Cardiovascular risk in overweight/obese and lean hypertensive patients

Introduction: Obesity and hypertension have been identified as independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, the role of obesity in the development and progression of target‐organ disease in hypertensive patients is controversial. The objective of this study was to assess the im...

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Main Authors: Ana Luísa Neves, Luciana Couto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217420491400107X