Elevated myocardial repolarization lability and arterial baroreflex dysfunction in healthy individuals with nondipping blood pressure pattern

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-259

  Myredal, Anna ^a   Friberg, Peter ^b   Johansson, Mats ^b  

^a VARBERG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Autonomic function; Baroreflex; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Nondippers; Repolarization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL;

AGED; ARTERIES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 76749136682     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.252     Document Type: Article

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