Early thoracic aorta enlargement in asymptomatic individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease: Determinant factors and clinical implication

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2134-2138

  Chironi, Gilles ^a,c   Orobinskaia, Ludmila ^a,c   Mégnien, Jean Louis ^a,c   Sirieix, Marie Emmanuelle ^a,c   Clément Guinaudeau, Stéphanie ^b,c   Bensalah, Mourad ^b,c   Azarine, Arshid ^b,c   Mousseaux, Elie ^b,c   Simon, Alain ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; cardiovascular risk; coronary artery calcium; hypertension; thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGE; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 77957266884     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833cd276     Document Type: Article

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