Abstract
The effects of 4 weeks of placebo on clinic and on ambulatory blood pressure, measured non-invasively using the Remler M 2000 portometer, were studied in 46 hypertensive patients who were included in three consecutive double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trials with antihypertensive drugs. Placebo significantly reduced clinic blood pressure, but had no significant effect on ambulatory blood pressure.
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