Study on the Efficiency of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors Therapy in a Batch of Hypertensive Patients in the County of Arges? (II)

The main objectives of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the therapy with ACE inhibitors on medium term (6 months) in the decrease of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure and to demonstrate the ACE inhibitors' influence on the level of total cardiovascular risk. The prospective study was performed in the Department of Cardiology within the County Emergency Hospital of Pitești, during 2009-2010, on a number of 357 patients. Clinical follow-up period was of 6 months. Although, the moment of patients' inclusion in the study was different, each patient was followed and treated according to the same operational plan. In defining the population of the county of Arges, I took into account the criteria of inclusion in the batch, respectively the exclusion criteria, as well as the criteria that required the premature interruption of the study.