Experimental Approaches to Determining the Choice of First-Step Therapy for Patients with Hypertension
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
- Vol. 18 (3-4), 569-579
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10641969609088986
Abstract
Detection, treatment and control of hypertension is one of the best proven approaches to prevention of cardiovascular disease. Antihypertensive treatment trials have convincingly demonstrated that diuretics and beta-blockers reduce the risk of stroke and coronary heart disease. Corresponding information is not yetKeywords
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