Aortic pulse pressure and atherosclerotic structural alterations of coronary arteries

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-57

  Mourad, J J ^a   Danchin, N ^b   Rudnichi, A ^c   Lopez Sublet, M ^a   Le Jeune, S ^a   Safar, M E ^c  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Calcifications; Central pressures; Coronary disease; Pulse pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 77449086859     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2009.36     Document Type: Article

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