Arterial Stiffness and Incidence of Systolic Hypertension: The End to the "Chicken-Egg" Question?

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015 Aug;17(8):592-3. doi: 10.1111/jch.12558. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Authors

Athanase D Protogerou^{1

2}, John Doupis³, Marianna Karamanou⁴

Affiliations

¹ Hypertension and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, "Laiko" Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
² Hypertension Unit, "Iatriko Palaiou Falirou" Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ Diabetes Clinic, "Iatriko Palaiou Falirou" Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁴ History of Medicine Department, Medical School University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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Female
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis*
Hypertension / pathology*
Male
Vascular Stiffness*