Circadian and Orthostatic Blood Pressure Is Abnormal in the Carotid Sinus Syndrome

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 288-292+301

  Mulcahy, Ríona ^a   Jackson, Stephen H D ^b   Richardson, David A ^c   Lee, David R ^b   Kenny, Rose Anne ^c,d  

^a WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC Devmt Centre for Brain Ageing   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRADYCARDIA; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; NOCTURNAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PREVALENCE; STANDING; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID SINUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNDROME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID SINUS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0642282632     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2003.01853.x     Document Type: Article

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