Isolated systolic hypertension: cardiovascular risk and treatment benefits.
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Treatment of isolated systolic hypertension is most effective in older patients with high-risk profile.
BACKGROUND Although present guidelines suggest that treatment of hypertension is more effective in patients with multiple risk factors and higher risk of cardiovascular events, this hypothesis was never verified in older patients with systolic hypertension. METHODS AND RESULTS Using data from the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program, we calculated the global cardiovascular risk score ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of hypertension
دوره 19 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001