Affiliations 

  • 1 Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia. ahsan1025@yahoo.com
  • 2 Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia. dramer2006@gmail.com
  • 3 CKD Resource Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia. drazreenadnan@gmail.com
  • 4 Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia
  • 5 School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 45700, Selangor, Malaysia
Sci Rep, 2017 12 18;7(1):17741.
PMID: 29255272 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17437-4

Abstract

The aim of current study was to assess the effectiveness of losartan 50 mg in reducing blood pressure among post-dialysis euvolemic hypertensive patients, observing their survival trends and adverse events during the course of study. A multicentre, prospective, randomised, single-blind trial was conducted to assess the effect of losartan 50 mg every other day (EOD), once a morning (OM) among post-dialysis euvolemic hypertensive patients. Post-dialysis euvolemic assessment was done by a body composition monitor (BCM). Covariate Adaptive Randomization was used for allocation of participants to the standard or intervention arm. Of the total 229 patients, 96 (41.9%) were identified as post-dialysis euvolemic hypertensive. Final samples of 88 (40.1%) patients were randomized into standard and intervention arms. After follow-up of 12 months' pre-dialysis systolic (p 

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