Treating Hypertension — What Are We to Believe?

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Not infrequently, on release of the results of major multicenter trials, the lay press promulgates an immediate response before physicians have had time to assess the peer-reviewed paper. By the next morning, physicians are greeted by a multitude of messages containing frantic questions from patients about how the reported results relate to their particular problems. When the report deals with a common disease (such as hypertension), the magnitude of the public's anxieties is intensified. Moreover, when results appear to conflict with those of a previous study, not infrequently described as “landmark,” there is potential for mass confusion and loss of . . .

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