Are current guidelines optimal for treatment of blood pressure in patients with coronary artery disease?

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Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.

Published: June 2007

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