Increased pulse pressure and risk of heart failure in the elderly

JAMA

Volumn 281, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 634-639

  Chae, Claudia U ^d   Pfeffer, Marc A ^e   Glynn, Robert J ^b   Mitchell, Gary F ^e   Taylor, James O ^c   Hennekens, Charles H ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c East Boston Neighborhood Health Center   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0033577027     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.7.634     Document Type: Article

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