Long-term blood pressure control in older Chinese patients with isolated systolic hypertension: A progress report on the Syst-China trial

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 735-742

  Wang, J G ^a,f   Liu, G ^a   Wang, X ^b   Zhang, S ^c   Sun, M ^d   Pan, X ^e   Jian, M ^a   Gong, L ^b   Thijs, L ^f   Staessen, J ^f   Fagard, R ^f   Liu, L ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c Academy of Medical Sciences   (China)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e OB/GYN Hospital   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calcium entry blocker; Isolated systolic hypertension; Nitrendipine; Older patients; Outcome trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NITRENDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PULSE; SYSTOLE;

EID: 8044253439     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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