The association between resistin, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and carotid atherosclerosis in elderly women with hypertension

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-194

  Kotani, Kazuhiko ^a   Adachi, Seiji ^b,c   Tsuzaki, Kokoro ^a   Sakane, Naoki ^a   Gugliucci, Alejandro ^d  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYOTO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b Fujii Masao Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipocytekine; Adipokine; Aging; IMT; Lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; RESISTIN;

AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RESISTIN; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 77952243678     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.066     Document Type: Article

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