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La dispnea nell'anziano - Associazione Geriatri Extraospedalieri

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n = 7,800<br />

Telmisartan<br />

80 mg/day‡ +<br />

placebo<br />

Screening<br />

Randomisation (n=23,400) *<br />

n = 7,800<br />

Ramipril<br />

10 mg/day +<br />

placebo<br />

Follow-up at 6 weeks<br />

Follow-up at<br />

6 months for 5.5 years<br />

*planned<br />

Actual = 25,620<br />

ONTARGET ® study design<br />

n = 7,800<br />

Telmisartan<br />

80 mg/day +<br />

ramipril<br />

10mg/day<br />

‡ Maximum approved dose for the treatment of hypertension<br />

5.5 Years<br />

Primary endpoints<br />

Composite CV endpoint<br />

– Cardiovascular mortality<br />

– Non-fatal myocardial<br />

infarction<br />

– Hospitalisation for<br />

congestive heart failure<br />

– Non-fatal stroke<br />

Teo K, et al. Am Heart J 2004;148:52–61; The ONTARGET Investigators.<br />

N Engl J Med 2008;358:1547–1559

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