European journal of clinical investigation
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Jan 2016
Hypertension subtypes modify metabolic response to thiazide diuretics.
Blood pressure (BP) and metabolic response to thiazide diuretics might be varied in patients with different hypertension subtypes and ethnicities. This study aimed to investigate the response of BP and metabolic profiles to short-term thiazide treatment in an Asian cohort with different hypertension subtypes. ⋯ The characteristics of the Asian hypertensive patients with diastolic hypertension can present a favourable metabolic response to the short-term hydrochlorothiazide treatment. The potential positive effect on cardiovascular risk should be validated in long-term studies in this diastolic type of hypertension.
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Jan 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialMorphine decreases ticagrelor concentrations but not its antiplatelet effects: a randomized trial in healthy volunteers.
Our recent drug interaction trial with clopidogrel shows that morphine decreases the concentrations and pharmacodynamic effects of clopidogrel, which could lead to treatment failure in susceptible individuals. We hypothesized that the pharmacodynamic consequences of drug-drug interactions would be less between morphine and ticagrelor. ⋯ Morphine co-administration moderately decreases ticagrelor plasma concentrations but does not inhibit its pharmacodynamic effects in healthy volunteers within 6 h after drug administration. Limitations of our trial include the investigation in healthy volunteers under standardized conditions, which does not necessarily reflect a realistic emergency scenario.