Influence of treated blood pressure on progression of silent cerebral infarction

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 679-684

  Sugiyama, Taeko ^a   Lee, Jong Dae ^a   Shimizu, Hiromasa ^a   Abe, Shinya ^b   Ueda, Takanori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b Abe Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti hypertensive treatment; Hypertension; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prospective study; Silent cerebral infarction

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0032978608     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199917050-00012     Document Type: Article

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