Weight loss, blood pressure reduction, and aortic stiffness: An old dilemma revisited

Obesity

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 468-

  Cockcroft, John R ^a   Wilkinson, Ian B ^b   Avolio, Alberto P ^c   McEniery, Carmel M ^b   Butlin, Mark ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

AORTA PRESSURE; AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; OBESITY; PULSATILE FLOW; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79951969804     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.304     Document Type: Letter

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