Relationship between arterial distensibility and coronary atherosclerosis in angina patients

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 593-598

  Giannattasio, Cristina ^a   Capra, Anna ^a   Facchetti, Rita ^a   Viscardi, Luigina ^a   Bianchi, Francesca ^a   Failla, Monica ^a   Colombo, Virgilio ^a   Grieco, Antonio ^a   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a,b,c  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Arterial stiffness; Atherosclerosis; Blood pressure; Coronary artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DEVICE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33846798150     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3280119012     Document Type: Article

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