Arterial stiffness is independently associated with interleukin-18 and components of the metabolic syndrome

Atherosclerosis. 2010 Apr;209(2):337-9. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.09.028. Epub 2009 Sep 25.

Authors

Marius Trøseid, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Thomas W Weiss, Tor O Klemsdal, Elsa M Hjerkinn, Harald Arnesen

PMID: 19836750
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.09.028

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Aged
Arteries / physiopathology*
Blood Flow Velocity
Humans
Interleukin-18 / blood*
Male
Metabolic Syndrome / physiopathology*
Middle Aged
Pulsatile Flow
Vascular Resistance*

Substances

Interleukin-18