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Study links blood pressure drug, higher heart disease deaths.
Byline: John Fauber
MILWAUKEE _ Patients who took a popular class of blood pressure drug had a substantially higher cardiovascular disease death rate than those taking other hypertension drugs, according to a study published Wednesday.
The disconcerting finding, which comes from a large ongoing study of women, including hundreds studied at the Medical College of Wisconsin, most likely applies to men as well, according researchers.
However, the study highlights a dilemma that likely will face many doctors and patients: Because the finding doesn't come from a rigorous clinical trial, but rather an observational study, should it change the way blood pressure drugs are prescribed?
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