aDepartment of Cardiology, Helena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece
bDepartment of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS
cDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, Milan, Italy
dScientific Direction, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS
eCentro Interuniversitario di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Correspondence to Professor Alberto Zanchetti, Direzione Scientifica, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via L. Ariosto, 13, I-20145 Milano, Italy. Tel: +39 02 619112237; fax: +39 02 619112901; e-mail: alberto.zanchetti@auxologico.it
Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; BP, blood pressure; CHD, coronary heart disease; CI, confidence interval; PP, pulse pressure; RCT, randomized controlled trial; RR, risk ratio (explanation of trial acronyms can be found in the referenced publications.)
Received 29 September, 2015
Revised 1 December, 2015
Accepted 10 December, 2015