Adverse events associated with aggressive treatment of increased blood pressure

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 517-519

  Yanturali, Sedat ^a   Akay, S ^a   Ayrik, C ^a   Cevik, A A ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Hypertension; Ischaemic stroke; Nifedipine

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOPAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYPNEA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAPSULES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NIFEDIPINE; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 2942711365     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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