Pulse pressure, aortic regurgitation and carotid atherosclerosis: A comparison between hypertensives and normotensives

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-140

  Su, T C ^a   Chien, K L ^a,b   Jeng, J S ^a   Chang, C J ^a   Hsu, H C ^a   Chen, M F ^a   Sung, F C ^c   Lee, Y T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aortic regurgitation; Carotid atherosclerosis; Hypertension; Pulse pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIPIDS; MALE; PULSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646680252     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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