Rationale, design, methods and baseline demography of participants of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial. ASCOT investigators.

OBJECTIVE: To test the primary hypothesis that a newer antihypertensive treatment regimen (calcium channel blocker +/- an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor) is more effective than an older regimen (beta-blocker +/- a diuretic) in the primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). To test...

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Main Authors: Sever, P, Dahlöf, B, Poulter, N, Wedel, H, Beevers, G, Caulfield, M, Collins, R, Kjeldsen, SE, McInnes, G, Mehlsen, J, Nieminen, M, O'Brien, E, Ostergren, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001