Prevention of hypertension in patients with pre-hypertension: protocol for the PREVER-prevention trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Blood pressure (BP) within pre-hypertensive levels confers higher cardiovascular risk and is an intermediate stage for full hypertension, which develops in an annual rate of 7 out of 100 individuals with 40 to 50 years of age. Non-dr...

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Main Authors: Neto José, Pereira e Silva Ricardo, Filho Dario, Alves João, Chaves Hilton, Mota Marco, Scala Luiz, Neto Abrahão, Jardim Paulo, Ribeiro Antônio, de Sousa Marcos R, Brandão Andréa, Franco Roberto, Cesarino Evandro, Moreno Heitor, Vilela-Martin José F, Coelho Eduardo, Nobre Fernando, Consolim-Colombo Fernanda, Bortoloto Luiz, Mion Décio, Poli-de-Figueiredo Carlos E, Nóbrega Antônio C, Gus Miguel, Moreira Leila B, Fuchs Sandra C, Fuchs Flávio D, Irigoyen Maria, Castro Iran, Steffens André, Schlatter Rosane, de Mello Renato, Mosele Francisca, Ghizzoni Flávia, Berwanger Otávio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/12/1/65