Treatment of hypertension with ascorbic acid

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作者
Duffy, SJ
Gokce, N
Holbrook, M
Huang, A
Frei, B
Keaney, JF
Vita, JA
机构
[1] Boston Univ, Sch Med, Evans Dept Med, Boston, MA 02118 USA
[2] Boston Univ, Sch Med, Whitaker Cardiovasc Inst, Boston, MA 02118 USA
[3] Oregon State Univ, Linus Pauling Inst, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
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10.1016/S0140-6736(99)04410-4
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study we showed that treatment of hypertensive patients with ascorbic acid lowers blood pressure. Further studies of ascorbic add to treat hypertension, with clinical endpoints, are warranted.
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页码:2048 / 2049
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