Optimal therapy in hypertensive subjects with diabetes mellitus

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-185

  Reboldi, Gianpaolo ^a   Gentile, Giorgio ^a   Angeli, Fabio ^b   Verdecchia, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Assisi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive agents; Combination; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic nephropathies; Drug therapy; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CANDESARTAN; CARVEDILOL; CHLORTALIDONE; DELAPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; GLICLAZIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE PLUS PERINDOPRIL; IRBESARTAN; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; MANIDIPINE; METOPROLOL; OLMESARTAN; PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL; RAMIPRIL; RENIN INHIBITOR; TELMISARTAN; TRANDOLAPRIL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALSARTAN; VERAPAMIL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; METABOLIC REGULATION; MONOTHERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RENAL PROTECTION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955888636     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-011-0160-9     Document Type: Review

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