Isolated systolic hypertension: A new challenge in medicine

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue , 2002, Pages S44-S47

  Sulbaran T A ^a   Silva, E R ^a   Maestre, G ^a,b  

^a Centro Regional de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares Dr Tulio A Sulbará n   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

ABPM; Elderly; Epidemiology; ISH

Indexed keywords

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SYSTOLE; VENEZUELA;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CHLORTALIDONE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NITRENDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036229154     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001341     Document Type: Article

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