title: Successful behavior changes in a man with hypertension.
abstract: Several years of stress, smoking, increased alcohol use, and weight gain accompanied hypertension in a young man with an ominous family history.  Aided by short-term drug therapy, he changed his ways and reduced his blood pressure for the long term.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Hollenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D009248:Nadolol / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D009248:Nadolol