COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF TELMISARTAN AND ATENOLOL IN MANAGEMENT OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

Management of Essential Hypertension

Authors

  • Rana Shahid Hafeez Graded Medical Specialist EME Center Quetta Pakistan
  • Fawad Ahmad 68 Medical Battalion Okara Pakistan
  • Nadeem Azam Khan Combined Military Hospital Multan Pakistan

Keywords:

Atenolol, Diastolic blood pressure (DBP), Essential hypertension, Systolic blood pressure (SBP), Telmisartan

Abstract

Objective: To compare the efficacy of telmisartan and atenolol in management of patients with essential hypertension.
Study Design: Randomized comparative trial.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine Combined Military Hospital Peshawar, from Feb 2010 to Aug 2010.
Material and Methods: One hundred & eighty patients diagnosed with essential hypertension fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in study using consecutive non-probability sampling after taking informed consent. Patients were allocated to either telmisartan or atenolol group by using a table of random numbers. Follow up of patients was carried out in 4 visits with recording of sitting systolic and diastolic blood pressures.
Results: Among total of 180 patients, 60% were females and 40% were males. Majority were between age group 56-75 years. Reduction of both systolic and diastolic blood pressures at the end of eight weeks was significantly greater with telmisartan as compared to atenolol (p-value=0.000 and 0.016 respectively).
Conclusion: At the end of eight weeks of treatment, telmisartan was more effective than atenolol in lowering systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

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30-10-2018

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Hafeez RS, Ahmad F, Khan NA. COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF TELMISARTAN AND ATENOLOL IN MANAGEMENT OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: Management of Essential Hypertension. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 29];68(3):479-83. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/264