Essential hypertension of Caribbean hispanics: Sodium, renin, and response to therapy

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 266-273

  Laffer, Cheryl L ^a,b   Elijovich, Fernando ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PROPRANOLOL; RENIN; SODIUM; ZOFENOPRIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM EXCRETION; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036348093     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2002.00973.x     Document Type: Article

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