Arterial compression of the retro-olivary sulcus of the medulla in essential hypertension: A multivariate analysis

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2027-2031

  Coffee, Robert E ^a   Nicholas, Joyce S ^a,b   Egan, Brent M ^a   Rumboldt, Zoran ^a   D'Agostino, Sabino ^a   Patel, Sunil J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Medulla oblongata; Nerve compression syndromes; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 29244453956     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000187256.02072.41     Document Type: Article

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