Targeted LOWering of Central Blood Pressure in patients with hypertension: Baseline recruitment, rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial (The LOW CBP study)

Background: High blood pressure (BP) is the most common modifiable cause of death from cardiovascular disease. Lowering BP with medication improves patient outcomes, but even in populations with normal upper arm (brachial) BP there remains considerable residual risk for cardiovascular disease and th...

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Main Authors: Sharman, J., Stanton, T., Reid, Christopher, Keech, A., Roberts-Thomson, P., Stewart, S., Greenough, R., Stowasser, M., Abhayaratna, W.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56966