Hypothesis on isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly.
Although a number of studies have been focused on systolic-diastolic hypertension, few investigations have been performed on isolated systolic hypertension, particularly in the fields of pathophysiology, aetiology and drug treatment. In this article, several hypotheses are presented on this subject
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Department of Internal Medicine and INSERM U337, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology*
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents