Captopril at 50 mg as well as at 100 mg once a day reduces blood pressure for up to 24 h: A double-blind randomized crossover study in mild to moderate hypertensives

Journal of Hypertension, Supplement

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1988, Pages S666-S668

  Salvetti, Antonio ^a   Circo, Antonio ^b   Raciti, Salvatore ^b   Gulizia, Michele ^b   Cardillo, Rosario ^b   Miceli, Salvatore ^b   Botta, Gianfranco ^c  

^a Clinica Medica I   (Italy)

^b SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Squibb ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

50 100 mg captopril; Hypertension; Once daily captopril

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NIGHT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPTOPRIL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0024262070     PISSN: 09521178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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