Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: N/A
Brief Summary: To determine if the combined incidence of nonfatal myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease death differs between diuretic-based and each of three alternative antihypertensive pharmacological treatments. Also, to determine, in a subset of this population, if lowering serum cholesterol with a HMG CoA reductase inhibitor in older adults reduces all-cause mortality compared to a control group receiving usual care. Conducted in conjunction with the Department of Veterans' Affairs.


Options:
A: Men and women hypertensive patients, ages 55 and above. A total of 36 percent were diabetics.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Outpatients aged 65 years or older, and less than 85 years (at the time of informed consent), regardless of sex
* Current antihypertensive treatment with monotherapy
* SBP ≥ 140mmHg or DBP ≥ 90mmHg in a sitting position on two measurements on two clinic visits
* At least one of the following risk factors:

  * Diabetes mellitus Type 2;
  * History of cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or transient ischemic attack (more than 6 months before giving informed consent);
  * Diagnosis of asymptomatic cerebrovascular disease;
  * History of myocardial infarction (more than 6 months before giving informed consent);
  * Diagnosis of angina pectoris or heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] functional classification I or II);
  * Diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy (thickness of the wall of interventricular septum ≥ 12mm on echocardiography or Sv1+Rv5 ≥ 35mm on electrocardiography before informed consent);
  * Diagnosis of aortic aneurysm;
  * History of aortic dissection (more than 6 months before giving informed consent);
  * Diagnosis of arteriosclerotic peripheral arterial obstruction (Fontaine classification from 2 to 4);
  * Serum creatinine: 1.2-2.5mg/dL (male); 1.0-2.5mg/dL (female);
  * Proteinuria: ≥ +1 (or ≥ 0.3g/g･Cr. estimated from 24-hour urine collection or random urinary protein corrected by urine creatinine).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Secondary hypertension or malignant hypertension
* Heart failure (NYHA functional classification III or IV)
* Required treatment for malignant tumor
* Serious liver or renal dysfunction (serum creatinine \> 2.5mg/dL or with dialysis treatment)
* Not appropriate for change to the test drugs from current therapy for hypertension or coronary diseases (i.e. calcium channel blockers, β-blockers, thiazide diuretics, etc.)
* History of serious adverse drug reactions to angiotensin II receptor blockers or calcium channel blockers
* Patients with other serious reasons (i.e. illness, significant abnormalities, etc.) that investigators judge inappropriate for the study
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Clinical diagnosis of hypertension
* Clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, or coronary revascularization in the recent 6 months.
* Taking calcium channel blocker for the purpose of angina pectoris
* Reduced ejection fraction (\< 40%)
* Second- or third-degree of atrioventricular block
* Severe hypertension (\> 200/110 mmHg) or secondary hypertension
* History of stroke in the recent 6 months
* Serum creatinine \> 2.5 mg/dl
* Estimated survival duration less than 3 years due to other conditions
* Pregnant woman or possibly pregnant woman
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of moderate to severe hypertension (MSDBP ≥ 100 mmHg and \< 120 mmHg, MSSBP ≥ 145 mmHg and \< 200 mmHg).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients on two or more antihypertensive drugs with MSSBP ≥ 180 mmHg and/or MSDBP ≥ 110 mmHg at Visit 1.
* Patients on three or more antihypertensive drugs with MSDBP ≥ 90 mmHg and \< 110 mmHg, and/or MSSBP ≥ 140 mmHg and \< 180 mmHg at Visit 1.
* Patients on four or more antihypertensive drugs at Visit 1.
* Arm circumference \> 42 cm for patients participating in ABPM.

Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.

Answer: A