Title:

Rebuttal: Appraisal of Antihypertensive Drug Therapy

Creator:

Freis, Edward D.

Date:

July 1974

Description:

Despite the evidence provided by the Veterans Administration Cooperative Study, some physicians remained skeptical that treating hypertension could prevent cardiovascular damage or complications. In this short essay, Freis defended the VA study results.

Periodical:

Circulation

Publisher:

American Heart Association

Location:

Box: 7. Folder: 35

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Effects of Treatment on Morbidity in Hypertension: Results in Patients with Diastolic Blood Pressures Averaging 115 through 129 mm Hg, 1967
Effects of Treatment on Morbidity in Hypertension: II. Results in Patients with Diastolic Blood Pressure Averaging 90 through 114 mm Hg, 1970
Effects of Treatment on Morbidity in Hypertension: III. Influence of Age, Diastolic Pressure, and Prior Cardiovascular Disease; Further Analysis of Side Effects, 1972
Effect of Treatment on Morbidity in Hypertension. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study on Antihypertensive Agents: Effect on the Electrocardiogram, 1973

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Freis, Edward D. "Rebuttal: Appraisal of Antihypertensive Drug Therapy." Circulation 50, (July 1974): 9-10. Article. 2 Images.. Circulation

Legacy ID:

XFBBHT

NLM ID:

101584929X119

Profiles Collection:

The Edward D. Freis Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584929X119

Story Section:

The VA Cooperative Study and the Beginning of Routine Hypertension Screening, 1964-1980