Relationship of aortic stiffness, central systolic blood pressure and left atrium enlargement in general middle and aged population

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 344-347

  Kang, Sheng ^a   Fan, Hui Min ^a   Li, Jue ^b   Fan, Lie Ying ^a   Chen, Ming ^a   Liu, Zhong Min ^a  

^a Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias of Ministry of Education   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Central aortic systolic blood pressure; Left atrial diameter; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CENTRAL AORTIC SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM DIAMETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84855975622     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.135     Document Type: Article

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