RT Journal
A1 Kendall MJ, Cohen JD
T1 Β-blockers as first-line agents for hypertension in the elderly
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1999
FD January 13
VO 281
IS 2
SP 131
OP 133
DO 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-2-jac80019
UL http://dx.doi.org/10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-2-jac80019
AB 
Thiazide diuretics are effective, inexpensive, once-daily
antihypertensive drugs that are well tolerated by most patients.
Thiazide diuretics markedly reduce cerebrovascular events and also
decrease myocardial infarction (MI), but they do not reduce the risk of
sudden death or the impact on sudden death is not
reported.1 This is of interest since it has been suggested
that diuretics might increase the risk of sudden death.