Intervention Protocol

Antihypertensive drugs for mild hypertension

  1. James M Wright1,*,
  2. David K Cundiff2,
  3. Francois Gueyffier3

Editorial Group: Cochrane Hypertension Group

Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006742

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Wright JM, Cundiff DK, Gueyffier F. Antihypertensive drugs for mild hypertension (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD006742. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006742.

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  1. 1

    University of British Columbia, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Vancouver, BC, Canada

  2. 2

    LA County+USC Med Center (Retired) , Internal Medicine, Long Beach, CA, USA

  3. 3

    Hopital Cardio-Vasculaire et Pneumologique Louis Pradel, Centre d'Investigation Clinique - CIC de Lyon, Bron, CEDEX, France

*James M Wright, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada. jmwright@interchange.ubc.ca.

Publication History

  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

1. To quantify the effects of antihypertensive drug therapy on mortality and morbidity in healthy adults with mild hypertension (diastolic BP 90-99 and / or systolic BP 140-159)
2. To quantify withdrawals due to adverse drug effects for antihypertensive drug therapy in healthy adults with mild hypertension.
3. To assess the effect of antihypertensive drug therapy on blood pressure in healthy adults with mild hypertension.

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