Carotid plaque, arterial stiffness gradient, and remodeling in hypertension

Hypertension

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 729-736

  Beaussier, Hélène ^a   Masson, Ingrid ^a,b   Collin, Cédric ^a   Bozec, Erwan ^a   Laloux, Brigitte ^a   Calvet, David ^c   Zidi, Mustapha ^b   Boutouyrie, Pierre ^a   Laurent, Stéphane ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial remodeling; Atherosclerotic plaque; Carotid artery; Hypertension; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 54749129543     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.115972     Document Type: Article

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