One antihypertensive as good as next.

Australian Doctor,  July, 2007  

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By Gabrielle Babbington

LANCET Any antihypertensive drug will do when it comes to improving diastolic function and avoiding heart failure, a multicentre trial reports.

The US and Canadian researchers aimed to determine whether angiotensin-receptor blockers had a greater effect on diastolic dysfunction - thought to be an intermediary stage between hypertension and heart failure - than other antihypertensives.

'Lowering blood pressure improves diastolic function irrespective of the type of antihypertensive agent used,' the researchers concluded.

In the study, 384 ...

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