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Robert Fagard
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 788
Citations - 109235
Robert Fagard is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blood pressure & Ambulatory blood pressure. The author has an hindex of 114, co-authored 787 publications receiving 104613 citations.
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Blood Pressure Reduction and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction
TL;DR: It is suggested that a moderate reduction in diastolic blood pressure (7 to 17 mm Hg) should perhaps be the goal of treatment for mild and moderate hypertensives.
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Plasma levels of alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide in normal subjects under various postural conditions.
TL;DR: The radioimmunoassay of alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide in human plasma and its application in normal subjects under various postural conditions was shown to be reproducible as indicated by the low within- and between-assay coefficients of variation.
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Prenalterol in the treatment of orthostatic hypotension in Shy-Drager syndrome.
J Goovaerts,Catherine M. Verfaillie,Daniel Knockaert,Robert Fagard,R Fiocchi,A Amery,Paul Lijnen +6 more
TL;DR: Prenalterol could be a valuable adjunct to the existing treatment schedules of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and restore the normal diurnal pattern of water and sodium excretion, and may have contributed to the improvement of Orthostatic tolerance.
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Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies: reducing the gap between guidelines and clinical practice.
Giuseppe Mancia,Robert Fagard +1 more
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[Converting-enzyme inhibitors in the treatment of elderly hypertension patients] Converting-enzyminhibitoren bei der behandlung von älteren bluthochdruckpatienten
TL;DR: While the drugs appear to have usefulness in the older hypertensive, their benefits and precise use in this age group are not as yet definitive.