Pathophysiology of hypertension in the elderly

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-39

  Laurent, Stèphane ^a,b   Boutouyrie, Pierre ^a,b   Benetos, Athanase ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENDER; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERIES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0036141365     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2002.00857.x     Document Type: Article

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