Diuretics, Hypertension, and Arrhythmias Clinical Trial

Summary

To determine whether hypertensive patients with ECG abnormalities and receiving hydrochlorothiazide diuretics were at increased risk of sudden death.

Timeline

Start

1986-07

Primary completion

1989-09

Completion

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Publications

• Background Siegel D, Cheitlin MD, Black DM, Seeley D, Hearst N, Hulley SB. Risk of ventricular arrhythmias in hypertensive men with left ventricular hypertrophy. Am J Cardiol. 1990 Mar 15;65(11):742-7. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)91381-f.
• Background Chang SW, Fine R, Siegel D, Chesney M, Black D, Hulley SB. The impact of diuretic therapy on reported sexual function. Arch Intern Med. 1991 Dec;151(12):2402-8.
• Background Siegel D, Black DM, Seeley DG, Hulley SB. Circadian variation in ventricular arrhythmias in hypertensive men. Am J Cardiol. 1992 Feb 1;69(4):344-7. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90231-m.
• Background Siegel D, Hulley SB, Black DM, Cheitlin MD, Sebastian A, Seeley DG, Hearst N, Fine R. Diuretics, serum and intracellular electrolyte levels, and ventricular arrhythmias in hypertensive men. JAMA. 1992 Feb 26;267(8):1083-9.
• Background Siegel D, Cheitlin MD, Seeley DG, Black DM, Hulley SB. Silent myocardial ischemia in men with systemic hypertension and without clinical evidence of coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 1992 Jul 1;70(1):86-90. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)91395-k.
• Background Siegel D, Saliba P, Haffner S. Glucose and insulin levels during diuretic therapy in hypertensive men. Hypertension. 1994 Jun;23(6 Pt 1):688-94. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.23.6.688.

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