Women on Calcium Channel Blockers 74% MORE likely to die of cardiovascular disease than no drugs 2/2

Women on Calcium Channel Blockers 74% MORE likely to die of cardiovascular disease than no drugs 2/2

fatnews.com Hi, this is Larry Hobbs @ FatNews.com. Wassertheil-Smoller S, Psaty B, Greenland P, Oberman A, Kotchen T, Mouton C, Black H, Aragaki A, Trevisan M. Association between cardiovascular outcomes and antihypertensive drug treatment in older women. JAMA. 2004 Dec 15, 292(23):2849-59. AUTHORS CONTACT INFORMATION Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, PhD Professor and Division Head, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health Principal Investigator, Womens Health Initiative Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Population Health 1300 Morris Park Avenue Belfer Building, Room 1312 Bronx, NY 10461 718-430-2358 phone 718-430-2359 phone 718-430-3076 fax moller@aecom.yu.edu www.aecom.yu.edu

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