Heart rate variability and baroreflex sensitivity during fosinopril, irbesartan and atenolol therapy in hypertension

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 651-659

  Rabbia, Franco ^a,c   Silke, Bernard ^b   Carra, Renata ^a   Milan, Alberto ^a   Del Colle, Sara ^a   Pugni, Chiara ^a   Mulatero, Paolo ^a   Chiandussi, Livio ^a   Veglio, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Ospedale San Vito   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; FOSINOPRIL; IRBESARTAN;

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 9644262338     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200424110-00004     Document Type: Article

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