HYPERTENSIONBRITISH 783 MEDICAL JOURNAL in which the blood-pressure should be lowered to improve prognosis (Turner, 1962; Smirk, 1962 Nine patients preferred reserpine with hydrochlorothiazide, three methyldopa with hydrochlorothiazide, and five had no preference. All felt much better on placebo. Neither combination is ideal treatment for symptomless patients who require hypotensive drugs.We are grateful to Mrs. J. Johnstone and Miss J. Fairburn, technicians at the hypertension clinic, who took the bloodpressure readings and assisted in other ways during the study.
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