Use of blood pressure lowering drugs in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of 147 randomised trials in the context of expectations from prospective epidemiological studies

Objectives To determine the quantitative efficacy of different classes of blood pressure lowering drugs in preventing coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, and who should receive treatment. Design Meta-analysis. Data source Medline (1966-2007). Study selection Randomised trials of blood pressure...

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Autores principales: Law, M R, Morris, J K, Wald, N J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2009
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19454737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b1665

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19454737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b1665

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