PMID: 19143194Jan 16, 2009Paper

Effects of amlodipine on blood pressure. Results of cardiovascular tests and heart rate variability in patients with metabolic syndrome

Terapevticheskiĭ arkhiv
E A PraskurnichiĭS A Savel'eva

Abstract

To study effects of calcium antagonist amlodipine (normodipine) on blood pressure, heart rate variability (HRV) and carbohydrate metabolism in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS). The trial included 52 patients (37 females, 15 males) with MS. The examination at baseline and after 12 weeks of amlodipine treatment included: office blood pressure (BP) measurement, 24-h BP monitoring, exercise tolerance test, estimation of HRV and carbohydrate profile. Amlodipine was administered as monotherapy for 12 weeks. A 12-week treatment with amlodipine demonstrated high antihypertensive effect (BP normalized in 72.7% patients) without negative effects on HRV and carbohydrate profile. Monotherapy with calcium antagonist amlodipine (normodipine) has high antihypertensive efficacy and is metabolically neutral in MS patients.

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