Understanding and managing isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 35-39

  Simon, Geza ^a   Chesler, Elliot ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PULSE WAVE; STROKE; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0031872610     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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