Donald G. Vidt, MD

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Taking blood pressure: Too important to trust to humans?

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: October 1, 2010

The reality of blood pressure measurement is that human beings do not do it very well. The time has come to delegate this job to machines that can ...

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ALLHAT says diuretics are better; ANBP2 says ACEs are better—can we resolve the differences?

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2004

Two major clinical trials apparently differed about which class of drugs is best for high blood pressure. Or did they?

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Treat high blood pressure sooner: Tougher, simpler JNC 7 guidelines

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: August 1, 2003

In 2003, a blood pressure of 120/80 isn't normal anymore—it's prehypertensive

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Microalbuminuria: Is it a valid predictor of cardiovascular risk?

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2003

Protein in the urine is bad, even in small amounts. The risks, possible mechanisms, and recommendations.

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Diuretics are still the preferred initial drugs for high blood pressure

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2003

Diuretics are unsurpassed in lowering blood pressure, reducing clinical events, tolerability, and low cost.

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Can angiotensin II receptor blockers be used in patients who have developed a cough or angioedema as a result of taking an ACE inhibitor?

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2001

The new drugs have a lower side effect profile, but caution is indicated when giving them to patients with a history of ACE inhibitor-induced angio...

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Alpha-blockers and congestive heart failure: Early termination of an arm of the ALLHAT trial

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2000

Current guidelines for treating high blood pressure need to be changed, in light of surprising findings from a major study.

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Screening for renal artery stenosis: Which patients? Which test?

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: May 1, 2000

For a patient with persistently high blood pressure despite multiple medications, which screening test for renovascular hypertension is best?

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Is there an advantage to combination therapy with ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II-receptor blockers?

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2000

Theoretic reasons and small studies suggest the two types of drugs may be useful in combination, but a definitive answer awaits the results of larg...

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Aggressive blood pressure lowering is safe, but benefit is still hard to prove

Author:: Donald G. Vidt, MD

Publish date: February 1, 1999

In hypertensive patients, low-dose aspirin proves beneficial, but more-aggressive blood pressure treatment falls short—except in persons with diabe...