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Arterial Stiffness Is Associated With Carotid Atherosclerosis in Hypertensive Patients (The Campania Salute Network)
Author(s) -
Giuseppina Casalnuovo,
Eva Gerdts,
Giovanni de Simone,
Raffaele Izzo,
M. De Marco,
Renata del Giudice,
Bruno Trimarco,
Nicola De Luca
Publication year - 2012
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.2012.38
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , arterial stiffness , blood pressure , confounding , pulse pressure , pulse wave velocity , stroke (engine) , intima media thickness , diabetes mellitus , population , confidence interval , carotid arteries , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Pulse pressure/stroke volume indexed to height(2.04) (PP/SVi) is a validated measure of arterial stiffness, but its relation to carotid atherosclerosis is unknown.

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