long-awaited landmark hypertension study will shake things up

January 2003

The surprising results from the long-awaited landmark hypertension study will shake things up.

Canadian guidelines currently recommend a diuretic, ACE inhibitor, calcium channel blocker, or beta-blocker for initial treatment of high blood pressure.

Now the huge ALLHAT study suggests that a diuretic is often a better first choice than the others.

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