Nonpharmacologic treatment of resistant hypertensives by device-guided slow breathing exercises

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 484-487

  Viskoper, Reuven ^a   Shapira, Irena ^a   Priluck, Rita ^a   Mindlin, Rina ^a   Chornia, Larissa ^a   Laszt, Anny ^a   Dicker, Dror ^a   Gavish, Benjamin ^b   Alter, Ariela ^b  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Home blood pressure; Lifestyle modification; Nonpharmacologic therapy; Refractory hypertension; Respiratory pacing

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MONITORING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037866400     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(03)00571-5     Document Type: Article

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