Association between pulse pressure and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in normotensive and hypertensive post-menopausal women

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-70

  Montalcini, Tiziana ^a,b   Gorgone, Gaetano ^a   Pujia, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b Universitary Campus of Germaneto ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Carotid arteries; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 60549111215     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641960802409812     Document Type: Article

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