Association between carotid haemodynamics and inflammation in patients with essential hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 787-791

  Manabe, S ^a   Okura, T ^a   Watanabe, S ^a   Higaki, J ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

High sensitive CRP; Interleukin 6; Intima media thickness; Pulsatility index; Resistive index

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CALCULATION; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTIMA; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AGED; ARTERITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 27144558661     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001898     Document Type: Article

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