Effect of Chinese herbal medicine for calming Gan and suppressing hyperactive yang on arterial elasticity function and circadian rhythm of blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 414-420

  Zhong, Guang Wei ^a   Chen, Min Jing ^b   Luo, Yan Hong ^a   Xiang, Ling Li ^a   Xie, Qi Ying ^a   Li, Yun Hui ^a   Zhang, Chen ^c   Gao, Feng ^d  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture People's Hospital of Hunan Province   (China)

^c The First Hospital of Hunan Province   (China)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

artery elasticity function; Chinese herbal medicine for calming Gan and suppressing hyperactive yang; circadian rhythm of blood pressure; essential hypertension

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL; ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAROTID ARTERY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELASTICITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ELASTICITY; ENALAPRIL; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YIN-YANG;

EID: 79960134588     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-011-0761-6     Document Type: Article

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