title: Revisiting evidence from the Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration: fractional polynomials meta-regression of blood pressure reduction by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on stroke risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka Medical Center, 762-1 Nagasawa, Shimizu-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8611, Japan. Electronic address: kfgth973@ybb.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Shin-Nosuke
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umemoto
mesh_terms: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
keywords: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration; Blood pressure; Fractional polynomials; Meta-regression; Stroke