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- Title
Randomised double-blind comparison of placebo and active treatment for older patients with isolated systolic hypertension. The Systolic Hypertension in Europe (Syst-Eur) Trial Investigators.
- Authors
Staessen, J A; Fagard, R; Thijs, L; Celis, H; Arabidze, G G; Birkenhäger, W H; Bulpitt, C J; de Leeuw, P W; Dollery, C T; Fletcher, A E; Forette, F; Leonetti, G; Nachev, C; O'Brien, E T; Rosenfeld, J; Rodicio, J L; Tuomilehto, J; Zanchetti, A
- Abstract
Isolated systolic hypertension occurs in about 15% of people aged 60 years or older. In 1989, the European Working Party on High Blood Pressure in the Elderly investigated whether active treatment could reduce cardiovascular complications of isolated systolic hypertension. Fatal and non-fatal stroke combined was the primary endpoint.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 1997, Vol 350, Issue 9080, p757
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(97)05381-6