Pressure-dependence of arterial stiffness: Potential clinical implications

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 330-338

  Spronck, Bart ^a   Heusinkveld, Maarten H G ^a,b   Vanmolkot, Floris H ^c   Roodt, Jos Op't ^c   Hermeling, Evelien ^c   Delhaas, Tammo ^a   Kroon, Abraham A ^c   Reesink, Koen D ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carotid artery; hypertension; pulse wave velocity; remodelling; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW UP; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; TONOMETRY; AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CAROTID ARTERIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84920790004     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000407     Document Type: Article

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