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Trial reportJournal of hypertension2026

Chronic plateau exposure attenuates antihypertensive efficacy in highlanders: insights from the OMAN trial.

Xianghao Zuo, Xin Zhang, Runyu Ye, Lirong Sun, Xueting Liu, Mengzhuo Xu, Xiangyu Yang, Shanshan Jia, Huizhen Liu, Xiaoping Chen

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Xianghao ZuoDepartment of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Runyu YeDepartment of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Lirong SunDepartment of Internal Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Xizang Minzu University, Xianyang, Shaanxi.
Xueting LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University.
Mengzhuo XuDepartment of Cardiology, Chongzhou People's Hospital.
Xiangyu YangDepartment of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Shanshan JiaDepartment of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Huizhen LiuCenter of Biostatistics, Design, Measurement and Evaluation (CBDME), Ministry of Science and Technology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoping ChenDepartment of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

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backgroundEpidemiological studies indicate that the unique high-altitude environment may promote the prevalence of hypertension. Nevertheless, whether chronic plateau exposure affects antihypertensive efficacy in hypertensive highlanders remains unknown.

methodsThis is a post hoc analysis of the OMAN Trial, a randomized controlled study that compared the antihypertensive efficacy of morning versus bedtime administration of olmesartan/amlodipine. Hypertensive patients from the OMAN Trial were stratified into highlanders (Sichuan-Tibet Plateau, altitude ≈ 3000 m) and lowlanders (Sichuan-Chengdu Plain, altitude ≈ 500 m) based on 1 : 1 propensity score matching. After 4-week treatment of olmesartan/amlodipine (20/5 mg once daily), between-group differences in office/ambulatory blood pressure (BP) reduction, control rates, and rhythms were analyzed.

resultsEach group comprised 171 hypertensive patients with balanced baselines. While office BP reductions were comparable between groups, highlanders showed significantly smaller reductions in 24-h ambulatory BP compared with lowlanders (between-group difference in 24-h SBP reduction: -2.39 mmHg, P  = 0.048; between-group difference in 24-h DBP reduction: -1.60 mmHg, P  = 0.025). More pronounced between-group differences in BP reduction were observed during the morning (ΔSBP: -7.18 mmHg, P  < 0.001; ΔDBP: -4.01 mmHg, P  = 0.002) and daytime (ΔSBP: -3.81 mmHg, P  = 0.005; ΔDBP: -2.29 mmHg, P  = 0.005) periods. Similarly, both office BP control (lowlanders: 77.2% vs. highlanders: 60.2%, P  = 0.001) and 24-h BP control rates (lowlanders: 50.9% vs. highlanders: 34.5%, P  = 0.002) were significantly lower in highlanders. Intriguingly, nocturnal BP reduction and control rates showed no significant intergroup differences.

conclusionOur findings suggest chronic plateau exposure may attenuate antihypertensive efficacy, potentially necessitating intensified treatment regimens for BP control in highlanders. REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.chictr.org.cn/ ; Registration number: ChiCTR2200059719.

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AltitudeAntihypertensive AgentsHypertensionAdultAgedBlood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryFemaleHumansImidazolesMaleMiddle AgedOmanTetrazolesTreatment OutcomeAntihypertensive AgentsImidazolesolmesartanTetrazolesambulatory blood pressure monitoringantihypertensive efficacyblood pressure controlhypertensionplateau

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