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In cardiovascular disease, many treatments aim to prevent future disease complications and/or premature death. This applies both to asymptomatic conditions such as hypertension and to symptomatic illnesses such as congestive heart failure (CHF). The main purpose of this review is to consider the results of randomized clinical trials in these conditions, and to examine the overall effects of drug treatment on all-cause mortality. For the hypertension trials, stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence will also be reviewed.
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Furberg, C.D., Cutler, J.A., Macmahon, S.W., Yusuf, S. (1987). Clinical Trials in Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure. In: Beamish, R.E., Panagia, V., Dhalla, N.S. (eds) Pharmacological Aspects of Heart Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 68. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2057-9_7
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