Comparison of Dual Therapies for Lowering Blood Pressure in Black Africans.

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Published in N Engl J Med on March 18, 2019

Authors

Dike B Ojji1, Bongani Mayosi1, Veronica Francis1, Motasim Badri1, Victoria Cornelius1, Wynand Smythe1, Nicky Kramer1, Felix Barasa1, Albertino Damasceno1, Anastase Dzudie1, Erika Jones1, Charles Mondo1, Okechukwu Ogah1, Elijah Ogola1, Mahmoud U Sani1, Gabriel L Shedul1, Grace Shedul1, Brian Rayner1, Ikechi G Okpechi1, Karen Sliwa1, Neil Poulter1, CREOLE Study Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: From the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Abuja, and University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (D.B.O.), and the Departments of Family Medicine (G.L.S.) and Pharmacy (G.S.), University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, the Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan (O.O.), and the Department of Medicine, Bayero University, and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano (M.U.S.) - all in Nigeria; the Department of Medicine (B.M.), the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (E.J., B.R., I.G.O.), and the Clinical Research Center (V.F., W.S., N.K.), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, and the Hatter Institute of Cardiovascular Research in Africa (K.S.) - all in Cape Town, South Africa; the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (M.B.); the Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London (V.C., N.P.); the Department of Cardiology, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret (F.B.), and the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi (E.O.) - both in Kenya; Eduardo Mondlane University Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique (A. Damasceno); Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon (A. Dzudie); and St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda (C.M.).

Associated clinical trials:

Comparison of Three Combination Therapies in Lowering Blood Pressure in Black Africans (Creole) | NCT02742467