George Thomas, MD

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2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines: Toward tighter control

Author:: Rebecca Blonsky, MD; Marc Pohl, MD; Joseph V. Nally, Jr, MD; George Thomas, MD

Under the new definition (≥ 130/80 mm Hg), 46% of US adults have hypertension.

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Should all patients with significant proteinuria take a renin-angiotensin inhibitor?

Author:: George Thomas, MD; Joseph V. Nally, MD

Most of them should, with exceptions due to adverse effects such as angioedema, cough, and hyperkalemia.

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Renal denervation to treat resistant hypertension: Guarded optimism

Author:: George Thomas, MD; Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD; Emmanuel L. Bravo, MD; Joseph V. Nally, Jr., MD

Can a percutaneous catheter-based procedure cure resistant hypertension? The limited data available so far look good.

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