The global risk approach should be better applied in French hypertensive patients: a comparison between simulation and observation studies.

<h4>Background</h4>The prediction of the public health impact of a preventive strategy provides valuable support for decision-making. International guidelines for hypertension management have introduced the level of absolute cardiovascular risk in the definition of the treatment target p...

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Main Authors: Ivanny Marchant, Patrice Nony, Michel Cucherat, Jean-Pierre Boissel, S Randall Thomas, Theodora Bejan-Angoulvant, Alexandra Laugerotte, Riad Kahoul, François Gueyffier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21408615/?tool=EBI