Prevalence of neurovascular compression in patients with essential and secondary hypertension

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 357-366

  Goldmann, A ^a   Herzog, T ^a   Schaffer J ^b   Muhling M ^a   Haubitz, B ^a   Haller, H ^a   Becker, H ^a   Radermacher, Joerg ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Werderstraße   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM MINDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Essential hypertension; Neurovascular compression; Secondary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROVASCULAR SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 37149016929     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp68357     Document Type: Article

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