Early vascular ageing (EVA): Definitions and clinical applicability

Current Hypertension Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 8-15

  Cunha, Pedro G ^a   Boutouyrie, Pierre ^b   Nilsson, Peter M ^c   Laurent, Stéphane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Cardiovascular risk; Early vascular ageing; Epidemiology; Large artery; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY WALL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; ARTERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AGING; ARTERIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 85025169716     PISSN: 15734021     EISSN: 18756506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1573402113666170413094319     Document Type: Review

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