Ambulatory blood pressure is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in spinal cord injury subjects

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-90

  Seabra Garcez, Juliane D ^a   Matos Souza, José R ^a   Goulart, Débora ^a   Pithon, Karla R ^a   Abib, Eduardo ^a   Etchebehere, Maurício ^a   Cliquet Jr , Alberto ^a,b   Nadruz Jr , Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Intima media thickness; Paraplegia; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 82655184146     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.055     Document Type: Article

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