Anti-hypertensive drugs have different effects on ventricular hypertrophy regression

OBJECTIVES: There is a direct relationship between the regression of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and a decreased risk of mortality. This investigation aimed to describe the effects of anti-hypertensive drugs on cardiac hypertrophy through a meta-analysis of the literature. METHODS: The Medlin...

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Main Authors: Celso Ferreira Filho, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Vitor E. Valenti, Marcelo Ferreira, Adriano Meneghini, José Alexandre Silveira, Andrés R. Pérez Riera, Eduardo Colombari, Neif Murad, Paulo Roberto Santos-Silva, Lovian José Henrique Pereira da Silva, Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei, Tatiana D. Carvalho, Celso Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000700012