Older age should not be a barrier to the treatment of hypertension

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 514-515

  Aronow, Wilbert S ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESPONSE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDAPAMIDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERINDOPRIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50649112139     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1291     Document Type: Article

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