A New Baroreceptor Sensitivity-Restoring Ca-Channel Blocker Diminishes Age-Related Morning Blood Pressure Increase in Hypertensive Patients: Open-Label Monitoring of Azelnidipine Treatment for Hypertension in the Early Morning (At-HOME) Study

• Glavni autori: Mitsunori Sugiyama (Autor), Kazuyuki Shimada (Autor), Kazuhito Shiosakai (Autor), Katsutoshi Hiramatsu (Autor), Masayuki Shirayama (Autor), Kazuomi Kario (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: MDPI AG, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Background: Morning blood pressure (BP) surge, which exhibits an age-related increase, is a risk factor for stroke in elderly hypertensive patients, independently of the 24-h BP level. We studied the effect of the new baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS)-restoring Ca-channel blocker (CCB) azelnidipine (AZ...