Echographic assessment of carotid and femoral arterial structure in men with essential hypertension

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 126-136

  Gariepy, Jérôme ^a   Simon, Alain ^a   Massonneau, Marc ^a   Linhart, Ales ^a   Segond, Patrick ^a   Levenson, Jaime ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

arterial plaque; arterial structure; extracoronary vessels; hypertension; ultrasonography; wall thickness

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 0029887852     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-7061(95)00262-6     Document Type: Article

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