In this article, Michael J. Bloch, MD, compares the use of chlorthalidone vs hydrochlorothiazide in the management of adults with high blood pressure, including the results of The Chlorthalidone vs...
In this article, Michael J. Bloch, MD, writes about evidence against using a chronotropic strategy for blood pressure control and compares the results of various studies following strategies for blood...
Although only a minority of patients with hypertension have secondary causes for it, identifying these patients is crucial, because treatment of the root cause may resolve or improve control of hypertension...
A 62-year-old man presented to the emergency department after being referred by his internist when excessively elevated blood pressure readings were recorded. He had presented to his physician after having...
In this column, we will continue discussing the 62-year-old man from last month’s column. The patient had been adherent to the prescribed treatment regimen and was doing well following his episode of...
