Maintained autonomic responses to moderate exercise in hypertensive patients treated with lacidipine

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1751-1754

  Lucini, Daniela ^a   Strappazzon, Patrizia ^b   Colombo, Fabrizio ^b   Malliani, Alberto ^b   Pagani, Massimo ^b  

^a Medicina Interna II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular risk profile; Dihydropiridine calcium channel blockers; Hypertension; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; LACIDIPINE;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BICYCLE; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SINUS NODE; SPECTROSCOPY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031445295     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715120-00084     Document Type: Article

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