Stress, abdominal obesity and intrarenal resistive index in essential hypertension

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 299-305

  Trovato, G M ^a   Pace, P ^a   Martines, G F ^a   Trovato, F M ^a   Pirri, C ^a   Catalano, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Arterial stiffness; Cugini's syndrome; Mediterranean diet; Obesity; Psychological stress; Renal resistive index; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CHOLESTEROL; FELODIPINE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PULSE PRESSURE; STRESS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84867366657     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: 19726007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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