Determinants and consequences of the diurnal rhythm of blood pressure

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 166s-169s

  Pickering, Thomas G ^a   James, Gary D ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Nocturnal blood pressure fall

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027299806     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/6.6.166S     Document Type: Article

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