Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors reduce mortality in hypertension: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors involving 158 998 patients

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2088-2097

  Van Vark, Laura C ^a   Bertrand, Michel ^b   Akkerhuis, K Martijn ^a   Brugts, Jasper J ^a   Fox, Kim ^c   Mourad, Jean Jacques ^d   Boersma, Eric ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Lille Heart Institute   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitor; ARB; Hypertension; Meta analysis; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CANDESARTAN; CHLORTALIDONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; EPROSARTAN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE; IRBESARTAN; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; NIFEDIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO; TELMISARTAN; VALSARTAN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 84863807562     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs075     Document Type: Article

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