Reporting of consistency of blood pressure control in randomized controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs: a systematic review of 1372 trial reports.

OBJECTIVE: Hypertension is a powerful treatable risk factor for stroke. Reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of antihypertensive drugs rightly concentrate on clinical outcomes, but control of blood pressure (BP) during follow-up is also important, particularly given that inconsistent contr...

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Main Authors: Fischer, U, Webb, A, Howard, S, Rothwell, P
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2012