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DiseaseGene BukhmanJanuary 12th, 2005Harvard Medical
SchoolEpidemiology INumber of Patients with Hypertension in the
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in%rease in 03 mass*ompensatory response to in%rease
after#oa*o##a2en4yo%yte hypertrophy'orell and Cara(ello.
Cir-ulation. 2000Harvard Medical School'e+t ,entri-ular Hypertrop.y
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pre%ee e)e#opment of systemi% H6N'orell and Cara(ello. Cir-ulation.
2000Harvard Medical SchoolJessup and Brozena. NEJ. 200!Harvard
Medical SchoolConse/uen-es o+ ',H +#thou2h initia##y %ompensatory,
03H u#timate#y asso%iate with risk of %ario)as%u#ar e)ents simi#ar
to history of prior myo%aria# infar%tion .s%hemia- ,e%rease
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Cara(ello. Cir-ulation. 2000Harvard Medical Schoolultiple met.ods
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Cir-ulation. 2000Harvard Medical School3reatment o+ Hypertension
and 5(solute Cardiovas-ular 7is8Benefit of treatment proportiona#
to o)era## %ario)as%u#ar risk8isk in%reases with #e)e# of b#oo
pressure without %#ear thresho#a-a.on. NEJ. 2000Harvard Medical
School',H and treatment o+ H3N8e2ression of 03H with treatment by
a## %#asses of a2ents e/%ept ire%t )asoi#atorsPossib#e superiority
of a%e inhibitors an an2iotensin re%eptor b#o%kersNot %#ear if
benefit to 03H re2ression inepenent from o)era## benefit of b#oo
pressure reu%tionHarvard Medical School'osartan Intervention +or
endpoint redu-tion 9'I1E: trialDa.lo+ et al. 'an-et. 2002Harvard
Medical School5CC;5H5;52E 200! 6uidelinesdire-ted e-.o-ardiogram
may (e indi-ated +or t.is purpose.C.eitlin et al. 5CC;5H5;52E.
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