The Hypertension Paradox — More Uncontrolled Disease despite Improved Therapy
Chobanian AV. N Engl J Med. 2009 Aug 27;361(9):878-87
This insightful opinion piece discusses the unfortunate burden of poor blood pressure control despite the availability and accessibility of excellent treatment.
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November 25th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Here is the free full text of letters submitted to the New England Journal of Medicine in response to the article “The Hypertension Paradox”
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/361/22/2195