Attenuated radial augmentation index is associated with successful long-term antihypertensive treatment

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-146

  Ohno, Y ^a,b,c   Kanno, Y ^b   Maruyama, T ^c   Morii, T ^c   Eguchi, T ^c   Hirao, K ^c   Takenaka, T ^b   Suzuki, H ^b  

^a Green Town Clinic Center   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULSE WAVE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38349101374     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002278     Document Type: Article

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