A first-line treatment option for elderly hypertensive patients: A low- dose multimechanism β-blocker/diuretic

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-46

  Burris, James F ^a   Mroczek, William J ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hospice Of Northern Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL FUMARATE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PLACEBO; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031020269     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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