The correlation of carotid artery stiffness with heart function in hypertensive patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 134-139

  Myung, Yusik ^a   Seo, Hye Sun ^a   Jung, In Hyun ^b   Lee, Nae Hee ^a   Suh, Jon ^a   Choi, Jae Huk ^a   Cho, Yoon Haeng ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sejong General Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carotid stiffness; Diastolic function; Female

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84866558358     PISSN: 19754612     EISSN: 20059655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2012.20.3.134     Document Type: Article

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