Patients
Three hundred and forty-five outpatients, of both sex, aged
90 and 140 mmHg and 180 mmHg or DBP >110 mmHg), hypertrophic
cardiomyopathies due to aetiologies other than hypertension,
history of heart failure or a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)
≤50%, history of angina, stroke, transient ischaemic cerebral attack,
coronary artery bypass surgery or myocardial infarction any time
prior to visit 1, concurrent symptomatic arrhythmia, liver dysfunction
(AST or ALT values exceeding 2-fold the upper limit),
creatinine >15 mg/dL and known hypersensitivity to the study
drugs. Pregnant women as well as women of childbearing
potential were excluded. Patients with endocrine, infective or
inflammatory disorders were excluded, as well as were those
taking anti-inflammatory medications.