Interarm blood pressure differences predict target organ damage in type 2 diabetes

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 472-478

  Spannella, Francesco ^a,b   Giulietti, Federico ^a,b   Fedecostante, Massimiliano ^a   Ricci, Maddalena ^a,b   Balietti, Paolo ^a,b   Cocci, Guido ^a,b   Landi, Laura ^a,b   Bonfigli, Anna Rita ^a   Boemi, Massimo ^a   Espinosa, Emma ^a,b   Sarzani, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; cardiovascular risk factors; diabetes mellitus; hypertension; Interarm difference

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INTERARM DIFFERENCE; MACROALBUMINURIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ARM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPLICATION; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLE; VASCULARIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 85008471382     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12963     Document Type: Article

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