Telmisartan to prevent recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events
Background Prolonged lowering of blood pressure after a stroke reduces the risk of recurrent stroke. In addition, inhibition of the renin–angiotensin system in high-risk patients reduces the rate of subsequent cardiovascular events, including stroke. However, the effect of lowering of blood pres...
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Language: | English |
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Massacheutts Medical Society
2008
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Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/952/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/952/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/952/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/952/1/Yusuf_NEJM_20080827.pdf |