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Review
. 2007;3(6):783-95.

Summary of the 2007 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

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Review

Summary of the 2007 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

No authors listed. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2007.
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Figure 1
Stratification of CV risk into four categories. Low, moderate, high and very high risk refer to 10-year risk of a CV fatal or non-fatal event. The term “added” indicates that in all categories risk is greater than average. The dashed line indicates how definition of hypertension may be variable, depending on the level of total CV risk. Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CV, cardiovascular; HT, hypertension; MS, metabolic syndrome; OD, subclinical organ damage; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
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