Risk stratification of older patients

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 7 II, 2002, Pages

  Black, Henry R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular heart disease; Hypertensives; Pulse pressure; Risk stratification; Systolic and diastolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; LOSARTAN; PERINDOPRIL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036302314     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(02)02947-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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