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Relationship between resistant hypertension and arterial stiffness assessed by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in the older patient
BACKGROUND: Resistant hypertension (RH) is a common clinical condition associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in older patients. Several factors and conditions interfering with blood pressure (BP) control, such as excess sodium intake, obesity, diabetes, older age, kidney d...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161522/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25228801 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S68544 |