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J Int Med Res
; 7(4): 324-7, 1979.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-488522
RESUMO
A large scale study in general practice was set up to investigate the effects of transferring hypertensive patients from treatment with usually less than 1 g daily of methyldopa to atenolol ('Tenormin') 100 mg daily. The results demonstrate an improvement in blood pressure control with atenolol treatment and a reduction in the incidence of side-effects. The simple dosage regime, combined with proven effectiveness and a relative lack of side-effects makes atenolol a useful treatment for the hypertensive patient.