Objective:To investigate the effect of telmisartan on adiponectin and carotid artery intima-media thickness(CIMT)in patients with essential hypertension(EH).Method:The 52 patients with EH(EH group)and 50 healthy people(control group)were enrolled in this study.Patients received treatment with telmisartan for 6 months.The serum concentrations of fasting adiponectin,insulin,blood pressure and carotid IMT were detected and analyzed comparatively in EH group at baseline and after treatment and control group.Res...