Journal of hypertension
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Journal of hypertension · Jul 2005
Comparative StudyCost effectiveness of losartan in patients with hypertension and LVH: an economic evaluation for Sweden of the LIFE trial.
Evaluate the cost effectiveness of losartan compared with atenolol from a Swedish national health system perspective. ⋯ Based on the results from the LIFE trial, treatment with losartan compared with atenolol, in hypertensive patients with LVH, is a cost-effective intervention.
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Journal of hypertension · Jun 2005
Effects of blood pressure levels on case fatality after acute stroke.
We evaluated the relationship between admission blood pressure (BP) and early prognosis in patients with acute stroke in a single cohort. ⋯ Lower and higher BP after brain infarction and higher BP after brain hemorrhage were predictors for poor early prognosis. In subjects with brain infarction, patients with previous hypertension had better outcomes at higher admission BP level than did normotensive patients.
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Journal of hypertension · Jun 2005
Editorial Comment ReviewHow to manage blood pressure in acute stroke.