Carotid intima-media thickness and antihypertensive treatment: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Stroke

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1933-1940

  Wang, Ji Guang ^a,b,f   Staessen, Jan A ^a,g   Li, Yan ^b   Van Bortel, Luc M ^c   Nawrot, Tim ^a   Fagard, Robert ^a   Messerli, Franz H ^d   Safar, Michel ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^f Shanghai Institute of Hypertension   (China)

^g Laboratory of Hypertension   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Carotid arteries; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMILORIDE PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; AMLODIPINE; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CELIPROLOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXAZOSIN; ENALAPRIL; FOSINOPRIL; ISRADIPINE; LACIDIPINE; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; RAMIPRIL; TRANDOLAPRIL; VERAPAMIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HYPERPLASIA; INTIMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 33745948636     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000227223.90239.13     Document Type: Review

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