title: Contemporary antihypertensive therapy.
abstract: Pharmacotherapy of human hypertension is effective, safe and well-tolerated. Antihypertensive drugs are of three broad classes: diuretics, sympatholytics and vasodilators. The use of each class is discussed and a summary of therapeutic considerations offered for representative agents. Recent trends in antihypertensive therapy are identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Hypertension), University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Weder
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Zweifler
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013565:Sympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D013565:Sympatholytics