Enhanced Risk of Carotid Atherosclerosis Associated With White-Coat Hypertension

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1103-1105

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a,b   Tadic, Marijana ^c   Sala, Carla ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c University Clinical Hospital Centre Dragisa Misovic   (Serbia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; NOTE; ORGAN INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; HYPERTENSION; RISK;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84994107271     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12887     Document Type: Note

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