A method is provided for lowering blood pressure in a patient having clinically diagnosed resistant hypertension. The method comprises administering darusentan to the patient adjunctively with a baseline antihypertensive regimen that comprises administration of at least one diuretic and at least two antihypertensive drugs selected from at least two of (a) ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers, (b) beta-adrenergic receptor blockers and (c) calcium channel blockers. The darusentan is orally administered at a dose and frequency effective, in combination with the baseline regimen, to provide a reduction of at least about 3 mmHg in one or more blood pressure parameters selected from trough sitting systolic, trough sitting diastolic, 24-hour ambulatory systolic, 24-hour ambulatory diastolic, maximum diurnal systolic and maximum diurnal diastolic blood pressures.
提供了一种降低临床诊断为顽固性高血压患者血压的方法。该方法包括将
达卢生坦作为辅助药物与基础抗高血压治疗方案联合给药,该基础方案包括至少一种利尿剂和至少两种抗高血压药物,这些药物选自至少两类:(a) ACE
抑制剂和
血管紧张素II受体阻滞剂,(b) β-
肾上腺素能受体阻滞剂,以及(c)
钙通道阻滞剂。
达卢生坦以有效剂量和频率口服给药,与基础治疗方案结合,能够使选自谷值坐位收缩压、谷值坐位舒张压、24小时动态收缩压、24小时动态舒张压、日间最高收缩压和日间最高舒张压的一个或多个血压参数至少降低约3 mmHg。