Early carotid atherosclerosis and cardiac diastolic abnormalities in hypertensive subjects

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-205

  Parrinello, G ^a,b   Colomba, D ^a   Bologna, P ^a   Licata, A ^a   Pinto, A ^a   Paterna, S ^a   Scaglione, R ^a   Licata, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Diastole

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DECELERATION; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RELAXATION TIME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 1842536793     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001653     Document Type: Article

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