Mixed messages on blood pressure goals

Hypertension

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1039-1040

  Chobanian, Aram V ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; TRANDOLAPRIL; VERAPAMIL;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; METOPROLOL; RAMIPRIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956369107     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.170514     Document Type: Editorial

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