Essential Hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Essential hypertensive patient receiving antihypertensive drug, 2.Patient who have been measured home blood pressure using upper-arm cuff device, 3.Patient with averaged morning home systolic BP >=135 mmHg and/or diastolic BP >=85 mmHg and averaged morning home heart rate >= 65bpm, 4.Patient who can measure electrocardiogram at home or in the office, 5.Patient aged 20-79 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Taking beta blockers, anti arrhythmic drug, cardio tonic, or bradycardiac drug within a month, 2.Contraindications or hypersensitivity to beta blockers use, 3.Pulmonary disease, severe diabetes mellitus, or hyperthyroidism, 4.Malignant hypertension, 5.Secondary hypertension, 6.Not available for informed consent, 7.Participating other intervention trials, 8.Severe complications leading to stop this study, 9.Other inappropriate conditions judged by each physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Home heart rate | — |
Countries
Japan