Comparison of strict- and mild-blood pressure control in elderly hypertensive patients: a per-protocol analysis of JATOS
- 5 August 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Hypertension Research
- Vol. 33 (11), 1124-1128
- https://doi.org/10.1038/hr.2010.144
Abstract
We performed a per-protocol analysis of the Japanese Trial to Assess Optimal Systolic Blood Pressure in Elderly Hypertensive Patients (JATOS) to evaluate the optimal target blood pressure (BP) in elderly hypertensive patients. In JATOS, conducted in elderly (65-85 years) hypertensive patients treated with efonidipine hydrochloride, there were no differences between the strict-treatment group (systolic BP maintained at <140 mm Hg) and the mild-treatment group (systolic BP maintained at ≥140 mm Hg and <160 mm Hg) in the incidence of primary end points (cardiovascular disease and renal failure) for 2 years. The present study analyzed data in subgroups of JATOS in which the average systolic BP was within the range of target values. The average BP levels achieved in the strict-target BP achieved subgroup (n=1191) and the mild-target BP achieved subgroup (n=1531) were 132.3/74.0 mm Hg and 146.6/78.3 mm Hg, respectively. The incidences of primary end points were similar between these subgroups (11.1/1000 patients per year and 13.2/1000 patients per year, respectively, P=0.502), and there were also no differences in the incidences of adverse events. The incidences of cardiovascular events in patients who failed to achieve their respective treatment goals, on the other hand, were significantly higher than in patients who achieved them. These results indicate that strict treatment for elderly hypertensive patients may have little effect in enhancing the suppression of the onset of cardiovascular events as compared with mild treatment, although patients who have difficulties in achieving treatment goals should be given more aggressive treatment as a high-risk population.Keywords
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