Gender-specific regulation of blood pressure and antihypertensive treatment
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Antihypertensive Treatment and Blood Pressure in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients
International guidelines on hypertension recommend maintaining blood pressure (BP) below 140 mmHg systolic and 90 mmHg diastolic in the general hypertensive population up to the age of 80 years. A more aggressive BP target is recommended when the hypertensive patient has an additional risk for cardiovascular disease, such as if the patient has diabetes, renal disease, or a prior history of card...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: "Arterial’naya Gipertenziya" ("Arterial Hypertension")
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2411-8524,1607-419X
DOI: 10.18705/1607-419x-2018-24-3-303-308