Hypertension and atherosclerosis: Clinical implications from the ALLHAT trial

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 132-139

  Standridge, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORTALIDONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IRBESARTAN; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; METOPROLOL; PLACEBO; RAMIPRIL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; VALSARTAN;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROALBUMINURIA; MONOTHERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17044440179     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-005-0036-y     Document Type: Review

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