heart failure, and heart attack. The study found that treatment dramatically decreased the number of strokes, congestive heart failure, and kidney damage, but did not prevent heart attacks and sudden cardiac death. The study was one of the first randomized, double-blind, multi-institutional clinical trials ever done in the United States. The study was published in 1970 with little excitement from the scientific and medical community. However, Freis was awarded the Lasker Award in 1971 for his studies, cited for "an exemplary demonstration of the potential of preventive medicine." After this study, Freis continued to manage cooperative studies on hypertension, and was recognized as a foremost authority on hypertension by his fellow researchers. His book with Gina Kolata, The High Blood Pressure Book, won the American Heart Association Howard Blakeslee award in 1980. Publications The High Blood Pressure Book, with Gina Kolata, 1979 References External links Edward D. Freis Papers (1926-2004) - National Library of Medicine finding aid The Edward D. Freis Papers - Profiles in Science, National Library of Medicine 1912 births 2005 deaths Georgetown University Medical Center faculty University of Arizona alumni American medical researchers Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni United States Army Air Forces officers United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Recipients of the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award