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Valsartan Effective in HF Patients With Low Blood Pressure and Blood-Pressure Reductions Over Time
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Title Valsartan Effective in HF Patients With Low Blood Pressure and Blood-Pressure Reductions Over Time
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574992?src=rss
Description A new analysis has confirmed that low baseline systolic blood-pressure levels and changes in systolic blood pressure over time are risk factors for adverse events in heart-failure patients. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date May 28, 2008
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