Evaluation and treatment of severe asymptomatic hypertension

American Family Physician

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 470-476

  Kessler, Chad S ^a   Joudeh, Yazen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CREATININE; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NIFEDIPINE; RESERPINE; VALSARTAN;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 77649244679     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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