Stiffness of carotid artery wall material and blood pressure in humans: Application to antihypertensive therapy and stroke prevention

Stroke

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 782-790

  Safar, Michel E ^a   Blacher, J ^a   Mourad, J J ^a   London, G M ^b  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b Manhès Center   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial wall; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STROKE;

EID: 0034012097     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.3.782     Document Type: Article

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