Guidelines on guidelines: Focus on isolated systolic hypertension in youth

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 649-654

  O'Rourke, Michael F ^a,b   Adji, Audrey ^a,c  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

central aortic pressure; isolated systolic hypertension; spurious hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875218692     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32835d8230     Document Type: Review

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