Blood pressure targets: Still struggling for the right answer

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 64, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 2204-2206

  Rosendorff, Clive ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; elderly; goals; guidelines; hypertension

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; POPULATION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84964296264     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.994     Document Type: Editorial

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