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How Do You Treat Hypertension?
Officials with the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks are calling for earlier and more aggressive intervention for the black community, since high blood pressure is such a serious problems for members of this community. The officials called for a lowering of the threshold at which black patients would start treatment for high blood pressure, as well as a rapid movement from single-drug to multi-drug therapy if the first-line treatment is ineffective.
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Clinical trial: Micardis HCT vs. Diovan HCT in treating hypert...
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Clinical trial: Micardis+Norvasc in treating hypertension
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