Aortic stiffness: Pathophysiology, clinical implications, and approach to treatment

Integrated Blood Pressure Control

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-34

  Sethi, Salil ^a   Rivera, Oscar ^a   Oliveros, Rene ^a   Chilton, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ALISKIREN PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; AMLODIPINE; AMLODIPINE PLUS VALSARTAN; ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SMOKING;

EID: 84901458281     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787104     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/IBPC.S59535     Document Type: Review

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