CAMELLIA TRIAL: COMPARISON IN THERAPIES BASED ON CARVEDILOL AND METOPROLOL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY

Abstract

Therapy of arterial hypertension in patients with overweight and obesity has peculiarities. Reasons for comparable study of efficacy and safety of therapies based on β-blockers (carvedilol and metoprolol) in this type of patients are presented. Study aims and design, efficacy and safety criteria are described.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• overweight
• obesity
• β-blockers
• carvedilol