Minoxidil therapy in children and young adult patients with renal disease and refractory hypertension: Value when multidrug regimens have failed to achieve blood pressure control

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 552-554

  Halling, S Edström ^a   Sling Monemi, K ^a   Herthelius, M ^a   Celsi, G ^a   Vavilis, G ^a   Kuru, N K ^a   Efvergren, M ^a   Krmar, R T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; MINOXIDIL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRICHOSIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; OSCILLOMETRY; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; WAKEFULNESS; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION, RENAL; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, RENAL; MALE; MINOXIDIL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954817931     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2010.40     Document Type: Article

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