Low blood pressure in the very old, a consequence of imminent heart failure: The Leiden 85-plus Study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  van Bemmel, T ^a   Holman, E R ^a   Gussekloo, J ^a   Blauw, G J ^a   Bax, J J ^a   Westendorp, R G J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 57849113463     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2008.79     Document Type: Article

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