Antihypertensive treatment: Does the J-curve exist?

Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 367-372

  Hansson, L ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive treatment; HOT study; J curve

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FELODIPINE;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033838289     PISSN: 09203206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007804030510     Document Type: Article

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