Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 397-402 , November 2008

Early morning hypertension: what does it contribute to overall cardiovascular risk assessment?

  • Kazuomi Kario, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FAHA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Yakushiji, Minamikawachi-cho, Kawachi, Tochigi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Kazuomi Kario, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. Tel: +81 285 58-7538; fax: +81 285 44 4311
    • ,
  • William B. White, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

Received 10 January 2008 ,Accepted 7 May 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(08)00091-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2008.05.004

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 397-402 , November 2008

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