Effects of Treatment on Morbidity in Hypertension: II. Results in Patients with Diastolic Blood Pressure Averaging 90 through 114 mm Hg

Title:
Effects of Treatment on Morbidity in Hypertension: II. Results in Patients with Diastolic Blood Pressure Averaging 90 through 114 mm Hg
Creator:
Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Group on Antihypertensive Agents
Date:
17 August 1970
Description:
The second of three publications describing the results of the Veterans Administration Cooperative Study on Antihypertensive Agents. This is the work for which Freis received the Lasker Award. This report presented the results of the double-blind controlled trial for treatment of patients with mild or moderate hypertension, finding that drug treatment dramatically reduced the number of hypertensive complications.
Periodical:
Journal of the American Medical Association
Publisher:
American Medical Association
Location:
Box: 7. Folder: 17
Rights:
Public Domain
Genre:
Articles
Subject:
Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents
Format:
Text
Extent:
10 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: 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
Rebuttal: Appraisal of Antihypertensive Drug Therapy, 1974
Language:
English
Legacy Source Citation:
Periodical. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Group on Antihypertensive Agents. "Effects of Treatment on Morbidity in Hypertension: II. Results in Patients with Diastolic Blood Pressure Averaging 90 through 114 mm Hg." Journal of the American Medical Association 213, 7 (17 August 1970): 1143-1152. Article. 10 Images.. Journal of the American Medical Association
Legacy ID:
XFBBFP
NLM ID:
101584929X74
Profiles Collection:
The Edward D. Freis Papers
Shareable Link:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584929X74
Story Section:
The VA Cooperative Study and the Beginning of Routine Hypertension Screening, 1964-1980