[Antihypertensive efficacy of a low-dose combination of amlodipine and lisinopril in the treatment of arterial hypertension in postmenopausal women].

The present study had the objective to estimate the antihypertensive efficacy of a low-dose combination of amlodipine (5 mg) and lisinopril (equator, Gedeon Richter, Hungary; 10 mg) as well as its influence on the diastolic left ventricular function in the women presenting with arterial hypertension in the postmenopausal period A total of 60 postmenopausal women with grade II arterial hypertension available for the examination were allocated to two groups to be maintained on different therapeutic regimens. The study group was comprised of 40 patients treated with equator, and the control group included 20 patients receiving metoprolol and enalapril (12.5 mg and 10 mg respectively).