Open AccessGene polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system and age-related changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in subjects with hypertension
Author(s) -
A. Rudnichi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2003.12.011
Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , diastole , systolic hypertension , cardiology , renin–angiotensin system , prehypertension , systole , isolated systolic hypertension , pulse pressure
Few studies have examined to what extent genes might modulate the changes of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) with age although, in older populations, systolic BP and diastolic BP vary with age in opposite directions.
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