<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sica, Domenic A.</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">All Patients with Uncontrolled Blood Pressure on Valsartan Monotherapy Benefit from Switch to Combination Therapy</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MD Conference Express</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010-10-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9-9</style></pages><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Classifying patients with uncontrolled hypertension by degree of response to valsartan monotherapy has a limited value in predicting which patients will benefit from the addition of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), according to findings from a new study. Despite failing to meet blood pressure (BP) targets with valsartan monotherapy, all patients with stage 2 hypertension experienced dose-dependent improvements in BP control with the addition of HCTZ.</style></abstract><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume></record></records></xml>