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8 ALLHAT Pre-Specified Secondary Outcomes (Continued) 4. Combined Cardiovascular Disease [CCVD] (CHD, stroke, coronary revascularizations, heart failure [treated, hospitalized, fatal], angina (treated, hospitalized), peripheral arterial disease (revascularization procedure) 5. Left ventricular hypertrophy by ECG 6. Renal disease a. Slope of reciprocal of creatinine b. End-stage renal disease (dialysis or transplant) 7. HRQL; Major costs of medical care 8. Cancer 9. Gastrointestinal bleeding

9 ALLHAT Inclusion Criteria for Antihypertensive Trial • Age/sex: men and women aged > 55 years • BP eligibility: –Untreated systolic and/or diastolic hypertension (≥ 140/90 mm Hg but ≤ 180/110 mm Hg at two visits) –Treated hypertension • ≤ 160/100 mm Hg on 1-2 antihypertensive drugs at Visit 1 • ≤ 180/110 mm Hg at Visit 2, when medication may have been partially withdrawn –No washout period was required in ALLHAT.

9<br />

ALLHAT<br />

Inclusion Criteria for<br />

Antihypertensive Trial<br />

• Age/sex: men and women aged > 55 years<br />

• BP eligibility:<br />

–Untreated systolic and/or diastolic hypertension (≥<br />

140/90 mm Hg but ≤ 180/110 mm Hg at two visits)<br />

–Treated hypertension<br />

• ≤ 160/100 mm Hg on 1-2 antihypertensive drugs at<br />

Visit 1<br />

• ≤ 180/110 mm Hg at Visit 2, when medication may<br />

have been partially withdrawn<br />

–No washout period was required in ALLHAT.

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