[Efficacy of fixed combination amlodipine/valsartan in hospitalized patients with hypertensive disease].

Efficacy and tolerability of fixed amlodipine/valsartan combination was studied in 86 patients with hypertensive disease hospitalized in departments of general internal medicine or cardiology. All patients had indications for antihypertensive therapy and were randomized either to fixed combination amlodipine/valsartan (n=43) or to therapy which corresponded to the hospital formulary (n=43). Correction of antihypertensive therapy was performed by treating physician at daily rounds.

[Efficacy and tolerability of felodipine based antihypertensive therapy in hospitalized patients with hypertension].

Aim: To compare efficacy and tolerability of felodipine based antihypertensive therapy with those of standard hospital treatment of hypertension.

Material: Inhospital patients were randomized 1:2 to standard antihypertensive therapy or to therapy which included felodipine (n=50 and 100, 36 and 35% men, mean age 66.0+/-8.