Efficacy and Safety of Combination Therapy with Amlodipine Plus Terazosin in Patients with Essential Hypertension / 中华高血压杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of combination therapy with amlodipine and terazosin in middle aged and old male patients with essential hypertension.Methods Randomized,prospective,parallel study was carried out in middle aged and old male patients with essential hypertension in Anqing community between August 2005 and February 2006.Antihypertensive efficacy and safety of the combination therapy were evaluated in 508 patient who completed the study.Results After 4 weeks treatment,the average reduction of SBP were 4.0?15.0,17.5?15.8 and 20.0?15.9 mm Hg in Terazosin group,amlodipine group and combination group,respectively(P