The importance of pulsatile components of hypertension in predicting carotid stenosis in older adults

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1143-1150

  Franklin, Stanley S ^a,b   Sutton Tyrrell, Kim ^c   Belle, Steve H ^c   Weber, Michael A ^d   Kuller, Lewis H ^b  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Blood pressure; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Physiology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0030884721     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715100-00012     Document Type: Article

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