Study population and treatment titration in the International Nifedipine GITS Study: Intervention as a Goal in Hypertension Treatment (INSIGHT)

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 12 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 2113-2116

  Brown, M J ^a   Castaigne, A ^b   De Leeuw, P W ^b   Mancia, G ^b   Rosenthal, T ^b   Ruilope, L M ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ca2+ blockade; Diuretic; Minimization; Nifedipine; Outcome trial; Randomized

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; ENALAPRIL; NIFEDIPINE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 0032422343     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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