Low-normal systolic blood pressure and secondary stroke risk

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 633-638

  Ovbiagele, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

antihypertensive therapy; guidelines; hypertension; intensive; ischemic stroke; Outcomes; prognosis; target goal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; VITAMINS;

EID: 84879736043     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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