Mortality and Morbidity Results from the European Working Party on High Blood Pressure in the Elderly Trial
Mortality and Morbidity Results from the European Working Party on High Blood Pressure in the Elderly Trial
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欧洲老年人高血压工作组试验的死亡率和发病率结果
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1985
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C. Bulpitt
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C. Bulpitt
SummaryThe latter was due to a reduction in cardiac mortality (−38%, p=0.036) and a nonsignificant decrease in cerebrovascular mortality (−32%, p=0.16). In the double-blind part of the trial, the total mortality rate was not significantly reduced (−26%, p=0.077). However, cardiovascular mortality was reduced in the actively treated group (−38%, p=0.023), owing to a reduction in cardiac deaths (−47%, p=0.048) and a non-significant decrease in cerebrovascular mortality (−43%, p=0.15). Deaths from myocardial infarction were reduced (−60%, p=0.043), and study-terminating morbid cardiovascular events were significantly reduced by active treatment (−60%, p=0.0064). Non-terminating cerebrovascular events were reduced (−52%, p=0.026), but the non-terminating cardiac events were not (+ 3%, p=0.98). In the patients randomised to active treatment there were 29 fewer cardiovascular events and 14 fewer cardiovascular deaths per 1000 patient years during the double-blind part of the trial.A double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial of antihypertensive treatment was conducted in patients over the age of 60. Entry criteria included both a sitting diastolic blood pressure on placebo treatment in the range 90 to 119mm Hg and a systolic pressure in the range 160 to 239mm Eg. 840 patients were randomised either to active treatment (hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene) or to matching placebo. If the blood pressure remained raised, methyldopa was added to the active regimen and matching placebo in the placebo group. An overall intention-to-treat analysis, combining the double-blind part of the trial and all subsequent follow-up, revealed a non-significant change in total mortality rate (−9%, p=0.41) but a significant reduction in cardiovascular mortality rate (−27%, p=0.037).