Aortic stiffness is associated with atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries in older adults: The Rotterdam Study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2371-2376

  Van Popele, Nicole M ^a   Mattace Raso, Francesco U S ^a   Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn ^a   Grobbee, Diederick E ^b   Asmar, Roland ^c   Van Der Kuip, Deirdre A M ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   De Feijter, Pim J ^a   Oudkerk, Matthijs ^d   Witteman, Jacqueline C M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Cardiovascular Institute   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Coronary atherosclerosis; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

EID: 33750584667     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000251896.62873.c4     Document Type: Article

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