Prehypertension and metabolic syndrome: Prevention of hypertension and cardiovascular events

Hypertension Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1275-1276

  Matsuura, Hideo ^a  

^a Saiseikai Kure Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dyslipidemia; Glucose intolerance; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Prehypertension

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE;

EID: 55449122446     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.31.1275     Document Type: Editorial

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