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Impaired Cardiovascular Function Predicts Mortality from Respiratory Disorders in the Elderly
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Impaired Cardiovascular Function Predicts Mortality from Respiratory Disorders in the Elderly

  • Kuniaki Otsuka1,
  • Norihiro Hotta1,
  • Emiko Takasugi1,
  • Gaku Yamanaka1,
  • Yutaka Kubo1,
  • Germaine Cornelissen2 &
  • …
  • Franz Halberg2 

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  1. Department of Medicine, Medical Center East, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Kuniaki Otsuka, Norihiro Hotta, Emiko Takasugi, Gaku Yamanaka & Yutaka Kubo

  2. Halberg Chronobiology Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Germaine Cornelissen & Franz Halberg

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Otsuka, K., Hotta, N., Takasugi, E. et al. Impaired Cardiovascular Function Predicts Mortality from Respiratory Disorders in the Elderly. Hypertens Res 31, 589–591 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.31.589

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Keywords

  • impaired cardiovascular function
  • mortality from respiratory disorders
  • masked nocturnal hypertension
  • long-term around-the-clock blood pressure surveillance
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