J-curves in hypertension: what do they tell us about treatment of high blood pressure?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care, St Josef Hospital, Braunau, Austria.
² Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Australia.
³ Cardiology Department, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria.

Comment

Johann Auer et al. Eur Heart J. 2018.

. 2018 Sep 1;39(33):3115-3118.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy337.

¹ Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care, St Josef Hospital, Braunau, Austria.
² Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Australia.
³ Cardiology Department, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria.

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