American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 11 , Pages 1484-1489 , 1 December 2009

Left Ventricular Mass and Volume With Telmisartan, Ramipril, or Combination in Patients With Previous Atherosclerotic Events or With Diabetes Mellitus (from the ONgoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination With Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial [ONTARGET])

  • Brett R. Cowan, BE, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Auckland MRI Research Group, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Alistair A. Young, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Auckland MRI Research Group, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 64-9-3737-599, ext 86115; fax: 64-9-3737-484
    • ,
  • Craig Anderson, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Robert N. Doughty, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Rungroj Krittayaphong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Bankok, Thailand
    • ,
  • Eva Lonn, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Thomas H. Marwick, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • ,
  • Chris M. Reid, BA, DipEd, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • CCRE Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • John E. Sanderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Roland E. Schmieder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Koon Teo, MB, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Angela K. Wadham, BA

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Stephen G. Worthley, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Investigation Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
    • ,
  • Cheuk-Man Yu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Salim Yusuf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Garry L. Jennings, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • ONTARGET Investigators

Received 6 May 2009 ,Revised 10 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 July 2009.

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 31.50 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.

 This work was supported by McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and Boehringer Ingleheim, Ingleheim, Germany.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01355-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.07.018

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 11 , Pages 1484-1489 , 1 December 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution