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January 1, 2003Journal of Clinical HypertensionOpen Access

Optimal Treatment of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in African Americans: Treatment Approaches for Outpatients

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Why the study?

What is the optimal antihypertensive treatment approach for cardiovascular risk reduction in African Americans?

Population

African American outpatients with hypertension

Design

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Authors

JWJackson T. WrightSprint (United States)JDJanice G. DouglasSt. Michael's Hospital

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Implication

Supports thiazide-based regimens for African Americans; leaves open need for dedicated prospective outcome trials.

Structured PICO

What is the optimal antihypertensive treatment approach for cardiovascular risk reduction in African Americans?

P
Population
African American outpatients with hypertension
I
Intervention
Antihypertensive therapy, specifically thiazide-type diuretics and combination therapy
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Outcome
Blood pressure reduction and prevention of major clinical complications (coronary heart disease, stroke, end-stage renal disease)

Thiazide-type diuretics should be considered the first-line therapy or included in most antihypertensive regimens for African American patients to effectively lower blood pressure and reduce cardiovascular risk.

Cite This Study

Wright et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a127c3dc031bb6829a6b3cehttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-6175.2003.02180.x

Topics

Hypertension managementCardiovascular prevention
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