Renal resistive index and low-grade inflammation in patients with essential hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 723-730

  Berni, A ^a   Ciani, E ^a   Bernetti, M ^a   Cecioni, I ^a   Berardino, S ^a   Poggesi, L ^a   Abbate, R ^a   Boddi, M ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

low grade inflammation; renal resistive index; tubulo interstitial damage

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIURETIC THERAPY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INTERSTITIUM; KIDNEY SIZE; KIDNEY TUBULE DAMAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RENAL RESISTIVE INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84869495639     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2011.93     Document Type: Article

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