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Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2006) 3, 467
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0623  

Blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk Hispanics

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Hispanics have an increased likelihood of possessing certain risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), including hypertension, but clinical trial data guiding treatment of this group are lacking. Using information from the prospective, randomized INVEST trial, which compared atenolol and sustained-release-verapamil strategies in a large cohort of patients with CAD and hypertension, Cooper-DeHoff et al. compared blood pressure control and risk of clinical adverse outcomes in Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients.

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