Evaluation of arterial stiffness in children with williams syndrome: Does it play a role in evolving hypertension?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 549-555

  Salaymeh, Khaled J ^a,b   Banerjee, Anirban ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISEASE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0034873459     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.116763     Document Type: Article

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