Independent prognostic value of the ambulatory arterial stiffness index and aortic pulse wave velocity in a general population

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-216

  Hansen, T W ^a,b   Li, Y ^c   Staessen, J A ^d   Jeppesen, J ^b   Rasmussen, S ^b   Wang, J G ^c   Thijs, L ^d   Ibsen, H ^b   Safar, M E ^e   Torp Pedersen, C ^b  

^a Research Center for Prevention and Health   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PULSE WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

ADULT; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 39549103452     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002295     Document Type: Article

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