[Abstract Only] Large Observational Analysis Suggests Thiazide Diuretics are Superior as First-Line Drugs for the Treatment of Hypertension

Comprehensive comparative effectiveness and safety of first-line antihypertensive drug classes: a systematic, multinational, large-scale analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Most Prescribed Blood Pressure Drugs May Be Less Effective than Others – Columbia University Irving Medical Center (free) AND Diuretics Better Than ACE Inhibitors as Initial Hypertension Treatment, Analysis Suggests – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related Cochrane Review: Thiazides best first choice for hypertension (free)