Dependence of morphological changes of the carotid arteries on essential hypertension and accompanying risk factors

International Angiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 70-77

  Zizek B ^a   Poredos P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Carotid artery diseases; Hypertension; Risk factors; Tunica intima, pathology; Tunica media, pathology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LONG ACTING DRUG; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0036230410     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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