Clinical Study
Improved Left Ventricular Diastolic Function with Exercise Training in Hypertension: A Doppler Imaging Study
Table 2
Pharmacological therapy at baseline and after 6 months in the 2 patient groups.
| | Exercise group | Control group | Differences in changes between groups | | | | | Baseline | 6 months | Baseline | 6 months | value |
| Fosinopril | 12.2 (3.8) | 11.8 (3.9) | 11.9 (4.1) | 12.5 (5.0) | .732 | (mg/d) [] | | [17] | [16] | [16] | | Benazepril | 8.3 (2.3) | 7.8 (2.2) | 8.4 (2.4) | 9.0 (2.3) | .819 | (mg/d) [] | [6] | [6] | [7] | [7] | | Bisoprolol | 3.8 (1.5) | 3.4 (1.6) | 4.0 (1.3) | 4.3 (1.5) | .328 | (mg/d) [] | [14] | [14] | [5] | [5] | | Nitrendipine | 13.6 (4.3) | 14.1 (4.1) | 14.0 (3.9) | 13.5 (4.2) | .136 | (mg/d) [] | [10] | [10] | [10] | [10] | | Felodipine | 6.9 (2.4) | 6.9 (2.4) | 7.1 (2.2) | 7.1 (2.2) | 1 | (mg/d) [] | [9] | [9] | [9] | [9] | | Hydrochlorothiazide | 42.6 (9.5) | 41.9 (8.8) | 42.5 (9.4) | 42.5 (9.4) | .739 | (mg/d) [] | [7] | [7] | [7] | [7] | | Aspirin | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | (mg/d) [] | [25] | [25] | [25] | [25] | |
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Values in parenthesis refer to total daily dosage; () refers to the number of patients consuming the drug.
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