低舒张期高血压1.ppt

Data on file. Pfizer Inc. The PREVENT B-mode ultrasound measurements were conducted in a prespecified subgroup of 377 patients. In contrast to the findings from QCA in the coronary arteries, B-mode ultrasound measures of carotid IMT showed that in patients with documented heart disease, long-term therapy with amlodipine besylate significantly retarded the progression of atherosclerosis compared with placebo. Measurements across 12 segments were obtained twice at baseline, at the end of 4-week titration, and at months 6, 12, 24, 30, and 36 (final visit). As shown, patients taking amlodipine bes