Felodipine, metoprolol and their combination compared with placebo in isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly

Blood Pressure

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 1994, Pages 82-89

  Wing, Lindon M ^a   Russell, Andrew E ^b   Tonkin, Anne L ^a   Bune, Alexandra J ^c   West, Malcolm J ^b   Chalmers, John P ^b  

^a Departments of Clinical Pharmacology ^*  (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beta adrenoceptor antagonists; Calcium channel antagonists; Elderly; Felodipine; Isolated systolic hype; Metoprolol; Tension

Indexed keywords

FELODIPINE; METOPROLOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; NIGHTMARE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FELODIPINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0028224505     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08037059409101526     Document Type: Article

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