Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 85-91, March 2010

Blood Pressure Lowering with Valsartan Is Associated with Maintenance of Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebral Perfusion Reserve in Hypertensive Patients with Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

  • Yasuyuki Kimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Tracer Kinetics and Nuclear Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Kazuo Kitagawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Division, Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kazuo Kitagawa, MD, PhD, Stroke Division, Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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  • Naohiko Oku, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography Center, Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital, Japan
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  • Katsufumi Kajimoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Tracer Kinetics and Nuclear Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Hiroki Kato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Tracer Kinetics and Nuclear Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Makiko Tanaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Manabu Sakaguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Hidetaka Hougaku, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Saburo Sakoda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Division, Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Jun Hatazawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Tracer Kinetics and Nuclear Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Received 2 February 2009; received in revised form 21 February 2009; accepted 9 March 2009.

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PII: S1052-3057(09)00078-0

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.03.010

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 85-91, March 2010

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