Specific aspects of high blood pressure in the elderly
In the elderly, as in the middle-aged, hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Hypertension has an increased prevalence in the elderly and has a specific haemodynamic pattern involving four main particularities: increased pulse pressure (PP), resulting fr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2002-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | http://jra.sagepub.com/content/3/1_suppl/8.full.pdf |