Comparison of the effects of antihypertensive agents on central blood pressure and arterial stiffness in isolated systolic hypertension

Isolated systolic hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and results primarily from elastic artery stiffening. Although various drug therapies are used to lower peripheral blood pressure (BP) in patients with isolated systolic hypertension, the effects of the 4 major cla...

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Published in:	Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 54; no. 2; p. 409
Main Authors:	Mackenzie, Isla S, McEniery, Carmel M, Dhakam, Zahid, Brown, Morris J, Cockcroft, John R, Wilkinson, Ian B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.08.2009
Subjects:	Administration, Oral Aged Analysis of Variance Antihypertensive Agents - administration & dosage Arteries - drug effects Arteries - physiopathology Atenolol - administration & dosage Bendroflumethiazide - administration & dosage Blood Pressure Determination - methods Dihydropyridines - administration & dosage Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Double-Blind Method Drug Administration Schedule Elasticity - drug effects Female Follow-Up Studies Hemodynamics - drug effects Hemodynamics - physiology Humans Hypertension - diagnosis Hypertension - drug therapy Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Patient Compliance Perindopril - administration & dosage Probability Regression Analysis Risk Assessment Systole - drug effects Systole - physiology Treatment Outcome
ISSN:	1524-4563, 1524-4563
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