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Fixed combination of losartan and hydrochlorothiazide and reduction of risk of stroke.

Author(s): Kjeldsen SE, Lyle PA, Kizer JR, Oparil S, Hoieggen A, Os I

Affiliation(s): Department of Cardiology, Ullevaal University Hospital, N-0407 Oslo, Norway. s.e.kjeldsen@medisin.uio.no

Publication date & source: 2007, Vasc Health Risk Manag., 3(3):299-305.

Publication type: Review

A fixed-dose combination of losartan/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) therapy may be a logical choice for antihypertensive treatment, including for initial therapy in patients with blood pressure elevation >20/10 mmHg above treatment target. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system-activating effect of hydrochlorothiazide augments the efficacy of blocking the angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor with losartan. Some adverse effects associated with hydrochlorothiazide, including increased risk for new-onset diabetes mellitus, may be offset by losartan. Losartan was frequently administered with hydrochlorothiazide in the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in hypertension (LIFE) study, in which there was a 25% risk reduction for stroke in the losartan-based compared with the atenolol-based treatment group. The efficacy, tolerability, and convenience of losartan/HCTZ combination therapy may increase patient compliance and lower risk for stroke, a devastating outcome in patients with hypertension.

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