Assessment of preclinical target organ damage in hypertension: Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque

Blood Pressure

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-186

  Rosei, E Agabiti ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; ATENOLOL; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CHLORTALIDONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ISRADIPINE; LACIDIPINE; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; PLACEBO; RAMIPRIL; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TARGET ORGAN; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0038446780     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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