Five-Year Survival of Patients with Malignant Hypertension Treated with Antihypertensive Agents

Five-Year Survival of Patients with Malignant Hypertension Treated with Antihypertensive Agents

Contributor(s):
The American Heart Journal
Freis, Edward D.
Mohler, Emile R., Jr
Publication:
C.V. Mosby Company, September 1960
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Hypertension
Antihypertensive Agents
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
In this article, Freis and Mohler, a medical student at Georgetown University, reported the findings of their five-year study on the survival rate among patients with malignant hypertension. They concluded that treatment with antihypertensive agents prior to renal failure greatly enhanced a patient's chances for survival, and even proved to provide a greater chance for patients who also had advanced atherosclerosis as a result of prolonged high blood pressure. Freis and Mohler also noted that African American patients who received treatment lived almost as long as white patients in the study.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
7 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584929X84 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
XFBBGB
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584929X84
Archival Collection:
The Edward D. Freis Papers (Profiles in Science)