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Antihypertensive Agents

Known as: Hypotensives, High Blood Pressure Medicines, Blood Pressure Medicines 
Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular HYPERTENSION regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are… 
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Antihypertensive drug therapy for mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy.
BACKGROUND Mild-moderate hypertension during pregnancy is common. Antihypertensive drugs are often used in the belief that… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Mean platelet volume: a link between thrombosis and inflammation?
Platelet activation is a link in the pathophysiology of diseases prone to thrombosis and inflammation. Numerous platelet markers… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
C-reactive protein and the risk of developing hypertension.
CONTEXT Although it has been hypothesized that hypertension is in part an inflammatory disorder, clinical data linking… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Preserving renal function in adults with hypertension and diabetes: a consensus approach. National Kidney Foundation Hypertension and Diabetes Executive Committees Working Group.
Over 11 million Americans have both diabetes and hypertension-comorbid diseases that strongly predispose people to both renal as… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Essential Hypertension : Part I : Definition and Etiology
Essential hypertension remains a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) despite important advances in our… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs
Introduction A Brief History of Chinese Medicine The Cardiovascular System Herbs with Multiple Actions Cardiac Herbs… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Health outcomes associated with antihypertensive therapies used as first-line agents. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVE To review the scientific evidence concerning the safety and efficacy of various antihypertensive therapies used as… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Single-Drug Therapy for Hypertension in Men -- A Comparison of Six Antihypertensive Agents with Placebo
Background Characteristics such as age and race are often cited as determinants of the response of blood pressure to specific… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Falls by elderly people at home: prevalence and associated factors.
Of 1042 individuals aged 65 years and over who were successfully interviewed in a community survey of health and physical… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Design of specific inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme: new class of orally active antihypertensive agents.
A hypothetical model of the active site of angiotensin-converting enzyme, based on known chemical and kinetic properties of the… 
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