Association of Microalbuminuria With Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity: The Ohasama Study
Author(s) -
Tomofumi Ishikawa,
Junichiro Hashimoto,
Rieko H. Morito,
Tomohiro Hanazawa,
Tadaomi Aikawa,
Azusa Hara,
Yoriko Shintani,
Hirohito Metoki,
R. Inoue,
K. Asayama,
Masahiro Kikuya,
Takayoshi Ohkubo,
Kazuhito Totsune,
H. Hoshi,
Hiroaki Satoh,
Yasuo Imai
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2007.77
Subject(s) - microalbuminuria , pulse wave velocity , medicine , arterial stiffness , cardiology , ambulatory blood pressure , blood pressure , confounding , population , intima media thickness , carotid arteries , environmental health
Microalbuminuria is recognized as a marker of generalized vascular dysfunction. However, the associations between microalbuminuria and pulse wave velocity (PWV), carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), and ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), respectively, have not been investigated.
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