Does low on-treatment diastolic blood pressure influence prognosis in systolic hypertension patients?

Cardiology Review

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 28-31

  Fagard, Robert H ^a  

^a KU LEUVEN DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL MALEATE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NITRENDIPINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 48249151767     PISSN: 10926607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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