The importance of instability and visit-to-visit variability of blood pressure

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1095-1097

  Schillaci, Giuseppe ^a   Pucci, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ambulatory blood pressure; blood pressure; blood pressure variability; prognosis

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 77955209708     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.10.84     Document Type: Note

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