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Hypertension Group (82)
Prevention of Hypertension (12)
Diet (8)
Sodium/potassium/calcium intake (7)
Advice to reduce dietary salt for prevention of cardiovascular disease
Calcium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Combined calcium, magnesium and potassium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure
Effects of low sodium diet versus high sodium diet on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterols, and triglyceride
Magnesium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Potassium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Caffeine (0)
Garlic (0)
Weight loss (1)
Dieting to reduce body weight for controlling hypertension in adults (withdrawn)
Lifestyle (0)
Exercise (0)
Alcohol intake (0)
Tobacco use (0)
Behavior Modification (4)
Meditation (0)
Relaxation response (1)
Relaxation therapies for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Biofeedback (0)
Advice (1)
Advice to reduce dietary salt for prevention of cardiovascular disease
Adherence (1)
Interventions for improving adherence to treatment in patients with high blood pressure in ambulatory settings
Control (1)
Interventions used to improve control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension
Treatment of essential Hypertension (70)
Pharmacological Therapies (50)
General Pharmacotherapies (24)
Antihypertensive drugs for mild hypertension (protocol stage)
Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants for hypertension
Beta-blockers for hypertension
Blood pressure increasing effect of sibutramine in obese patients (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for primary hypertension
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin receptor blockers for primary hypertension
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of coenzyme Q10 for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of combination therapy for hypertension (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of renin inhibitors for primary hypertension
Chronotherapy versus conventional drug therapy for hypertension (protocol stage)
Comparison of calcium channel blockers with other classes of drugs for hypertension (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
Comparison of pharmacological interventions for hypertension (protocol stage)
Effect of antihypertensive therapy compared to placebo on blood pressure in renal transplant patients treated with cyclosporine (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
Effects of creatine and analogues on blood pressure (protocol stage)
Pharmacological interventions for hypertension (protocol stage)
Interventions for improving adherence to treatment in patients with high blood pressure in ambulatory settings
Methyldopa for the management of essential hypertension (protocol stage)
Pharmacological interventions for hypertensive emergencies
Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in the elderly
Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in women of different races
Reserpine for hypertension (protocol stage)
Statins for preventing major vascular events in people with hypertension (protocol stage)
Treatment blood pressure targets for hypertension (protocol stage)
Angiostensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (3)
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor induced angioedema in patients with primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for primary hypertension
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of drugs inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Angiotensin receptor antagonists (2)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin receptor blockers for primary hypertension
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of drugs inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Beta-adrenergic blocking agents (7)
Beta-blockers for hypertension
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of beta-1 selective beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of beta-blockers as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of dual alpha and beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of non-selective beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of partial agonist beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Calcium-channel blockers (4)
Adverse cardiac effects of calcium channel blockers (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of calcium channel blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of calcium-channel blockers as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Comparison of calcium channel blockers with other classes of drugs for hypertension (protocol stage) (withdrawn)
Diuretics (4)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of diuretics as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of loop diuretics for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of thiazide diuretics for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Thiazide diuretics and the risk of hip fracture (protocol stage)
Alpha-adrenergic blockers (2)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of alpha blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of dual alpha and beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Central sympatholytics (1)
Reserpine for hypertension (protocol stage)
Direct vasodilators (1)
Hydralazine for the management of essential hypertension (protocol stage)
Peripheral adrenergic neuron antagonists (0)
Renin inhibitors (2)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of drugs inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system as second-line therapy for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of renin inhibitors for primary hypertension
Non-pharmacologic (same as preventions) (12)
Diet (8)
Sodium/potassium/calcium intake (7)
Advice to reduce dietary salt for prevention of cardiovascular disease
Calcium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Combined calcium, magnesium and potassium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure
Effects of low sodium diet versus high sodium diet on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterols, and triglyceride
Magnesium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Potassium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Caffeine (0)
Garlic (0)
Weight loss (1)
Dieting to reduce body weight for controlling hypertension in adults (withdrawn)
Lifestyle (0)
Exercise (0)
Alcohol intake (0)
Tobacco use (0)
Behavior Modification (4)
Meditation (0)
Relaxation response (1)
Relaxation therapies for the management of primary hypertension in adults
Biofeedback (0)
Advice (1)
Advice to reduce dietary salt for prevention of cardiovascular disease
Adherence (1)
Interventions for improving adherence to treatment in patients with high blood pressure in ambulatory settings
Control (1)
Advice to reduce dietary salt for prevention of cardiovascular disease
Management/treatment of Specific sub-types of Hypertensive Patients (3)
Adolescents and young adults (0)
Elderly patients (1)
Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in the elderly
Non-pregnant female patients (1)
Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in women of different races
Patients with isolated systolic hypertension (0)
Patients with renal insufficiency (0)
Patients with hypertension and cardiovascular history (stroke; angina pectoris; myocardial infarction; chronic peripheral vascular occlusive disease) (0)
Patients with other cardiovascular risk factors (smoking; diabetes; high serum cholesterol levels; arterial fibrillation) (0)
Special Populations (1)
Antihypertensive drug therapy in black patients (withdrawn)
Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies (3)
Effect of early treatment with anti-hypertensive drugs on short and long-term health outcomes in patients with an acute cardiovascular event (protocol stage)
Oral drugs for hypertensive urgencies (protocol stage)
Pharmacological interventions for hypertensive emergencies
Organization of Hypertension Services (2)
Interventions for improving adherence to treatment in patients with high blood pressure in ambulatory settings
Interventions used to improve control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension