By the way, doctor: Will thiazide diuretics increase my chances of getting diabetes?
The ALLHAT study you mention is probably the most influential study of blood pressure medication ever conducted. The study included 33,000 people who were randomized to take one of three blood pressure–lowering medications: a thiazide diuretic, a calcium-channel blocker, or an ACE inhibitor. The rate of heart attacks and deaths from heart disease was similar in all three groups, but the thiazide group had a lower rate of heart failure.
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