The association between aortic augmentation index and cardiovascular risk factors in a large unselected population

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 476-484

  Janner, J H ^a   Godtfredsen, N S ^b   Ladelund, S ^a   Vestbo, J ^c   Prescott, E ^b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIx; augmentation index; cardiovascular risk; epidemiology

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC AUGMENTATION INDEX; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AORTA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84863860487     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2011.59     Document Type: Article

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