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Исследование MORE (Multicentre Olmesartan atherosclerosis Regression Evaluation)</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque volume changes following 2-year angiotensin II-receptor blockade. The Multicentre Olmesartan atherosclerosis Regression Evaluation (MORE) study</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Штумпе</surname><given-names>К. О.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Stumpe</surname><given-names>Kl. 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Штумпе К.О., Agabiti-Rosei E., Zielinski T., Schremmer D., Scholze J., Laeis P., Schwandt P., Ludwig M., 1970</copyright-statement><copyright-year>1970</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Штумпе К.О., Agabiti-Rosei E., Zielinski T., Schremmer D., Scholze J., Laeis P., Schwandt P., Ludwig M.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Stumpe K.O., Agabiti-Rosei E., Zielinski T., Schremmer D., Scholze J., Laeis P., Schwandt P., Ludwig M.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/2180">https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/2180</self-uri><abstract><p>Цель. Двойное слепое, клиническое исследование MORE было выполнено у пациентов с высоким сердечно-сосудистым риском с артериальной гипертензией (АГ), утолщением стенки и атеросклеротическими бляшками (АБ) сонных артерий (СА). С помощью неинвазивного двух- и трехмерного (2D, 3D) ультразвукового исследования (УЗИ) сравнивались эффекты двухлетней терапии олмесартаном медоксомилом и атенололом на толщину комплекса интима-медия (ТКИМ) и объем АБ общих СА (ОСА). Методы. 165 пациентов с уровнем систолического и диастолического артериального давления (АД) 140- 180/90-105 мм рт.ст. были рандомизированы в отношении приема олмесартана (20-40 мг/сут.) либо атенолола (50-100 мг/сут.). УЗИ выполнялось исходно, а также на 28, 52 и 104 нед. Основным критерием эффективности терапии была динамика (Δ) показателя ТКИМ ОСА по сравнению с исходным уровнем, оценивающаяся с помощью 2D УЗИ. Дополнительными конечными точками были динамика объема АБ (ΔPV), оцениваемая с помощью 3D УЗИ, и изменение уровней АД. Результаты. Олмесартан и атенолол сопоставимо снижали показатель ТКИМ. Средние значения Δ ТКИМ составляли -0,090 мм (стандартная ошибка средней величины 0,015 мм) для олмесартана и -0,082 (0,014) мм для атенолола. Средние значения ΔPV достигали -4,4 (2,3) мкл и 0,1 (1,5) мкл, соответственно, без достоверных различий между группами (гр.) терапии. В то же время, в подгруппе пациентов с исходными показателями PV не ниже медианных значений (≥33,7 мкл) отмечались статистически достоверные различия ΔPV (р=0,023): этот показатель существенно снизился в гр. олмесартана (-11,5 (4,4) мкл), но не в гр. атенолола – 0,6 (2,5) мкл. Степень снижения АД у этих больных была сопоставимой. Заключение. Снижение показателей ТКИМ ОСА и АД было сопоставимым на фоне терапии олмесартаном и атенололом. В то же время, уменьшение объема крупных АБ наблюдалось лишь в гр. олмесартана.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Aim. The Multicentre Olmesartan atherosclerosis Regression Evaluation (MORE) study was a double-blind trial in patients with hypertension at increased cardiovascular risk with carotid wall thickening and a defined atherosclerotic plaque that used non-invasive 2- and 3-dimensional (D) ultrasound (US), to compare the effects of a 2-year treatment based on either olmesartan medoxomil or atenolol on common carotid (CC) intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque volume (PV). Methods. A total of 165 patients (with systolic/diastolic blood pressure 140–180/90–105 mm Hg) were randomized to receive either olmesartan (20–40 mg/day) or atenolol (50–100 mg/day). US was performed at baseline and 28, 52 and 104 weeks. The primary efficacy outcome was the change from baseline (Δ) in CC-IMT assessed by 2D US. Secondary outcomes included ΔPV assessed by 3D US and blood pressure (BP). Results. Olmesartan and atenolol produced comparable significant reductions in CC-IMT; mean ΔIMT (SEM) was −0,090 (0,015) mm for olmesartan and −0,082 (0,014) mm for atenolol. Mean ΔPV was −4,4 (2,3) μl and 0,1 (1,5) μl in the olmesartan and atenolol treated subjects, respectively, without significant between-treatment differences. In the subgroup of patients with baseline PV ≥ median (33,7 μl), significant between-treatment differences existed in ΔPV (p=0,023), because PV regressed significantly with olmesartan (ΔPV: −11,5 (4,4) μl) but not with atenolol (ΔPV: 0,6 (2,5) μl). In these patients BP reductions were comparable. Conclusion. Carotid IMT and BP decreased similarly with olmesartan and atenolol, but only olmesartan reduced the volume of larger atherosclerotic plaques.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>cонные артерии</kwd><kwd>атеросклероз</kwd><kwd>гипертензия</kwd><kwd>олмесартан</kwd><kwd>атенолол</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>сarotid arteries</kwd><kwd>atherosclerosis</kwd><kwd>hypertension</kwd><kwd>olmesartan</kwd><kwd>atenolol</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Ariff B, et al. Candesartan- and atenolol-based treatments induce different patterns of carotid artery and left ventricular remodelling in hypertension. Stroke 2006; 37: 2381-4.</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Ariff B, et al. Candesartan- and atenolol-based treatments induce different patterns of carotid artery and left ventricular remodelling in hypertension. 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