The conduit artery functional endpoint (cafe) study in ascot

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue , 2001, Pages S69-S73

  Williams, Bryan ^a   O'Rourke M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Applanation tonometry; ASCOT; CAFE study; Lipid lowering; Pulse wave analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; STATIN;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TONOMETRY;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0034799888     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001088     Document Type: Article

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