[Last developments on hypertension].
The following article reviews some of the most recent data that have come to light in the field of hypertension during the last year, including the long lasting controversy USA/Europe on the definition and treatment of hypertension, the importance of the interrelationship hypertension/sleep apnea syndrome, to conclude by discussing some of the most compelling implications of the main trials that have been published during the last few months.
Bertomeu Martínez
Vicente
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Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario San Juan, Alicante, Spain. bertomeu_vic@gva.es
Morillas Blasco
Pedro
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Soria Arcos
Federico
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Mazón Ramos
Pilar
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D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents