Review: Calcium channel blockade in combination with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition or angiotensin II (AT1-receptor) antagonism in hypertensive diabetics and patients with renal disease and hypertension

Effective reduction in blood pressure (BP) improves survival and morbidity in hypertensive patients. Combination therapy with multiple antihypertensive agents is frequently required in clinical practice and therapeutic trials to achieve target BP. Patients at elevated cardiovascular risk achieve the...

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Main Authors: Philip Swales, Bryan Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2002-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2002.022