The blood pressure variability, arterial elasticity and humoral factors in subjects with family history of hypertension

• Main Authors: Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim, Ayob, Azizi, Hashim, Suhaimi, Mohd. Noor, Noriah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Associations 2008
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/363/1/Hypertension.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/363/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2008/v63n1/Hypertension.pdf

Normotensive subjects with family history of hypertension (FHT) have been reported to have increased left ventricular mass index and reduced ventricular compliance. Of interest is whether blood pressure variability (BPV), which has been associated with target organ damage, is then part of this...