Doxazosin in benign prostatic hyperplasia: effects on blood pressure and urinary flow in normotensive and hypertensive men
Abstract
To assess the effects of doxazosin, a selective alpha 1 adrenoceptor inhibitor, on blood pressure and urinary flow in normotensive and hypertensive (sitting diastolic blood pressure more than 90 mm Hg) men with prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Patients (n = 232) with bladder outflow obstruction due to BPH, classified as normotensive or hypertensive, were enrolled into two, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. After a washout period of at least 1 week, patients were randomized to doxazosin or placebo, and treatment was continued for 9 to 12 weeks. In addition to measures of standing and sitting blood pressures, the patients' response to treatment was also assessed with regard to urinary flow. Although the protocols differed, they were consistent enough to permit pooling of a number of variables. Results from the two studies demonstrated that doxazosin produced a clinically significant reduction in blood pressure only in hypertensive patients (systolic blood pressure/diastolic blood pressure: baseline 162/99 mm Hg, endpoint 143/89 mm Hg); little or no reduction was evident in normotensive patients (systolic blood pressure/diastolic blood pressure: baseline 139/82 mm Hg, endpoint 134/78 mm Hg). Similar effects in terms of uroflow...Continue Reading
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