Abstract:To investigate the influence of antihypertensive therapy and the success of blood pressure control on coronary heart disease incidence and total mortality, we studied dyslipidemic middle-aged men participating in the placebo arm of the Helsinki Heart Study, a randomized coronary primary prevention trial with gemfibrozil. Based on blood pressure level and the presence of antihypertensive therapy at study entry, the participants were classified into four categories. Relative risks of coronary heart disease (nonf… Show more
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