Research Article

Differential Effects of Combination of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors on Central Aortic Blood Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study in Hypertensive Outpatients

Table 4

Central blood pressure measurements.

Treatment groupSBP (mmHg) DBP (mmHg) PP (mmHg) PPA HR (1/m)

ACEI+CCB
ACEI+diuretics
ARB+CCB
ARB+diuretics
Others
value0.0010.0010.0010.006

: frequency; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker; CCB: calcium channel blocker; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; PPA: pulse pressure amplification; m: meters. Statistically significant; PP is defined as difference in mean SBP and DBP; PPA is defined as by indirect derived calculations.