Multiple risk factors for coronary heart disease in patients with hypertension.
OBJECTIVE
Multiple risk factors for coronary heart disease must be considered in order to establish both the overall risk status of each hypertensive patient and the most appropriate therapeutic approach.
Particular attention is required for those risk factors that are more prevalent in hypertensive patients. Guidelines for their recognition have been provided.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235-8899, USA.
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors