Women were less than half of the people tested for almost all of these common medicines.

NCT00666536

The Effects of Moderate vs. Aggressive Treatment With Valsartan + Amlodipine on Patients With Hypertension Uncontrolled by Angiotensin-Receptor Blocker (Herein, ARB) Monotherapy

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723 people

314 womenmiddle line = equal numbers409 men
Phase
PHASE4
Paid for by
Novartis
Finished
—
Health conditions
Hypertension
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – no maximum
Average age
mean 54.7 years
Age 65+
17.8%
Weight (BMI)
Not reported
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
Not reported

Women left out

  • No heart disease

    Women with heart disease, heart rhythm problems or a past heart attack were turned away.

    “Transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke), myocardial infarction (heart attack), all types of revascularization procedures in the last 6 months”

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