Initial Treatment of Hypertension
- 13 February 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 348 (7) , 610-617
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcp010357
Abstract
A 50-year-old black man has a blood pressure of 160/110 mm Hg on repeated measurements. He is 9 kg (20 lb) overweight, has a family history of hypertension, and smokes one pack of cigarettes daily. How should this patient be evaluated and treated?Keywords
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