emerg Med

journal_title

Internal and emergency medicine

authors

De Ciuceis C,Salvetti M,Paini A,Rossini C,Muiesan ML,Duse S,Caletti S,Coschignano MA,Semeraro F,Trapletti V,Bertacchini F,Brami V,Petelca A,Agabiti Rosei E,Rizzoni D,Agabiti Rosei C

doi

10.1007/s11739-017-1696-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-10-01 00:00:00

pages

963-974

issue

eissn

1828-0447

issn

1970-9366

pii

10.1007/s11739-017-1696-7

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Comparison of lercanidipine plus hydrochlorothiazide vs. lercanidipine plus enalapril on micro and macrocirculation in patients with mild essential hypertension.