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Treatment of mild hypertension in elderly males.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  44234     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
1. Males, born between 1900 and 1925, with mild hypertension have been treated for periods varying from 300 to 2000 days. 2. The life and death status of all patients (except two) was known on 1st November 1978. 3. A group of patients with mild hypertension receiving treatment based on a thiazide diuretic had a greater mortality than the other drug-treated group. 4. The increased mortality was caused by an increased number of myocardial infarcts. 5. Elderly male patients with mild hypertension probably have preexisting vascular disease and therapy should not automatically be started. If therapy is started, beta-adrenoreceptor-blocking drugs may be a preferred therapy.
Authors:
T Morgan; W Adam; S Carney; R Gibbard; S Brown; D Wheeler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical science (London, England : 1979)     Volume:  57 Suppl 5     ISSN:  0143-5221     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Sci.     Publication Date:  1979 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-06-25     Completed Date:  1980-06-25     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7905731     Medline TA:  Clin Sci (Lond)     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  355s-357s     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
Aged
Blood Pressure
Chlorothiazide / therapeutic use
Diet, Sodium-Restricted
Humans
Hypertension / complications,  mortality,  therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / mortality
United States
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; 58-94-6/Chlorothiazide

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