ALLHAT

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ALLHAT

Antihypertensive & Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial. An ongoing trial evaluating whether antihypertensive therapy decreases morbidity and mortality in CAD, and whether lipid-lowering in moderately hypercholestaeremic patients decreases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
Conclusion No major differences for antihypertensives and lipid-lowering agents in fatal CHD or nonfatal MIs

ALLHAT

Cardiology An ongoing randomized, open label, multicenter trial evaluating whether antihypertensive therapy reduces M&M in CAD, and to determine whether lipid-lowering pravastatin therapy in moderately hypercholesteremic Pts reduces heart-related M&M. See Antihypertensive, Hypertension, Pravastatin.

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trial			In the ALLHAT study, diuretic drugs were compared to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors that widen blood vessels and decrease resistance, calcium channel blockers that relax vessels by slowing the flow of calcium into the heart and alpha blockers, which also relax blood vessels. Study confirms 'water pill' outperforms other high blood pressure ... by Asian News International The ALLHAT Officers and Coordinators for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. Statins in stroke prevention/Inmenin onlenmesinde statinler by Gedikli, Omer; Baykan, Merih / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi) 3) In ALLHAT, however, only 27% of individuals were controlled on the initial antihypertensive medication. Fixed-dose combination therapy in the treatment of hypertension: ... by Basile, Jan N. / Southern Medical Journal			Allergic Shiners allergic threshold allergic vasculitis allergid Allergies allergist allergization allergode allergy allergy blood test allergy desensitization allergy immunotherapy allergy management allergy shots allergy skin test allergy testing Allergy Tests allersodes Allerton virus Allescheria boydii allescheriosis allesthesia allethrin alleviate alley ALLHAT allicin allidochlor allied health allied health personnel alligator Alligator Baby alligator forceps Alligator Skin Allis forceps Allis tissue forceps Allis' sign Allis's sign Allium Allium Sativum allo- alloantibody alloantigen alloantiserum allobarbital allobarbitone allocated benefits allocation Allocation System allocentric allocheiria			Allgemeiner Verein der Karnevalsfreunde Allgemeiner Wirtschaftsdienst Allgemeines Bauaufsichtliches Prüfzeugnis Allgemeines Branchen Verzeichnis Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz Allgemeines Krankenhaus Allgemeines Landrecht Allgemeines Mailbox Netzwerk Allgemeines Militärisches Ausdauertraining Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH allgood Allgood, Alabama Allgrove Syndrome Allgrove Syndrome Allgrove's syndrome Allgrove's syndrome Allgrove's syndrome Allhallond Allhallow Allhallow eve Allhallowmas Allhallown Allhallows Allhallows Eve Allhallowtide Allhambra Allhambra ALLHAT allheal allheals AllHipHop.com ALLHS Alli Alli Alli (drug) Allia Allia Allia Anarov Alliable Alliaceae alliaceous alliaceous alliaceous plant alliance alliance alliance alliance alliance Alliance & Leicester International Limited Alliance Academy International Alliance Against AIDS Alliance against Counterfeiting and Piracy Alliance Against Domestic Violence Alliance Against Family Violence Alliance Against Fraud in Telemarketing & Electronic Commerce Alliance Against Fraud in Telemarketing and Electronic Commerce Alliance Against Intellectual Property Theft Alliance Against Terrorism

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