Orthostatic hypotension predicts mortality in elderly men: The Honolulu Heart Program

Circulation

Volumn 98, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 2290-2295

  Masaki, Kamal H ^a,b,e   Schatz, Irwin J ^a,b   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^c   Sharp, Dan S ^c   Chiu, Darryl ^a   Foley, Daniel ^d   Curb, J David ^a,b  

^a KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^e HPM 9 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Blood pressure; Men; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032564330     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.98.21.2290     Document Type: Article

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