Decreasing arterial aging by controlling blood pressure levels and hypertension: A step forward

Current Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 702-704

  Scuteri, Angelo ^a   Cunha, Pedro Guimarães ^b  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arterial aging; Cognitive impairment; Hypertension treatment; Hypotension; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COGNITION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84870155297     PISSN: 15701611     EISSN: 18756212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016112803520954     Document Type: Article

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