Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: N/A
Brief Summary: To determine if the combined incidence of nonfatal myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease death differs between diuretic-based and each of three alternative antihypertensive pharmacological treatments. Also, to determine, in a subset of this population, if lowering serum cholesterol with a HMG CoA reductase inhibitor in older adults reduces all-cause mortality compared to a control group receiving usual care. Conducted in conjunction with the Department of Veterans' Affairs.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* impaired glucose tolerance (FPG \< 7 mmol/L or 126 mg/dL AND 2 hr PG \>= 7.8 mmol/L and \< 11.1 mmol/L (140 mg/dL and \< 200 mg/dL)or,
* isolated impaired fasting glucose (FPG \>= 6.1 mmol/L and \< 7 mmol/L (FPG \>= 95 mg/dL and \< 126 mg/dL) AND 2 hr PG \< 7.8 mmol/L (140 mg/dL).

Exclusion Criteria:

* current use of an ACE-inhibitor (ACE-I) or thiazolidinedione(TZD)
* known hypersensitivity to ACE-I
* prior use of anti-diabetic medications (with the exception of during pregnancy)
* use of systemic glucocorticoids or niacin
* congestive heart failure or EF \< 40%
* existing cardiovascular disease (previous MI, stroke, angina, uncontrolled hypertension)
* diabetes
* renal or hepatic disease
* major illness
* use of another experimental drug
* pregnant or unwilling to use reliable contraception
* major psychiatric disorder
* diseases that affect glucose tolerance
* unwillingness to be randomized or sign informed consent
* known uncontrolled substance abuse
* inability to communicate with research staff
B: Men and women hypertensive patients, ages 55 and above. A total of 36 percent were diabetics.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Women aged \> 60 years and men \> 55 years
* At least one additional CV risk factor including:
* Waist/hip ratio ≥ 0.90 in men and ≥ 0.85 in women;
* History of current or recent smoking (regular tobacco use within 5 years)
* Low HDL cholesterol
* Dysglycemia
* Renal dysfunction
* Family history of premature CHD in first degree relatives

Exclusion Criteria:

* Documented clinically manifest atherothrombotic CVD
* Clear indication or contraindication for statin and/or ARB or ACE inhibitor and/or thiazide diuretic therapy
* Symptomatic hypotension
* Chronic liver disease
* Inflammatory muscle disease
* Renal impairment
* Concurrent treatment with cyclosporine or a condition likely to result in organ transplantation and the need for cyclosporine
* Concurrent treatment with a statin, fibrate, angiotensin receptor blocker, ACE inhibitor, or a thiazide diuretic
* Other serious medical illness likely to interfere with study participation or with the ability to complete the trial
* Significant psychiatric illness, senility, dementia, alcohol or substance abuse, which could impair the ability to provide informed consent and to adhere to the trial procedures
* Concurrent use of an experimental pharmacological agent
D: Inclusion criteria:

Male or female subjects 55 year or older who have suffered an ischemic stroke within the past 90 days and who meet all other inclusion criteria. Include also patients of ages 50 - 54 years and/or 90 to 120 days after the qualifying stroke provided the patient has at least two of the following additional risk factors:

* Diabetes mellitus
* Hypertension (systolic BP ¿ 140 or diastolic BP ¿ 90)
* Smoker at time of qualifying stroke
* Obesity (BMI\>30; BMI=weight (kg)/\[height (m)\]2)
* Previous vascular disease (stroke, MI, or peripheral arterial disease prior to qualifying stroke)
* End-organ-damage (retinopathy, LVH, or microalbuminuria)
* Hyperlipidemia

Exclusion criteria:

hemorrhagic stroke (must be ruled out by imaging);unable to give informed consent; known brain tumor, severe renal or hepatic insufficiency, current active peptic ulcer disease, severe coronary artery disease including unstable angina pectoris or an MI within the previous 3 months,or history of a hemostatic disorder or systemic bleeding ;hyperkalemia;uncorrected volume or sodium depletion; pre-stroke history of dementia;modified Rankin score greater than 4;qualifying stroke induced by surgical or cardiovascular procedure;uncontrolled hypertension at entry above 180/110 mmHg (goal BPs are lower); SBP 120 mmHg or less for hospitalized patients; currently taking an ARB and not able or willing to switch to alternative; required or planned continuing treatment with antithrombotics or anticoagulants including heparin or warfarin or non-study platelet inhibitors; syndrome of asthma, rhinitis and nasal polyps;scheduled for major surgery, carotid endarterectomy, or carotid angioplasty (4 weeks post surgery is allowed);unlikely to be released from hospital following the qualifying stroke or presence of a severe disability likely to lead to being bedridden or demented or a non-vascular disease or condition which makes it unlikely that the patient will survive to the end of the trial; history of thrombocytopenia or neutropenia.

Answer: B