TY - JOUR T1 - National recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension: Should they be revised? AU - Moser M Y1 - 1999/07/12 N1 - 10.1001/archinte.159.13.1403 JO - Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 1403 EP - 1406 VL - 159 IS - 13 N2 - SINCE PUBLICATION of the Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC VI) in the November 24, 1997, issue of the ARCHIVES,1 several long-term morbidity and mortality trials and several comparative medication studies have been published. It is of interest to review the rationale for the JNC VI recommendations and discuss possible revisions that may be indicated on the basis of data from these new trials. SN - 0003-9926 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinte.159.13.1403 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.13.1403 ER -