Does blood pressure variability modulate cardiovascular risk?

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-186

  Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Stroke; Systolic blood pressure; Variability

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SYSTOLE;

EID: 79956227371     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: 15343111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-011-0201-3     Document Type: Article

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