Aortic pulse wave velocity as a marker of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients

Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1111-1117

  Blacher, Jacques ^a   Asmar, Roland ^a   Djane, Saliha ^a   London, Gérard M ^a   Safar, Michel E ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular risk; Hypertension, essential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE;

EID: 0032898657     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.33.5.1111     Document Type: Article

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