Aortic stiffness in young patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

American Heart Journal

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 604-608

  Pitsavos, C ^a   Toutouzas, K ^a   Dernellis, J ^a   Skoumas, J ^a   Skoumbourdis, E ^a   Stefanadis, C ^a   Toutouzas, P ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISEASE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031979085     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(98)70274-1     Document Type: Article

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