Arteriolar constriction in mild-to-moderate essential hypertension: An old concept requiring reconsideration?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 411-419

  Muntinga, Jaap H J ^a   Van Leeuwen, Jan T M ^a   Gels, Mariël E ^a   Terpstra, Willem F ^a   Smit, Andries J ^a   Visser, Klaas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterial compliance; Blood volume; Electrical impedance; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030902306     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715040-00012     Document Type: Article

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