Association between serum uric acid, hypertension, vascular stiffness and subclinical atherosclerosis: Data from the Brisighella Heart Study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-64

  Cicero, Arrigo F G ^a   Salvi, Paolo ^b   D'Addato, Sergio ^a   Rosticci, Martina ^a   Borghi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Intima media thickness; Pulse wave velocity; Serum uric acid

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; TUNICA INTIMA; URIC ACID; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84891559949     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328365b916     Document Type: Article

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