PS 17-54 EFFECTS OF CILNIDIPINE VERSUS ATENOLOL ON LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION AND HYPERTROPHY IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION - CANDLE TRIAL

Abstract

Listen

Translate article

Objective: Effects of Cilnidipine versus Atenolol on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Hypertrophy in Essential Hypertension (CANDLE) study was designed as a prospective, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group to test whether cilnidipine achieves greater left ventricular (LV) mass reduction and improves LV diastolic function than does atenolol. Design and method: Seventy-two patients with uncomplicated essential hypertension and increased LV mass index at screening echocardiography (55 ± 2 years; 59% male; BP 157 ± 4/99 ± 3 mmHg) were enrolled and were randomly assigned and forced-titrated to 20 mg/d cilnidipine or 100 mg of atenolol treatment for 36 weeks. Echocardiography, 24-hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, biochemical studies including N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and 24-hours urine protein and microalbumin were measured at baseline and after 36-weeks therapy. Results: Clinical examination and blinded echocardiogram in a per-protocol analysis of 28 cilnidipine-treated and 26 atenolol-treated patients revealed similar reductions in systolic/diastolic pressure (−16.5/8.9 versus −23.9/14.8 mmHg, both P > 0.05) and LV mass index (−21.4 versus −19.5 g/m2, both P > 0.05). No significant between-treatment difference was detected in population subsets defined by monotherapy treatment, sex, age, or severity of baseline hypertrophy. Similarly, there was no between-treatment difference in change in biochemical parameters. As we expected, cilnidipine-treated group showed lesser reduction on night-time heart rate (−2.4 versus −5.6 %, p = 0.021) rather than atenolol-treated group. Interestingly, cilnidipine-treated group showed reduction on left atrial (LA) volume index but on the contrary, atenolol-treated group showed more enlarged LA after treatment (−5.1 versus 7.3 %, p = 0.035). Conclusions: Both cilnidipine and atenolol similarly and effectively reduced blood pressure and LV mass index. However, only cilnidipine reduced LA volume index, whereas atenolol increased. Cilnidipine may provide more beneficial effect on the management in essential hypertension with diastolic dysfunction.