title: New-onset diabetes and antihypertensive therapy: comments on ALLHAT trial.
abstract: The development of new-onset diabetes is frequent during the follow-up of treated hypertensive patients. The prevalence of such an event seems to differ depending on the type of antihypertensive therapy used to control blood pressure. Diuretics and b-blockers and their association are particularly harmful in this regard. On the contrary, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, alone or in association with diuretics, are associated with a lower prevalence of this metabolic complication. These statements are confirmed by data from the Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) study. Long-term studies are required to determine the relevance of development of new-onset diabetes in treated hypertensive patients.
authors: Hypertension Units, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Sierra
authors: Luis M
authors: LM
authors: Ruilope
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents