The new European and American guidelines for treatment of high blood pressure: Similarities and differences;Le nuove linee guida Americane ed Europee per il trattamento dell'ipertensione arteriosa: Analogie e differenze

Internista

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 203-213

  Agrati, Antonio Maria ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Guidelines; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PROTEIN C; VERAPAMIL;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346337110     PISSN: 11219017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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