Influence of age, risk factors, and cardiovascular and renal disease on arterial stiffness: Clinical applications

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1101-1108

  Benetos, Athanase ^a   Waeber, Bernard ^b   Izzo, Joseph ^c   Mitchell, Gary ^d   Resnick, Lawrence ^e   Asmar, Roland ^f   Safar, Michel ^g  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d Cardiovascular Engineering Center   (United States)

^e NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Institut Cardiovasculaire   (France)

^g HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial aging; Arteriosclerosis; Hypertension; Pulse pressure

Indexed keywords

AGE; AORTA; ARTERIOLOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGING; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AGING; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0036892892     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03029-7     Document Type: Review

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