Arterial stiffness and the development of hypertension: The ARIC study

Hypertension

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-206

  Liao, Duanping ^a,c   Arnett, Donna K ^b   Tyroler, Herman A ^c   Riley, Ward A ^d   Chambless, Lloyd E ^c   Szklo, Moyses ^e   Heiss, Gerardo ^c  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Distensibility; Ethnic groups; Hypertension detection and control

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0032868906     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.34.2.201     Document Type: Article

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