Efficacy and Safety of Valsartan in Combination With Amlodipine Compared to Losartan Plus Hydrochlorothiazide in Patients With Hypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Inclusion Criteria

• •Caucasian; male or female outpatients and age between 18-80 years of age, inclusive.
• •Patients with a history of essential hypertension and who are actually treated either with an antihypertensive monotherapy and with a diastolic blood pressure \>=90 and \<= 105mmHg or with a combination therapy (limited to two active compounds) and with a diastolic blood pressure of \>=90 and \<= 100mmHg.
• •Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy