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ReviewVascular health and risk management2012

Clinical utility of azilsartan-chlorthalidone fixed combination in the management of hypertension.

Jerrica E Shuster, Barry E Bleske, Michael P Dorsch

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Review in Vascular health and risk management, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jerrica E ShusterUniversity of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. jerricas@med.umich.edu
Barry E Bleske
Michael P Dorsch

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Azilsartan-chlorthalidone fixed combination is a new drug in the management of hypertension. Azilsartan has been shown to have greater blood pressure-lowering effects than other angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), and the debate regarding the superiority of chlorthalidone over hydrochlorothiazide has been ongoing for years. The combination is unique because it is the first to partner an ARB with this, possibly more effective, diuretic. This review will address trials involving both components of this drug, as well as phase III trials involving the fixed-combination product. The article will also discuss the benefit of combination therapy in the treatment of hypertension.

Indexed as

Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAntihypertensive AgentsBenzimidazolesBlood PressureChlorthalidoneDiureticsDrug CombinationsHumansHypertensionOxadiazolesTreatment OutcomeAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAntihypertensive AgentsazilsartanBenzimidazolesChlorthalidoneDiureticsDrug CombinationsOxadiazolesazilsartanchlorthalidonecombinationhypertension

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PMID22745562
PMCPMC3383350

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