Blood pressure parameters and cardiovascular risk in the elderly;Les parametres tensionnels et le risque cardio-vasculaire chez le sujet age

Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angeiologie

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 489-493

  Blacher, J ^a   Henry, O ^a   Girerd, X ^a   Safar, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Elderly.; Hypertension.; Pulse pressure.; Systolic blood pressure.

Indexed keywords

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PULSE PRESSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIASTOLE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0033200806     PISSN: 00033928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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