Disproportionally impaired microvascular structure in essential hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 896-905

  Eftekhari, Ashkan ^a,b   Mathiassen, Ole Norling ^a,b   Buus, Niels Henrik ^a,b   Gotzsche, Ole ^a   Mulvany, Michael John ^b   Christensen, Kent Lodberg ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

blood pressure; coronary flow reserve; essential hypertension; minimum coronary vascular resistance; minimum forearm vascular resistance; systemic vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79954919668     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283447a1c     Document Type: Article

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