Abstract
In a double-blind, balanced and randomised study we used treadmill exercise to assess the effects of long-acting propranolol (LA propranolol) 160 or 320 mg or placebo, given once daily for 4 weeks, on heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) in 15 Chinese subjects with mild primary hypertension (PHT). We used 24 h ECG monitoring to assess drug effects on HR. Another 18 patients were similarly assessed without exercise. Steady-state plasma propranolol concentrations after LA propranolol 160 and 320 mg were comparable to those after ordinary propranolol 80 and 160 mg daily measured in 11 and 12 separate patients. LA propranolol 160 and 320 mg reduced HR and BP before and during vigorous exercise. LA propranolol 160 and 320 mg reduced HR for 17.6 and 21.4 h of the day, and 320 mg significantly reduced the mean 24 h HR, and the mean maximum HR. The drug effects on BP and HR, and the average plasma propranolol levels after LA propranolol were similar to those reported in European subjects.
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