Carotid atherosclerosis, arterial stiffness and stroke events

Advances in Cardiology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2007, Pages 173-186

  Agabiti Rosei, Enrico ^a   Muiesan, Maria Lorenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INTIMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIURETICS; HUMANS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33751082644     PISSN: 00652326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000096729     Document Type: Review

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