24-hour blood pressure control: Its relevance to cardiovascular outcomes and the importance of long-acting antihypertensive drugs

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 539-543

  Elliott, H L ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

24 h BP control; Ambulatory BP monitoring

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; NIFEDIPINE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MICROALBUMINURIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4444356038     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001703     Document Type: Review

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