Subjects. Patients aged :<:: 60 years with sitting systolic blood pressure (BP) 160 219 mmHg and sitting diastolic BP< 95 mmHg during run-in phase. Methods and Results. Four thousand, six hundred and ninety-five patients were randomly assigned to active treatment (N = 2 398), i.e. nitrendipine, with the possible addition of enalapril and hydrochlorothiazide, or to matching placebos (N = 2 297)....

The blockade of L-type calcium channels by dihydropyridines, phenylalkylamines and benzothiazepines has been well described and forms the basis of a multibillion dollar market for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and migraine. More recently, neuron-specific calcium channels have become the subject of intense interest regarding their potential as therapeutic targets for the treatment of c...