Caution for winter morning surge in blood pressure: A possible link with cardiovascular risk in the elderly

Hypertension

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-140

  Kario, Kazuomi ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOSIS; TIME; WEATHER; WINTER;

AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 31944449078     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000199162.89857.7a     Document Type: Editorial

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