Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and postprandial hypotension in elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-165

  Grodzicki, T ^a,h   Rajzer, M ^a   Fagard, R ^b   O'Brien, E T ^c   Thijs, L ^b   Clement, D ^d   Davidson, C ^e   Palatini, P ^f   Parati, G ^g   Kocemba, J ^a   Staessen, J A ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^f Policlinico Hospital   (Italy)

^g FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^h JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Elderly; Isolated systolic hypertension; Postprandial hypotension; Syst Eur

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 6844250982     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000573     Document Type: Article

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