Low vs. Higher-dose dark chocolate and blood pressure in cardiovascular high-risk patients

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 694-700

  Desch, Steffen ^a   Kobler, Daniela ^a   Schmidt, Johanna ^a   Sonnabend, Melanie ^a   Adams, Volker ^a   Sareban, Mahdi ^a   Eitel, Ingo ^a   Blüher, Matthias ^a   Schuler, Gerhard ^a   Thiele, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cocoa; Dark chocolate; Flavanols; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; STATIN;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CACAO; CANDY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; RISK;

EID: 77952550036     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.29     Document Type: Article

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