intertreatment

The fact that the measurements were done manually makes it highly unlikely to have enough sensitivity and reproducibility to detect reliable intertreatment changes in the short period of follow-up, particularly for segments such as the internal and external carotid artery which are very difficult to visualize and cannot clearly be detected in all patients.

2015 August 5, Ettore Malacco, Stefano Omboni, Gianfranco Parati, “Blood Pressure Response to Zofenopril or Irbesartan Each Combined with Hydrochlorothiazide in High-Risk Hypertensives Uncontrolled by Monotherapy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled, Parallel Group, Noninferiority Trial”, in International Journal of Hypertension, volume 2015, →DOI