Should thiazide diuretics be first-line therapy for high-risk hypertensive patients?

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Sonny Kohli et al. Can Fam Physician. 2004 May.

. 2004 May:50:713-5.

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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).
ALLHAT Officers and Coordinators for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial. ALLHAT Officers and Coordinators for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial. JAMA. 2002 Dec 18;288(23):2981-97. doi: 10.1001/jama.288.23.2981. JAMA. 2002. PMID: 12479763 Clinical Trial.