Determinants of augmentation index in young men: The ARYA study

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 825-830

  Van Trijp, M J C A ^a   Bos, W J W ^b   Uiterwaal, C S P M ^a   Oren, A ^a   Vos, L E ^a   Grobbee, D E ^a   Bots, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Augmentation index; Cardiovascular diseases; Risk factors; Young adults

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE MARKER; EVALUATION; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TONOMETRY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MALE; PULSATILE FLOW; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 10644236451     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2004.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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