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Expert consensus document on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in cardiovascular disease.

Оригинальный текст Заключения, подготовленный экспертами Европейского общества кардиологов по применению ингибиторов АПФ при сердечно-сосудистых заболеваниях, был опубликован в European Heart Jornal, 2004;25:1454-1470.

Комитет по практическим рекомендациям Европейского общества кардиологов: Silvia G. Priori (председатель) (Италия), Maria Angeles Alonso Garcia (Испания), Jean-Jacques Blanc (Франция), Andrzej Budaj (Польша), Martin Cowie (Великобритания), Veronica Dean (Франция), Jaap Deckers (Нидерланды), Enrique Fernandez Burgos (Испания), John Lekakis (Греция), Bertil Lindahl (Швеция), Gianfranco Mazzotta (Италия), Keith McGregor (Франция), Joao Morais (Португалия), Ali Oto (Турция), Otto A. Smiseth (Норвегия)

Рецензенты: Maria Angeles Alonso Garcia (координатор) (Испания), Diego Ardissino (Италия), Cristina Avendano (Испания), Carina Blomstrem-Lundqvist (Швеция), Denis Clement (Бельгия), Helmut Drexler (Германия), Roberto Ferrari (Италия), Keith A. Fox (Великобритания), Desmond Julian (Великобритания), Peter Kearney (Ирландия), Werner Klein (Австрия), Lars Kober (Дания), Giuseppe Mancia (Италия), Markku Nieminen (Финляндия), Witold Ruzyllo (Польша), Maarten Simoons (Нидерланды), Kristian Thygesen (Дания), Gianni Tognoni (Италия), Isabella Tritto (Италия), Lars Wallentin (Швеция)

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