Seasonal variations in blood pressure: A complex phenomenon

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1315-1320

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a,b   Ochoa, Juan E ^a,b   Parati, Gianfranco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLD EXPOSURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLEEP QUALITY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUMMER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WINTER;

EID: 84862733019     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328355d7f9     Document Type: Review

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