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Description for Mild Hypertension
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 328.
There is clear evidence that in severe hypertension lowering blood pressure, by drug therapy decreases the incidence of major cardiovascular events. Recent studies suggest that such benefit may also extend to patients with mild to moderate hypertension. The putative benefits of drugs may be offset, however, by their adverse effects and a prime example is the increased incidence of impotence and metabolic disorders in patients on thiazide diuretics. There is, therefore, a real need to look further into the therapy of patients with mild to moderate hypertension. The ideal drug in such patients would oppose the basic mechanisms responsible for ... Read more
There is clear evidence that in severe hypertension lowering blood pressure, by drug therapy decreases the incidence of major cardiovascular events. Recent studies suggest that such benefit may also extend to patients with mild to moderate hypertension. The putative benefits of drugs may be offset, however, by their adverse effects and a prime example is the increased incidence of impotence and metabolic disorders in patients on thiazide diuretics. There is, therefore, a real need to look further into the therapy of patients with mild to moderate hypertension. The ideal drug in such patients would oppose the basic mechanisms responsible for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Steinkopff Darmstadt Germany
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Darmstadt, Germany
ISBN
9783798506473
SKU
V9783798506473
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Ref
99-15
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