Comparison of the effects of antihypertensive agents on central blood pressure and arterial stiffness in isolated systolic hypertension

Hypertension

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 409-413

  MacKenzie, Isla S ^a,c   McEniery, Carmel M ^a   Dhakam, Zahid ^a   Brown, Morris J ^a   Cockcroft, John R ^b   Wilkinson, Ian B ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive therapy; Central pressure; Isolated systolic hypertension; Pulse pressure amplification; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; LERCANIDIPINE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ELASTICITY; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARTERIES; ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINDOPRIL; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68549088974     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.133801     Document Type: Article

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