Homocysteine level is associated with aortic stiffness in elderly: Cross-sectional results from the B-PROOF study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 952-959

  Van Dijk, Suzanne C ^a   Smulders, Yvo M ^c   Enneman, Anke W ^a   Swart, Karin M A ^b   Van Wijngaarden, Janneke P ^d   Ham, Annelies C ^a   Van Schoor, Natasja M ^b   Dhonukshe Rutten, Rosalie A M ^d   De Groot, Lisette C P G M ^d   Lips, Paul ^b   Uitterlinden, Andre G ^a   Blom, Henk J ^b   Geleijnse, Johanna M ^d   Feskens, Edith J ^d   Van Den Meiracker, Anton H ^a   Raso, Francesco Mattace ^a   Van Der Velde, Nathalie ^a,e  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ageing; aortic stiffness; arterial stiffness; augmentation index; cardiovascular; carotid distensibility; geriatrics; homocysteine; pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE;

EID: 84876294589     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32835eb6b9     Document Type: Article

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