Editorial Commentary: Aging and systolic hypertension. Cluster patterns and problem-solving strategies to answer the genetic riddle

Hypertension

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1067-1068

  Izzo Jr, Joseph L ^a  

^a MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Evolution; Genetics; Hypertension, essential; Menopause; Reactive oxygen species; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

AGING; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL REGENERATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TELOMERE; GENETICS; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PHENOTYPE; TELOMERE;

EID: 0035318544     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.37.4.1067     Document Type: Editorial

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