Hypertension management 2011: optimal combination therapy
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Management of Hypertension – Role of Combination Therapy
The aggressive use of combination therapy early in the management of hypertension may be the most important change clinicians can make in their attempt to achieve adequate blood pressure control in hypertensive patients. Hypertension has been identified as the most powerful modifiable risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, and its control has been shown to significantly decr...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr177