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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-04-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217420491400107X |