C-reactive protein and arterial stiffness in older adults: The Rotterdam Study

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-116

  Mattace Raso, Francesco U S ^a   Van Der Cammen, Tischa J M ^a   Van Der Meer, Irene M ^a   Schalekamp, Maarten A D H ^a   Asmar, Roland ^b   Hofman, Albert ^a   Witteman, Jacqueline C M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Cardiovascular Institute   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; C reactive protein; Epidemiology; Older adults; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

AGED; AGING; AORTA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4043073559     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.04.014     Document Type: Article

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