Menopause increases the risk of carotid atherosclerosis in essential hypertension

High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-36

  Crispo, Salvatore ^a   De Gennaro, Stefano ^a   Buono, Francesco ^a   Crispo, Anna ^b   Meccariello, Alfonso ^a   Morisco, Carmine ^a   Trimarco, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chronic kidney disease; Echocardiography; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Target organ damage; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKENING; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77953194289     PISSN: 11209879     EISSN: 11791985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11311740-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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