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OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the antihypertensive efficacy and safety of a standardized Vaccinium arctostaphylos (V. arctostaphylos) berry hydro-alcoholic extract in the overweight/obese hypertensive patients. DESIGN:Randomized placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:Baqiyatallah hospital (Tehran, Iran). INTERVENTIONS:The antihypertensive efficacy and safety of 3-month intake of 400 mg extract capsule three times daily alongside standardized anti-hypertensive regimen in the treatment of 50 patients was compared with the placebo (n = 50). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:SBP (systolic blood pressure), DBP (diastolic blood pressure), body mass index, waist circumference, CBC (complete blood count), blood levels of AST (aspartate aminotransferase), ALT (alanine aminotransferase), ALP (alkaline phosphatase), BUN (blood urea nitrogen) and creatinine. RESULTS:SBP decreased from 152.1 ± 7.7 to 140.5 ± 10.7 in the V. arctostaphylos group and from 152.9 ± 8.1 to 150.8 ± 9.3 in the placebo group (P < 0.001). DBP decreased from 90.3±8 to 82.1±8.8 in the V. arctostaphylos group and from 89.6 ± 7.8 to 87.6 ± 7.9 in the placebo group (P < 0.001). The extract capsule had no significant effect on the other parameters (P > 0.05). Moreover, no drug side effect and adverse interaction with other antihypertensive drugs was observed in the patients. CONCLUSIONS:V. arctostaphylosberry extract improves blood pressure control and has safety and tolerability in the overweight/obese hypertensive patients taking standard antihypertensive drugs.
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Complement Ther Medjournal_title
Complementary therapies in medicineauthors
Kianbakht S,Hashem-Dabaghian Fdoi
10.1016/j.ctim.2019.05.010subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-06-01 00:00:00pages
296-300eissn
0965-2299issn
1873-6963pii
S0965-2299(19)30177-3journal_volume
44pub_type
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
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doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2007.08.002
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2010.09.001
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
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doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2017.08.008
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1054/ctim.2001.0475
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2013.12.017
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2017.10.014
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2015.03.008
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.01.014
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2018.08.010
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2015.09.006
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2015.12.003
更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2017.08.012
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2018.01.004
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chamomile, as a rich source of phenolic compounds and terpenoids, seems to be an effective approach in the management of chronic conditions such as diabetes mellitus. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate evidence from animal and human studies of the effects of chamomile on metabolic risk markers and compl...
journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.102284
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102617
更新日期:2020-11-12 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.02.001
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.03.022
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2014.08.002
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2012.12.010
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102470
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2016.03.008
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2013.08.020
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2013.07.001
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2005.04.004
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2008.02.009
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Complementary therapies in medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.102247
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00