Compensatory increase in common carotid artery diameter: Relation to blood pressure and artery intima-media thickness in older adults

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2012-2015

  Polak, Joseph F ^a   Kronmal, Richard A ^b   Tell, Grethe S ^d   O'Leary, Daniel H ^e   Savage, Peter J ^f   Gardin, Julius M ^c   Rutan, Gale H ^g   Borhani, Nemat O ^b,h  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Cardiovasc Hlth Stud Coord Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid arteries; risk factors; ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029807915     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.11.2012     Document Type: Article

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