Relationship between renal resistive index and inflammation in untreated hypertensive patients

International Heart Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 753-761

  Ozelsancak, Ruya ^a   Torun, Dilek ^a   Koc, Zafer ^a   Sezer, Siren ^a   Ozdemir, Fatma Nurhan ^a   Niron, Emin Alp ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Hypertension; Inflammation; Renal resistive index

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; URINARY EXCRETION;

AGE FACTORS; ALBUMINURIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE; RENAL ARTERY;

EID: 74049156398     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.50.753     Document Type: Article

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