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Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Low-Dose Triple Single-Pill Combination Compared With Placebo for Initial Treatment of HypertensionJ Am Coll Cardiol 2024 Aug 30;[EPub Ahead of Print], A Rodgers, A Salam, AE Schutte, WC Cushman, HA de Silva, GL Di Tanna, D Grobbee, K Narkiewicz, DB Ojji, NR Poulter, MP Schlaich, S Oparil, W Spiering, B Williams, JT Wright, A Gutierez, A Sanni, P Lakshman, D McMullen, G Ranasinghe, C Gianacas, M Shanthakumar, X Liu, N Wang, P Whelton    randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a new single-pill combination comprising low doses of telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide for treating hypertension in 295 adults with mild to moderate hypertension. baseline systolic BP of 130 to 154 mm Hg during a placebo run-in, and had a low estimated 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease (<10%). The primary efficacy outcome was difference in change in home SBP from randomization to week 4  patients were randomized in a double-blind manner into three different arms: GMRx2 at a qua