The higher, the better? Blood pressure after acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-274

  Mayer, Björn ^a   Schunkert, Heribert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORTALITY; NOTE; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE;

EID: 33846055488     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328013c59a     Document Type: Note

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