Body build and risk of cardiovascular events in hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy : The LIFE (losartan intervention for endpoint reduction in hypertension) study

Obesity may independently increase the risk of adverse events in hypertension with target-organ damage. We investigated whether body build was independently associated with higher cardiovascular risk and whether treatment with losartan relative to atenolol influenced the impact of body build on the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2005-04, Vol.111 (15), p.1924-1931
Hauptverfasser: DE SIMONE, Giovanni, WACHTELL, Kristian, KJELDSEN, Sverre E, LEDERBALLE-PEDERSEN, Ole, LINDHOLM, Lars H, NIEMINEN, Markku S, OMVIK, Per, OPARIL, Suzanne, DEVEREUX, Richard B, PALMIERI, Vittorio, HILLE, Darcy A, BEEVERS, Gareth, DAHLOF, Bjorn, DE FAIRE, Ulf, FYHRQUIST, Frej, IBSEN, Hans, JULIUS, Stevo
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