Renal protection in diabetes: lessons from ONTARGET®
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Renal protection in diabetes: lessons from ONTARGET®
Hypertension is an important independent risk factor for renal disease. If hypertension and chronic renal disease co-exist, as is common in patients with diabetes mellitus, the risk of cardiovascular disease is heightened. The importance of rigorous blood pressure control is recognized in current guidelines, with a recommended target of office blood pressure of < 130/80 mmHg; although ambulator...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Diabetology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1475-2840
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-9-60