Carotid wall inertial index increase is related to intima-media thickening in hypertensive patients

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 12 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 1825-1829

  Gamero, Lucas ^a   Levenson, Jaime ^b   Armentano, Ricardo Luis ^a,c   Graf, Sebastián ^a   Brandani, Laura ^a   Simon, Alain ^b   Baglivo, Hugo ^a   Sánchez, Ramiro ^a  

^a FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arterial wall modelling; Arterial wall thickness; Hypertension; Inertia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTERY WALL; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; TONOMETRY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0033499225     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199917121-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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