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Diuretics: again the first step in the treatment of most patients with hypertension

The results and interpretations of the most recent controlled clinical trials on antihypertensive drugs have fuelled the debate about the drug that should be used to begin treatment for hypertension. Every comparison of…

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Updated Oct 29, 2026

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Implications of recent hypertension trials for the generalist physician: whom do we treat, and how?

The publication of the results of the Swedish Trial in Old Patients with Hypertension-2 (STOP-2) and the termination of the doxazocin arm of the Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack…

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Updated Oct 29, 2026

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Debate: does it matter how you lower blood pressure?

The evidence base for drug treatment of hypertension is strong. Early trials using thiazide diuretics suggested a shortfall in prevention of coronary heart disease. The superiority of newer drugs has been widely…

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Updated Oct 29, 2026

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Debate: Does it matter how you lower blood pressure?

Whether it matters how pressure is lowered has been debated since antihypertensive drugs proved to prevent cardiovascular events. However, in clinical trials, while the stroke benefit predicted by a given difference in…

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Updated Oct 29, 2026