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Early intervention of long-acting nifedipine GITS reduces brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity and improves arterial stiffness in Chinese patients with mild hypertension: a 24-week, single-arm, open-label, prospective study
BACKGROUND: Nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system (GITS) is used to treat angina and hypertension. The authors aimed to study the early intervention impact on arterial stiffness and pulse wave velocity (PWV) independent of its blood-pressure-(BP) lowering effect in mild hypertensive patient...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5076851/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27799740 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S117221 |