Effects of dark chocolate on blood pressure in patients with hypertension

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 69, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1287-1293

  Haber, Stacy L ^a   Gallus, Karen ^b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Cloud Veterans Affairs Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLOZAPINE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; LITHIUM; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEDATIVE AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SLEEP DISORDER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84865959988     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp110498     Document Type: Article

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