Heart rate and pulse pressure amplification in hypertensive subjects

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 5 I, 2003, Pages 363-370

  Laurent, Pierre ^a   Albaladejo, Pierre ^a   Blacher, Jacques ^a   Rudnichi, Annie ^a   Smulyan, Harold ^b   Safar, Michel E ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Cardiovascular risk; Gender; Hypertension; Systolic and pulse pressure; Wave reflections

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY;

EID: 0037727842     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(03)00063-3     Document Type: Article

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