Predicting hypertension complications from small artery structure

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 939-940

  Heagerty, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTERY WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; EDITORIAL; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 34147153451     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328122d9af     Document Type: Editorial

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