Hypertension, the changing pattern of drug usage : review article

Gradually the pattern of use of antihypertensive drug agents has changed, from prime use of diuretics and beta-blockers, to preference for the inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system and the calcium channel blockers. In assessing the value of potentially conflicting evidence, attention should be...

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Published in:Cardiovascular Journal of Africa 2009-01, Vol.20 (1), p.52-56
Main Author: Opie, L.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Gradually the pattern of use of antihypertensive drug agents has changed, from prime use of diuretics and beta-blockers, to preference for the inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system and the calcium channel blockers. In assessing the value of potentially conflicting evidence, attention should be paid to the hierarchy of evidence, which works its way up through 10 steps from isolated case reports to integrated knowledge.
ISSN:1995-1892
1680-0745