Laboratory assessment of the hypertensive individual. Value of the main guidelines for high blood pressure

OBJECTIVE: To determine if abnormal laboratory findings are more common in individuals with hypertension and in those with other risk factors, such as obesity, smoking and alcohol ingestion. METHODS: A study was carried out in the general outpatient clinics of a university hospital (145 individuals...

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Main Authors: Rafael S. Reis, Isabela J. Benseñor, Paulo A. Lotufo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000800008