A stunning day in hypertension research - Results of ONTARGET, ACCOMPLISH and HYVET

Blood Pressure

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 68-69

  Kjeldsen, Sverre ^a   Oparil, Suzanne ^a   Narkiewicz, Krzysztof ^a   Hedner, Thomas ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE PLUS BENAZEPRIL; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BENAZEPRIL PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO; RAMIPRIL; TELMISARTAN; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BENZAZEPINES; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BENZOATES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; RAMIPRIL;

EID: 45949095063     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08037050802117791     Document Type: Editorial

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