Arterial blood pressure and stiffness in hypertension: Is arterial structure important?

Hypertension

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 366-367

  Payne, Rupert A ^a   Webb, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPLIANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 33747396901     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000237668.31786.1f     Document Type: Note

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