Fifty patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension were randomized to receive either 20 mg fosinopril daily for 16 weeks or placebo for 4 weeks followed by 12 weeks of 50 mg atenolol daily. Prior to these 16 weeks there was a placebo wash-out period of 2-6 weeks. Blood pressure measurements
Elevated angiotensin-i-converting enzyme (ACE) in patients with essential hypertension
β Scribed by Schweisfurth, H. ;Kment, A. ;Dahlheim, H. ;Strauer, B. E.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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