Regression of carotid atherosclerosis by control of morning blood pressure peak in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 308-318

  Marfella, Raffaele ^a,b   Siniscalchi, Mario ^a   Nappo, Francesco ^a   Gualdiero, Pasquale ^a   Esposito, Katherine ^a   Sasso, Ferdinando Carlo ^a   Cacciapuoti, Federico ^a   Di Filippo, Clara ^a   Rossi, Francesco ^a   D'Amico, Michele ^a   Giugliano, Dario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; carotid arteries; catecholamines; inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARVEDILOL; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 6; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 20144365882     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.09.013     Document Type: Article

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