P-677: Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is independently associated with carotid atherosclerosis in hypertensive patients

Atherosclerosis is an emerging major risk factor for cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients. Carotid plaque score (PS) and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) have been shown to be good surrogate markers of systemic atherosclerosis. There are reports indicating that cfPWV is independ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of hypertension 2005-05, Vol.18 (S4), p.255A-256A
Hauptverfasser:	Shibasaki, Seiichi, Kario, Kazuomi, Matsui, Yoshio, Ishikawa, Joji, Shimada, Kazuyuki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	atherosclerosis plaque score pulse wave velocity
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