Association of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein with carotid artery intima-media thickness in hypertensive older adults

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 395-400

  Amer, Moatassem S ^a   Elawam, Amal E ^a   Khater, Mohamed S ^a   Omar, Omar H ^a   Mabrouk, Randa A ^a   Taha, Hend M ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Carotid artery IMT; hypertension

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SMOKING HABIT;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052966975     PISSN: 19331711     EISSN: 18787436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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