Vascular aging and hypertension: Implications for the clinical application of central blood pressure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 230, Issue , 2017, Pages 209-213

  Cheng, Hao Min ^a   Park, Sungha ^b   Huang, Qifang ^c   Hoshide, Satoshi ^d   Wang, Ji Guang ^c   Kario, Kazuomi ^d   Park, Chang Gyu ^e   Chen, Chen Huan ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asia; Blood pressure; Central blood pressure; Hypertension; Vascular aging

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANGIOGENESIS; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; VASCULAR AGING; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 85009376411     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.170     Document Type: Review

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