title: Q: Should alpha-blockers ever be used as antihypertensive drugs?
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padua School of Medicine, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossitto
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: Franz H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Messerli
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents