Increased intima thickness of the radial artery in individuals with prehypertension and hypertension

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-151

  Myredal, Anna ^a,b   Gan, Li Ming ^b   Osika, Walter ^b,c   Friberg, Peter ^b   Johansson, Mats ^a,b  

^a VARBERG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; High resolution ultrasound; Hypertension; Prehypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 77049114262     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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