Hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The hypertensive patients under amlodipine administration for more than 3 months are intended for enrolement of this study. 1. Age; over 20 years old 2. Clinical data AST<100IU/L ALT<100IU/L Cre<1.5mg/dl 3. Informed consent is needed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The patients under calcium blocker other than amlodipine. 2. Uncontroled hypertensive patients with over 140mmHg (systolic) or 90mmHg (diastolic). 3. The patients with bilateral renal artery stenosis or the patients of 1 kidney with renal artery stenosis. 4. The patients with malignancy needed chemotherapy. 5. The patients who has experienced serious side effects for angiotensin receptor type 1 blocker or calcium blocker.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The plasma levels of adipocytokines (Adiponectin, Omentin, Aedipolin, C1q/TNF-related protein (CTRP)-1,6,9, FAM132B, FSTL-1, C1ORF54, Neuron-derived neurotrophic factor (NDNF)) after 4 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure Clinical data | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagoya University School of Medicine Molecular Cardiovascular Medicine