Calcium Antagonist Lacidipine Slows Down Progression of Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis
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- 5 November 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 106 (19) , 2422-2427
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000039288.86470.dd
Abstract
Background— Most cardiovascular events associated with hypertension are complications of atherosclerosis. Some antihypertensive agents influence experimental models of atherosclerosis through mecha...Keywords
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