A high ankle-brachial index is associated with increased aortic pulse wave velocity: The Czech post-MONICA study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 790-796

  Wohlfahrt, Peter ^a   Palouš, Daniel ^a   Ingrischová, Michaela ^b   Krajčoviechová, Alena ^a   Seidlerová, Jitka ^b   Galovcová, Markéta ^a   Bruthans, Jan ^a   Jozífová, Marie ^a   Adámková, Věra ^a   Filipovský, Jan ^b   Cífková, Renata ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; High ankle brachial index; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; AORTA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLIANCE; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 83555167293     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826711398840     Document Type: Article

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