- ►ahajournals.org AJ Zillich, J Garg, S Basu, GL Bakris, BL … - Hypertension, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc National guidelines and a recent clinical trial have supported the use of
thiazide diuretics as the preferred initial pharmacological treatment for
hypertension. However, evidence from this and other clinical trials have ... Cited by 152 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►ahajournals.org ME Ernst, BL Carter, CJ Goerdt, JJG … - Hypertension, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc Low-dose thiazide-type diuretics are recommended as initial therapy for most
hypertensive patients. Chlorthalidone has significantly reduced stroke and
cardiovascular end points in several landmark trials; however, ... Cited by 74 - Related articles - All 9 versions
TL Reudelhuber, KE Bernstein, P … - Hypertension, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc Hypertensive cardiac remodeling, characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy
(LVH) and increased fibrosis, increases the workload of the heart and is a
significant risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. 1 There ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►ahajournals.org TH Jafar, S Jessani, FH Jafary, M Ishaq, R … - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc From the Section of Nephrology (THJ), Department of Medicine, and the Clinical
Epidemiology Unit (THJ, SJ, RO, SO), Department of Community Health Sciences,
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- ►asnjournals.org A Salvetti, L Ghiadoni - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2006 - Am Soc Nephrol Thiazide diuretics were the first tolerated efficient antihypertensive drugs
that significantly reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in
placebo-controlled clinical studies. Although these drugs today still are ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
AC Gil-Núñez, J Vivancos-Mora - Cerebrovasc Dis, 2005 - content.karger.com We review hypertension and blood pressure levels as risk factors for stroke and
the impact of antihypertensive treatment on the prevention of first stroke event
and of recurrent stroke, not only with respect to the prevention of ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
BH Rovin, LA Hebert - Kidney International, 2007 - nature.com Diuretic monotherapy is the current recommendation of the Joint National
Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood
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JT Wright Jr, JL Probstfield, WC Cushman, … - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2009 - Am Med Assoc The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial
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DA Sica - J Clin Hypertens, 2005 - interscience.wiley.com Alpha 1 -adrenergic-blocking drugs are effective in reducing blood pressure and
do so in a fashion comparable to most other antihypertensive drug classes. These
compounds are most effective in patients in the upright position, reducing ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
- ►tmc.edu [PDF] PT Einhorn, BR Davis, BM Massie, WC … - American Heart Journal, 2007 - Elsevier The ALLHAT HF Validation Study was designed to validate and elucidate the
significance of HF events in ALLHAT. Records for 2778 HF hospitalizations in
1935 patients were centrally reviewed using several prespecified algorithms ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - All 12 versions
