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The management of hypertension in the African American patient.
- Source :
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Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) [J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)] 2007 Jun; Vol. 9 (6), pp. 468-75. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- A panel was convened to discuss the topic of the management of hypertension in the African American patient. Jackson T. Wright, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, moderated the panel. Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc, and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, participated in the discussion. This expert panel discussion was supported by Novartis and each author received an honorarium from Novartis for time and effort spent participating in the discussion and reviewing the transcript for important intellectual content prior to publication. The authors maintained full control of the discussion and the resulting content of this article; Novartis had no input in the choice of topic, speakers, or content.
- Subjects :
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors therapeutic use
Calcium Channel Blockers therapeutic use
Diet
Humans
Hypertension diagnosis
Life Style
Mass Screening
Nutrition Surveys
Prevalence
United States ethnology
Black or African American ethnology
Antihypertensive Agents therapeutic use
Hypertension ethnology
Hypertension therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1524-6175
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17548966
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-6175.2007.07151.x