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 |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255114000821 |