Associations between Ambulatory Blood Pressure Parameters and Cerebral White Matter Lesions
Silent cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) are a common finding on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in the elderly. However, in patients with hypertension, WMLs tend to occur earlier in life and appear to be more severe. There is a body of evidence that supports the idea that WMLs in asympto...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Hypertension |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/478710 |