Contribution of reflection of pressure wave on central systolic blood pressure in older hypertensive patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 499-

  Kohara, Katsuhiko ^a   Igase, Michiya ^a   Takata, Yasunori ^a   Fukuoka, Tomikazu ^a   Okura, Takafumi ^a   Kitami, Yutaka ^a   Hiwada, Kunio ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0032908975     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb07253.x     Document Type: Letter

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