Noninvasive evaluation of arterial abnormalities in hypertensive patients

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 685-695

  Asmar, R G ^a  

^a L'Institut CardioVasculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive agents; Arterial stiffness; Arteries; Hemodynamics; Hypertension; Noninvasive techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; STROKE;

ARTERIES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 0033304142     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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