PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Jamerson, Kenneth A.
TI  - Data Suggest Approach to Hypertension Management Should Change
DP  - 2008 Jun 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 13--13
VI  - 8
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/2/13.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/2/13.full
AB  - New data challenge the current guidelines for management of hypertension, which recommend initiating treatment with a diuretic and suggest monotherapy as the starting point of treatment. The ACCOMPLISH trial showed that a single-pill combination of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and a calcium channel blocker led to excellent blood pressure control and significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular events in high-risk patients.