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5<br />

ALLHAT<br />

Antihypertensive<br />

Trial Design<br />

• Randomized, double-blind, multi-center<br />

clinical trial<br />

• Determine whether occurrence of fatal CHD or<br />

nonfatal MI is lower for high-risk hypertensive<br />

patients treated with newer agents (CCB,<br />

ACEI, alpha-blocker) compared with a diuretic<br />

• 42,418 high-risk hypertensive patients ≥ 55<br />

years

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