Chlorthalidone for stroke protection in African Americans ArgumentSoutien1 #49732 An African American comes to clinic and is on hydrochlorothiazide as a diuretic for hypertension. VisTa reminds the clinician seeing the patient: "The VA ALLHAT study showed that African Americans are protected from having strokes by being on chlorthalidone. Please consider a switch in diuretics." |
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