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Dutch Renal Artery Stenosis Intervention Cooperative Study. A trial comparing medical antihypertensive therapy with renal artery balloon angioplasty (BA) for managing hypertension
Conclusion Intervention study: at 3 months, blood pressure was similar in the two groups. 22 patients in the medical treatment group underwent angioplasty because of persistent hypertension. At 12 months, there were no significant differences between the two groups in blood pressure, daily drug doses or renal function

drastic

[Gr. drastikos, effective]
1. Excessively vigorous; said in the past of some medications.
2. A very active cathartic, usually producing many explosive bowel movements accompanied by pain and tenesmus. The use of this type of cathartic is not advisable.
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The DRASTIC index is determined by multiplying each parameter rating by its weight and adding together the resulting values.
GIS-based assessment of aquifer vulnerability using DRASTIC model: a case study on Kodaganar basin/Evaluacion basada en el Sistema De Informacion Geografica a la vulnerabilidad de un acuifero a partir del metodo DRASTIC: caso de estudio en la cuenca Kodaganar
As Martinez predicted, this is not going to be drastic.
Moshiri's arrival will not bring drastic changes
DRASTIC index = DrDw+ RrRw+ ArAw+ SrSw+ TrTw+ IrIw+ CrCw
Assessment of the intrinsic vulnerability to groundwater contamination in Lahore, Pakistan
Friday April 5th Harris will be joined by her mentor famed author and businessman George Fraser at the official launch for Drastic Steps.
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New York: The United States economy can weather the drastic spending cuts known as the sequester if they are short-lived, ratings firm Standard & Poor's said on Friday.
US can endure short spending cuts: S&P
After Men's Health broke the story of B- town's blueeyed boy Hrithik Roshan's drastic transformation from fat to fit, Ranveer is the latest star to jump on to the bandwagon of the drastic transformation programme ( DTP), the brainchild of Hrithik's celebrity trainer Chris Gethin.
Leaner & meaner
According to him, the drastic number of fictitious voters is because of other reasons that have nothing to do with the census.
Migrant workers are not fictitious voters
The Kuwaiti diplomat voiced his country's full appreciation and respect to Tunisia's drastic shift towards a new state based on the values of freedom, dignity and democracy.
Kuwait commends democratic shift in Tunisia
In this study for mapping the vulnerability Iranshahr aquifer is used of the DRASTIC model and GIS.
Assessment of sensibility of Iranshahr aquifer to contamination by using of DRASTIC and GIS
Drastic Technologies is partnering with AJA to bring this special offer to all Kona LHi, Kona LHe, Kona 3, Kona 3G and Io Express customers using the Windows operating system, providing them with enhanced video capture and output control.
AJA offers Drastic MediaNXS LE for limited time to customers
Someone who's definitely done something drastic but looks good with it is James Nesbitt.
Stop it now, Sarah before it's too late
She spoke one day before talks with top supporters on a drastic austerity programme that has prompted...
Merkel prefers cuts in welfare and spending to balance budget

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