Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 366-373 , November 2009

Exercise hypertension: an adverse prognosis?

  • Ryan G. Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veteran's Administration, Greater Los Angeles and the UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Ryan G. Smith, MD, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Division of Cardiology (111E), 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073. Tel: 310-966-0721; fax: 310-268-4288.
    • ,
  • Stanley A. Rubin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veteran's Administration, Greater Los Angeles and the UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Myrvin H. Ellestad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, CA and the UCI School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA

Received 4 October 2009 ,Accepted 15 October 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest: None

PII: S1933-1711(09)00138-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2009.10.003

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 366-373 , November 2009

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