Single-pill combination of cilnidipine, an L-/N-type calcium channel blocker, and valsartan effectively reduces home pulse pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension and sympathetic hyperactivity: The HOPE-Combi survey

Kazuomi Kario, Saori Matsuda, Shinobu Nagahama, Yoshiki Kurose, Hitoshi Sugii, Tsukasa Teshima, Noriyuki Suzuki

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Abstract

The home blood pressure (BP) control by a single-pill combination of cilnidipine (an L-/N-type calcium channel blocker; CCB) and valsartan (HOPE-Combi) survey is a multicenter, post-marketing, prospective observational study of a single-pill combination of cilnidipine 10 mg and valsartan 80 mg (SPC of Cil/Val) in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. We examined the effects of the SPC of Cil/Val on morning home systolic BP (MHSBP) and morning home pulse pressure (MHPP) of 1036 patients with hypertension over 12 months. MHSBP decreased by 14.0 mm Hg (P <.01), and MHPP decreased by 6.6 mm Hg (P <.01). Moreover, morning home pulse rate (MHPR) decreased by 2.1 bpm (P <.01). A more progressive and greater decrease in MHSBP (−17.2 vs −10.3 mm Hg, P <.01) and MHPP (−7.6 vs −4.9 mm Hg, P <.01) was observed in patients with higher MHPR (≥70 bpm) than in those with lower MHPR (<70 bpm) over the treatment period. In particular, in patients with a wide MHPP (≥70 mm Hg), the difference in the MHPP reduction was greater in patients with higher MHPR than in those with lower MHPR (−17.9 vs −13.6 mm Hg, P <.01). These results suggested that the SPC of Cil/Val, which possesses the unique sympatholytic characteristics of an L-/N-type CCB, was particularly effective in patients with uncontrolled hypertension and sympathetic hyperactivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)457-464
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Clinical Hypertension
Volume22
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • HOPE-Combi survey
  • cilnidipine
  • morning blood pressure
  • morning pulse pressure
  • single-pill combinations
  • valsartan

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