Oxprenolol vs Propranolol: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multiclinic Trial in Hypertensive Patients Taking Hydrochlorothiazide

Oxprenolol vs Propranolol: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multiclinic Trial in Hypertensive Patients Taking Hydrochlorothiazide

Contributor(s):
Hypertension
Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Group on Antihypertensive Agents
Publication:
American Heart Association, [March-April 1981]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Hypertension
Antihypertensive Agents
Hydrochlorothiazide
Propranolol
Oxprenolol
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
In this article, Freis's team compared oxprenolol and propranolol, both beta-adrenergic blocking agents, in mild and moderate hypertension patients who had not responded well to the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide. They found that after six months a significant reduction in blood pressure occurred in half of the patients that took propranolol along with the diuretic, whereas only twenty-seven percent of the patients that took oxprenolol with a diuretic achieved similar results.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
7 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584929X109 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
XFBBHH
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584929X109
Archival Collection:
The Edward D. Freis Papers (Profiles in Science)