HDL-cholesterol, blood pressure, and asymmetric dimethylarginine are significantly associated with arterial wall thickness in children

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 943-949

  Ayer, Julian G ^a,b,e   Harmer, Jason A ^a   Nakhla, Shirley ^b   Xuan, Wei ^c   Ng, Martin K C ^a,b,e   Raitakari, Olli T ^d   Marks, Guy B ^c   Celermajer, David S ^a,b,e  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymmetric dimethylarginine; Blood pressure; HDL cholesterol; Intima media thickness; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; BILIRUBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N,N DIMETHYLARGININE; N,N-DIMETHYLARGININE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TUNICA MEDIA; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 66349135377     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.109.184184     Document Type: Article

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