Hypertension and cardiovascular disease: Is arterial stiffness the heart of the matter

Blood Pressure

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 236-237

  Narkiewicz, Krzysztof ^a   Kjeldsen, Sverre E ^a   Oparil, Suzanne ^a   Hedner, Thomas ^a  

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Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GELATINASE B; INTERLEUKIN 6;

AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ARTERIES; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MANOMETRY; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 35148863155     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08037050701645033     Document Type: Editorial

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