Endothelial function affects early carotid atherosclerosis progression in hypertensive postmenopausal women

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1136-1144

  Rossi, Rosario ^a,b   Nuzzo, Annachiara ^a   Olaru, Alina I ^a   Origliani, Giorgia ^a   Modena, Maria G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; carotid intima media thickness; Doppler ultrasound; endothelium; risk factors; vasodilation; women

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 79955580423     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328345d950     Document Type: Article

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