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Meta-Analysis
. 2009 Dec;11(12):743-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00207.x.

Largest meta-analysis to date suggests that patients at risk for cardiovascular disease events derive benefit from antihypertensive therapy regardless of baseline blood pressure and to reduce vascular events, lowering blood pressure is more important than choice of antihypertensive drug class

Michael J Bloch  1 , Jan N Basile
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Meta-Analysis

Largest meta-analysis to date suggests that patients at risk for cardiovascular disease events derive benefit from antihypertensive therapy regardless of baseline blood pressure and to reduce vascular events, lowering blood pressure is more important than choice of antihypertensive drug class

Michael J Bloch et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2009 Dec.
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