<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Otrompke, John</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ogihara, Toshio</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">COLM Results: Hypertensive Patients Aged ≥75 Years Have Better Clinical Outcomes and Fewer AEs on CCBs than Diuretics</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MD Conference Express</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013-07-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8-8</style></pages><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hypertensive patients aged =75 years have a lower risk of stroke when they take calcium channel blockers (CCBs) along with olmesartan than when they take diuretics with olmesartan, according to the results of the Combination of Olmesartan and CCB or Low Dose Diuretics in High Risk Elderly Hypertensive Patients Study [COLM; NCT00454662]. Furthermore, the incidence of serious adverse events and discontinuation from the trial due to drug-related serious adverse events were also lower in elderly hypertensive patients receiving CCBs.</style></abstract><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13</style></volume></record></records></xml>