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Does drug treatment for lowering blood pressure reduce the risk of CHD in subjects with mild hypertension?
Does drug treatment for lowering blood pressure reduce the risk of CHD in subjects with mild hypertension?
Drug treatment for mild hypertension does not appear to reduce the risk of CHD, possibly due to adverse lipid profile changes induced by diuretics and beta-blockers.
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No CHD benefit from BP lowering in mild hypertension; challenges assumptions and leaves open effects of modern agents.
Ingar Holme (1988) studied this question.
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