Controlled diastolic blood pressure, previous stroke and associated risk factors are obstacles to improving systolic blood pressure

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 893-896

  Amar, J ^a,b   Cambou, J P ^b   Quentzel, S ^c   Amelineau, E ^c   Danchin, N ^d  

^a Service de MMédecine Interne et d'hypertension artérielle   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^d HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SYSTOLE;

EID: 35648990633     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002243     Document Type: Article

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