Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 462-468, November 2008

Effectiveness of the selective aldosterone blocker, eplerenone, in patients with resistant hypertension

  • David A. Calhoun, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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  • William B. White, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: William B. White, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030. Tel: 860-679-2104; fax: 860-679-1250

Received 25 March 2008; accepted 13 May 2008. published online 24 July 2008.

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 This article was supported by Pfizer, Inc (IIR no. 2004-0619) and by an unrestricted, investigator-initiated research Grant from University of Connecticut Health Center Clinical Trials Unit, Farmington, Connecticut.

 Dr. Calhoun has served as a consultant to Novartis and is a member of the Pfizer speaker's bureau. Dr. White has served as a consultant to Pfizer on the topic of cardiovascular effects of arthritis therapies.

PII: S1933-1711(08)00093-4

doi:10.1016/j.jash.2008.05.005

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 462-468, November 2008

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