Secondary Outcome(s)
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The correlation between physician's office and home blood pressure measurements (Difference in medians)
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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Blood pressure variability (daily or hourly) in home blood pressure measurement
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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Ratio of responder patients (reduction of SBP =20 mmHg and/or DBP =10 mmHg)
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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Absolute change of heart rate
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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Absolute change in diastolic blood pressure (DBP)
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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The absolute change in HbA1c (if available)
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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Correlation between absolute change in blood pressure and absolute change in heart rate
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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Ratio of patients achieving blood pressure = 140 and/or 90 mmHg
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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The ratio of patients experiencing an adverse event including the nature of the adverse event/severe adverse event
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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The absolute change in PR interval on electrocardiography
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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The absolute change in microalbuminuria (if available)
[Time Frame: from baseline to week 8]
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