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==Treatment==
==Treatment==


==References==
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/jnc7full.pdf
(Formatting needed)Major Outcomes in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients Randomized to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Calcium Channel Blocker vs Diuretic
The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)
The ALLHAT Officers and Coordinators for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group
JAMA. 2002;288:2981-2997.


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[[Category:Health Sciences Workgroup]]

Revision as of 21:22, 27 April 2007

Hypertension is a multisystem disease whose hallmark is the elevation of blood pressure.

Definition

Epidemiology

Etiology

Pathophysiology

Diagnosis & Natural History

Treatment

References

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/jnc7full.pdf (Formatting needed)Major Outcomes in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients Randomized to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Calcium Channel Blocker vs Diuretic

The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)

The ALLHAT Officers and Coordinators for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group

JAMA. 2002;288:2981-2997.