Marvin Moser

TL;DR: This report updates findings of previous reports in several respects: it broadens the step-care approach to provide more flexibility for clinicians; encourages greater patient involvement in the treatment program; emphasizes a consideration of the quality of life in the management of patients; and addresses the cost of care.

TL;DR: This report includes recommendations on the following topics: screening and referral procedures, classification according to BPs, use of nonpharmacologic therapies, revised stepped-care approach, management of mild hypertension, and management of BP in special groups, including blacks, children, and pregnant.

TL;DR: The lowering of blood pressure over a 3- to 5-year period of time is effective in preventing severe disease, left ventricular hypertrophy and congestive heart failure in addition to strokes and myocardial infarction.

TL;DR: A sufficiently high risk of stroke to be the clearest indication for pharmacological therapy of patients with mild to moderate hypertension and the smaller risk reductions in CHD observed in trials than predicted in observational studies.

TL;DR: Garlic powder treatment for 12 weeks was ineffective in lowering cholesterol levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia, and there were no significant lipid or lipoprotein changes in either the placebo- or garlic-treated groups.